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Recent Alumni

Matthew Brukman: Master's conferred: Spring 2000
Thesis topic: Simulation of Defect Formation and Imaging in EUV Multilayer Mirrors
Research advisor: Professor Andrew Neureuther, EECS
Anthony (Tonio) Buonassisi: Ph.D. Conferred: Spring 2006
Dissertation topic: Transition Metals in Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells: Understanding the Nature, Origins, and Impacts of Metal Contamination to Minimize its Influence on Solar Cell Performance
Research advisor: Professor Eicke Weber, MSE
Current position: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department/Laboratory for Manufacturing Productivity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
buonassisi@pv.mit.edu
Michael Calvisi: Ph.D. conferred: Fall 2006
Undergraduate degree: University of California, Berkeley (Mechanical Engineering)
Master's degree: University of California, Berkeley (Applied Science and Technology)
Research advisor: Professor Andrew Szeri, ME
Current position: Research Fellow, School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham, UK
M.L.Calvisi (at) bham.ac.uk
Marc Carnahan: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2004
Dissertation topic: Low Energy Electrodynamics of Highly Nonequilibrium Superconductors
Research advisor: Professor Daniel Chemla, Physics
Current position: Fixed-Income Research Engineer, Citigroup Global Market
marc.carnahan@gmail.com
Pamela Caton: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2001
Dissertation topic: Filtering and Flexural-Plate-Wave Devices
Research advisor: Professor Richard White, EECS
Current position: Microsystems Engineer, Sandia Laboratory
pamela@sneezeball.com
Henry Chong: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2004
Dissertation topic: Toward Femtosecond X-ray Spectroscopy at the Advanced Light Source
Research advisor: Professor Charles V. Shank, Physics/Chemistry/Director, LBNL
Current position: Research Associate, FDO Partners, LLC (Cambridge, MA)
hwchong@media.mit.edu
Jason Clark: Ph.D.Conferred: Fall 2005
Dissertation topic: Electro Micro-Metrology
Research advisors: Professors Kris S. J. Pister, and James Demmel, EECS
Current position: Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering/School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
jvclark@purdue.edu
Ebo Croffie: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2001
Dissertation topic: STORM-Simulation Tools for Optical Resist Models
Research advisor: Professor Andrew Neureuther, EECS
Current position: Synopsis, INC.
ecroffie@synopsis.com
Jonathan Foster
Brenda Haendler: Ph.D. Conferred: Spring 2006
Dissertation topic: Microscale Phase Change of Fuels for MEMS Power Applications
Research advisor: Professor Albert P. Pisano, ME
Current position: Energy Specialist, State Department (AAAS Science Policy Fellow, 2006-08)
brendler@alum.mit.edu
John Heck: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2001
Dissertation topic: Poly-Silicon-Germanium Micromachining
Research advisor: Professor Roger Howe, EECS
Current position: Microsystems Technology, Intel Corporation
john.heck@intel.com
Mark Kramer: Ph.D. Conferred: Fall 2005
Dissertation topic: Nonlinear Dynamics and Neural Systems: Synchronization and Modeling
Research advisor: Professor Andrew Szeri, ME
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for BioDynamics, Boston University
http://makramer.info
Chih-wei Lai: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2004
Dissertation topic: Spatially Indirect Excitons in Coupled Quantum Wells
Research advisor: Professor Daniel Chemla, Physics
Current position: Visiting Scholar, E. L. Gintzon Laboratory, Stanford University
cwlai@stanford.edu
Michael Lam: Ph.D. Conferred: Fall 2005
Dissertation topic: Fast CAD Methods for Simulating DUV Photomasks and EUV Mask Blanks
Research advisor: Professor Andrew Neureuther, EECS
Current position: Software Development Engineer, Mentor Graphics Corporation
michael_lam@mentor.com
Luke P. Lee: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2000
Dissertation topic: Key Elements of Bio POEMS: Biomedical Polymer Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems
