Phil M Smith

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Phil M Smith 720 S Negley Ave. Apt A1, Pittsburgh PA 15232 [email protected]; (340) 642-8305

Education PhD, Mechanical Engineering [2016 – Current] Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA M.S, Mechanical Engineering [2014 – 2015] Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY B.S, Mechanical Engineering [2012-2014] Columbia University, New York, NY B.S, Applied Mathematics [2010-2012] University of the Virgin Islands, St Thomas, USVI [Awarded in 2014]

Professional Experience Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA [2016 -Present] (PhD Advisers: Dr. B. Reeja Jayan and Dr. Sheng Shen)    

Crystalline silicon solar cell fabrication Development of solar cell testing platform Silicon surface texturing Vapor Phase Polymerization (VPP) of polymer thin films

Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY [2014 - 2015] (Research Adviser: Dr. Ya Wang)   

Study of core-shell magnetic-plasmonic nanoparticles Synthesis of Iron Oxide Core – Mesoporous silica shell composite nanoparticles Nanoparticle characterization using Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission electron Microscopy and X-ray powder diffraction

Research Intern, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island, NY [Summer 2014] (Research Adviser: Dr. Wayne Archibald; Staff Scientist: Dr. Fernando Camino)   

Studying single layer CVD graphene doped with Au, Ag and Ti. Using Van der Pauw method for carrying out Hall Effect measurements. Near-edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy at U7A Beamline.

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Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY [2012-2014] (Research Adviser: Dr. James Hone)     

Carbon Nanotube (CNT) growth using in-house CNT system CNT characterization using Rayleigh Scattering Large and small grain growth of graphene samples using in-house CVD System Graphene transfer onto Si/SiO2 wafer Graphene characterization using Raman Spectroscopy

Research Intern, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island, NY [Summer 2013] (Research Adviser: Dr. Wayne Archibald; Staff Scientist: Dr. Fernando Camino)    

Study of Single layer graphene doped with Au Hall bar fabrication of Single Graphene samples via UV lithography for Hall Effect measurements Sample characterization using Raman Spectroscopy Finding the band structure of graphene using Vienna Ab-initio Simulation Package (VASP)

Research Intern, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island, NY [Summer 2012] (Research Adviser: Dr. Wayne Archibald; Staff Scientist: Dr. Kevin Yager)  

Characterization of single and bi-layer graphene samples using Raman Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy. X-ray scattering measurements of graphene samples using X-9 beam line at NSLS I

REU Intern, Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA [Summer 2011] (Research Adviser: Dr. Anthony Rollett)   

Simulation of thermal residual stress in Alumina microstructure using Fast Fourier Transform Method (in-house software) Building microstructures of Polycrystalline Alumina using Mbuilder (in-house software) Analyzing stress clusters in Alumina microstructures

Awards and Honors CMU Graduate Student Assembly/Provost Conference Funding award [July 2016] Gem University Fellow [2014]

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Conference Presentation 1. Poster: “High-efficiency, Ultra-thin Silicon Solar Cells by Large-scale Electronic and Optical Interface Engineering” Gordon Research Conference: Thin Film & Small Scale Mechanical Behavior, Lewiston ME, 07/24/2016 - 07/29/2016

Professional Affiliation  

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Golden Key International Society o Vice President of UVI St Thomas Chapter [2012]

Volunteer Work  

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Gelfand Center Outreach, Energy from Everyday Things, Pittsburgh, PA [Feb 2016]. o Demonstrated the use of fruit juice in organic solar cells to kids k-9th grade. Brookhaven National Laboratory Summer Sundays, Exploring the Ultra Small Upton, NY [ August 2014 & 2013]. o Lithography demonstration using light sensitive paper and stencils to kids and families Habitat for Humanity, St Thomas, USVI [2011]. o Helped remodel home for elderly couple o Helped build wheel chair ramp and home entryway remodeling for handicap gentleman

Technical Skills    

MATLAB Creo parametric 2.0 C++ OpenGL, Glut