Brandon Long Email & Phone Number

Newton, Ma, Us

Natick, Massachusetts, United States

• Lead and advised Failure Analyses for multiple microelectronic device incidents. ◦ Experimentally assessed electronic failure modes of consumer products, including bench testing, CT and X-Ray imaging, SEM/EDS, and functional testing. ◦ Experimentally assessed the risk of electrostatic discharge failure. • Lead and advised safety analyses relating to the construction of power infrastructure. ◦ Simulated electric and magnetic fields produced by high voltage transmission lines near houses using multiple analytical techniques, including COMSOL and MATLAB-based algorithms. ◦ Conducted field measurements to determine the strength of electric and magnetic fields due to existing sources. ◦ Evaluated electronic and thermal failures of power grid systems using photographic evidence, physical inspection, and simulations. • Advised on Risk Assessments for multiple products, including medical and optical applications. ◦ Analyzed of electronics in hazardous (ie explosive) environments according to IEC standards. ◦ Performed DMFEA analyses on optical products. • Compiled legal reports on matters of expert testimony. ◦ Created briefings for experts in IP and trade secret litigation. ◦ Analyzed circuits for IP litigation cases. ◦ Assisted with document production and intake, including making claim charts and briefing expert witnesses. ◦ Assisted in drafting and revising expert reports for use in legal matters. • Interfaced with clients and multiple project leaders in multiple fields. ◦ Pitched projects, including a defining a scope of work. ◦ Delivered reports and results to clients with both scientific and non-scientific backgrounds. ◦ Interfaced with multiple interdisciplinary teams to address client needs. ◦ Participated in strict quality assurance processes involving multiple levels of checking against industry standards.

• Developed Peltier and liquid nitrogen solutions for cooling single particle slides • Developed single particle NSOM (Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope) functionalized tips.o Developed experimental methods to attach single particles to nanoscopic structures.o Developed and calibrating nano-Newton force measurements.• Measured the luminescence response to stress of single upconverting nanoparticles• Lectured undergraduates in Physics, including a transition to online-only education mid semester due to Covid-19

o Travelled to students’ homeso Assisted with homework o Provided supplemental instructionO Prepared students for SAT testing

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Created a novel NSOM apparatus for non-linear optical measurements.• Led training, development, and maintenance of NSOM apparatus for a new labo Remote maintenance of NSOM apparatus.o Trained new users on NSOM techniques.o Travelled to repair and debug apparatus• Created & supplied NSOM tips to collaborators.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Biochemical Spectroscopy: ◦ Used a micro-Raman system to analyze organic material found in dinosaur bones for hemoglobin. ▪ Investigated tightly defined microscale chemical domains in the sample. ▪ Used Resonance techniques to create a double-selectivity test to focus on single molecular constituents. ▪ Studied modern and ancient samples to show molecular degradation. ▪ Implemented non-linear background subtraction methods to deal with fluorescent backgrounds. ◦ Used a micro-Raman system to probe for iron impurities in a diamond-like coating. ◦ Built a multi-wavelength micro-Raman system. ▪ Debugged and rebuilt a micro- Raman microscope, including finding and emplacing missing optical elements ▪ Debugged and ran an Ar gas laser, as well as multiple diode lasers, and aligned them for use within the same system. ◦ Extensive experience with low-light, low-signal spectroscopic analysis. • Scanning Probe Microscope: ◦ Used a custom NSOM (Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope) to fabricate highly controlled polymer alignment. ▪ Used nanoscale patterning to align a few monomers of a polymer at a time. ▪ Used solvent vapor annealing techniques to allow for molecular manipulation. ◦ Built an NSOM that met intensive experimental constraints. ▪ Created mechanically stable environments for 12-24 hour scanning probe acquisition. ▪ Created systems able to heat and wet a sample without damaging or destabilizing the apparatus. ◦ Fabricated unique NSOM probes with two electrodes (Split-tip probes). ▪ Fabricated once-used “split tip” NSOM scanning probe heads, including discovering undocumented processing steps, which greatly speeded fabrication (1 month -> 5 seconds). ▪ Improved probe holder for long-term stability under experimental conditions

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

o Setting up & running labs o Teaching basic physics o Lab managemento Managing other TAso Mentoring Undergraduates

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

o Writing & delivering lectures to studentso Preparing and using demonstrationso Tutoring studentso Writing Tests

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

o Creating field measurement apparatuses Multistatic aerosol scattering Aureole aerosol scatteringo Making field measurementso Running Mie & T-matrix calculationso Making novel Tabletop aerosol scattering apparatus to simulate field measurements Design & instrumentation Fabrication & use Analysis & reportingo Assisting with dust index measurements, from visible to IR wavelengths

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physics

Completed coursework 2012; Candidate 2014 Thesis Topic: “Morphology, Chemistry and Domain Studies of Disparate Mesoscale Organic Systems.

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics

• Worked on a nanometer-scale Raman system. • Applied for and received Undergrad Research Grant. • Presented research in NCSU Undergrad.