Surface scientist

SARDAR SAYDUL AMIN, Ph.D.

*** ******* **., # ***, ******, CA 93117, Phone: 805-***-****, Email: **************@*****.***

Highlights

* Over 15 years of experience in technologies ranging from surface science, material science, catalysis,

semiconductor devices, metal-organic devices, chemicals, and fuels.

* Extensive experience in preparation of atomically clean metal and semiconductor surfaces.

* Hands-on experience class 100 clean room facilities, e-beam and physical vapor deposition, plasma, organic

molecular beam, and chemical vapor deposition in ultra high vacuum.

* Expertise with advanced characterization techniques such as XPS, XAFS, AES, XRD, FTIR, UPS, ARUPS, GC,

GC-MS, TPD, UV/Vis, SEM, BET, AFM, LEED, work function measurement (?), and experience working on

depth-profile of organic-metal interfaces in UHV.

* Expertise in Synchrotron Radiation (SR) beam line instrumentation, design and support for visiting scientists to

conduct specific experiments (NEXAES, XAFS, XPS and PSID).

* Hands-on experience in design, construction, and operation of bench-scale and high through-put catalyst

screening reactors at atmospheric pressure and high pressure.

* Strong communication, interpersonal, documentation, and computer skills with ability to work effectively in

teams as well as independently.

* Trained and proactive in laboratory safety.

Research Experience

May 2005-Present: Senior Research Scientist, Gas Reaction Technologies, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA

* Actively participated in the development and commercialization of new processes based on halogen activation of

alkanes from biomass or fossil resources.

* In charge of materials characterization which requires working with different groups within the company and

outside university research groups.

* Developed a new class of zeolite catalyst system for the conversion of brominated intermediates form natural gas

or bio-mass feedstocks.

* Designed and constructed a high pressure reactor system for evaluating catalysts for methyl bromide coupling to

aromatics rich products.

* Constructed and demonstrated a challenging high pressure bench-scale reactor for bromination of methane to

selectively produce methyl bromide.

* Devised and utilized high throughput experimentation techniques to evaluate materials for methane conversion to

aromatics and fuels as well as materials for halogen capture and recovery.

* Developed a variable temperature separation system equipped with UHV mass-spectrometer for H2S capture

from natural gas.

April 2003-April 2005: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA

* Developed a catalytic process for the reaction of hydrocarbons on transition metal Surfaces.

* Led the project on design and construction of a UV light system to clean polymer without affecting the

nonocluster and investigated the sintering effect by AFM, SEM and XPS after O2 plasma and O3 treatment.

* Investigated new supported nano-particle catalysts using AFM, SEM, XPS, and a high pressure reactor in

conjunction with FTIR.

* Constructed an UHV multi-gas mixing manifold in conjunction with a plasma (O2 & H2) producing system for

study the electronic energy dissipation on ultra thin metal film from gas molecular adsorption.

* Maintained a three-stage differentially pumped molecular beam UHV system where the main chamber equipped

with AES and TOP-MS.

* Worked extensively on design, fabrication and electronic properties of the MOS devices. Proficient in preparing

H2-terminated silicon surfaces and SiO2 surface for different MOS devices fabrication in UHV using e-beam

deposition techniques.

* Actively participated in the UCSB institutional programs to supervise graduate/under-graduate students for their

work at university level.

May 1999-March 2003: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

* Actively involved in tuning the newly constructed high energy soft X-ray beam line (BL-13) and soft X-ray

beam line (BL-3) at Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center (HiSOR).

* Assisted visiting scientists and different user groups from different universities for specific experimental user

conditions.

* Built a cryostat and sample mounting assembly with possibilities of resistive heating and cooling for low

temperature study of organic molecules on single crystal surface.

* Responsible for maintaining two beam line end station UHV chamber equipped with AES, XPS, NEXAFS,

EXAFS, TOF-MS and LEED. Worked extensively on the electronic and photo-catalytic properties of PMMA

thin films and study the structural and electronic properties of organic (thiols)-metal interface using Synchrotron

Radiation (SR).

