Lucian Jdira

Koperslager 11, 2152 KC Nieuw Vennep, The Netherlands

lucianjdira@gmail.com
+31 617115066

Personal information
Date of birth June 6th, 1977
Nationality Romanian
Marital status Married, two children

Education
2004-2008 PhD Physics, Radboud University Nijmegen, Scanning Probe Microscopy
Group, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Nanotechnology: Electronic properties of semiconductor nano-materials, a
scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy study (PhD thesis).
2001-2003 Master Applied Physics, University of Bucharest, Solid State Department,
Bucharest, Romania.
Semiconductors: Electronic properties of silicon-based materials
(Master thesis).
1996-2001 Physics Engineer, University of Bucharest, Solid State Department,
Bucharest, Romania.
Solid State Physics
1992-1996 Theoretical high school “Aurel Vlaicu”, Orastie, Romania.
Mathematics-Physics

Work history
2012-present Project manager, Research, Development & Engineering, ASM Europe,
The Netherlands.
ASM International is a leading supplier of equipment and process solution
for semiconductor, solar, photonics and optoelectronics industries. The
company design and manufacture equipment and materials for wafer
processing (Front-end segment) as well as assembly and packing (Back-end
segment) through its subsidiaries in the Unites States, Europe, Japan and
Asia. Key customers include Intel, IBM, TSMC, Samsung, Toshiba,
Infineon, Bosh, Osram, Philips, Motech.
Key activities:
 Managing one-two project teams in parallel.
 Reporting out progress to in- and external customers.
 Project budget: €20k-€200k.
Projects focus on:
 Transferring innovative ideas into HVM-products.
 Improving overall efficiency of key customers.
2008-2012 Senior CFD Engineer, Research, Development & Engineering, ASM
Europe, The Netherlands.
Key activities:
 Provide expertise in advance modelling and simulation applications.
 Responsible with engineering tasks for product change projects.
 Regular meetings with customer in order to provide technical
 assistance as and when needed.
Projects focus on:
 Process and hardware developments made by ASM.
 Continuous improvement projects in collaboration with key
customers.
2004-2008 Researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Key activities:
 Setting up an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) Scanning Tunneling
Microscope and responsible for its function.
 Teaching of physics curses and supervising student’s research
projects.
Projects focus on:
 Studies of semiconductor nano-systems using scanning probe
microscopy techniques: scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and
spectroscopy (STS), atomic force microscopy (AFM).
 Deposition of magnetic layers and studies of surface electronic
properties.
2001-2004 Physicist at the National Institute for Physics of Materials, Bucharest,
Romania.
Key activities:
 Development of a low temperature cryostat for electrical
measurements.
Projects focus on:
 Studies of electronic properties of silicon-based materials.

Trainings/Courses
2010 Comsol Multiphysics training, Zoetemeer, The Netherlands
Plasma modelling: plasma physics, model setup, post-processing.
2009 Process training, ASMB-IMEC, Leuven, Belgium.
ALD/CVD A412 ASM vertical furnace: recipe creation, particles and
thickness measurements, troubleshooting; process development.
2008 Fluent training, Ansys UK Ltd, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD): geometry and mesh creation with
Gambit, Fluent CFD solver (fluent and gambit training course).
2007 International innovation, Nijmegen School of Management
(Master course).
Patent/Chaininnovation, NanoNed in association with IPecunia.
2006 International management and strategy, Nijmegen School of
Management (Master course).

Relevant experience and skills

Project Experienced with developing projects plan, manage projects budgets,
managing estimation of development costs and estimation of cost of solution, manage
the project risks, managing project schedule.
Engineering Specialist in design validation by simulations and testing.
Expertize in analysing the issues and define concept for a solution, method
of testing, success criteria, risk analysis.
CFD skills Experienced with heat transfer and fluid flow modelling using several CFD
codes: Fluent, ACE+, Comsol.
In-depth knowledge of the heating and the fluid flow physics and related
 phenomena: turbulence, mixed gases, chemical reactions.
Thin film Experienced with ALD, CVD, (thermal and plasma processes), Epitaxy, and
depositions solar technologies.
Actively involved in developing thin film deposition processes for
semiconductor and solar applications.
Solid state Strong background in experimental physics with main focus on nanophysics
physics and nanotechnology, semiconductors and surface physics. Experienced with
scanning probe techniques such as STM, AFM, SEM. Familiar with optical
and electrical characterisation of semiconductor devices.
IT skills Fluent, Comsol, ACE+, Mathlab, Mathematica; Linux, Windows.
Teaching Lasers and Electro-Optics; Surface Science (teaching assistant).
Supervisor of bachelor student projects.
Languages English (fluent)
Romanian (native)
Dutch (beginner)
Others Clear customer focus and a flexible attitude. Able to communicate results of
complex models in an understandable way.

Personal activities and interests

I enjoy reading history, travelling, staying up-to-date with recent technology developments,
playing chess, skiing.

Patents
1. Apparatus for semiconductor wafer processing (2015/PAT-EUR-0300).
2. Atomic layer deposition apparatus (2015/PAT-EUR-0292).
3. Reactive curing process for semiconductor substrates (2014/PAT-EUR-0280).
4. Method and system for delivering H2O2 to a process reactor (2014/PAT-EUR-0278).
5. Gas supply manifold and method of supplying gases to a chamber using the same
(US 2014/188760).
6. Wafer boat with stress reducing recesses (US 2013/284683).
7. Thermal processing furnace and liner for the same (US 2012/186573).

Publications
1. Scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy of CdSe quantum dots: Response of
wavefunctions to local electric fields.
L. Jdira, K. Overgaang, J. Gerritsen, P. Liljeroth, D. Vanmaekelbergh and S. Speller, Nano
Lett. 8, 4014-4019 (2008).
2. On the line width of the resonances in scanning tunneling spectroscopy.
L. Jdira, K. Overgaag, R. Stiufiuc, B. Grandidier, C. Delereu, S. Speller and D.
Vanmaekelbergh, Physical Review B 77, 205308 (2008).
3. Can scanning tunnelling spectroscopy measure the density of states of semiconductor
quantum dots?
P. Liljeroth, L. Jdira, K. Overgaag, B. Grandidier, S. Speller, D. Vanmaekelbergh, Physical
Chemistry Chemistry Physics 8, 3845-3850 (2006).
(Published as advance article)
4. One-dimensional structural and electronic properties of magnetite Fe3O4(110).
 G. Maris, O. Shklyarevskii, L. Jdira, J.G.H. Hermsen, S. Speller, Surface Science 600, 5084-
5091 (2006).
5. Size-dependent single-particle energy levels and interparticle Coulomb interactions in CdSe
quantum dots measured by scanning tunneling spectroscopy.
L. Jdira, P. Liljeroth, E. Stofels, D. Vanmaekelbergh and S. Speller, Physical Review B 73,
115305 (2006).
6. Nano-magnetic probing on magnetite (110).
G. Maris, L. Jdira, J.G.H. Hermsen, S. Murphy, G. Manai, I.V. Shvets, S. Speller, IEEE
Transaction on Magnetics 42, 2927-2929 (2006).
7. Towards spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy on magnetite (110).
G. Maris, L. Jdira, J.G.H. Hermsen, S. Murphy, I.V. Shvets, S. Speller, Japanese Journal of
Applied Physics 45, 3225-2229 (2006).
8. Conduction mechanisms in silicon-based nanocomposites.
V. Iancu, M. Draghici, L. Jdira, M.L. Ciurea, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced
Materials 6, 53-56 (2004).