The CATN2 serves as an interface between SUNY Poly faculty and staff that are leveraged to support projects with industrial, academic, and government partners. The following are some of the faculty and staff that support CATN2 activities:
Michael Fancher
Director NYS Center for Advanced Technology in Nanoelectronics & Nanomaterials (CATN2), Director Advanced Manufacturing performance center (AMP), Principal Investigator: Cyber-Physical Systems, Clean Energy Projects, and Entrepreneurial Programs.
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FACULTY
Hassaram Bakhru, Ph.D
Distinguished Service Professor of Nanoscience
Robert Brainard, Ph.D.
Professor of Nanoscience
Nathaniel Cady, Ph.D.
Empire Innovation Professor of Nanobioscience and Executive Director of the SUNY Applied Materials Research Institute (SAMRI)
Research Focus
Nanomaterials
Solid State Physics
Ion Beam Physics
Particle Solid State Interactions
Research Focus
design, synthesis and characterization of new molecules and polymers for their use in nanotechnology.
Research Focus
Nanobiotechnology, Biosensors, Molecular biology, Microfluidics, Detection systems
Michael Carpenter, Ph.D
Interim Dean, College of Engineering; Associate Professor, Nanoscale Engineering
Research Focus
Chemical sensors, All-optical sensor design, Quantum dots, Plasmonics, Raman microanalysis
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Gregory Denbeaux, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Alain Diebold, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the President; Empire Innovation Professor of Nanoscale Science
Research Focus
fundamentals of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) resists, electron interactions in solids, lithography, nanoparticle detection and identification
Research Focus
Nanoscale metrology and materials science, Materials characterization at the nanoscale, Semiconductor metrology and characterization
Kathleen Dunn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Focus
Electron Microscopy, Ion Microscopy, Electron-beam Induced Deposition, Electrochemical Deposition, Defects in Metals, Alloys and Oxide Nanoparticles
Harry Efstathiadis, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Nanoengineering
Research Focus
Photovoltaics (CuInGaSe2 (CIGS), CuInGaS2, a-Si, and nc-Si), Quantum wells (SiC/Si and SiGe/Si), Thermoelectric devices, Thin film deposition and characterization
Eric Eisenbraun, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Nanoscience
Michael Fasullo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nanobioscience
Research Focus
Thin films, ALD, CVD, metallization,
barriers, interconnects, gate stack
metals
Research Focus
Genome profiling of toxin resistance, Repair of radiation-induced DNA damage, Cytochrome P450 activation of carcinogens, Biosensors for toxin exposure, Electrophoretic and single cell karyotyping
Spyros Gallis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Nanoengineering
Research Focus
Nanostructured materials; SiC nanowires; 2D materials; Color centers in nanostructures; Quantum photonics at telecom wavelengths; Advanced physical failure analysis.
Robert Geer, Ph.D
Professor of Nanoscale Science
Research Focus
Nanomechanical and nano-optical metrology, Planarization processing for IC fabrication, Molecular self-assembly, Novel approaches of scanning probe microscopy
Eric Lifshin, Ph.D
Professor of Nanoscience; Director, Metrology & Electron Imaging Facilities; Co-Director, Center for Advanced Interconnect Science & Technology (CAIST)
James Lloyd, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist, Professor
Research Focus
Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis, diffraction and energy dispersive x-ray detection systems, Monte Carlo modeling of x-ray production, Broad range of materials characterization techniques, developing analytical problem solving strategy, analysis of data, Laboratory automation, on-line measurement, chemical sensors, Combinatorial chemistry for materials development
Research Focus
Electromigration in nano-structured conductors, Time Dependent Dielectric Breakdown (TDDB) in interlevel dielectrics, Reliability issues in lead-free solder applications, Investigation into failure modes in novel materials and at nanometer dimensions
Serge Oktyabrsky, Ph.D
Professor of Nanoscience
Research Focus
Compound semiconductors, Photonics, Electronics, Molecular beam epitaxy, Semiconductor materials and nanostructures
Satyavolu Papa Rao, Ph.D
Adjunct Professor
Research Focus
Advanced nanofabrication techniques, and leveraging the capabilities of advanced 300mm processes and tools to address challenges in areas ranging from quantum computing devices through terahertz electronic devices to nano-biological structures.
Fatemeh (Shadi) Shahedipour-Sandvik, Ph.D.
Interim Vice President of Research Advancement and Graduate Studies
Research Focus
High frequency/power electronics, Energy: Photovoltaic, Beta(photo)voltaic, solar cells, Detectors, Chemical and Biosensors, Nanostructures and Nanodevices, Wide band gap materials, Metalorganic vapor phase Epitaxy of compound semiconductors
Woongje Sung, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nanoengineering
Research Focus
Semiconductor device physics, solid state devices, Design and computer simulation of power semiconductor devices, Fabrication technology of silicon and post-silicon (wide bandgap, SiC and others) materials
Yubing Xie, Ph.D
Assocaite Professor of Nanobio Science
Research Focus
Biomedical nanotechnology, Stem cell technology, Biomaterials , Tissue engineering, Gene therapy, Nanomedicine