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Atomate Welcomes Dr. Michael Bronikowski as Principal Scientist
Simi Valley, CA – November 7, 2007 - Atomate Corporation announced that Dr. Michael Bronikowski has been appointed as new Principal Scientist. Mike 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.
Mike has over 20 years of experience in nanotechnology. Most recently, Mike worked at NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL] developing in situ instrument technologies based on carbon nanotubes for investigation of extraterrestrial environments of interest to NASA. He has fabricated and characterized arrayed bundles of carbon nanotubes for high-intensity field emitter electron sources for applications including X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction, miniature mass spectrometers, electron-beam-pumped UV lasers, and the nanoklystron. He has also grown long, high-density mats and arrays of CNT for materials applications requiring high strength and high thermal conductivity; and investigation of methods for enhanced CNT/substrate adhesion.
Prior to NASA-JPL, Mike was a Welch Postdoctoral Fellow at Rice University where he worked directly for world renowned Prof. Richard E. Smalley, Nobel Prize winner. Under Prof. Smalley, Mike investigated production of and applications for carbon single-walled nanotubes [SWNT], ultimately being one of the key team members who invented the HiPCO gas phase process for large-scale production of SWNT by metal-catalyzed disporportionation of carbon monoxide, and studies of SWNT growth on supported catalyst particles. Mike also performed postdoctoral research at the Joint Institute for Labortory Astrophysics in STM-induced CVD of metals from organometallic precursors, electron-beam-induced surface chemistry, and STM-induced surface deposition and modification. Furthermore, Mike was a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow investigating atomic-scale surface structure, molecular adsorption, and epitaxial growth on semiconductors using STM.
Mike earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Physics at Stanford University and B.S. with Highest Honors at Caltech.
"We are pleased and honored that Mike Bronikowski has come to Atomate," said Brian Hunt, VP of Advanced Research at Atomate. “Mike’s extensive experience in carbon nanotube growth technology is a huge plus for both the equipment and device sectors of our business!"
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.
