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Richard Shafer (Research Technician III /
Laboratory Manager)
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Biographical Sketch
Richard
Shafer attended the University of Kentucky majoring in EE. He has over
twenty years of significant technical experience in diverse research and
manufacturing environments. Richard has a broad technical background with
particular expertise in analysis, characterization, processing and
fabrication of ceramic materials and refractory metals; vacuum technology;
electrical, electronic and mechanical design and automation. He was
employed in the vacuum tube industry for over 15 years and has knowledge of
process procedures, lab procedures, microscopy - both electron and optical,
and vacuum systems. He has extensive knowledge in the design, production,
and testing of thermionic emitters (see current projects). As acting lab
manager for the MEMS group, Richard maintains the labs and provides support
for the people using them.
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Home:
404-538-6145
Office: 404-385-0685 richard.shafer@mse.gatech.edu
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Current Project:
Investigation of Scandium / Rhenium Surface coatings for Reduced Work
Function Thermionic Emitters
Published Papers:
"A Cavity
Reservoir Dispenser Cathode for CRT's and Low-Cost Traveling-Wave Tube
Applications." IEEE Transanctions on Electron Devices, Vol.36, No.1,
January 1989 with L.R. Falce
"Characterization
of Tungsten Metal Powders," Summer Meeting of the American Ceramic
Society, Southeastern Section, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, July 1987, with W.L.
Ohlinger
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modified on February 27, 2006
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