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Purushothaman Varadhan

Eindhoven

Summary

Detail-oriented Plasma and Laser Physics Engineer with PhD background in Physics and Materials Science, supported by 10 years of research and development work experience in Physics and Chemistry of Materials.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Defectivity and Particle Control Engineer

ASML Netherlands
08.2022 - Current

2 years of experience

Competence Lead - Particle Control - ASML Netherlands
Defectivity and Particle Control - Multi-beam Electron Microscopy tools
Root cause analysis (RCA)

System Failure Mode and Effective Analysis (FMEA)
Machine learning and Data analysis
Tool qualifications and Supply quality

Postdoctoral Researcher

Dutch Institute For Fundamental Energy Researcher
08.2019 - 04.2022

4 years of experience

Thin-film deposition for the surface protection and degradation protection;

In-depth materials characterization before and after plasma processing;

Industrial customers: Toyota-Europe, NWO institutes;

Postdoctoral Researcher

King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology
05.2015 - 08.2019

4 years of experience

Materials developments: Vacuum thin films deposition by Plasma-ALD,

Pulsed laser deposition (PLD), PECVD, CVD, and Sputtering.

Process developments: Photolithography, laser lithography, and e-beam

lithography; Dry (wet) chemical etching, Surface chemistry.

Computing: Statistics: Matlab, Origin pro, 3ds max and blender.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Australian National University
06.2014 - 01.2015

Reactive ion etching (RIE) of thin films by Ar plasma, Cl, and other chemistries;

Plasma enhanced CVD of SiO2 and SiN thin films and characterization;

Education

Ph.D. - Materials Science and Engineering

Bharathidasan University,
Tamil Nadu, India
06.2014

Skills

  • Particle and Defectivity Control - Lithography and Metrology tools
  • Defect Analysis and Machine Learning
  • Root Cause Analysis - RCA
  • System Failure Mode and Effective Analysis (FMEA)
  • Lithography, dry etch, thin films and metrology

Additional Information

Marie-Curie Research Fellow 2022

Australian Endeavor Research Fellow, 2014

Two significant US patents and International Journals – 40, Citations – 1500;

Timeline

Defectivity and Particle Control Engineer

ASML Netherlands
08.2022 - Current

Postdoctoral Researcher

Dutch Institute For Fundamental Energy Researcher
08.2019 - 04.2022

Postdoctoral Researcher

King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology
05.2015 - 08.2019

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Australian National University
06.2014 - 01.2015

Ph.D. - Materials Science and Engineering

Bharathidasan University,
Purushothaman Varadhan