Front-End-of-Line (FEOL) process integration engineer in Intel's Portland Technology Development (PTD) group.

A Chapter of IEEE TEMS locally affiliated to the IEEE Central Texas Section (CTS) and the first-ever graduate student-led Chapter of IEEE in the whole of IEEE Region 5 (Southwestern US).The Chapter is registered as a student organization at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) and is officially sponsored by UT's Cockrell School of Engineering.

Worked on ultra-low power transistor technologies based on novel two dimensional atomically thin materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), hexagonal boron nitride and graphene.> Materials Characterization:Proficient at various microscopic and spectroscopic techniques [Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Ellipsometry, Raman Spectroscopy, Photoluminescence Spectroscopy, UV-VIS-NIR Spectroscopy, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX)]> Device Fabrication:Skilled at various nanofabrication techniques [Electron Beam Lithography (EBL), Photolithography, Electron-Beam Evaporation, Thermal Evaporation, Sputtering, Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Reactive Ion Etching (RIE/ICP-RIE), Silicon Oxidation]> Device Characterization:i. Superuser of our DC and RF characterization setups [Cascade Summit 11000 Probe Station, Lakeshore Cryogenic FWPX Probe Station, Agilent B1500A/4156C Semiconductor Parameter Analyzers, Agilent E8361C Programmable Network Analyzer, Wire Bonding]ii. Trained user of our Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS)> Scientific Contributions:i. Authored/Co-authored >20 research papers, to date, published in high impact factor scientific journals (Nano Letters, Advanced Materials, ACS Nano, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, IEEE Electron Device Letters)ii. Reviewer: ACS Nano (Impact Factor = 13.334), Nanoscale (IF = 7.394), IEEE EDL (IF = 2.528)iii. Co-reviewer for several high impact factor scientific journals: Nano Letters, Advanced Materials, Nature Communications, Applied Physics Letters, NanotechnologyPhD Adviser: Dr. Sanjay K. Banerjee

Guest lecturer for the graduate-level course on 'Carbon and 2D Devices' taught by Professor Deji Akinwande.

Process Integration R&D - Advanced 3D NAND Memory Technology

> Explored nanoelectronic devices based on novel two dimensional materials> Worked at the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)> Supervisor: Dr. Saptarshi Das (https://sites.psu.edu/sdas/)

> Worked on Novel Quantum Tunneling Devices:Fabrication, process development and optimization for Si/SiGe & III-V (Sb and As based) tunneling field effect transistors (TFETs), and Si and III-V based resonant interband tunnel diodes (RITDs). > Worked on the synthesis, characterization and transfer methods of large-area monolayer graphene for its incorporation into organic photo-voltaic (OPV) cells:i. Built our own experimental setup to explore chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth methods for producing high quality graphene on metallic substrates. Setup included a vacuum tube furnace with a vacuum push-pull mechanism, methane/nitrogen/forming gas cylinders and a roughing pump among other things. ii. Explored transfer methods for efficient transfer of the as-grown graphene on polymer substrates used in OPV cells.iii. Characterized the as-grown and transferred graphene using techniques such as Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, 4-point probe sheet resistance measurements and transparency measurements using the AM1.5 Solar Simulator.> Research Adviser: Dr. Paul R. Berger (http://www2.ece.ohio-state.edu/~berger/)

> Performed electrical and mechanical testing of Liberator fibers (a metal clad polymer fiber) manufactured by Syscom. Helped design a resistance test bench prototype for these conductive fibers aimed at improving the efficiency and accuracy of measurements. Determined baseline testing of competitive wires and identified laboratories for certified testing of these fibers.

> Provided basic desktop support services including phone-based and in-person customer technical support, laser printer toner replacement, hardware and software installation and troubleshooting, help desk ticket documentation, tracking, and completion, assisting with inventory and surplus projects.

> Graded assignments/quizzes for the following courses:ECE 311: Introduction to Electromagnetics (undergrad)ECE 713: Elements of Radio-Wave Propagation (grad)