Dr. CARSON B. ROBERTS E-MAIL: carson_roberts@juno.com send mail

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., Physics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1994
• M.S., Physics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1988
• B.S., Physics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1987

1½ years, Physics, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1982-1984

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Sept. 1999-Present:
Engineer , Zeller Research Ltd.
Performing a wide range of tasks, focusing on computer and circuit board manufacture. Wrote Standard Operating Procedures for a variety of surface mount and soldering machines. Programming, maintaining and operating machinery for fine pitch surface mount contract electronics manufacture. Sheet metal fabrication and CNC machining of aluminum and composite materials. Program management, purchasing, manufacturing and design for production of computer video systems for roadside traffic monitoring. Have written a 100+ page illustrated assembly manual for manufacture of a thermoelectrically cooled computers for harsh environments. Generated and maintained a complete bill of materials for continuos production of roadside station computers.

Jan. 1999-May 1999:
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, Miami University
Taught "Physics and Society" to 130 freshman non-majors.

Sept. 1996-Aug. 1997:
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, Whitman College
Taught Classical and Quantum Mechanics, Maintained and taught Intro. Lab, and conducted research with undergraduate student assistance on crystal growth and fluid dynamics through flow visualization and time-lapse computer video capture.

July 1994-Aug. 1996:
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, Kenyon College
Responsibilities included teaching Modern Physics, Thermal Physics, and E&M to undergraduates, as well as laboratory and thesis/independent study research supervision and academic advising. Research projects included refurbishment and operation of a pulsed Nitrogen laser and flow visualization studies in Rochelle Salt crystal growth. Worked on developing and maintaining departmental laboratories and computer systems.

Nov. 1992-Nov. 1993:
Joint Study Research Contractor, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Conducted Ph.D. research. Thesis title: "Enhancement of the Electron g-factor in Silicon-Germanium Heterostructures". Thesis directors: Phillip Stiles and Frank Fang. Worked on epitaxy of SiGe on Si and Ge substrates by Molecular Beam Epitaxy and High Vacuum Chemical Vapor Deposition. Fabricated devices for and did measurements of low-temperature magneto-transport (Quantum Hall Effects), including work at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at MIT.

Jan. 1990-Aug. 1993:
Research Assistant, Brown University Physics Department.
Varied work in semiconductor Liquid Phase Epitaxy, material characterization, surface passivation, Microelectronic device design and fabrication, low temperature surface transport in semiconductors, and sputtering of group III nitrides for electroluminescent applications. Successfully demonstrated a GaN Blue electroluminescent diode, designed and manufactured by sputtering and shadow-masking processes. Built and maintained vacuum systems, photoluminescence and Hall Effect apparatus, as well as designing and assembling a 15T superconducting magnet system with a He3 refrigerator. Worked extensively with characterization techniques including ellipsometry, photoluminescence, SIMS/AES/ESCA, capacitance-voltage profiling and resistivity measurements. Assisted in the writing of two proposals to NSF and other agencies: "Investigation of Quantized Surface Space Charge Layers" (May, 1992), and "Growth and Characterization of Single Crystals of Group III Nitrides" (Sept., 1992.).

Aug. 1988-Nov. 1989:
Process Development Engineer, Spire Corporation, Bedford, MA
Responsibilities included re-design and rebuilding of Spire's large scale Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition reactor, and testing machinery and developing processes for its operation. Problems solved included elimination of RF interference through extensive shielding and the use of optical fiber pyrometry instead of thermocouples, and a five-fold reduction in power consumption through infra-red reflecting insulation. Conducted extensive experiments in flow visualization, and verified results through statistical design of crystal growth experiments and modification of flow systems. Gained extensive experience in handling and disposing of highly toxic materials. Worked in Quality Control, doing measurements including photoluminescence, sectioning and staining epitaxial structures for thickness measurements, reflectivity measurements and capacitance depth profiling for impurity concentration measurement. Designed and constructed a low temperature photoluminescence and Hall effect measurement system. One proposal written to NSF: "Cryogenic Waste Gas Scrubber/Power Cogenerator", funded for $50,000 in Dec. 1990.

