Applied Physics Intern
Applied Materials
Santa Clara, TX, United States
My name is Isabel Chapa, recently graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, working for Applied Materials as an Applied Physics Intern. My interest in semiconductors started from taking a Digital Electronics course in highschool where I was first introduced to transistors. This course made me curious about the chemistry and physics in semiconductors. During my freshman seminar in my undergraduate education, Dr. Korgel gave a presentation on quantum dots which opened my eyes to how a chemical engineer could contribute to electronic technology. From there, I started my research journey in Dr. Hwang's computational chemistry group studying the mechanisms of Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) and Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD). I was a part of 2021's University of Washington's Molecular Engineering and Materials Center (MEM-C) REU where I studied dopant effects in pervoskites in Dr. Li's computational group. Starting in Fall 2021, I joined Dr. Korgel's experimental group synthesizing silicon nanocrystals and CdS nanorods to study gelation kinetics. In Summer 2022, I was a Process Engineering Intern at Texas Instruments in their DMOS5 fabrication plant where I held several projects increasing capacity in the ion implantation module. I have recieved the GEM Fellowship to help fund my next steps in graduate school in partnership with Applied Materials; they will work together to provide mentorship and support as I continue on in my education. I will be continuing my education as PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech in the Fall.
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Tales from Interns and Recent Graduates
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM PDT