Chemical Engineering High School

Wen Liao

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Education

**** – 2010 B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison GPA 3.3/4 2011 – 2016 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Texas-Austin GPA 3.9/4 Technical Skills

Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)

Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS)

Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV)

X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

X-Ray Reflectivity (XRR)

Matlab / R / Python / AutoCAD

Sheet Resistance Measurement

Digital Signal Controller

Ebeam Lithography

Ellipsometry

Vacuum system

Chromatography

Mass Spectrometry

Research Projects

Block Copolymer Directed Self-Assembly 2009 - 2011, UW-Madison, Prof. Paul Nealey Controlling Nucleation and Growth of Ultra-Thin Ruthenium Films in Chemical Vapor Deposition 2011 - 2016, UT-Austin, Prof. John Ekerdt Responsibility:

Research - launch new projects, perform research and develop effective strategies, think critically and creatively in order to solve problems, enhance product excellence utilizing new technology

Maintainance - design and develope new equipments, identify and repair complicate technical malfunctions, align with all safety requirements

Analysis - ensure the design is appropriately transferred to production, prepare and justify specifications for improvements to existing products, processes and equipment

Interpersonal - effective oral and written communication skills, provide expertise and an outside- in viewpoint based on knowlwdge and experience in teamwork Courses

Biochemistry

Mass Transfer Operations

Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design

Process Dynamics and Control

Graduate-Level:

Advanced Thermodynamics

Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer

Surface Phenomena

Theory of X-Ray Diffraction

Physical Chemistry

Polymer Science and Technology

Nanomaterials Chemistry and Engineering

Chemical Engineering for Microelectronics

Advanced Analysis for Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering Economy and Business Analysis Work Experience / Leadership

Assistant instructor for graduate-lever courses

Leader of a research program collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (2015)

Mentor of visiting graduate students during their summer internships (2013 & 2015)

Alice in Wonderland Summer Research Program (on every July 2012-2015) Cooperatively planed activities and led teams of high school students. Publications

1. Liao, W., Ekerdt, J. G., “Precursor Dependent Nucleation and Growth of Ruthenium Films during Chemical Vapor Deposition”, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 34, 041514 (2016) 2. Liao, W., Ekerdt, J. G., “Ru Nucleation and Thin Film Smoothness Improvement with Ammonia during Chemical Vapor Deposition”, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 34, 031508

(2016)

3. Liao, W., Bost, D., Ekerdt, J. G., “Growth of Ultra-thin Ruthenium and Ruthenium Alloy Films for Copper Barriers”, Advanced Metallization Conference (2015) 4. Liao, W., Ekerdt, J. G., “Effect of CO on Ru Nucleation and Ultra-Smooth Thin Film Growth by Chemical Vapor Deposition at Low Temperature”, Chemistry of Materials 25, 1793–1799 (2013). 5. Ji, S., Nagpal, U., Liao, W., Liu, C., de Pablo, J. J., Nealey, P. F., “Three-dimensional Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers together with Two-dimensional Square and Rectangular Nanolithography”, Advanced Materials 23, 3692–3697 (2011). 6. Ji, S., Liu, C., Liao, W., Fenske, A. L., Craig, G. S., Nealey, P. F., “Domain Orientation and Grain Coarsening in Cylinder-Forming Poly(styrene-b-methyl methacrylate) Films”, Macromolecules 44

(11), 4291-4300 (2011).

7. Ji, S., Liao, W., Nealey, P. F., “Block Cooligomers: A Generalized Approach to Controlling the Wetting Behavior of Block Copolymer Thin Films”, Macromolecules 43 (16), 6919-6922 (2010).

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