Objective: To obtain an entry-level engineering job in surface science or materials, with a special interest in space applications
Education:
Masters of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, Aug 2013 3.19/4.00
Thesis: Electron Roles in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Mirror Contamination and Flashover
Bachelors of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, May 2009 3.16/4.00
Experience:
Research Assistant at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN: Sep 2009 – Aug 2013.
--Assembled an in-situ system of ultra-high vacuum chambers, performed maintenance and upkeep.
--Simulated Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography mirror contamination in an unbaked high vacuum environment by measuring buildup of carbon and oxygen on ruthenium films, in order to determine orientation of the molecules and dipoles formed at the surface.
--Determined a mitigation strategy for mirror contamination due to hydrocarbon breakdown via electrons by re-directing photoelectrons from the beam path.
--Captured in real time a surface flashover effect with secondary electron spectroscopy, while determining a dependence on energy change direction.
Skills:
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Auger Electron Spectroscopy
Atomic Force Microscopy
Extreme Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Ion beam structuring of materials
OriginLab
MATLAB
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc)
Completed Cleanroom training at Birck Nanotechnology Center
Relevant Coursework:
Defects in Solids
Solid State Physics
Semiconductor Nanostructures
Quantum Mechanics
Languages:
Conversational French and Italian
Publications:
Catalfano, M., Kanjilal A., Al-Ajlony A., Harilal S.S., and Hassanein A. (2013). “Primary electron energy dependent flashover in surface polarity on Au films.” Journal of Applied Physics 113 173702
Catalfano M., Kanjilal A., Al-Ajlony A., Harilal S.S., and Hassanein A. (2012). "Adsorption dynamics and angular dependency of contaminants on Ru mirror surfaces." Journal of Applied Physics 111 Art. No. 016103
Catalfano M, Kanjilal A, Al-Ajlony A, Harilal SS, Hassanein A, Rice B. (2012). Mirror contamination and secondary electron effects during EUV reflectivity analysis. Proceedings of SPIE 8322, 832233
Kanjilal A., Catalfano M., Harilal S.S., Hassanein A. and Rice B. (2012). "Tracking electron-induced carbon contamination and cleaning of Ru surfaces by AES." Journal of Vacuum Science Technology A 30 041401
Kanjilal A, Catalfano M, Harilal SS, Hassanein A, Rice B. (2012)
"Time-dependent changes in the extreme ultraviolet reflectivity of Ru mirrors caused by electron-induced surface chemistry." Journal of Applied Physics 111 063518
Al-Ajlony A, Kanjilal A, Catalfano M, Harilal SS, Hassanein A, Rice B. (2012). Low energy electron bombardment induced surface contamination of Ru mirrors. Proceedings of SPIE 8322, 832232
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