Geoffrey H. B. Dommett
Education:
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, December, 2007 Dissertation: Properties of a Graphene based
Nanocomposite and Nanopaper. Advisor: Rodney S. Ruoff, Ph.D.
University of Bristol, Bristol, England.
MSc: Electronic Properties of Advanced Materials, June 2001
St. John’s College, University of Oxford, England. Masters in Physics (MPhys) , June 2000
Thesis: Magnetic Pulse Compression Circuits For Copper Vapour Lasers
Teaching Experience:
2001-2006
Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University
Physics 135: Introductory Physics: Conducted lab sections with students, and graded papers.
ME 340-2: Introduction to Manufacturing:
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Supervised labs, and taught Unigraphics to students and teaching assistants for this class
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Assisted students designing parts appropriate for injection moulding, and fabricated the moulds
Research Experience
2003-2007
Research Assistant, Northwestern University
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Designed and executed experiments probing nanocomposites to establish the conductivity mechanism
Designed and fabricated experimental equipment for:
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Performing accurate electrical measurements on terra-ohm samples inside a cryostat
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Injection moulding very small quantities of material enabling the effects of industrial processing to be
established at the earliest possible development stages of a new material
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Developed data collection software that interfaced in-house equipment with a commercial cryostat,
enabling 24/7 equipment utilization, and reducing required manpower
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Supervised and directed undergraduate student through sub-project
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Developed data analysis software that automated highly repetitive tasks
IT Skills and Experience
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Familiar with Solaris 9 and 10, Windows XP and all prior versions, x86 and UltraSPARC hardware
Familiar with many concepts of networking. Set up file-systems using NFS and Samba to enable data
analysis scripts to run simultaneously on multiple computers
Other Proficiencies and Skills:
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CAD/CAM/CAE:Unigraphics, Comsol, Autocad
Programming: Matlab, Microsoft Visual Studio C++, Assembler
Fabrication Techniques: Metal cutting, Injection Moulding
Analytical Techniques: Scanning electron microscopy, Secondary ion mass spectroscopy, Atomic
force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Optical microscopy
Cryostats, Vacuum systems, High impedance measurements, High voltage electronics.
Publication List:
Stankovich S, Dikin DA, Dommett GHB, et al. Graphene-based composite materials
Nature 442 (7100): 282-286 JUL 20 2006 Times Cited: 32
Watcharotone S, Dikin DA, Stankovich S, et al. Graphene-silica composite thin films as transparent conductors, Nanoletters S 7 (7):
1888-1892 JUL 2007
Zimney EJ, Dommett GHB, Ruoff RS, et al. Correction factors for 4-probe electrical measurements with finite size electrodes and
material anisotropy: a finite element study
Measurement Science and Technology 18 (7): 2067-2073 JUL 2007
Dikin DA, Stankovich S, Zimney EJ, et al. Preparation and characterization of graphene oxide paper Nature 448 (7152): 457-460 JUL
26 2007
Kewalramani S, Kmetko J, Dommett G, et al. Pathways for oriented assembly of inorganic crystals at organic surfaces Thin Solid
Films 515 (14): 5627-5630 MAY 23 2007
Kewalramani S, Dommett G, Kim K, et al. Aggregation-governed oriented growth of inorganic crystals at an organic template Journal
of Chemical Physics 125 (22): Art. No. 224713 DEC 14 2006