John Lock Email & Phone Number

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States

Innovation and development of trace detection, interfacial functionalization, and thin-film deposition technologies.

Billerica, MA

E Ink manufactures the enabling element of the displays for Kindles and other e-readers. My role was 'Systems Integrator' in Ink Development and I specialized on projects to extend the operating temperature of E Ink for applications outdoors and elsewhere.

I specialize in the design and application of polymers and functionalization of particles and surfaces using chemical grafting, self assembly, and thin-film coating technologies for the development of advanced barrier properties, customized chemical properties, and integrated optics and electronics.

Established a vapor concentrator technology that is customizable for numerous target analytes and compatible with GC-MS, IMS, and other trace vapor detection techniques. Demonstrated a low-temperature (less than 150 ºC) sintering process for ceramic and metallic nanoparticle coatings using a novel irradiation source.

Functionalized microcantilever detector surfaces via self assembly to enable a highly selective, self-amplified detection of trace peroxide vapors—the threat that led to the liquid and gel ban on commercial aircraft. This work was published in Thin Solid Films. Supported research efforts to develop new processing capabilities for the fabrication of solar.

Transitioning materials fabricated with a CVD process developed by MIT researchers for use as optical coatings in military applications. Using nanofiber technology to improve sand fly efficacy of soldier mosquito nets without impairing breathability.

Phd, Chemical Engineering

"Electronic and Optically Active Polymeric Thin Films Using Chemical Vapor Deposition"

Certificate, Photochemistry And Sensing, Fulbright Fellow

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Education record