* Involved in a multimillion dollar project supported by MAZDA Car Company for the development of catalytic

converter.

* The technology was aimed at developing desulfurization catalytic processes of different thoils organic films on

the surfaces of transition metal which is suitable for application in electrochemical sensors and nanostructure-

based devices.

* Supervised graduate students and demonstrated several experiments to students using synchrotron radiation at

different synchrotron facility (HiSOR, KEK-PF, UVSOR and spring-8) in Japan for their academic program.

May 1995-March 1999: Research Assistant, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

* Actively participated with a multinational research group conducting interdisciplinary research on surfaces,

interfaces and thin films.

* Built and maintained a UHV system equipped with UPS, ARUPS, AES, TPD, LEED and work function

measurement (?).

* Proficient in preparing atomically clean single crystal surfaces, oxidized metal surfaces and depth-profiling of

organic-metal interface in UHV.

* Systematically conducted experimental research on adsorption of different model molecules on atomically clean

electrode materials: band alignment at the organic-inorganic interface and properties of organic-inorganic

interface.

* Investigate the physical and electronic properties of aldehydes at the monolayer regime acting as carrier transport

layers for prototype devices and the influence of oxygen on band alignment at the organic-metal interface.

June 1993-May 1995: Research Assistant, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka,

Bangladesh

* Researched on structural, electrical, thermal and conduction properties of PVP-Li2O complexes with different

characterization tools. The PVP-Li2O complex becomes homogeneous and semiconducting in nature on heating.

* Demonstrated various Physics experiments for graduate and undergraduate students of engineering disciplines.

October 1986-October 1992: Research Assistant, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

* Design and constructed a microprocessor based temperature controller. It was a programmable digital system for

controlling the temperature of a heating device.

* The temperature controller can be used in a variety of sophisticated ways in household appliances, scientific and

industrial applications.

Education

* Ph.D. / Surface Science - March 1999

University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Thesis: Electron Spectroscopic Investigation of the Adsorption of Model Molecules on Al(111) and Cu(110).

(Prof. F. P. Netzer)

* Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) / Physics - May 1995

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Thesis: Study of the Electrical Properties of Polyvinylpyrolidone-Lithium Oxide Complex. (Prof. A. H. Bhuiyan)

* M.S. and B.S. / Physics - October 1992

Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Awards

* JSPS research fellow award, Hiroshima University, Japan, 1999.

* North-south dialogue scholarship award, University of Graz, Austria, 1995.

* Teaching Assistantship award, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, 1993.

Professional Memberships

* Member of American Vacuum Society, USA.

* Member of American Chemical Society, USA.

* Life member of Bangladesh Physical Society, Bangladesh.

* Life member of Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science, Bangladesh.

* Member of the Japan Society for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Japan.

References:

1. Eric McFarland, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, E-mail:

*****@***********.****.***, Phone: 805-***-****

2. Daniel Auerbach, GRT Inc. Santa Barbara, CA 93111, E-mail: ********@*******.***, Phone: 408-***-****

3. Kenichiro Tanaka, Dept. of Physical Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan, E-

mail: *********@*******.**.**, Phone: +81-90-537*-****

4. Falko P. Netzer, Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria, E-mail:

*****.******@***-****.**, Phone: +43-316-***-****

Selected Publications and Patents:

1. “Orientation of ethanethiol on Cu(111); low and room temperature adsorption” Thin solid films 515 (2006)2130

2. “Alkane Bromination Revisited: “Reproportionation” in Gas-Phase Methane Bromination Leads to Higher Selectivity

for CH3Br at Moderate Temperatures” J. Phys. Chem. A 110(2006) 8695

3. “Thioethanol on Cu(111) at room temperature: a NEXAFS and XPS study” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 22 (2004) 683

4. “Adsorption behavior of dimethylesulfide (CH3SCH3) on Ni(110) surface studied by NEXAFS and XPS” Surf.

