Jia Liu

About Jia Liu

Strong communication skills. Work in a time fashion. 3 years experience in working in a multidisciplinary team with 10+ external/internal collaborators in a national lab user facility• Solid understanding of materials science theories and engineering principles • Expert in using Atom Probe and TEM to analyze semiconductor dopant, ion implantation, irradiation damage in steel and SiC, metal oxide catalyst, ion exchange in nuclear waste glasses, organic polymers and biology materials at atomic level, familiar with data mining for APT data analysis• Expert in using Atom Probe and TEM to characterize materials (e.g. Si nanopillar, ceramics, metal oxide catalysts, geology minerals) with various morphologies, e.g. multi-layer thin films, nano rods, nano- and micro-sized particles and bulk materials• 3 years experience in dual beam focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope (FIB/SEM) for sample preparation• 3 years experience in training and guiding internal and external researchers on FIB/SEM and Atom Probe operation and data analysis as well as assisting in experimental design• Experienced in preparing research proposals. Granted with an EMSL Science Theme proposal • 7 years experience in various material characterization techniques, such as SEM, FIB, EDX, WDS, SIMS, XRD, RBS, PIXIE, FTIR, UV-Vis, DLS, Ellipsometer, Profilometer, BET, DSC, TGA, AFM • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Igor, KaleidaGraph, Image J, LabView, MatLab etc

Experience

1. Process Engineer

   Applied Materials

   Jan 2023 — Present · Santa Clara, CA, US

Education

• Washington State University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials science and engineering

  2008 — 2012

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  Materials Science and Engineering

  2007 — 2008

• Xiamen University

  Bachelor, Materials Science and Engineering

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Materials Science
• Electron Microscopy
• Atom Probe Tomography (Leap)
• Characterization
• Thermal Properties Characterization
• Spectroscopy
• Composite Process
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Fib
• Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (Eds)
• Sem
• Electroless and Electrolytic Plating
• Mechanical Testing by Mts and Dma
• Mechanical Testing
• Matlab
• Materials
• Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (Sims)
• Tool Design
• Uv/Vis
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry
• Afm
• Focused Ion Beam (Fib)
• Optical
• Uv/Vis Spectroscopy
• Thin Films
• Powder X-Ray Diffraction