Electrical Engineering
Resume:
Chris Rankin, Ph.D.
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Education
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, 2007
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, P.A.
Dissertation: Molecular Polarization and Local Reactivity
on Organic Ferroelectric Surfaces
NSF IGERT Fellow, 2005-2007
Yerger Fellowship, 2002-2004
B.S. Ceramic and Materials Engineering, 2002
Rutgers University, School of Engineering, New Brunswick, NJ
Graduated with highest honors
Tau Beta Pi honor society
Malcolm G. McLaren Scholarship
Experience
Senior Scientist, GKN Aerospace, March 2012 - present
Management of advanced R&D program in functional organic and inorganic coatings for aircraft; Failure analysis and production support; Development of intellectual property involving novel sol-gel processes for abrasion-resistant hydrophobic and anti-fog films; Microstructural and chemical analysis of coatings and materials; Management and training of junior staff and technicians; Development of customer relationships; Marketing of advanced coatings and prototypes
Research Scientist, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Aerospace Research Laboratories, 2007 - March 2012
Management of research program focused on the development of advanced ferrite thin films for RF antennas and device applications; Design and implementation of fully LabView - controlled aqueous chemical deposition system; Synthesis of nanoparticle/polymer thin film nanocomposites for advanced optical applications; Implementation of scanning probe (AFM, NSOM) characterization laboratory; Extensive white paper and proposal writing; Development of LabView software for laboratory automation and data acquisition
Graduate Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, 2002-2007
Dissertation related to nanoscale phenomena at the surfaces of ferroelectric oxides and polymers; Bulk and thin film synthesis of complex oxides such as ferrites, titanates and manganates; Electrical and magnetic materials characterization; Extensive experience in the automation of experiments with LabView, Numerical modeling using Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics techniques
Relevant Skills
Inorganic and organic materials synthesis, processing and characterization (oxides, polymers, semiconductors); Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM); X-ray diffraction (XRD) of bulk and thin film materials; Surface characterization and scanning probe techniques (AFM, Auger, XPS, LEED, STM, PFM, SSPM, MFM); Thin film deposition (PLD, ALD, MBE, Solution-based methods); Ultra-high vacuum system design, Electrical and magnetic characterization of novel magnetic and electrical devices; Thermal and mechanical materials testing; Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Ceramic and metal forming techniques; LabView, FORTRAN, Matlab, Mathematica, C++ and other programming languages
Publications, Proposals and White Papers
C. Rankin, C. Chou, D. Bonnell, Ferroelectric Nanolithography using Poly(vinylidenefluoride), ACS: Nano, Oct. 2007
S. Wanis, A. Pfieffer, C. Rankin, Field Induced Forces for Nanofabrication, NGST Technical Review, Jan 2009
IARPA, tunable quantum devices, October 2009
AFRL, RF metamaterial characterization by scanning probe, January 2010
DARPA, Local Control of Chemistry for Materials Synthesis, January 2010
Multiferroic metamaterials by spin spray deposition, AFRL, June 2010
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