Scott A. Chalmers, Ph.D., President

Scott led several research programs that resulted in advances in the deposition, monitoring, and characterization of semiconductor thin-film devices. These included RHEED, AFM, XTEM, PL, and electrical property studies of tilted semiconductor superlattices. He also developed a number of new deposition monitoring techniques that are in current use in the compound semiconductor industry, including VCSEL reflectance monitoring and optical flux monitoring.

Education
Master of Business Administration, UC Berkeley
Ph.D. in EE, UC Santa Barbara (Concurrent Advisors: Art Gossard, Nobel-Laureate Herb Kroemer, Pierre Petroff)
MSEE, University of Texas at Austin (Advisor: Ben Streetman)
BSEE, UC San Diego

Awards
Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences Award
Regents Special Fellowship (Highest University of California scholastic award)
Microelectronics and Computer Engineering Fellowship (UT Austin)

Publications: 30 in peer-reviewed journals, including a cover article on Nanotechnology for Science, and 11 professional conference presentations.

Randall S. Geels, Ph.D., Vice President of Software Development

Before joining Filmetrics in 1997, Dr. Geels directed several R&D programs involving novel semiconductor laser designs and configurations including pioneering work in VCSELs and high-power red lasers. He also has more than ten years experience in the design, fabrication, and testing of compound semiconductor devices, and extensive experience in the use, control, and monitoring of thin film deposition technologies including MBE, MOCVD, e-beam and thermal evaporation, and plasma sputtering.

Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara (Advisor: Larry Coldren)
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara (Advisor: Larry Coldren)
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Dordt College

Awards
State of California MICRO Fellowship
Dordt College Academic Scholarship
State of Iowa Scholar
National Merit Finalist

Publications: 71 peer-reviewed technical journal articles and professional conference presentations.