maboudianlab - Conrad Stoldt

Alumnus - Postdoctoral Researcher

Ph. D. Physical Chemistry (1999), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

B.S. Department of Chemistry (1994), University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado

Conrad.Stoldt (at) Colorado.EDU

Current Position:

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Colorado

Campus Box 427

Boulder, CO 80309-0427

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Research:

Surface and Interface Physics: homoepitaxy and heteroepitaxy of metals and semiconductors; atomic and electronic structure; tribology; self-assembly; metal/semiconductor interface; gas/fullerene interface.

Surface Dynamics: dynamics of gas-surface interaction; chemisorption; etching and roughening; relaxation and reconstruction.

Semiconductors: vacuum and aqueous surface chemistry; atomic-scale manipulation of surface chemical, electrical, and mechanical properties.

Micromachining and Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS): surface and interfacial phenomena, surface engineering, material integration.

Biomaterials: in vivo surface chemistry; material properties of bioglasses, calcium phosphate ceramics, and titanium-based metals.

Focus of Postdoctoral Project:

New Surface Coatings and Structural Materials for MEMS; Surface Tribology of C60 and SiC Thin Films