In Praise of imperfection A career between Academia
In Praise of imperfection A career between Academia, Industry, Corporate World and other unpredictable life events Dr. Assunta Vigliante CEO Sirius X-ray Solutions Gmb. H Stuttgart, Germany
Rita Levi Montalcini Her scientific credo that imperfection and unpredictability are the yeast of human evolution, her story unfolds a rich, unpredictable life.
Outline • My life and work • Industrial life • Industry 4. 0 • My present activities • Green Economy, sustainability, food
My Study • Bachelor Degree in Physics from University of Naples, Italy • Master Degree in Physics, Optics and Optoelectonics, University of Houston, Texas, USA • Research Scientist, ENI, Milan Italy • Ph. D in Condensed Matter Physics, University of Houston
My early work in USA • Post Doc, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Physics Dept. , NY USA • Visiting Professor SUNY at Stony Brook, NY, USA • Senior Process Engineer, SENSITRON, NY USA
Back to Europe • Team Leader, Max Planck Institut in Stuttgart, Germany • Vice President BRUKER AXS, Karlsruhe, Germany • CEO Sirius X-ray Solutions, Kirchheim u. Teck, Germany
In between Academia and Industry
The industry has changed. Industry 4. 0 • Industry 1. 0 (1760 -1820) Transition from hand production methods to machines through the use of steam power and water power. • Industry 2. 0 Technological Revolution (1870 – 1914) Railroad networks and the telegraph which allowed for faster transfer of people and ideas. Electricity. • Industry 3. 0 Digital Revolution (late 20 th century) Transitor, electronics, nuclear power • Industry 4. 0 Internet, clouds computing, smart sensors, automation, cybersecurity, data mining.
Starting a company in 2015 Cheating on Your Corporate Job: A Comic Look at the Startup Dream
Company Mission Core competence in integration and development of high end instrumentation, software analytics , X-ray optics, synchrotron radiation applications and market requirements. The mission is to serve the X-ray community with innovative high end X-ray Solutions which are not readily available. Sirius Technology Park in Kirchheim Collaboration with universities and research center to train next generation of X-ray scientists
X-ray Instrumentation Thin films X-ray analysis
Automation
Why X-rays? Differently from optical metrology, X-rays probe the material at the atomic scale and can penetrate from few nanometers to millimiters, according to the wavelength used.
X-ray Metrology Applications X-ray can probe the entire stack • Standard Structural Analysis for new material • Thin Film Analysis (thickness and composition) • Buried defects • Strain for epitaxial layer • Stress for polycrystalline • In Situ analysis during growth • Diffraction in Action
3 D Strain evolution structures Epitaxial Layers Strained 15 Modulated Relaxed
Standard Thin Film Analysis Reflectivity • Film Thicknesses • Composition • Roughness • Interdifussion Diffraction • Lattice Parameters • Strain • Film Thicknesses
In-situ analysis
Fast 2 D Detectors
Why X-ray Metrology? Requirements from automotive industry • 100% reliability • Zero Defects If you cannot see the defects, you cannot fix it If you cannot measure it, you cannot control it How can this goal be achieved? Combination of Optical and X-ray metrology
Future of Semiconductor Metrology Industry 4. 0 Integrated Metrology Industrial Internet Big Data Analytics Metrology Cyber Security Virtual Metrology Automation
What did I learn ? As a woman: 1. Look for companies which have a good track record in hiring, promoting and retaining women. 2. If you cannot find one, you will have to start your own company In general: 1. Learn what the machine cannot do 2. Social skills 3. Work for start-ups
Take charge of your food and life • Aquaponic systems • Farm sharing • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=s. Fqb. Qx. JWVrs
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