attached by chadhaa (Arvinder Chadha) on 2010-06-12 01:03
Three years work/research experience in numerical modeling, fabrication and characterization of nanostructures and devices for electronic and photonic application
Contact
701 W Mitchell Cir Apt #314 Arlington, TX 76013 US 7203632168 chadhaa@colorado.edu
Goal
A full time position where I can apply my knowledge of numerical modeling, fabrication and device characterization
Skills
Expertise in microfabrication processes and numerical modeling of nanstructures using CAD , FEA & FDTD software.
Qualifications
Arvinder Singh Chadha Address: 701 W Mitchell Cir, Apt #314, Arlington, TX 76013, USA Phone: 720-363-2168. Email: arvinder.chadha@mavs.uta.edu
OBJECTIVE: A processing, design, modeling or development engineering position in the area of electronics, photonics or an interdisciplinary field
ENGINEERING SKILLS: Process Equipment: PECVD, DC magnetron-sputtering, deep reactive ion etch (DRIE), mask aligner, III-V etcher, e-beam evaporator, thermal evaporator, dip coater Measurement Equipment: Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), interference microscope, Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), parametric analyzer, probe station, transmission spectrometer, ellipsometer, oscilloscope Processes: Self assembly using colloidal chemistry, electroplating, electro etching, oxidation, diffusion, photolithography, sputtering, evaporation, dry/wet etching, spin coating, lift off Software: RSOFT, FEMLAB, MEEP, MATLAB, PSPICE, C++, CAD, RCWA, Verilog/VHDL, LabVIEW, FDTD, Microsoft Office, Assembly language Modeling, Design & Testing: - Designed, fabricated and characterized MOS logic circuit for time width modulation - Tested and measured reliability of on-chip temperature sensor and cantilever switches - Used reverse engineering to trace the process parameters and the circuit operation - Designed an automated robot to find its path in and out of a maze in the shortest time - Calculated the scattering & band structure for nanostructures and photonic crystals
EDUCATION: Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering (Nanostructures and Devices), University of Texas at Arlington, Diagnostic/Qualifying exam passed in Spring 2010. GPA: 4.0 Master of Science, Electrical Engineering (Nanostructures and Devices), University of Colorado at Boulder, Graduation Date- Dec’08, GPA: 3.6 Relevant Coursework: Micro Fabrication Laboratory (Semiconductor), Solid State Physics, Semiconductor Physics and Devices,Electromagnetic Radiation and Antennas, Optical Properties of Materials, Active Optical Devices, Solar Cells, Nanophotonics, VLSI-design, Digital and Analog Integrated Circuits.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Research Assistant, University of Texas at Arlington, 01/10- Present • Designed a photonic crystal filter for absorption enhanced infrared photo detector • Studied the surface texturing of silicon for omni directional antireflection coating for solar cell • Designed recipes for dry etching of GaAs
Professional Research Assistant, QUEST Product Development Corp.- University of Colorado at Boulder, 01/09- 09/09 • Developed recipe for fabricating shape memory alloys, polymers, metals and thin film silicon together • Studied the electrical and the mechanical properties of thin film silicon on a SOI wafer • Designed circuitry for the embedded electronics to control the movement of an active catheter
Research Assistant, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - University of Colorado at Boulder, 05/07 - 11/08 • Modeled and analyzed RF antennas structures using finite element method software FEMLAB • Fabricated RF antennas using photolithography, thermal evaporation, lift off and electroplating
Research Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder, 01/07 - 05/08 • Synthesized gold nanoshells & silica particles (190nm-420nm) with size distribution < 5% • Infiltrated polymers into nano structured opals (face centered cubic closed packed silica spheres) using spin coating technique • Improved the reflectivity of inverse opals threefold using dry and wet etching • Characterized the size and the optical properties of nano shells, spheres and opals using SEM and spectrometers
Research Intern, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 03/05 - 03/06 • Developed a software in C++ for feature extraction & matching of stereo images from satellite platform
WORK EXPERIENCE: Lead Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, 05/07 - 05/08 • Doubled the number of student representatives of Electrical Engineering Department through publicity • Increased the participation of the students in the professional & the teaching development workshops
Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, 01/07 - 05/07 • Taught a laboratory course on electronic circuits involving semiconductor devices- diodes, transistors, MOS • Extracted the AC/DC parameters of electrical circuits using PSPICE
Technical Head, Student Chapter IEEE, University of Mumbai, 05/05 - 05/06 • Organized technical seminars, industrial visits and technical competitions • Increased the sponsorship by fifty percent for the technical competitions
HONOR/ACTIVITIES: • Recipient of the Doctoral Dean’s scholarship, University of Texas at Arlington, August 2009 • Recipient of the NSF STEM scholarship, University of Texas at Arlington, August 2009 • Poster presented at Integrated Micro/Nano- Electromechanical Transducers, iMINT, Boulder, March’08 • First prize at Mechanical Design Contest, Indian Institute of Technology National Competition, 2003 • Maximum load carrying structure, Indian Institute of Technology National Competition, 2003 • Second prize in Industrial Design Workshop (SAE), University of Mumbai, 2003 • Second prize in Robotics, Student chapter IEEE, University of Mumbai, 2003 • Member of Optical Society of America (2008-2009) and IEEE (2003-2006)
