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Rachel S. Goldman
Professor
2094 H.H. Dow
T: (734) 647-6821
EDUCATION:
ALSO:
Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and Physics
Associate Director, Applied Physics
CURRENTLY TEACHING:
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
In the Goldman Research Group, we develop strategies for manipulating and identifying atoms in functional inorganic materials for high efficiency solar cells, long-wavelength light-emitters and detectors, high temperature electronics, spintronics, and quantum computing. Our emphasis is on understanding processing-structure-property correlations in semiconductor films, nanostructures, and heterostructures. We are primarily experimentalists using ultra-high vacuum techniques including molecular-beam epitaxy (“million buck evaporator”), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and both blanket and focused ion implantation. We have recently developed computational efforts aimed to assist in our understanding of solute incorporation in alloys (Monte Carlo-Molecular Dynamics simulations of ion-solid interactions) and plasmon-enhanced light-emission from semiconductor nanocomposites (electromagnetic simulations of light-matter interactions)
PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
Academic experience
University of Michigan
Applied Physics, Associate Director, 2010- present
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Education Director, 2011-17
Energy Frontiers Research Center, Associate Director, 2009-14
MSE, Graduate Program Advisor, 2008-12
MSE, EECS and Physics, Professor, 2008-present
Physics, Associate Professor, 2007
EECS, Associate Professor, 2004-07
MSE, Associate Professor, 2003-07
MSE, Assistant Professor, 2000-03
MSE, Dow Corning Assistant Professor, 1997-99
Harvard University
Engineering & Applied Sciences, Visiting Scientist, 2006
Radcliffe, Augustus Anson Whitney Fellow, 2005-06
Carnegie Mellon University, Physics, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1996-97
Non-academic experience
Thomson CSF, Laboratoire Central de Recherches (Orsay, France), Research Assistant, 1988
Brookhaven National Laboratory (Upton, NY), Research Assistant, 1986
AWARDS AND SERVICE:
Awards
National and International (recent and selected)
Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2012
Fellow of the American Vacuum Society, 2012
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 2008
Augustus Anson Whitney Fellow, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard, 2005-06
Best Student Oral Presentation (Advisor), Electronic Materials Conference, 2004
Peter Mark Memorial Award, American Vacuum Society, 2002
National Science Foundation Career Award, 1998-2003
MRS Graduate Student Award (equivalent to “Gold” Award), 1994
Minnesota Educational Computer Consortium Contest, 1st place award, 1978
University, College, Department (recent and selected)
Senior Fellow, Michigan Society of Fellows, 2017-21
Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, 2016
Senior Fellow, Sweetland Writing Center, 2014
Monroe-Brown Foundation Service Excellence Award, 2011
Outstanding Achievement Award, 2010
Ted Kennedy Family Team Excellence Award, 2004
Dow Corning Assistant Professorship, 1997-1999
Williams Award, Physics Department, 1988
Alumni Giving Scholarship, 1984
Service activities
National and International
Department of Energy, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Scientific Advisory Committee, 2017-2020
Swedish Academy of Sciences, Goran Gustafson Prize Award Committee, 2016
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Report: “Assessment of Solid-State Lighting, Phase 2”, Reviewer, 2016
Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences, Committee of Visitors, 2013
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Energy Frontiers Research Center, Advisory Committee, 2011-2015
Program Chair, North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy, 2011
Program Chair, Physics and Chemistry of Semiconductor Interfaces, 2008
Editorial (recent)
Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Physics, 2017 – present
Editorial Board, MRS News, 2012–present
Associate Editor, Journal of Electronic Materials, 2002–17
Associate Editor, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, 2001–06
University and College (recent)
Member, President's Honorary Degree Committee, 2017-20
Member, Dean's Advisory Committee on Female Faculty, 2017-20
Member, CoE Executive Committee, 2014-17
Member, LSA Sweetland Writing Center Executive Committee, 2015-18
Member, Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, 2010-13
Member, Provost’s Capital Projects Review Committee, 2010-13
Member, General Counsel’s Advisory Committee, 2010-16
Member, Student Relations Advisory Committee, 2010-16
Member, Rackham Divisional Board, 2003-05
Member, Academic Senate Assembly, 2002-05
Faculty Advisor, Society of Women Engineers, 1998-2003
MSE Department
Chair, Curriculum Committee, 2013-14
Chair, Graduate Committee, 2008-12
Graduate Program Advisor, 2008-12
Member, Chair's Advisory Committee, 2007-11
Member, Graduate Committee, 2003-13
Chair, Advanced Materials & Processing Education Center Taskforce, 1998-2003
Member, Undergraduate Committee, 1997-2003
Leadership in professional organizations
AVS Science & Technology Society
Trustee (2009-11); Board of Directors (2005-08)
Chair, Vice-Chair, Electronic Materials & Processing Division (2002–04)
Chair, Vice-Chair, Michigan Chapter (1997–99)
The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society
John Bardeen Award Committee (2006-09)
Electronic Materials Committee (2003-09; 2016-19)
American Physical Society
Member-at-Large, Forum on Industrial & Applied Physics (2007–10)
Founding Advisory Committee, Topical Group on Energy Research, 2009