The teams from the Illinois Plasma Institute and CPMI, including professors David Ruzic and Dren Qerimi, and graduate students Jeremy Mettler, Tag Choi, Emily Greene, Parker Hays, Nick Connolly, and Zachary Jackell had the privilege of presenting their latest research at the 70th Annual American Vacuum Society Conference in Tampa, Florida. Held from November 3rd…
“The first time I met Dave was in 2008 when I interviewed for a position at UIUC (which I didn’t get, but that’s for another story). Before that, I only knew that he works on plasma/fusion, and nothing else. When we met, it was quickly apparent I was standing in front of a charismatic, enthusiastic,…
Jeremy Jacob Harry Mettler, a Ph.D. candidate at NPRE/IPI, has successfully passed the preliminary exam on his research on etching-based fluorine radical probes. Mettler’s work focuses on developing and applying novel radical probe designs to achieve spatially resolved measurements of fluorine density in plasma systems, a critical factor in reactive ion etching (RIE) processes. His…