Jason Avila Email & Phone Number

Santa Clara, California, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

ASEE fellow performing research at the Naval Research Laboratory working on wide band gap oxides films for power device applications. Using atomic layer deposition, my work involves:- Growth and characterization of epitaxial TiO2 using plasma assisted atomic layer deposition- Fabrication of VO2 films as opto-electronic phase change material- Development of new copper oxide growth and fabrication parameters for p-type transparent conducting oxide applicationsMy responsibilities also include the fabrication of SiC and AlN nanopillar arrays using e-beam lithography in a clean room environment.

Lemont, Il

Working under Dr. Jeffery Elam in Energy Systems, I am developing novel composite materials for efficient, stable, and economic light absorbing films for solar concentrated power.

Greater Chicago Area

During my time working toward my Ph. D in the department of chemistry at Northwestern University I worked under Joseph Hupp's research group developing new materials for energy applications. My focus is on using area-selective atomic layer deposition for the development of economic metal-oxide material for applications in electrochemical storage and electrocataytic water oxidation applications.

Lemont, Il

Working with Alex Martinson in the Materials Science Division, I use Atomic Layer Deposition techniques to modify semi-conductor surfaces with self-assembled monolayers or organic chromophores to grow nanoparticles for applications in electrocatalytic water oxidation.

Greater Los Angeles Area

I was a researcher in Prof. Sarah Tolbert's research group in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA. During my time in this group I resposible for my own research project involving the synthesis of a surface bound poly-ethylene based polymer. The motivation for this work was to create a robust solid-state electrolytic medium for use in 3-D nanobattery array. The project involved self-assembled monolayer application as well as air-free polymerization techniques for fabrication of the material; the skills of which I learned during my time in the group. To characterize the polymer film, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to assess the ion transport in the film. During my time here I developed a reproducible experimental protocol as well as developed a important set of skills I use to this day in my career.

Ph.D, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry