biographical summary of robert j. nemanich - Department of Physics ...

Leah Bergman, (PhD chair) Spring 1995 ). “Photoluminescence and Raman Analysis of
Impurities and Defects in Diamond Films.” Current Address: University of Idaho,
Moscow, Idaho.
Eric Watko, (MS chair) Spring 1995 “In situ Characterization of Oxide Thin Film
Growth.”(Current Address: Raleigh, NC)
Mike Powers, (MS chair) Summer 1995 )."Photoemission from BN and Secondary
Electron Emission from Negative Electron Affinity Surfaces." Current Address:
MKE Quantum Components, Shrewsbury, MA.
Yuan Dao, (PhD co-chair) Fall 1995 “Growth and Characterization of (Ti1-xZrxSi2) Thin
Films on Silicon.” Current Address: Texas Instrument, Dallas, TX.
Jay Montgomery, (PhD chair) December 14, 1995. “Materials and Device Analysis of
Hydrogen Plasma Prepared Silicon Surfaces,” Current Address: Intel, Santa
Clara, CA.
Ja-Hum Ku, (PhD chair) December 19, 1995 “Properties of SixGe1-x Alloy Surfaces and
Co/SixGe1-x Interfaces.” Current Address: Samsung Electronics, Korea.
Michael Netzer, (MS chair), November 1996 “Emission Studies of Diamond and Cubic
Boron Nitride Crystallites Bonded to Metalllic Substrates.” Current Address:
Harris Semiconductor, P. O. Box 883, MS 59-055, Melbourne, FL 32902-0883.
Sean King, (PhD co-chair) March 25, 1997, “Surface and Interface Characterization of
SiC and III-V Nitrides.” Current address: Intel, RA1-234, 5200 NE Elam Young
Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497.
John Barnak, (PhD chair) June 24, 1997 “Processing of Si(100) Surfaces by a Remote RF
H2 and H2/SiH4-Plasma to Remove Surface Contaminants”. Current Address:
Intel, Oregon
Peter Baumann, (PhD chair) July, 1997 “Electron Affinity and Electron Emission from
Diamond Surfaces and Metal-Diamond Interfaces.” Current Address: Aixtron,
Germany.
Mark Benjamin, (PhD chair) December 1997, “Electronic Properties of SiC and AlN
Surfaces and Interfaces.” Current Address: new job as of Spring 2002.
Andy Stoltz (MS) January 1998, “Interface Stability of Tintanium Silicide on 6H-Silicon
Carbide (0001).” Current Address: Triangle, VA.
Steve English (MS chair) September 1998, Current Address: Allied Signal, Maryland,
“Photoemission Electron Microscopy of Diamond Thin Films.”
Hong Ying, (PhD chair) October 1998, “In-Situ Remote RF Plasma Cleaning and Surface
Characterization after SiO2/Si RIE.” Current Address: LSI Logic, San Jose,CA.
Ambika Somashekhar Carter (MS chair) October 1998, “The Investigation of Hydrogen
Plasma Processing for Backend Cleaning.”Current Address: IMEC, Leuven,
Belgium
Andy Sowers, (PhD chair) January 1999, “Characterization of Field Emission Properties
of Nitrogen-Doped Diamond.” Current Address: Intel, San Jose, CA.,
Peter Goeller, (PhD co-chair) May 1999, “Cobalt Disilicide Contacts to Si1-xGex Alloys.”
Current Address: Texas.
Jim Christman, (PhD chair), August 1999, “Piezoelectric Measurments Using an Atomic
Force Microscope.” Current Address: Intel, San Jose, CA,
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