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Atomate Welcomes Dr. Brian Hunt as VP of Advanced Research
Simi Valley, CA – June 18, 2007 - Atomate Corporation announced that Dr. Brian Hunt has been appointed as the new Vice President of Advanced Research. Brian will be responsible for the R&D in electronic devices based on carbon nanotubes [CNT] and other nanoscale materials, and assisting Atomate customers with process development.
Brian has over 25 years of experience in design, fabrication, and testing of submicron and nanoscale electronic devices and sensors, including pioneering research in several fields. Prior to Atomate, Brian held various technical leadership and management positions at NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL] of Caltech, where he initiated the nanotechnology electronic devices effort. Most recently at JPL, Brian was the Principal Engineer responsible for coordinating projects aimed at development of CNT transistors, CNT mechanical resonators, CNT diodes, CNT electron emitters, and nanowire-based sensors. Prior to NASA-JPL, Brian worked as a Fellow Scientist at Westinghouse Science and Technology Center (now Northrop Grumman) on high performance integrated circuit development for radar applications. Prior to Westinghouse, Brian studied novel heterostructures produced by silicon molecular beam epitaxy, including epitaxial silicide metal base transistors at General Electric Corporate R&D Center.
Brian earned his Ph.D. at Cornell University in Applied Physics under Prof. Robert Buhrman, and B.S. in Solid-State Physics at John Carroll University. At Cornell University, Brian was among the first users of the National Submicron Facility (now the Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility), where he developed novel electron beam lithography techniques for fabrication of three terminal superconducting devices.
Brian has been distinguished with appointment as Principal Engineer at NASA-JPL and Fellow Scientist at Westinghouse/Northrop Grumman. Brian’s work has also been recognized with NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Award and Lew Allen Award for Excellence. Brian has authored over 100 technical papers and 11 patents.
"We are truly excited to have Dr. Brian Hunt lead the electronic devices research and development at Atomate," said Brian Lim, CEO of Atomate. "Our customers have been asking us to help them with their research projects requiring the growth of nanotubes and nanowires for electronic device applications. I’ve known Brian for many years, so I am completely confident that he will be able to support our customers and truly make a very positive impact in this field!"
About Atomate Corporation:
Atomate Corporation develops complete systems, components, materials, and processes optimized for the synthesis of nanowires and nanotubes. The Atomate team is committed to working closely with customers to supply products that solve problems efficiently and economically. Atomate has solutions for research (complete systems and components to enhance existing systems) and production (complete systems with process development support). Atomate's mission is to develop products that enable the customer to focus their efforts on the science and manufacturing, not on the engineering or reliability of equipment. Additional information on Atomate can be found at http://www.atomate.com.
