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Mailasu Bai

MAJOR PROJECTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Graduate Thesis/Research

“Self Propagating High temperature Synthesis of Multilayered Ni/TiThin Films With C and B Dopants for Joining.”

  • Presented at ICMCTF on April 24, 2007 in San Diego, CA   
  • Presented at ACSEEL meeting on April 20th, 2007 at CSM
  • Poster Presentation at GSA on August 28 2007 at CSM.

 “Self Propagating High Temperature Synthesis of Multilayered Thin Films for Joining.”

  • Presented at ICMCTF on May 3rd, 2006 in San Diego, CA 
  • Presented at ACSEL meeting on April 28th, 2006 at CSM
  • Presented at SNL/SIP conference on August 1st, 2006 in Albuquerque NM   
  • Presented at SNL/SIP conference on August 2nd, 2005 in Albuquerque NM

Research Project at NREL

“F-dopant source replacement for CVD of SnO2: Switching from CClF3 to CIF3 for environmental benefits.”

  • Poster presentation at Rocky Mountain Region AVS conference 2003

 

SKILLS:

  • C++        
  • FORTRAN
  • Mathematica       
  • ASPEN   
  • Word/Excel/Power Point
  • AutoCAD
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Position:

Materials Research Engineer
Materials Reliability Division
Cell and Tissue Mechanics Group

Employment History:

2004-2007: Sandia National Labs (NM): Summer Intern

Coordinated with Sandia scientists and technicians on development and testing of multilayered thin films ribbons for self propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS) joining.        

Designed and deposited thin films using magnetron sputter deposition

Evaluated properties of SHS thin films, including DSC (thermal properties), XRD and TEM (crystal phases), Auger (diffusion and intermixing of contaminants), and SEM (joint cross section)

 

2002-2003: National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Research Associate

Deposited and characterized Transparent Conducting Oxides (SnO2, ZnO, Cd2O3, Ga2O3) for the CdTe thin film solar cell team.

Characterized optical and electrical properties of TCOs using transmission and reflection spectroscopy, XRD, XPS (contamination), and Hall measurements (fundamental electrical properties)

 

2000-2002: Colorado School of Mines: Research Assistant

Worked with graduate student on the deposition of novel TCO thin films (SnO2, ZnO & ternary phases) using Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition.

Education:

Colorado School of Mines, Graduate Studies in Material Science, estimated completion 2009

BS degree in Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines (May 2002)

Contact

Phone: 303-497-5572
Email: mailasu.bai@boulder.nist.gov
Fax: 303-497-5030