Jan. 1987-Aug. 1988:
Research Assistant, Brown University Physics Department.
Worked on Liquid Phase Epitaxy of gallium arsenide and characterization of epilayers, preparation and testing of germanium MOS Field Effect transistors, sputtering of gallium nitride and various other semiconductor projects. The Ge work was based on a high pressure (~5000 Atm.) oxidation of Ge surfaces. Gained extensive experience in photolithography and semiconductor clean room techniques. Did some consulting work in measurements of thermal emissivity of materials for paper drying. Also supervised a lab of three graduate and three undergraduate research assistants.

Oct. 1985-Jan. 1987:
Laboratory Assistant, Brown University Physics Department.
Worked on Liquid Phase Epitaxy of gallium arsenide, thin film processing and general lab maintenance. Senior thesis titled "Growth of a Zone Leveled Single Crystal of GaInAs", Dec., 1986. The Thesis project involved furnace modification and profiling, technical glassblowing of quartz crucibles, and X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence profiling of boules.

Jan. 1985-July 1985:
Apprentice Plumber, S.C. Plumbing, Lahaina, HI.
Worked on a wide variety of new construction, remodeling and repair work, including water, air conditioning, gas and drain plumbing

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:

• French: moderate fluency.
  
• Japanese: 1½ years in college.

OTHER SKILLS:

• President of Board of Directors, Brown University Graduate Center Bar. 1991-93
  
• Several years experience in offhand glass blowing, furnace design and glass chemistry; studied at Penland School of Craft and Rhode Island School of Design.
  
• Certified open water scuba diver since 1982
  

PUBLICATIONS:

"Adding Eyes to your Computer", (with R. Blume-Kohout, D. Cowart, T. Greenslade, J. Idoine, B. Schumacher, T. Sullivan and P. Turner), The Physics Teacher,35, pp. 22-26, (Jan. 1997)

"Luminescence Measurements of GaN Specimens With Various Impurities", (with E. E. Crisman, O. J. Gregory, and D. Morton), Proceedings of the Symposium on Large Wafer Growth and Processing For Electronic and Photonic Devices and the 12th State of the Art Program on Compound Semiconductors, Editors D. N. Buckley, S.A.Ringle, and F. Ren, Vol. 94-18, The Electrochemical Society, pp. 163-174, (1995)

"Analysis of Plasma Oxidized Hg1-x Cdx Surfaces",(with E.E. Crisman, P.W. Leech, R.L. Moore, and P.J. Stiles), Presented at the Spring meeting of the Materials Research Society, San Diego, CA, (April, 1992)

"GaN Thin Films Prepared by Reactive, DC Magnetron Sputtering" ,(with E. E. Crisman, O.J. Gregory, D.C. Morton, and P. J. Stiles), Presented at the annual meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Phoenix, AZ, (October 1991)

"Low Temperature, High Pressure Oxidation of Strained Si(1-x)Ge(x) Alloys", (with C. Caragianis, D.C. Paine, and E. E. Crisman), Presented at the Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, (November, 1990)

"Highly Uniform Large-Scale MOCVD Growth of (Al,Ga)As MESFET and HBT Structures in a Production Reactor",(with J.T. Daly, C. L. Taylor, D.M. McNulty, P.A. Moise, and K.J. Linden), Presented at the Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, (November, 1990)

"The Passivation of Semiconductor Surfaces: a Review of Successes and Failures", invited paper (with E.E. Crisman and P.J. Stiles), Presented at the Fourth Australian Conference on II-VI Semiconductors, Warburton, Victoria, Australia, (April, 1990)

"Rapid Growth of Thick, IC Quality GaAs from a Flowing Solution", (with E.E. Crisman, J.T. Daly, H.J. Gerritsen, S.K.F. Karlsson and D.T. Schaafsma), Presented at the Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, (November, 1989)

"Large-Area Deposition of GaAs by MOCVD",(with J.T. Daly), Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 145, pp. 239-244, San Diego, CA, (April, 1989)

"Native Oxides Formed on Single Crystal Germanium by Wet Chemical Reactions", (with O.J. Gregory, L. Pruitt, E.E. Crisman and P.J. Stiles), J. Electrochem. Soc. Vol. 135, (4), p. 923, (1988)