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Berc Kalanyan


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E-mail:  berc_kalanyan @ avs.org

BERC KALANYAN is a Staff Research Chemical Engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University in 2015. He has expertise in the chemistry and characterization of vapor phase deposition processes such as atomic layer deposition (ALD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) for various materials and applications. His research focus is on the development and application of in situ optical measurements to investigate gas phase and surface processes that drive thin film growth. A particular focus of this work is on high-sensitivity and high-speed diagnostics suitable for use in semiconductor manufacturing.

Berc has served as Executive Committee member in the Thin Film Division (2016-2018), Secretary in the Mid-Atlantic Chapter (2021-2024), and Vice Chair in the Mid-Atlantic Chapter (2024-2025). He is currently serving as Chapter Chair until the vacancy is filled. He joined AVS in 2012.

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