Ian J. Ball, Ph.D.

E-mail: ijball@mac.com

This page was last updated: September 14, 2006.

(NOTE: This is the "long" form of my resume; it is totally complete.)

[Academic Experience] [Industry Experience]

KEYWORDS: Lecturer in Chemistry, Chemical Educator,
Senior Research Scientist, Polymer Chemist, Semiconductor & Electronic Materials, Materials Scientist.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

 LECTURER:

• Chem 6BL: Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (Fall Quarter 2001-pres.; also: Summer Sessions 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) - Lecturer & Instructor for Introductory (i.e. "General") Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory course, UCSD.
  • Included topics: gravimetric analysis (via precipitation), volumetric analysis (i.e. acid-base and redox titration), thermochemistry (calorimetry), inorganic coordination complex synthesis and compositional analysis, qualitative analysis, atomic spectroscopy.
  • Supervision of up to 500 students, and ~12 Teaching Assistants and ~12 undergraduate Graders, each Quarter.
  • Revised course curriculum - included revising laboratories and lab schedule, redesigning and beefing-up the exam portion of the course, and redistributing the student workload to better represent the 3 Unit nature of the course.
  • Developed the on-line aspects of the course from scratch.
  • Integrated safety requirements into coursework.

• Chem 6C: Third Quarter General Chemistry (Summer Sessions 2004, 2005, 2006) - Lecturer for 3^rd Quarter General Chemistry course, UCSD.
  • Included topics: electrochemistry, kinetics, nuclear chemistry, transition metal (d-orbital) chemistry and descriptive main group chemistry;
    also: thermodynamics (2004).

• Chem 6BH: Second Quarter Honors General Chemistry (Winter Quarter 2005) - Lecturer for 2^nd Quarter Honors General Chemistry course, UCSD.
  • Included topics: acid-base chemistry, aqueous (precipitation) chemistry, quantum mechanics (atomic & molecular), transition metal (d-orbital) chemistry and periodicity.

TA:

• One quarter (Winter 1996) as teaching assistant for upper division Polymer Chemistry course, UCLA.
  • This included the development of the on-line aspects of the course.
• One quarter (Fall 1995) as teaching assistant for upper division Inorganic Chemistry, UCLA.
• Three quarters (Fall 1993-Spring 1994) as teaching assistant for General Chemistry Laboratory, UCLA.
• One semester (Fall 1992) as teaching assistant in undergraduate extension school General Chemistry (lab & lecture) course,
  Harvard University.

EDUCATION:

Graduate Education (6/93 to 10/98; GPA = 3.95)
Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry: University of California, Los Angeles
Research Advisor: Professor Richard B. Kaner
Courses taken include: Group Theory, Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms, Spectroscopy, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Solid-State Chemistry, and Issues in Chemical Education.

Dissertation: "Permeability, Solubility and Diffusivity in Polyaniline Membranes and Related Materials"

• Developed the conducting polymer, Polyaniline, for use as a superior membrane for liquid separations (i.e. pervaporation).
• Prepared thin-films by spin-coating and dense films by solution casting techniques.
• Synthesized polymers by oxidative polymerization in an acidic medium.
• Investigated the influence of doping, derivitization, copolymerization and blending on the structure, properties and membrane separation characteristics of polyaniline.
• Performed liquid permeability and diffusion measurements of carboxylic acids, alcohols, water with these membranes using high-vacuum pervaporation apparatus.
• Measured the swelling behavior of polyaniline membranes in various solvents (e.g. carboxylic acids, alcohols, alkanes, aromatics, etc.).
• Characterized products by NMR, GPC, TGA, DSC, SEM, Powder XRD, FT-IR, UV-vis and 4-point conductivity.
• Examined doped and sulfonated Polyaniline for use as an electrode material in polymer light emitting diodes for display applications (in collaboration with Dept. of Materials Science Professor Yang Yang).
• Further background in inorganic and ceramic materials synthesis, characterization

Undergraduate Education (9/89 to 6/93; graduated Cum Laude; GPA = 3.3)
B.A. in Chemistry: Harvard College, Cambridge, MA; 6/93
Research Advisor: Professor Charles M. Lieber
Additional coursework in Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Spectroscopy, and Solid-State Chemistry.

