Daniel Tan Email & Phone Number

Shantou, Guangdong, China

Materials Science and Engineering Program, recruiting MSc. and Ph.D students

Newark, De

Polymer dielectric film characterizationHigh temperature PTFE film capacitor developmentePTFE membrane characterization and innovation

• Defined the strategy and direction of dielectric material/component research and development;• Pitched, planned, executed, and managed multi-million dollar government and business programs• Recruited, assigned, and supervised interns/technicians/engineers;• Invented, developed and tested high temperature polymer films and capacitors;• Developed thin film scale-up processes and designed metallized film capacitor;• Recognized innovator, problem solver, decision maker, and cross-organizational team builder;• Possess well-trained micro-analysis and testing skills.Managed and executed multiple programs as Principal Investigator:• Developed 3.5 μm extruded Ultem films, 150C film capacitor and 3D printed case in “High performance DC link film capacitor”, DOE, 2013-2016;• Developed 2500F ignitor metal & ceramics in “High temperature ignitor materials”, GE Aviation-Unison, 2015-2016;• Validated high temperature ceramics in “Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ceramic insulation”, GE Ventures, 2016;• Developed new ceramic composition and process in “Ceramic resistors for Spark plug”, GE Aviation-Unison, 2012;• Increased temperature from 90 to 200C in “High temperature capacitor materials, GE Aviation-Unison, 2012-2014;• Developed ALD coating process and doubled energy density in “Carbon-based Ultracapacitors, GE Licensing, 2011;• Increased dielectric strength of polymer films in “PVD and CVD coating of polymer films”, SABIC contract, 2011;• Increased thermal conductivity to 1 W/mK in “Epoxy composite insulation for motor”, GE Industrial Solution, 2011;• Increased energy density by 3 times in Integrated High Energy Density Capacitor DARPA, 2008-2011;• Increased varistor voltage by 10 times in NanoMetal Oxide Varistor, GE Healthcare and Licensing, 2007-2009;• Developed high temperature oxide composition in “Thermoelectric materials”, GE Technical Career Path award and GE New idea funding, 2006, 2013.

• Optimized product manufacturing processes and throughput associated with RF ceramics and piezoceramics as a manufacturing engineer;• Designed ceramic manufacturing processes (rheology, spray drying, shaping and sintering);• Improved RF filter manufacturing process control, SPC, achieved defect and failure rate reduction;• Developed and introduced high-Q microwave ceramic antenna product for cell phone application;• Developed a high-K piezoceramic product for ultrasound and medical imaging.

• Developed ceramic sputtering targets for FRAM device and spin-on processes for film devices;• Led the integration of metal deposition and low-K dielectrics for semiconductor chips.

Synthesized and hot-pressed nano-phase Fe-Al intermetallics, ZrO2 - MoSi2 nanoceramic composites

• Investigated defects and mechanical properties of metallic alloys and metal-based composites;• Taught graduate classes and supervised students.

• Researched mechanical properties and phase transition of metallic alloys, minerals and polymers;• Designed an equipment for mechanical spectroscopy study;• Established a research laboratory and supervised graduate students.

Ph.D, Material Science & Engineering

Ph.D, Solid State Physics

Anomalous amplitude internal friction peaks in Aluminum-Magnesium alloys

M.S, Solid State Physics

B.S, Solid State Physics

Crystalline Analysis of carbon fiber using X-ray diffraction