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Steven A Buntin (Fed)

Research Chemist

Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group

steven.buntin [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-2989

Staff Employment

2023 – present: Research Chemist, Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group, NIST.

2017 – 2023: Deputy Division Chief, Materials Measurement Science Division, NIST.

2014 – 2017: Leader, Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group, NIST.

1999 – 2014: Leader, Surface and Interface Research Group, NIST.

1989 – 1999: Research Chemist, Surface Dynamical Processes Group, NIST.

1987 – 1989: National Research Council/NIST Postdoctoral Research Associate, NIST.

Staff Education

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1987.

B.S., Chemistry, University of Delaware, 1980.

Current work focuses on the development of laser ionization methods towards improving signal fidelity in mass spectrometric analysis of materials following ion sputtering or thermal desorption.

Publications

Oxygen Atom Interactions with Fused Silica Surfaces: ^1_andu3P State-Resolved Energy Transfer Dynamics

January 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven A. Buntin, Maritoni A. Litorja

A laser-based O atom beam source together with state-resolved detection techniques are used to characterize the energy transfer dynamics of ground ( 3PJ) and

Oxidation of Deuterium-, Acetylene-, and Ethylene-Terminated Si(100) by Atomic Oxygen

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Maritoni Litorja, Steven A. Buntin

The oxidation of deuterium-, ethylene- and acetylene-terminated Si(100) by gas-phase atomic oxygen is evaluated using Auger electron spectroscopy. The atomic

Multispectral Probes for Materials and Chemical Analysis

October 1, 2001

Author(s)

Steven A. Buntin

High throughput experimentation is currently restricted by its limited ability to evaluate more than one parameter of a library at a time (e.g., chemical

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Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group

steven.buntin [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-2989

Staff Employment

2023 – present: Research Chemist, Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group, NIST.

2017 – 2023: Deputy Division Chief, Materials Measurement Science Division, NIST.

2014 – 2017: Leader, Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group, NIST.

1999 – 2014: Leader, Surface and Interface Research Group, NIST.

1989 – 1999: Research Chemist, Surface Dynamical Processes Group, NIST.

1987 – 1989: National Research Council/NIST Postdoctoral Research Associate, NIST.

Staff Education

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1987.

B.S., Chemistry, University of Delaware, 1980.

Created October 9, 2019, Updated April 19, 2023

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