10th International Conference on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry

Dr. Tatiana Novikova leads the Division of Characterization and Modeling at the Laboratory of Physics of Interfaces and Thin Films of CNRS, Ecole polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France. She is a Courtesy Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. Dr Novikova obtained MSc degree in applied mathematics from the Moscow State University (Russia), PhD in applied mathematics and physics from the Moscow Institute of Mathematical Modelling (Russia), and Habilitation in Physics from the University Paris-Sud (France). Her research interests and area of expertise include optical polarization, Mueller polarimetry, biomedical imaging, polarimetric instrumentation, optical metrology and computational modeling of electromagnetic wave interaction with structured and random media. Dr. Novikova is an Editorial Board member of the SPIE Journal of Biomedical Optics, co-Editor of the book “Polarized Light in Biomedical Imaging and Sensing – Clinical and Pre-Clinical Applications” (Springer Cham, 2023), Vice-Chair of SPIE Poincaré Webinar Series on Optical Polarization and Related Phenomena. Dr. Novikova is the Fellow of SPIE and Optica (former OSA), and the recipient of 2020 SPIE G. G. Stokes Award in optical polarization.

Nik received his BS and MS degrees in Physics in 2003 and 2004 from the Pennsylvania State University and his PhD in Physics in 2008 from the University of Toledo. In 2011, he joined the faculty at University of Toledo where his current research involves optical characterization of materials and thin film devices, complex optical property measurements from the millimeter to ultraviolet wavelength ranges, in situ real time monitoring of materials growth, non-contacting probes of electronic transport properties, thin film photovoltaics, and modeling of opto-electronic devices. Nik is currently the NEG Endowed Chair Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Toledo.

Erwin Kessels received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Applied Physics from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in 1996 and 2000, respectively. He is currently a professor at the same university and his research interests cover the field of synthesis of ultrathin films and nanostructures using methods such as layer deposition (ALD) and atomic layer etching (ALE). He has contributed most prominently by his work on plasma-enhanced ALD, his research related to ALD for semiconductor technology and photovoltaics, ALD for nanopatterning, and in situ spectroscopic studies of ALD and ALE. Erwin has won several awards (the AVS Peter Mark Memorial Award in 2007; the ALD Innovation Award in 2019) and he is an associate editor of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. He is also the driving force behind the AtomicLimits.com blog and the founder of the ALD Academy.

Professor Frank Urban received his BSEE and MS in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University, and MS and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida. After working for Harris Semiconductor Frank joined the University of Miami’s Department of Electrical Engineering as Assistant Professor. He then joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida International University as Associate Professor. Frank’s interest include thin film formation using Ionized Cluster Beam, Nanoparticle films, and others (1980 – present), characterization of materials’ properties using ellipsometry (1980 – present), and modeling methods including numerical methods and artificial intelligence for function approximation (1992 – present). Fields of interest comprise nanoparticles, optics, endocrinology, and computer Matlab©. He also enjoys triathlon racing, cycling, and wilderness hiking.

Mathias received Dipl.-Phys., Dr. rer. nat., and Dr. habil. (Physics) degrees from the University of Leipzig in 1994, 1997, and 2003, respectively. He joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as full-time faculty in 2005. He visited Linkoping University as guest professor (2016-2022) and Lund University (2023-). He was named Fellow of the Leibniz Institut fuer Polymerforschung Dresden and the American Physical Society. Mathias holds an honorary doctorate from Linkoping University and he is endowed with the J.A. Woollam Distinguished Professorship Chair. He serves as Commissioning Editor for Applied Physics Letters. Mathias’ research interests cover development and applications of advanced ellipsometry.