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Thomas P. Pearl Department of Physics North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7518 Office: 153 Partners III, (919) 513-7360 Lab: 173 Partners III, (919) 513-7651 Fax: (919) 513-0670 Email: tppearl @ ncsu.edu Pearl Research Group Publications and Presentations |
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Education and Background
Senior
Scientist
(2012-present)
DCS Corp/OptiMetrics, Abingdon, MD Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Adjunct Professor (2011-present) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Department of Physics Research Scientist (2011-2012) Cree, Inc., Durham, NC Position involved working with a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians to develop, to improve, and to integrate new epitaxial growth processes for III-V, nitride-based LED products. This included leading process improvement projects and coordinating process transfers to production teams. Assistant Professor (2003-2011) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Department of Physics Postdoctoral Research Associate (2000-2003) The
Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA
Low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy studies of substrate
mediated interactions, catalytic processes, and dynamics of molecules
inserted in self-assembled monolayers for applications in
nanotechnology and molecular electronics.Departments of Chemistry and Physics Advisor: Paul S. Weiss, Ph.D., Weiss Group Research Including a collaboration with Dr. Hans-Peter Rust at the Fritz-Haber-Institute, Department of Chemical Physics, Berlin, Germany Design, construction, and operation of low temperature STM/AFM for probing properties of metal clusters deposited on well-ordered metal oxide supports. Ph.D., Physical Chemistry (July 2000) The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Department of Chemistry Advisor: Steven J. Sibener, Ph.D., Sibener Group Research Thesis: Interactions Between Adsorbates and a Stepped Metallic Surface Studied with STM and LEED Scientific family tree for S. J. Sibener B.A., Physics (June 1994) Carleton College, Northfield, MN Department of Physics Research Experience: NSF-REU student under Paul C. Engelking, Ph.D., University of Oregon, Chemical Physics Research Assistant under Steve D. Durbin, Ph.D., |
Awards and Honors Sigma Xi Membership-NCSU Chapter
(2007)
American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund, Type G award (2006) NCSU Faculty Research and Professional Development Award (2006) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award-ORAU (2004) Dana Award for Personal Achievement-Carleton College (1994) |