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Rick Reidy is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of North Texas. He has over thirty years experience in materials processing and characterization. His research in semiconductor materials includes novel cleans, low-k dielectrics, and supercritical processing. He spent two summers working at Texas Instruments in interconnect development, and had a collaborative grant with TI through the National Science Foundation (2003-2007). For ten years (2004-2014), he was a member of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) Front End Processes- Surface Preparation Technical Working Group.  In 2011, he co-edited the Handbook of Cleaning in Semiconductor Manufacturing with Karen Reinhardt of Cameo Consulting. He has published over 80 technical research papers and holds three U.S. patents. Dr. Reidy received his B.A. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Rice University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Metals Science and Engineering from Penn State.