Materials Science

Biography
David Ensor, PhD, appointed as an RTI Senior Fellow in March 2002, has more than 30 years of experience in aerosol science and air pollution research and is director of the Center for Aerosol Technology and recognized as a leading expert in filtration, indoor air quality, and cleanroom technology. He founded the American Association for Aerosol Research and the research journal Aerosol Science and Technology. Dr. Ensor consistently contributes to scientific literature and has written 70 peer-reviewed papers and 5 book chapters. He has given more than 160 presentations to major national and international conferences, and holds four U.S. patents. Read More…

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Charles E. Rodes, PhD, Senior Fellow in aerosol exposure, was appointed in July 2008 and leads the Aerosol Exposure Program at RTI. He has conducted health-based aerosol exposure research for federal and private clients since 1992. Previously, Dr. Rodes conducted aerosol technology and environmental exposure research for 23 years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He currently serves as the exposure expert on particulate matter for EPA's Board of Scientific Councilors and is leading grant research to develop asthma aerosol trigger sensors for the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). He also provides aerosol exposure guidance to the National Childrens Study, the U.S. Army (USACHPPM) for active duty soldiers, and for first responders as chair of an expert panel advising the Department of Homeland Security. He is a peer reviewer for five technical journals and the author of over 50 peer journal articles on aerosol exposure technologies.

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Brian R. Stoner, PhD, Senior Fellow in materials and electronic technologies, appointed May 2009, directs research activities related to biomedical materials and devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors, and photonics. Before joining RTI, Dr. Stoner was a senior scientist for Kobe Steel USA's Electronic Materials Center, researching plasma processing of thin-film microelectronic materials. At RTI, he currently manages research programs for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Army Research Office, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. Stoner also is an adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University and a member of the Curriculum in Applied Sciences and Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he conducts research on biomaterials, nanostructured materials, and related devices. His RTI Fellow's research will center on cultivating strategic university and corporate partnerships in the area of biomedical materials and devices. He holds 22 U.S. patents related to novel microelectronic materials and systems, and has authored or co-authored two book chapters and more than 100 publications. Read More…

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Dorota Temple, PhD, Senior Fellow (appointed September 2009) and program director in electronics and energy technologies, has over 20 years of experience in electronic materials and processing. Her recent research focused on technologies for high-density 3-D integration of electronic and optoelectronic devices and technologies for electronic systems on flexible substrates. She has authored or co-authored over 100 publications, including several invited review papers. Dr. Temple was elected to the board of directors of the American Vacuum Society (AVS) and has chaired the publication committee of the AVS, overseeing the publication of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology (JVST) and Surface Science Spectra. She was an associate editor of JVST and an editor of a special issue of JVST with selected papers from International Vacuum Microelectronics Conferences (IVMC) while serving as a member of the IVMC International Steering Committee. Read More…

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Rama Venkatasubramanian, PhD, is director of the Center for Solid State Energetics at RTI. He founded Nextreme Thermal Solutions, an RTI spin-off. Dr. Venkatasubramanian holds several thermoelectric patents and has several patents pending. He has written over 110 peer-reviewed publications and presentations in thermoelectric materials and devices, photovoltaic materials and devices, optoelectronic materials, and other solid-state devices, and has chapters in Recent Trends in Thermoelectrics–Semiconductors and Semimetals and Thermoelectrics–Micro to Nano. Dr. Venkatasubramanian initiated and developed a research program in thermoelectric materials and devices at RTI. His work in atomically engineered superlattice materials resulted in the most significant thermoelectrics breakthrough in the last 40 years. His current focus is to transition this superlattice technology to advanced cooling systems, electronics thermal management, and power conversion systems. Under his leadership, the RTI thermoelectrics program has published in Nature (2001) and won several awards, including the R&D 100 Award (2002). Read More…