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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Links
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwesi-eshun-2b41b299
Professional Summary

Self-motivated Electrical Engineer with 3+ years experience and strong background in semiconductor device physics and semiconductor process seeking entry/junior level position as a Design/Device Engineer. Core strengths include microelectronics, nanoelectronics and CMOS Design and Analysis of Analog/Digital Integrated Circuits, device fabrication and device characterization in aclean room environment. and detail oriented with excellent writing, listening, and interpersonal communication skills.

Skills
  • Technical writing
  • Python
  • C++
  • Orcad Capture
  • Verilog/VHDL
  • Sentaurus TCAD
  • Cadence
  • PSpice
  • Microwind
  • JMP
  • Modelsim
  • Microsoft Office
  • Lithography Process
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
  • ALD Process
  • Device Evaluation and Characterization
  • Atomistik Toolkit
  • Analog/Digital IC Design
  • Multisim
  • Labview
  • Windows/Linux/Unix
  • Design of Experiments
  • Perl
  • Root cause analysis

Work History
01/2017 - 08/2018Research Associate | Company Name - City, State
  • Designed research experiments to improve the process of device fabrication for Novel two dimensional semiconductors.
  • Improved methods and procedures for processes, measurements, documenting and work flow techniques
  • Produced detailed oral and written reports of device simulations and analyzed result output
  • Discovered and explained the source of device-to-device variation and related key processing parameters
  • Conducted reliability testing including Stress Tests on devices and developed optimized algorithm to analyze test data.
  • Performed detailed component analysis using oscilloscope, X-Ray, curve-tracer, and analyzed CSAM and SEM images
08/2013 - 12/2016Graduate Research Assistant | Company Name - City, State
  • Performed electrical characterization of device test structures and improved model for extracting device parameters
  • Developed device modeling techniques which aided theoretical support for novel two-dimensional device designs
  • Investigated source of device-to-device variation, related key device parameters and provided explanations to understand device behavior and avert failure
  • Designed, simulated nanoscale two-dimensional Field Effect Transistors (FETs) and characterization
  • Provided process support (including flow design, unit process development and optimization) to colleagues with research needs.
  • Worked on two dimensional semiconductors, studying effects and behavior of novel materials in field effect devices.
08/2013 - 12/2014Graduate Teaching Assistant | Company Name - City, State
  • Checked assignments, proctored tests, and provided grades according to university standards.
  • Taught weekly recitation sessions to Junior and Senior level students in Linear Circuits and CMOS Analog/Digital Integrated Circuit Design
  • Conducted research in novel semiconductor materials with team of ten graduates and faculty.
  • Mentored students through office hours and one-on-one communication.
  • Performed LVS and DRC verification of layouts in IC design
  • Developed analog integrated circuits from specification to layout using Cadence/Microwind in Analog/Digital design coursework
  • Implemented VHDL code in digital design, performed simulations and timing checks to ensure proper functionality in Digital circuits.
Education
2014George Mason University, City, StateMaster of Science: Electrical Engineering
  • Thesis: Two-Dimensional Materials: Doping-Induced Variation, Heterojunction FETs and Hybrid Multilayers
  • Coursework in VLSI Test Concepts, VLSI Design and Layout, CMOS Analog and Digital Integrated Circuits, Modern Systems Theory, MOS Devices, Nanoelectronics, Device Characterization
2011Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology, City, StateBachelor of Science: Physics
Affiliations
  • Student Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publications
  • Eshun Kwesi, HD Xiong, Sheng Yu, Qiliang Li

Doping induces large variation in the electrical properties of MoS2 monolayers,

Solid State Electronics, Vol 106, Pages 44-49, (2015)


  • Eshun Kwesi, Sheng Yu, K Gu, A Arab, C Shi, DE Ioannou, Qiliang Li, Two-dimensional monolayer FETs with

PN junction or Heterojunction channels, Pending by Journal of Applied Physics, (2018) (submitted to Journal of

Applied Physics)


  • Sheng Yu, HD Xiong, Eshun Kwesi, H Yuan, Qiliang Li,

Phase transition, effective mass and carrier mobility of MoS2 monolayers under tensile strain,

Applied Surface Science, Vol 325, Pages 27-32, (2015)


  • Sheng Yu, Eshun Kwesi, H Zhu, Qiliang Li,

Novel two-dimensional mechano-electric generators and sensors based on transition metal dichacolgenides,

Scientific reports 5, Article number 12854, (2015)


  • Sheng Yu, H Zhu, Eshun Kwesi, Chen Shi, M Zeng, Qiliang Li,

Strain-engineering the anisotropic electrical conductance in ReS2 monolayer,

Applied Physics Letters 108, 191901, (2016)


  • Sheng Yu, H Zhu, Eshun Kwesi, A Arab, A Badwan, Qiliang Li,

A computational study of the electronic properties of one-dimensional armchair phosphorene nanotubes,

Journal of Applied Physics 118, 164306, (2015)


  • Sheng Yu, H Zhu, Eshun Kwesi, Chen Shi,M Zeng, Qiliang Li,

Dirac fermions induced in strained zigzag phosphorus nanotubes and their applications in field effect transistors

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Issue 47, (2016)


  • K Gu, Sheng Yu, Eshun Kwesi, H Yuan, H Ye, J Tang, DE Ioannou, C Xiao, H Wang, Qiliang Li,

Two-dimensional hybrid layered materials: strain engineering on the band structure of MoS2/WSe2 heteromultilayers,

Nanotechnology, Volume 28, Number 36, (2017)


  • Sheng Yu, S Ran, H Zhu, Eshun Kwesi, Chen Shi, K Jiang, K Gu, F Jaetae Seo, Qiliang Li,

Study of interfacial strain at the a-Al2O3/monolayer MoS2 interface by first principle calculations,

Applied Surface Science, Vol 428, Pages 593-597, (2017)

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School Attended

  • George Mason University
  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology

Job Titles Held:

  • Research Associate
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

Degrees

  • Master of Science : Electrical Engineering
    Bachelor of Science : Physics

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