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Neil M. Mackie
5034 East 18th Street
Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 747-7629 home
(520) 218-4052 pager
Status : Permanent Resident of US
email: [email protected]
www.chem.arizona.edu/faculty/pemb/pemb-group.shtml
DESIRED POSITION
To obtain an industrial analytical chemistry position where my problem solving skills can be applied.
EDUCATION
Ph. D. in Analytical Chemistry (October 1998)
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
B. S. in Chemistry with Honors (May 1992)
Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Research in Materials Chemistry
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Prof. Jeanne E. Pemberton
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Developed interactive software for chemical education.
Produced database-driven materials characterization simulations.
Graduate Research in Plasma and Materials Chemistry
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Prof. Ellen R. Fisher
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1991 - 1992
Designed high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) enzyme assay for Asian cobra
enkephalinase. Performed extensive enzyme activity experiments.
Purified enzymes from crude venom and studied enzyme activity with leucine and methionine
enkephalin.
Industrial Internship
Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Dr. Peter J. Schoenmakers
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1992 - 1998
Led development of novel pulsed plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) techniques
to deposit advanced thin film materials.
Improved performance of industrial products from asymmetric membranes to ink-jet cartridges.
Synthesized nanostructured materials for rechargeable battery applications.
Conceived and performed experiments for plasma modification of polymer surfaces to improve
biocompatibility and tribology
Investigated surface interactions of plasma generated fluorocarbon radicals using a unique in-situ
laser based technique with CCD detection. Determined interactions during fluorocarbon plasma
deposition and etching processes.
Used resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) and time of flight mass spectrometry to
detect and measure plasma generated radicals and ions.
Undergraduate Research in Enzyme Kinetics
Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland
Prof. Mark J. Dufton
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1998 - Present
May - October 1991
Developed reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography multi-dimensional optimization
tool for the separation of polar solutes using pH and binary solvent mixtures.
SKILLS
 Thin film deposition techniques: Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhanced CVD, Plasma Graft
Copolymerization (PGC).
 Materials characterization, analytical chemistry techniques, and instrumentation:
Perkin-Elmer, Nicolet PC5, Impact, and Magna FTIRs (attenuated total reflectance (ATR) and grazing
incidence reflection (GIR)
Hitachi and Philips 505 Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM)
Jeol Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM)
Tencor and Dektak profilometers
Hewlett-Packard, Waters, and Philips High Performance Liquid Chromatographs (HPLC)
Rheometric scientific Differential Scanning Calorimeters (DSC)
UV-vis spectroscopy, ellipsometry, contact angle goniometry, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS)
 High vacuum apparatus design and construction.
 Molecular beam techniques.
 Excimer and dye laser systems, laser induced fluorescence and optical emission spectroscopy.
 Laser based ionization techniques and mass spectrometry.
 Windows 95/98/NT, computer interfacing of instrumentation, LabView programming.
 Software programming, Perl, JavaScript, HTML, SQL, client/server administration.
PUBLICATIONS
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Optimizing Separations in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography by Varying pH and Solvent
Composition, P.J. Schoenmakers, N. Mackie, R. M. Marques Lopes, Chromatographia 35 (1), 18,
(1993).
Comparison of Pulsed and Continuous Wave Deposition of Thin Films from C2F6/H2 and CF4/H2
Inductively Coupled rf Plasmas, N. M. Mackie, N.F. Dalleska, D. G. Castner, and E. R. Fisher Chem.
Mater. 9, 349-362 (1997).
Surface Reactivity of CF2 Radicals using LIF and C2F6 Plasma Molecular Beams, N. M. Mackie,
V. A. Venturo, and E. R. Fisher, J. Phys. Chem. B, 101, 9425-9428 (1997).
Characterization of Pulsed Plasma Polymerized Aromatic Films, N. M. Mackie, D. G. Castner, and E. R.
Fisher, Langmuir, 14, 1227-1234 (1998).
Pulsed Plasma Polymerization of Benzaldehyde for the Retention of the Aldehyde Group, M. A. Leich, N.
M. Mackie, and E. R. Fisher, Macromolecules, 31, 7618-7626 (1998).
Comparison of Pulsed and Continuous Wave Deposition of Thin Films from Acetonitrile and
Acrylonitrile Inductively Coupled Plasmas, A. E. Lefohn, N. M. Mackie, and E. R. Fisher, Plasmas and
Polymers, accepted for publication.
