Jillian Cramer Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Lexington, Ky, Us

▪ Manages operation and user training for the center’s Thermo Fisher Talos F200X TEM.▪ Routinely uses bright/dark field imaging, STEM, EDS, EELS, in-situ heating, tomography, and automated large area mapping, serving as the go-to person for these techniques.▪ Advises academic and industrial clients on the best approach for sample analysis, including which of the center’s instruments can provide complementary data to TEM.▪ Collaborates with FIB-SEM colleagues on TEM sample preparation approach.▪ Analyzes data and summarizes results for clients in reports and discussions.▪ Supports day-to-day management of the center including scheduling maintenance, performing routine alignments/calibrations, building rapport with new and potential clients, and creating SOPs.

Hillsboro, Or

▪ Trained with industry experts on operation of Metrios DX TEMs in the semiconductor sector.▪ Optimized automated TEM applications for semiconductor samples using LabVIEW-esque acquisition and metrology software and JMP statistical analysis.▪ Collaborated with FIB-SEM engineers to write automated acquisition and metrology recipes as a cross-functional team.▪ Served as primary editor for Metrios training documentation involving contributing to and compiling 300+ pages of training material on microscope operation and automation software.

Eugene, Oregon Area

▪ Trained in semiconductor device processing theory and hands-on fabrication, including design, oxide growth, etching, thin film deposition, and photolithography.▪ Characterized devices with profilometer, ellipsometer, FIB-SEM, and electrical characterization methods.▪ Worked in a group of three to fabricate, characterize, and report results on various devices within a tight 2 week deadline per project.▪ Characterized and determined a cost-efficient process for a virtual LPCVD system via a DOE constructed in JMP.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

▪ Instructed a section of 20-24 students through the General Chemistry Laboratory curriculum.▪ Composed and presented conceptual and technical instruction to students in the form of pre-lab lectures and continued to advise students during lab on proper technique and safety protocol.▪ Overcame difficulties arising from holding the class in a new building for the first time, requiring adaptation of procedures to new environment and proposing changes to the lab manual accordingly.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

Kenneth Graham Research GroupProject 1: Observing Effects of Ion Exchanged Compounds in Dye-Sensitized Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs)▪ Improved stability of OPVs via ion exchange in active layer near-IR dyes, increasing working lifetime by 65-80%.▪ Performed ion exchange reactions in an oxygen-free environment that required purification of dyes via thin-layer chromatography, silica column separation, extraction, recrystallization, and concentration via rotary evaporation.▪ Operated microscale solar cell fabrication equipment such as an argon/nitrogen glovebox, metal deposition chamber, and spincoater.▪ Characterized performance and material properties of solar cells using Keithley 2400 SourceMeter in conjunction with a solar simulator, as well as UV-Vis spectrometer for band gap analysis.Project 2: Measuring Effects on Quantum Yield of Surface-Modified Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin Films▪ Improved quantum yield of perovskite thin films using a variety of surface modifier compounds.▪ Assembled the lab’s measurement apparatus for measuring relative irradiance.▪ Trained a PhD student and wrote SOP on surface modification and quantum yield data measurement procedure.▪ Standardized measurement apparatus by preparing samples of standard dyes of known quantum yield in both solution and solid state in order to construct a calibration curve.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

▪ Followed standard operating procedures according to American Society for Testing standards in preparing and testing asphalt binder samples.▪ Learned to operate an array of testing equipment independently within one week, such as the dynamic shear rheometer, flash point tester, ductility bath, viscosity tester, rotational viscometer and rheometer, and softening point apparatus, as well as any associated software.▪ Strengthened time management and teamwork skills working with two senior technicians by delegating tasks among each other at the start of every day, preparing equipment for team members, and submitting test data to fulfill daily deadlines.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

▪ Led a section of 5-10 students for weekly General Chemistry problem solving workshops.▪ Fostered effective study habits by working one-on-one with students to prepare personalized study tools in ample time before exams.▪ Modified problem sets to accurately reflect lecture material by communicating with instructors about any deviations from their syllabus.

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry