Materials Research Experience

SUSHANT RASSAY

#***, ***** * ******* **** N, Harrison, New Jersey, 07029 • Phone: 862-***-**** • ***********@*******.***

Profile

Graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology actively seeking a full-time opportunity in Material Sciences.

Master Thesis entitled “Electrical, Electronic and Optical Properties of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides”.

Expertise in mathematical modeling and computational physics.

Hands on experience in Scanning Electron Microscopy, FTIR and AFM.

Intern with proficiency in Spray Pyrolysis and Etching for fabrication and characterization of thin films.

Skills

Software Skills: MS Office, MS Windows (XP, 7, Vista), MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.

Simulation Tools: MATLAB, Materials Studio 7.0, FilmStar, COMSOL, GetData Graph Digitizer, PSpice.

Analytical Instruments: SEM, FTIR, Profilometry, Raman Spectroscopy, AFM, PCB designing, XRD, Spray pyrolysis, Four-Point Probe, Etching, Thin-Film Deposition, Ellipsometry and Lithography.

Professional Skills: Mathematical Modeling, Data Collection, Data Treatment, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Semiconductor Physics, Research & Analysis, Material Characterization, Optical Physics, Experimental Physics.

Professional Experience

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Aug 2015 – Dec 2016)

Conducting research in modeling and characterization of MoSe2 and WSe2 nanomaterials.

Developing MATLAB codes to formulate theoretical models of optical, electrical and electronic properties of MoSe2 and WSe2.

Performed Photolithography and Photoresist Spin Coating on silicon wafers in a Clean Room lab.

Surface measurements, Refractive Index calculations and Wafer thickness calculations performed on materials such as silicon, Al2O3 and silicon nitrate wafers.

Firsthand experience in Profilometry, Ellipsometry and Four-Point Probe method.

Mentoring undergraduate students on the equipment use in the Clean Room.

Research Projects

Optical Properties and Temperature Dependence of Energy Gap of Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides

Fabrication of Nano-Neuro Sensors to the application of treatment of diseases like Alzheimer’s disease – A theoretical approach.

INTERN, VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pune, INDIA (May 2013 – Aug 2013)

Implemented Spray Pyrolysis, Etching and Lithography to fabricate Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials.

Fabricated and characterized a semiconductor p-n junction thin film diode on a glass substrate.

Calculating resistivity and thickness of thin films.

Analyzing the surface topography and composition of thin films using SEM.

Fabricated polyanelene and Cu2O thin films by spray pyrolysis.

SUSHANT RASSAY

#409, Frank E Rodgers Blvd N, Harrison, New Jersey, 07029 • Phone: 862-***-**** • ***********@*******.***

Education

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey (Jan 2015 - Dec 2016)

M.S. Material Sciences and Engineering (GPA: 3.6/4.0)

Senior Thesis: “Electrical, Electronic and Optical Properties of MoSe2 and WSe2”. Researched the electrical, electronic and optical properties of monolayer and bulk MoSe2 and WSe2 by performing MATLAB simulations. Examined optical properties of these materials on semiconductor, metal and fused silica substrates.

UNIVERSITY OF PUNE, Pune, India (Aug 2010 - Dec 2014)

B.S. Electronics Engineering

Academic Projects

Detection of Dementia in MRI scans using Machine Learning Techniques.

Designing RF Amplifier on a PCB.

Simulation of drug transportation to active tumor/cancer sites by nano-bots.

Construction of a model Green Building.

Publication

Rassay, Sushant S., Weitao Tang, and Nuggehalli M. Ravindra. "Optical Properties and Temperature Dependence Studies of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides.” Communicated – Symposium: Materials Property Understanding through Characterization; Conference Proceedings MS&T 2016, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 23 27 (2016).

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