Sci.566-568 (2004) 708

5. “Sulfur edge XANES and XPS spectroscopy of ethanethiol adsorbed on Nickel” Surf. Sci. 566-568 (2004) 597

6. “Molecular adsorption of (CH3)2S on Ag(111) studied by S K edge XAFS and XPS” Surf. Sci. 566-568 (2004) 746

7. “Growth of ordered bithiophene layers on the p(2x1)O reconstructed Cu (110) surface” Surf. Sci. 536 (2003) 155

8. “Orientation and charge transfer upon adsorption of ethanethiol on Cu (111) surface at 85 K” Nucl. Instr. Phys. Res. B

199 (2003) 240

9. “Adsorption behaviour of C2H5SCH3 on Ag(111) and Ag(UFP) surfaces” Surf. and Inter. Anal. 35 (2003) 1055

10. “The aluminium-alcohol interface: Methanol on clean Al(111) surface” Surf. Sci. 519 (2002)218

11. “Structural study on (CH3)2S/Cu(100) by Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure and X-ray Photoelectron

Spectroscopy” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 20 (2002)1644

12. “Photon stimulated ion desorption for PMMA thin film in the oxygen K-edge region studied by Auger electron-

photoion coincidence spectroscopy” J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat.Phenom.114-116 (2001) 585

13. “An experimental and theoretical study of the thiophene/aluminum interface” J. Chem.Phys.114 (2001) 935

14. “Control of Chemical Reactions by Core Excitations” J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom.119 (2001) 255

15. “The bonding of aldehydes on aluminium: benzaldehyde on Al(111)” Surf. Sci.468 (2000)10

16. “Influence of co-adsorbed oxygen on band alignment at the organic/aluminum Interface” Appl. Phys. Lett., 77 (2000)

1212

17. “Band alignment at the organic-inorganic interface” Appl. Phys. Lett.; 76 (2000) 927

18. “Continuous process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons”(US2010/0099930)

Selected Conferences:

1. Presentation at the 229th ACS National Meeting, March 13-17, 2005 at San Diego Convention Center, San Diego,

CA, entitled “UV-light induced sintering behavior of Au nanoclusters.”

2. Presentation at the 51st AVS International Symposium & Exhibition, November 14-19, 2004 at Anaheim Convention

Center, Anaheim, CA, entitled “XPS and AFM Study of K Promoted Supported Au Nanoclusters.”

3. Presentation at the Third International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation in Material Science, January 21-24,

2002 at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, entitled “Adsorption Behavior of sulfur-containing molecule on transition

metal surface studied by S K-edge NEXAFS.”

4. Presentation at the conference of the Japan Society for Synchrotron Radiation, January 11-14, 2002 at Tokyo, Japan,

entitled “Adsorption behavior of ethanethiol on atomically clean Cu (111) surface studied by NEXAFS and XPS.”

5. Presentation at the Third International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation in Material Science, January 21-24,

2002 at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, entitled “Ethanethiol on Cu (111) surface: a NEXAFS and XPS study.”

6. Presentation at the 7th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, Berlin, Germany, August

21-25, 2000, entitled “Development of time-of-flight mass spectrometer for ion desorption studies at HiSOR”.

7. Presentation at the 8th International Conference on Electronic Spectroscopy and Structure, Berkeley, USA, August 8-

12, 2000, entitled “Photon stimulated ion desorption for PMMA thin film in the Oxygen K-egde region studied by

Auger electron-photoion coincidence spectroscopy”.

8. Presentation at the 4th Hiroshima International Symposium on Synchrotron Radiation at Hiroshima University, Japan,

March 16-17, 2000, entitled “Development of time-of-flight mass spectrometer for ion desorption studies at HiSOR”.

9. Presentation at the 14th international vacuum congress (IVC-14) at International Convention Centre, Birmingham,

UK, August 31-September 4, 1998 entitled “The bonding of aldehydes to aluminium: benzaldehyde on Al(111)”.

10. Presentation at the international conference organised by the Austrian Physical Society, September 24-25, 1997 at

Vienna, Austria, entitled “Adsorption and decomposition of methanol on Al(111)”.

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