• Synthesized C₆₀ and other Fullerenes by arc vaporization. Separated C₆₀ from other Fullerenes using column chromatography.
• Attempted to synthesize Metallofullerenes (La_x@C_y, Nd_x@C_y, etc.).
• Characterized products by FAB-MS, NMR and XPS.

Publications

A. Refereed Journals:

1. I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang, R.A. Wolf, J.Y. Shimano and R.B. Kaner, "Pervaporation Studies with Polyaniline Membranes and Blends," Journal of Membrane Science, 174, 161-174 (2000).

2. I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang, K.J. Miller, R.A. Wolf, J.Y Shimano and R.B. Kaner, "The Pervaporation of Ethanol/Water Feeds with Polyaniline Membranes and Blends," Synthetic Metals, 102, 1311-1312 (1999).

3. S.-C. Huang, I.J. Ball and R.B. Kaner, "Polyaniline Membranes for Pervaporation of Carboxylic Acids and Water," Macromolecules, 31, 5456-5464 (1998).

4. I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang, T.M. Su and R.B. Kaner, "Temperature-Dependent Permeability and Other Studies of Polyaniline Membranes," Synthetic Metals, 84, 799-800 (1997).

5. T.M. Su, I.J. Ball, J.A. Conklin, S.-C. Huang, R.K. Larson, S.N. Nguyen, B.M. Lew and R.B. Kaner, "Polyaniline/Polyimide Blends for Pervaporation and Gas Separation Studies," Synthetic Metals, 84, 801-802 (1997).

B. Manuscripts & Reports:

1. I.J. Ball and J. Jang, "Advanced Low-k Dielectric for Semiconductor Industry," DOD SBIR Phase II Final Report, 458 pages & 2 Appendix (2002).

C. Patents:

1. I.J. Ball, Y. Shi and J. Jang, "Methods for Producing Porous Ultra Low-k Materials," 10/071,134, Patent pending(?), 02/08/2002.

2. 2nd patent, joint-effort bewteen Chemat Technology & Axcelis Technology, Patent granted(?), ~2004(?).

D. Conference Proceedings & Preprints:

1. I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang and R.B. Kaner, "Polyaniline Membranes for Liquid Separations," SPE '98, ANTEC Proceedings, 1301-1305 (1998).

2. I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang and R.B. Kaner, "Permeabilities and Diffusion Coefficients of Common Solvents in Polyaniline Membranes," Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, 77, 359-360 (1997).

3. I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang, A.P. Berger and R.B. Kaner, "Permeability, Solubility and Diffusivity of Acetic Acid and Water in Polyaniline Membranes," Polymer Preprints, 38, 280-281 (1997).

4. I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang, T.M. Su, A.P. Berger and R.B. Kaner, "Permeability and Solubility Processes in Polyaniline Membranes," Polymer Preprints, 37, 672-673 (1996).

5. S.-C. Huang, J.A. Conklin, T.M. Su, I.J. Ball, S.N. Nguyen, B.M. Lew and R.B. Kaner, "Synthesis, Pervaporation and Gas Separation Studies of Polyaniline Blends," Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, 72, 323-324 (1995).

