KUNAL MITRA

Libellenweg *, ***** Cologne · +491**********

adirbu@r.postjobfree.com · https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunal-mitra-954036a2/ · Application Engineering, Technical Sales, Data Analyst, Analytical Instrument Operation, Training and knowledge sharing

EXPERIENCE

08/2017 – 02/2018

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER, KLA TENCOR

• Completed L1 certification as a trainee application engineer in the eBeam division using eDR7280.

• Characterized bare and patterned wafers for various defects and created pareto for yield improvement

• Collaborated for upcoming critical dimension measurement utility (CDU) software characterization, compared data between KLA and competitor microscopes

• Participated in a team to characterize detector for improved SNR for upcoming review microscope (eDR 7380).

EDUCATION

06/2018-PRESENT

RESEARCH SCHOLAR, GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER (DLR)

• Recipient of DAAD fellowship to pursue research on energy harvesting thermoelectric materials

• Participated and presented research in the international school of Thermoelectrics in Varenna, Italy

• Synthesized highly doped semiconductors like Skutterudite, Silicide using melting, ball milling and sintering.

• Performed Structural characterization using XRD (Bruker D8), SEM-EDX (Zeiss Ultra)

• Performed annealing under different coating and environment to probe thermal stability

• Collaborated with people from different cultural and national origins to achieve common research goals

7/2013-08/2017

MSC MTECH DUAL DEGREE IN PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, IIT BOMBAY

• Pursued a unique course focused on the physics of materials after obtaining AIR 101 in JAM 2013

• Completed as a batch topper with a CGPA of 9.3

• Pursued a one-year MTech. project resulting in 2 publications in the areas of doping and contacting of thermoelectric materials

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ANALYTICAL SKILLS

• Structural characterization: XRD (Bruker D5000,

D8) structure refinement using Riteveld

refinement

• Phase analysis and microstructure (SEM-EDX)

• Surface Roughness (AFM)

• Surface reflectivity

• Electrical measurements: 4 probe I-V, Van

der Pauw

• Carrier concentration (Hall)

• Thermoelectric coefficient (Seebeck,

electrical conductivity)

• Thermal conductivity (Heat flux, Laser flash)

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS

• Material synthesis: High energy ball milling,

melting (liquid /solid)

• Thin film growth: Thermal evaporation, eBeam

• Sintering (Hot and cold pressing)

• Vacuum systems (rotary, TMP)

• Cutting (wire saw/ automated dicing)

• Working with silica, fume hood, glass

melting, ampoule making

• Heat treatment in controlled environment

• Metallization (mono-block sintering)

SCHOLARSHIPS

• DST INSPIRE SCHOLARSHIP DURING 2010-2013

• CSIR SCHOLARSHIP DURING 2013-2017

• DAAD-DLR SCHOLARSHIP DURING 2018-PRESENT

PUBLICATIONS AND TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

• JULY 2019, K. MITRA ET. AL” REPRODUCIBILITY OF THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SB DOPED MAGNESIUM SILICIDE” ENRICO FERMI SCHOOL OF PHYSICS, VARENNA, ITALY

• JANUARY 2019, K. MITRA ET. AL. JOURNAL OF ELEC MATERI 48, 1754–1757 (2019) DOI:10.1007/S11664-018-06889-7

• JULY 2018, K. MITA ET. AL. PHYS. STATUS SOLIDI A, 215: 1700829. (2018) DOI:10.1002/PSSA.201700829

VOLUNTARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• PARTICIPATED AS A TEACHER FOR GADADHAR AVYUDAYA PRAKALPA FOR UNDERPRIVILAGED CHILDREN

• PARTICIPATED AS PLACEMENT COORDINATOR FOR NEWLY CREATED MSC MTECH COURSE IN IIT BOMBAY

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