Surface Interactions of CF2 Radicals During Deposition of Amorphous Fluorocarbon Films from CHF3
plasmas, Nathan E. Capps, Neil M. Mackie, and Ellen R. Fisher, J. Appl. Phys. 84 4736-4742 (1998).
Surface Interactions of CF2 Radicals During Deposition of Amorphous Fluorocarbon Films, Neil M.
Mackie, Nathan E. Capps, and Ellen R. Fisher, J. Appl. Phys. 84 4736-4742 (1998).
Control of Surface Film Composition and Orientation with Downstream PECVD of Hexafluoropropylene
oxide, C. I. Butoi, N. M. Mackie, J. E. Barnd, E. R. Fisher, L. J. Gamble, and D. G. Castner, Chem. Mater.
accepted for publication.
Heterogeneous Processes of CF2 from C2F6 and C2F6/H2 Plasmas Probed Using Imaging of Radicals
Interacting with Surfaces, N. M. Mackie, N. E. Capps, D. G. Castner, and E. R. Fisher, J. Am. Chem. Soc.
manuscript in preparation.
PRESENTATIONS
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“Deposition and Etching Plasma Processes Examined by Laser-Induced Fluorescence” Invited Oral
Presentation: Rocky Mountain Regional American Vacuum Society Meeting, 1998.
“Measurement of the Reactivity of CF2 in Saturated Fluorocarbon Plasmas using Imaging of Radicals
Interacting with Surfaces” Neil M. Mackie, Vincent A. Venturo, and Ellen R. Fisher. Oral Presentation:
44th National Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, 1997.
“Measurement of the Reactivity of CF2 in Saturated Fluorocarbon Plasmas using Imaging of Radicals
Interacting with Surfaces” Neil M. Mackie, Vincent A. Venturo, and Ellen R. Fisher. Poster Presentation:
Rocky Mountain Regional American Vacuum Society Meeting, 1997.
“Investigating the Deposition of Fluorocarbon Thin Films” Neil M. Mackie, Vincent A. Venturo, and
Ellen R. Fisher. Poster Presentation: 3rd Annual Symposium on Photons and Chemistry, 1997.
“Deposition of Fluoropolymers from a Pulsed RF Plasma” Neil M. Mackie, N. F. Dalleska, David G.
Castner, and Ellen R. Fisher. Oral Presentation: 43rd National Symposium of the American Vacuum
Society, 1996.
“Composition of Pulsed and Continuous Wave (CW) RF Plasma Polymerized Fluoropolymers from
Saturated and Unsaturated Fluorocarbons” Neil M. Mackie, David G. Castner, and Ellen R. Fisher. Poster
Presentation: Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing, 1996.
“Thin Film Deposition from Fluorocarbon/Hydrogen RF Plasmas” Neil M. Mackie and Ellen R. Fisher.
Oral Presentation: Rocky Mountain Regional American Chemical Society Meeting, 1996.
“Deposition and Characterization of Thin Films from C2F6/H2 and CF4/H2 Inductively Coupled RF
Plasmas” Neil Mackie, David G. Castner, and Ellen R. Fisher. Poster Presentation: Rocky Mountain
Regional American Vacuum Society Meeting, 1995.
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“Plasma Deposition of Fluorocarbon Polymer, Diamond-like Carbon, Silicon Nitride, and Silicon Carbide
Films” N. Mackie, P. R. McCurdy, and Ellen R. Fisher. Poster Presentation: 41st National Symposium of
the American Vacuum Society, 1994.
AFFILIATIONS AND AWARDS
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American Vacuum Society, American Institute of Physics, American Chemical Society.
Graduate Teaching Award (1995 and 1996).
Rocky Mountain Regional American Vacuum Society poster presentation award winner.
Organizer of multi discipline, informal seminars advancing the profile of materials at CSU.
REFERENCES
Prof. Jeanne E. Pemberton
Department of Chemistry
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
(520) 621-8245
[email protected]
Prof. Ellen R. Fisher
Department of Chemistry
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
(970) 491-5250
[email protected]
Prof. David G. Castner
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, BF-10
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 543-8094
[email protected]