Presentations

• I.J. Ball and Y. Huang, "Solid Electrolytes for Thin Film Energy Storage Devices." 36th annual Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. Savannah, Georgia. July 30, 2001.
• I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang, A.P. Berger and R.B. Kaner, "Permeabilities and Diffusion Coefficients of Common Solvents in Polyaniline Membranes." 214th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. Las Vegas, Nevada. September 11, 1997.
• I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang, A.P. Berger and R.B. Kaner, "Permeability, Solubility and Diffusivity of Acetic Acid and Water in Polyaniline Membranes." 213th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. San Francisco, California. April 13, 1997.
• I.J. Ball and R.B. Kaner, "Conjugated Polymer Membranes for Separation Applications." ONR Reviews Conference. Jacksonville, Florida. September 26, 1996.
• I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang, T.M. Su and R.B. Kaner, "Temperature-Dependent Permeability and Other Studies of Polyaniline Membranes." International Conference on Synthetic Metals. Snowbird, Utah. July 28-August 2, 1996.
• T.M. Su, I.J. Ball, J.A. Conklin, S.-C. Huang, R.K. Larson, S.N. Nguyen, B.M. Lew and R.B. Kaner, "Polyaniline/Polyimide Blends for Pervaporation and Gas Separation Studies." International Conference on Synthetic Metals. Snowbird, Utah. July 28-August 2, 1996.
• I.J. Ball, S.-C. Huang, T.M. Su, A.P. Berger and R.B. Kaner, "Permeability and Solubility Processes in Polyaniline Membranes." 211th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. New Orleans, Louisiana. March 24, 1996.
• I.J. Ball, T.M. Su, S.-C. Huang and R.B. Kaner, "Polyaniline Membranes: Pervaporation and Solubility Studies." 1995 International Chemical Congress of the Pacific Basin Societies. Honolulu, Hawaii. December 19, 1995.
• R.B. Kaner, I.J. Ball, T.M. Su, S.-C. Huang, A.H. Kwon, B.M. Lew and S.N. Nguyen, "Diffusion, Solubility and Pervaporation Studies with Membranes of Polyaniline and Related Materials." Pacific Polymer Conference. Kauai, Hawaii. December 13, 1995.
• I.J. Ball and R.B. Kaner, "Utilizing Polyaniline Blends in Pervaporation and Gas Separation Studies." Second Annual Glenn Seaborg Symposium. UCLA, Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1995.
• I.J. Ball, T.M. Su, S.-C. Huang, A.H. Kwon, B.M. Lew, A.P. Berger and R.B. Kaner, "Swellability and Pervaporation Experiments with Polyaniline." Pacific Conference on Analytical Chemistry. Fullerton, California. October 4, 1995.
• I.J. Ball, T.M. Su, S.-C. Huang and R.B. Kaner, "Diffusion, Solubility and Pervaporation Studies Utilizing Polyaniline Membranes." Symposium of the Southern California Chapter of the American Vacuum Society. Anaheim, California. September 27, 1995.
• S.-C. Huang, J.A. Conklin, T.M. Su, I.J. Ball, S.N. Nguyen, B.M. Lew and R.B. Kaner, "Synthesis, Pervaporation and Gas Separation Studies of Polyaniline Blends." 209th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. Anaheim, California. April 3, 1995.
  

Awards, Affiliations & Others:

• On-air "Science Guy" for the nationally syndicated Hugh Hewitt Radio program (March-Sept, 2001)
• American Chemical Society (1993-present)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (1998-present)
• UCLA Alumni Association (1998-present)
• Advancement to Candidacy Research Fellowship, summer 1996
• University Fellow, 1993-1998
• Travel Award for the International Conference on Synthetic Metals, July 1996
• Travel Award for ONR Reviews conference, September 1996
• Harvard Yearbook (President, 1992-93; Computer Manager, 1991-92)
• Harvard Salient (Layout Editor, 1991-92)

References available upon request.

SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE:

I am a polymer chemist and materials scientist with industrial experience in electronic materials, and in polymer and new materials synthesis, characterization and development.

