Student-Led Research from Lewis University Featured at Leading Scientific Conference

Lewis University made a notable contribution to the 249^th Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting, held May 24-28 in Seattle, by participating in presentations and discussions spanning several innovative scientific topics.

Dr. Jason J. Keleher, professor and chair of chemistry at Lewis University, and Dr. Daniel Kissel, professor of chemistry, mentored and co-authored the following projects that were presented and co-authored by students.

·         Structural Investigation of Redox-Active Metal-Organic Frameworks in Electrochemical Capacitors by Adam Makhlouf

·         Exploring CMP Waste Byproducts to Uncover Defect-Forming Mechanisms in CMP by Andrew Murphy, Amanda Warfield, Kiersten Smith, Lexany Fonseca

·         Photocatalytic Biopolymer-Enabled Recycling of Wastewater for CMP Slurries by Rebecca Ratajczyk, Angelina Martinez, Isabella Johnson, John Zakhari

·         Effect of the Macroenvironment on Defect Formation Mechanisms during Molybdenum Post-CMP Cleaning by Austin Rockaitis, Nicole Staszak, Connor Keating, Sydney Tremblay, Andrew Murphy

·         Lanthanide-Doped Uio-66-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Fluorescence Detection of Nitroaromatic Explosive Compounds by Brianna Olynyk

·         Acoustic Modulation of Surface Reactions in CMP and Post-CMP Processing of Wide Band Gap Substrates by Amanda Warfield, Kiersten Smith, Samuel Robles, Connor Keating, Jadyn Dominguez

·         Reimagining the Chemical Ecosystem for Reduced Mechanical Demand CMP Processes by Angelina Martinez, Rebecca Ratajczyk, Andrew Murphy, Austin Rockaitis, Amanda Warfield, Cesar Alvarado Orellana, Samuel Robles, Connor Keating, Elizabeth McDonnell

·         Effluent Slurry Extraction and Analysis In Cu, ILD and Mo CMP during In-Situ Conditioning with Various Types of Gritted Diamond Discs by Amanda Warfield, Samuel Robles, Connor Keating, Yasa Sampurno (Araca Inc.), Ara Philipossian (Araca Inc.)

·         Advancing Closed-Loop CMP: Electrochemical Recovery and Slurry Re-Use Strategies by Angelina Martinez, Rebecca Ratajczyk, James Landon (PowerTech Water, Inc.), Xin Gao (PowerTech Water, Inc.), Collin Dunn (PowerTech Water, Inc.), Alan Rassoolkhani (PowerTech Water, Inc.), Cameron Lippert (PowerTech Water, Inc.)

·         Improved Quality of Cu and Fe MOF Synthesis with Growth Modulators in Anodic Dissolution by Adan Martinez

The Keleher Research Group at Lewis University is recognized as a leader in fundamental research focused on ultra-clean processing and surface preparation technologies. The group has an extensive publication record in international peer-reviewed journals and is frequently invited to present its work at major international conferences. Over 25 Lewis University graduates who participated in the group have gone on to careers at advanced research and manufacturing organizations, including Intel Corporation, Entegris Corporation and Applied Materials Corporation. In addition, many alumni have pursued doctoral studies in field such as semiconductor technology, polymer science and materials science. 

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