Research advisor: Professor Stanley Berger, ME/BioE
Current position: Assoc. Professor of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley
lplee@berkeley.edu
Yanwei Liu: Ph.D. conferred: Fall 2003
Dissertation topic: Coherence Properties of Extreme Ultraviolet/Soft X-ray Sources
Research advisor: Professor David T. Attwood, EECS
Current position: Assistant Research Scientist, ERSO, University of California, Berkeley
yanwei@berkeley.edu
Zheng-Xin Liu: Master's Candidate: Fall 2006
Dissertation topic: Fabrication and Characterization of Germanium-On-Insulator Substrates
Research advisor: Professor Nathan Cheung, EECS
Xiang Lu: Ph.D. conferred: Fall 1997
Dissertation topic: Material Synthesis for Silicon Integrated-Circuit
Research advisor: Professor Michael Lieberman, EECS
Current position: Maxim Corporation
Sarah Moussa: Master's conferred: Spring 2005
Thesis topic: Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction and Clustering for DNA Microarray Expression Analysis
Research advisor: Professor Michael Jordan, CS
Current position: Software Engineer, Google INC
sarah_moussa@gmail.com
Tai Dung Nguyen: Ph.D. conferred: Fall 1993
Dissertation topic: Microstructure-Interface-Property Relationships in Nanometer-Period X-ray Multilayers
Research advisor: Professor Ronald Gronsky, MSE
Current position: Tegal Corporation
Laura Norin: Master's conferred: Spring 2004
Thesis topic: Membrane Configuration
Research advisor: Professor Jay T. Groves, Chemistry
Sharon Oh: Master's conferred: Spring 2001
Thesis topic: Levers for Microresonator Tuning
Research advisor: Professor Roger T. Howe, EECS/ME
Robert Price: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2003
Dissertation topic: A Universal Retina and its Prototype
Research advisor: Professor Leon Chua, EECS
Peter Radkowski, III: Ph.D. conferred: Fall 2003
Dissertation topic: Discrete-State, Object-Oriented Simulation of Coupled Thermoelectric Transport
Research advisor: Professor Timothy D. Sands, MSE
Current position:J.D. Candidate, Georgetown University; Examiner, US Patent Office
peter_radkowski@hotmail.com
Garth Robins: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2005
Dissertation topic: Interferometric Pattern and Probe-Based Aberration Monitors
Research advisor: Professor Andrew Neureuther, EECS
Current position: Sr. Optical Engineer, Aerospace Defense
gcrtkd@gmail.com
Jennifer Stroud Rossmann: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2000
Dissertation topic: Numerical Simulation of Blood Flow in a Severely Stenotic Carotid Artery Bifurcation
Research advisor: Professor Stanley Berger, ME/BioE
Current position: Asst Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Lafayette College
rossmanj@lafayette.edu
Pramad Reddy Sangi Reddy: Ph.D. conferred: Fall 2007
Undergraduate degree: Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (Mechanical Engineering)
Research advisor: Professor Arun Majumdar, ME
Current position: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
pramodr@umich.edu
Jeonggi Seo: Ph.D. candidate: Fall 2005
Disseration topic: Soft-state Integrated Microfluidic Patch-clamp Array Chip
Research advisor: Professor Luke P. Lee, BioE
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Microfluidic Systems/Hardware Systems Laboratory, PARC, Palo Alto, CA
Jeonggi.Seo@parc.com
Zouding Wang: Ph.D. conferred: Fall 1998
Dissertation topic: Kinetic Theory of RF Capacitive Discharges
Research advisor: Professor A. J. Lichtenberg, EECS
Junqiao Wu: Ph.D. conferred: Spring 2001 Dissertation topic: Electronic Structure of Electronegativity Mismatched Semiconductor Alloys
Research advisor: Eugene E. Haller, MSE
Current position: Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
wuj@berkeley.edu
Diana Yi: Ph.D. Conferred: Fall 2005
Dissertation topic: Modeling Nucleation, Growth and Stress: Ge Nanocrystals Embedded in SiO2 (D)
Research advisor: Professor Daryl Chrzan, MSE
Current position: Senior Staff Research Analyst, Allstate Insurance Co., Menlo Park
dianaDOToDOTyiATgmailDOTcom
Cheng-Han Yu: Ph.D. conferred: Fall 2007
Undergraduate degree: National Taiwan University (Physics)
Research advisor: Professor J. T. Groves, Chemistry
chyu@berkeley.edu