Professor Patterson
Teaching, Research, Service and Leadership
in a university setting
I am an Associate Physics Professor who has been doing physics and materials related research since 1996 and has taught at the university level since 2004. I value cooperative research experiences with undergraduate students, industrial colleagues and professors at Stout and other universities. I teach to empower students to hack, make, and monitor technology so that it is safe and good for people and the environment. I employ physics education research findings in my pedagogy, and push the envelope from there.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Plamsa Processing
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Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)
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Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD)
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Plasma Etching
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Magnetron Sputtering
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Ion and Electron Energy Distributions
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Plasma Diagnostics (Langmuir and emissive probes)
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Feedback Control and Tailored Voltage Waveforms
Nanomaterials
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Nanocluster Materials Properties
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Nanomagnetism
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Magnetic Filtration
Materials Characterization
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Optical, Electron, and Probe Microscopies
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Hardness and Tensile Testing
Materials Manufacturing
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Controlled Environments (Cleanrooms)
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Semiconductor and Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
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Vacuum Technology
2000 - 2005
University of Wisconsin - Madison
PhD, Materials Science
1997 - 2000
University of Wisconsin - Madison
MS, Materials Science
1993 - 1996
University of Florida
BS, Physics