• Understanding of what it takes to develop winning commercial products.
• Extensively knowledgeable in polymer characterization techniques (e.g. electrical, mechanical, thermal, optical).
• Substantially knowledgeable in the area of polymer synthesis (e.g. organic and silcon polymers).
• Experienced in thin film coating process such as spin-, dip-coating, curing, etc.
• Developed and characterized new organic-inorganic hybrid polymers as dielectric materials for use in semiconductor applications and integrated circuits (I.C.).
• Background in electroluminescent materials for devices (e.g. displays), particularly semiconducting polymers.
• Formitable background in conducting polymers (e.g, polyaniline).
• Understanding of semiconductor industry requirements and practices.
• Considerable familiarity with semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing processes, including etching, photolithography, deposition, etc. Possess knowledge of processes involved in thin film materials and deposition (e.g. CVD, PVD).
• Primary responsibility for authoring technical reports and patent applications, and interfacing and corresponding with collaborators, investors, and customers.

• Computers: Windows and Macintosh computer systems, DOS, VAX; HTML, Basic, Hypercard
• Characterization: FT-IR, UV-vis, NMR, GPC, GC and GC-MS, TGA, DSC, SEM, XPS, adhesion (stud-pull), Powder XRD; familiar with AFM, TEM (& XTEM), FLEXUS, Nanoindentation.

• Co-managed research and technical aspects of new materials project including staffing, reporting, market development, budgeting and financial responsibility.
• Assisted in marketing development of new products, including establishing and working with strategic partners.
• Involved in new product development including co-directing schedules and meeting goals, on budget.
• Authored, reviewed, and edited patent applications, agreements, business plans.

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:

Consultant: Chemat Technology, Inc. (Sept 2001-Dec. 2003).

• Continued to consult on various research projects and proposals for Chemat.

Senior Research Scientist: Chemat Technology, Inc. (April 2001-Sept 2001).
Supervisor: Yuhong Huang, Director of Research

• Developed and was responsible for new research projects with an eye toward commercialization.
• Oversaw and consulted on all research projects for Chemat.
• Collaborated on proposal writing and project development.
• Was involved in technical marketing efforts.

Senior Application Engineer & Principal Investigator: Chemat Technology, Inc. (June 2000-May 2001).

• Project co-funded by U.S. Air Force and Tosoh Corp. (a $3B Japanese publicly traded company).
• Became primary overseer of project with outside funding sources.
• Interfaced with customers in chip manufacturer and equipment manufacture, for materials evaluation and qualification, and with collaborators and metrology labs.
• Co-directed technical research and development activities.
• Supervised laboratory and research technicians.

Application Engineer: Chemat Technology, Inc., Northridge, CA (Sept. 1998-June 2000).
Supervisor: Jeff Jang, Director of Microelectronics Materials

• Developed and characterized new organic-inorganic hybrid polymers as dielectric materials for use in semiconductor applications and integrated circuits (I.C.).
• Responsible for the synthesis of polymer products and derivatized polymers (e.g. graft polymers). Characterized polymeric materials by FTIR, GPC, TGA and NMR.
• Developed methodology (e.g. recipes for casting solutions, spinning programs) for producing high quality thin films (0.5-1.5 µm).
• Characterized general thin film properties (e.g. thickness, refractive index, etc.) by ellipsometry, etc.
• Characterized mechanical, electrical and thermal stability properties of materials (e.g. dielectric measurements, nanoindentation, TEM, TE-GC-MS, etc.).
• Exclusively responsible for preparing technical reports and presentations.

Achievements at Chemat: Developed a new organic-inorganic hybrid porous polymer film as an ultra-low dielectric constant materials (k < 2.2) for use in semiconductor applications and next generation integrated circuits (I.C.). 2 patents pending.

Summer Internships: Dow Chemical Western Center, Pittsburg, CA 1991 & 1992.
Research Advisors: Dr. Kent Steele, Dr. Tim Yin

• Isolated plant samples for separation by flash distillation, chromatography, and characterization.
• Successfully synthesized gram amounts of plant side-products using various reactions.
• Characterized materials by GC-MS, GC, NMR, IR and UV-vis.
• Prepared oral and written reports on results; presented report to conference of interns and senior staff members.

Other:

• On-air "Science Guy" for the nationally syndicated Hugh Hewitt Radio program (March-Sept. 2001)
  

References available upon request.

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