Peter Luft Email & Phone Number

Pleasanton, CA

• Mechanical design of electron microscope camera and spectrometer sub-systems, including:
• Flexural 2-axis electron beam stop;
• Mechanical lead, modular electronics enclosure, new product;
• Spectrometer camera adapter, X-ray shielded, vacuum;
• Camera illumination test fixture development;
• Optical knife-edge development for resolution characterization.

• Design and production of architectural objects, including sundials, luminaires, furniture, garden structures, mobiles;
• Consultation on building energy performance, lighting and security systems.

• Design of mechanical sub-systems for 3D X-ray microscopes, including:
• Multi-axis nano-stage systems;
• Specimen illumination system;
• X-ray lens fabrication tooling.

• Design and support of mechanical sub-systems for principal product Linacs (medical linear accelerators), including:
• Indexing mechanism for X-ray aperture;
• CAD top-level assembly integration and large assembly management.

• Executed complete and sub-system mechanical design projects for phases of scientific study and applied technology, including:
• Synchrotron beamlines – Principal components for horizontal beam defining aperture; photon shutter;
• Ion source development – Next generation hybrid ion source design, build, test and evaluation, leading to white-paper co-authorship;
• RF (Radio Frequency) ion beam transport amplifier magnet assemblies – Standardized fiducial mounting system for magnet modules; CAD large assembly management;
• Neutrino detector calibration system – Disassemble-able articulating arm system for sweeping spherical envelopes, leading to patent on tubular quick torque coupling (QTC);
• Dark matter detector – 5 mK (milli-Kelvin) cryostat assembly, including 6-fold nested e-beam welded OFHC copper cylinders with interstitial kevlar-epoxy and vespel thermal constraint system;

• Design of mechanical sub-systems for bench-top capillary electrophoresis instruments, including:
• Pick and place mechanism;
• Cable driven multiplex aperture for thermal enclosure.