Entwining Materials Science and Semiconductor Microelectronics
Speaker
Dr. Chuck Black
Director of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Abstract
Entwining Materials Science and Semiconductor Microelectronics
In his 30+ year science career, Dr. Chuck Black has conducted research on superconductivity in nanoscale materials; nanomaterials for solar devices; polymer self-assembly for high-resolution semiconductor lithography; ferroelectric non-volatile memories; nanocrystal-based materials and devices; and low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. He has worked in university and industry labs, and for the past 15+ years, has been at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
In this talk, Dr. Black will share snapshots of the research projects he is most proud of and reflect on the lessons he has learned along the way. He will also highlight many of the outstanding colleagues he has worked with throughout his career, emphasizing what he considers the most important lesson of all — that working together on exciting problems is by far the most rewarding part of a career in science.
About Chuck Black
I am the Director of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) at Brookhaven National Laboratory, where I am also a Senior Scientist. The CFN is a national scientific user facility, which we operate for the U.S. Department of Energy as a resource for the worldwide scientific community. Each year, the CFN supports the science of more than 700 researchers from around the world — from universities, industry, and national laboratories. I am also currently leading a major DOE project to modernize the U.S. nanoscience infrastructure by developing and installing new instrumentation across six national laboratories in the DOE complex.
Prior to becoming Director, I was Group Leader for Electronic Nanomaterials in the CFN, responsible for managing the staff and setting group research directions for nanostructured electronic materials for clean energy. From 1996 to 2006, I was a Research Staff Member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, where my collaborators and I pioneered using polymer self-assembly for high-resolution patterning in semiconductor electronics.