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John Thomas

Scientist

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Education

Ph.D. Solid State Physics, 1970, Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA
M.S. Physics, 1967, Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA
Ph.D. Research Associate BSEE, 1965, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA

Professional Experience

1992 - 2002	3M Company, (retired) St. Paul MN
1978 - 1992	RCA Laboratories, Inc. Princeton NJ
1970 - 1978	Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Allentown PA and Columbus OH

37 years - vacuum technology, 30 years - electron spectroscopy (AES, XPS, and related methods), Physical Vapor and sputter deposition, nano-gram mass measurements, Fuel Cells and catalysts, Diamond and diamond like films, SiO₂/Si system, Ta₂O₅/-Ta system, plasma etching of semiconductor materials, electrical contact phenomena, amorphous silicon and solar cells, polymer surface chemistry, corrosion science applications, electronics design, VideoDisc®, Ir Schottky Diode deep IR photodetectors, and numerous other projects.

Professional Societies

American Vacuum Society - Emeritus Member
American Physical Society - Senior Fellow

Publications

Handbook of Vacuum Science and Technology, edited by DM Hoffman, BW Singh, JH Thomas, III (Academic Press, 1998).
4 Book Chapters (electron surface spectroscopy and applications)
89 refereed papers
85 refereed presentations (~50 invited)
9 US patents