mario beaudoin

president and sole proprietor

About

Over 20 years of experience in academia and industry directing research and development projects while training graduate and undergraduate students and technical staff. Expertise in the development of nanostructured materials, photonic devices and micro-electro-mechanical-systems. Expertise in the synthesis of semiconductor films, by MBE and various CVD techniques, and in the development of feedback control during growth using in-situ sensors. Author of a book chapter on the structural and optical properties of III-V semiconductor quantum well structures and photonic devices. Author of over 40 peer reviewed publications. Specialties: Semiconductor synthesis, Optical Properties, Structural Characterization, Nanowires, Photonic Devices

Country

canada

City

vancouver

Industry

semiconductors

Skill

characterization, photonics, nanofabrication, nanotechnology, spectroscopy, semiconductors, clean rooms, sensors, physics, optics, microfabrication, optoelectronics, thin films, cvd, afm, materials science, scanning electron microscopy, photolithography, solar cells, labview, nanowires, mems, materials, experimentation, sputtering, nanomaterials, powder x ray diffraction, xps, ice hockey

Experience

staff engineer

bandwidth9

1999-1 - 2003-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

MBE growth of tunable VCSELs and epitaxial materials characterization

faculty research associate

arizona state university

1997-1 - 1999-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

MBE growth and development of in-situ feedback control

postdoc and research associate

the university of british columbia

1995-6 - 1997-10 · 2 yrs 5 mos

MBE growth of GaAs and InP based materials. Structural optical and electrical characterization of semiconductors. Development of in-situ growth sensors.

postdoc and research associate

école polytechnique de montréal

1993-1 - 1995-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

MOVPE growth of InP based materials. Structural, optical and electrical characterization of semiconductors. Fabrication of optoelectronic devices.

associate member

university of british columbia okanagan faculty of applied science

2014-6 - Present · 12 yrs 4 mos

Collaborate with School of Engineering faculty in the areas of nanofabrication, materials and device fabrication and characterization. Collaborate on supervision of graduate students.

president and sole proprietor

beaudoin semiconductors consulting

2016-10 - Present · 10 yrs

Consulting services in the area of micro- nano-fabrication of semiconductor based devices.

co-fondateur et directeur artistique

www.francouver.ca

2008-11 - Present · 17 yrs 11 mos

research associate

the university of british columbia

2003-6 - Present · 23 yrs 4 mos

Initiated an original research program in the synthesis of nanostructured semiconductor materials; currently working on InSb nanowires. Initiated and setup a photothermal deflection spectroscopy (PDS) lab dedicated to the characterization of semiconductor optical constants. Currently working on solar cell materials. Manage the UBC Nanofabrication Facility, a multi-user service lab offering a full suite of micro- and nano-fabrication equipment and processes in a class 1000 cleanroom environment.