Laxmikant Saraf, Ph.D. (US Citizen)

**** ********** *****, *****, ** 99301

Cell: 509-***-**** : abgpiq@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Overview

To become Senior Research Engineer allowing me to utilize my years of

experience in using FESEM, EBSD and EDS analytical techniques to

investigate and examine the performance of hard materials and metals such

as iron and steel, as well as non-ferrous metals.

Core Qualifications

|?|Project Management |? Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) |

|?|Electrical Testing |? Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) |

|? Mentoring / Team Work |? |Sputter Deposition (RF/DC) |

|?|Communication/Presentation |? |Vacuum Evaporation (PVD) |

|?|Interpersonal Relation |? |MOCVD / CVD |

|? Scanning Electron Microscopy |? |Sol-gel Deposition |

|(SEM) | | |

|? Focused Ion Beam (FIB) |? |Micro/Nano-fabrication methods |

| | |(MEMS) |

|?|Optical Profilometery |? |X-ray Diffraction (XRD) |

|?|Photolithography |? Transmission Electron Microscopy|

| | |(TEM) |

|? Energy Dispersive X-ray |? IR / Raman Spectroscopy |

|Spectroscopy (EDS) | |

|?|UV Visible Spectroscopy |? |XPS spectroscopy |

|?|ToF-SIMS spectroscopy |? Chemical etching (wet /dry) |

. PL spectroscopy

Electropolishing

Career Accomplishments

Over 10+ years as a senior scientist in the area of scanning electron

microscopy, material synthesis and solid state characterization at a

federal research laboratory with ~125 research publications as an author

and co-author.

Extensive research and user management experience using "FEI Helios

NanoLab" and "FEI Quanta 3D FEG" (ESEM) DualBeam systems.

Utilization of focused ion beam from Dualbeam microscopes to develop

nanofabrication methods.

Long experience using FEI scanning electron microscopes for the development

of materials for alternative and renewable energy technologies like solid

oxide fuel cell (SOFC), Li-ion battery, Photovoltaics/Solar Energy, Nuclear

Industry, Photonics/Optics, Physical and Chemical Sensor development and

semiconductor research.

Skills and Major Accomplishments

. Lead: Scientific point of contact as an expert for user support at PNNL

for FEI Helios NanoLab and FEI Quanta 3D FEG instruments.

. Lead: Development of automated 3D-EBSD capability using Quanta 3D FEG

Dualbeam system.

. Lead: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research using microscopic analysis from

Helios NanoLab and Quanta 3D FEG

. Lead: Microscopic analysis support for Li-ion battery research at PNNL

(SEM image from me of graphene nanostructures recorded using Helios

NanoLab was selected on the journal cover of ACS Nano)

. Lead: Utilization of focused ion beam from Helios NanoLab and Quanta 3D

FEG for the development of nanofabrication methods to support photonic

band gap materials research and sensors development.

. Lead: Focused ion beam etching of optical cavities.

Experience

Senior Research Scientist January 2003

to July 2012

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) - Richland, WA

Accomplishments: Author, co-author of ~ 115 peer reviewed scientific

research publications.

Research Scientist January 2002

to December 200

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL - Richland, WA

Post-doc Scientist September 1999 to

December 2001

University of Maryland - College Park, MD

Accomplishments: Author, co-author of 6 peer reviewed scientific research

publications.

Ph.D. Research Student June 1993 to

September 1999

University of Pune (Also visitor @ Univ of Maryland) - Pune, Maharashtra,

India

Accomplishments: Author co-author of 3 scientific research publications.

Visiting Researcher June 1997 to June

1998

NZAT (00-02: Corning Applied Technologies, 02-now: Boston Applied

Technologies) - Woburn, MA

Accomplishments: Contribution in the MOCVD development

Education

University of Pune Ph.D.

1999

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Applied Physics (Materials Science)

Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-featured Materials and

Functional Oxides

Marathwada University M.Sc 1992

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Solid State Physics

Marathwada University B.Sc 1990

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Physics, Math, Electronics

Awards

. 2012 "R&D 100" Award (top 100 innovations in the world) for Graphene

Nanostructures for Li- Batteries

. Recognition: Graduate Students Mentorship - Summer Research Institute,

2004-2007

. Exceptional Career Performance Award, 2006

. Recognition: Department of Homeland Security Student Fellowships, 2005

& 2006

. Cognizant Space Manager of the Year Award - EMSL, 2005

. Recognition: Student Mentorship - Richland (WA) School District, 2004-

2008

. Outstanding Performance Award - EMSL (PNNL), 2004

. Nominated: PNNL Laboratory Director's Award for outstanding

contribution in science and engineering education,

Publications

SELECTED LEAD AUTHOR PUBLICATIONS USING EBSD

"Dependence of the electron beam energy to determine accuracy of YSZ grain

orientations" Laxmikant Saraf,

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 18(2):371-378 (2012)

"Chromium Grain-boundary Segregation and Effect of Ion Beam Cleaning on Fe-

Ni-Cr Alloys." Laxmikant Saraf,

Praktische Metallographie (Practical Metallography) 48(4):184-187 (2011).

SELECTED LEAD AUTHOR PUBLICATIONS USING EDS

"Imaging Chemical Aggregation of Ni/NiO particles from reduced Ni-YSZ"

Laxmikant Saraf

Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 14(10):B100-B104.

doi:10.1149/1.3610426 (2011)

"Bulk Migration of Ni/NiO in Ni-YSZ during reducing conditions

Laxmikant Saraf, DR Baer, AS Lea, ZH Zhu, JJ Strohm, SD Sitzman and DL King

Journal of the Electrochemical Society - 157(4): B463-B469

doi:10,1149/1.3298442 (2010).

"Stabilization of ZnMnO3 Phase from Sol-Gel Derived Nitrate Precursors"

Laxmikant Saraf, P. Nachimuthu, M.H Engelhard and D. R. Baer

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology - doi:10.1007/s10971-009-2067-2

(2009)

SELECTED LEAD AUTHOR PUBLICATIONS USING FESEM

"Realization of Critical Distance during the Interplay between Re-

deposition and secondary sputtering from Milling of Angular Side Wall with

a Focused Ion Beam."

Laxmikant Saraf

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 269(13):1540-1547

(2011).

"Large Area Microcorrals and Cavity Formation on Cantilevers using a

Focused Ion Beam." Laxmikant Saraf and David Britt

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 29, 051603;

doi:10.1116/1.3626833 (2011)

"Site-specific Pt Deposition and Etching on Electrically and Thermally

Isolated SiO2 Micro-disk Surfaces Laxmikant Saraf

Journal of Micromechanics and microengineering: structures, devices &

microscopes20(4): 45031. doi:10.1088/0960-1317/20/4/045031 (2010).

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