CV

Curriculum Vitae

Patrick D. Lomenzo

Patrick D. Lomenzo

patricklomenzo(at)gmail.com

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (May 3rd, 2016)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Dissertation: Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Properties of HfO2-Based Thin Films
Advisor: Toshikazu Nishida

B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Dec. 18th, 2012)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Graduated Cum Laude

Professional Experience

Principal Device Engineer (2024 – Present)
GlobalFoundries, Dresden, Germany

  • Designing devices and device layouts on the 22FDX technology.
  • Debugging standardized device cells within the Cadence design environment.
  • Overseeing device splits and processes for technology development.

Research Scientist and Project Manager (2018 – 2024)
Nanoelectronic Materials Laboratory (NaMLab), Dresden, Germany

  • Conducting research on ferroelectric, piezo- and pyroelectric materials and devices.
  • Drafting of project reports and funding proposals.
  • Supervising undergraduate and graduate students toward the fulfillment of a thesis.
  • Managing research projects including finances and project goals.

Postdoctoral Research Scholar (Oct. 2017 – Oct. 2018)
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Engineering Science and Mechanics Department

  • Conducted research on ferrite powders via sol-gel combustion.
  • Managed laboratory safety and inventory.

Electronics Engineer (June 2016 – Oct. 2017)
Northrop Grumman, Baltimore, MD
Process Integration and Sensor Instrumentation Server Group

  • Supported research and development of superconducting logic memory technologies.
  • Performed surface characterization, wafer inspections, etch process development, and process flow improvements.
  • Developed software GUIs and hardware interfaces to stimulate components of radar systems.
  • Provided test sets for integration and testing of radar systems.

Process Integration Intern (May 2014 – Aug. 2014)
Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX
Analog Technology Development

  • Performed high voltage stressing to characterize reliability of LDMOS devices.
  • Characterized breakdown behaviors of several different types of integrated high voltage devices.

Research Experience

Research Scientist and Project Manager (Oct. 2018 – Aug. 2024)
Nanoelectronic Materials Laboratory (NaMLab), Dresden, Germany

  • Managing two German Research Foundation (DFG) projects on (i) piezoelectric and pyroelectric ZrO2 devices (Zeppelin) and (ii) AlScN ferroelectrics (WUMM).
  • Developing in-house pyroelectric characterization techniques.
  • Creating programs and scripts to extract, process, and analyze data for remote control applications, device characterization, and group presentations.
  • Modeling and simulating ferroelectric, pyroelectric, and piezoelectric device behavior.
  • Publishing peer-reviewed scientific articles and letters.
  • Presenting scientific work at prestigious international conferences.

Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2017 – 2018)
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Engineering Science and Mechanics Department

  • Synthesized (Co, Ni, and Zn) ferrites and doped zirconia nanoparticles by sol-gel autocombustion. 
  • Developed software to provide quantitative chemical analysis on sol-gel compositions.
  • Characterized magnetic oxides with vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and x-ray diffraction (XRD) through Rietveld refinement.
  • Managed the laboratory chemical inventory system and oversaw chemical safety and waste disposal.
  • Responsible for acquiring laboratory equipment and supplies.

Predoctoral Research Assistant (2013 – 2016)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Fabricated ferroelectric HfO2 thin films using new methods and techniques.
  • Electrically characterized ferroelectric and antiferroelectric HfO2 thin films for memory and energy storage applications.
  • Employed materials characterization techniques, such as TEM, GI-XRD, and XPS, to assess thin film chemistry and structure.
  • Investigated the effects of applied mechanical stress on lead zirconate titanate (PZT).

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2011 – 2012)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  • Designed, fabricated, and characterized electrochemical double layer capacitors.
  • Performed impedance spectroscopy to extract dielectric response of materials.

Research Interests

  • Developing ferroelectric and antiferroelectric devices and materials for emerging memory technologies, pyroelectric and piezoelectric sensors, neuromorphic computing, energy storage and energy harvesting, MEMS, and integrated electronics.
  • Enhancing solid-state semiconductor devices with innovative materials and approaches.
  • Physical modeling and characterization of thin films, sensors, and neuromorphic devices.
  • Development of SPICE models for novel ferroelectric and antiferroelectric circuits and applications.
  • Exploiting concepts across disciplines to realize new functionalities and engineering methods.

Teaching Experience

Guest Lecturer (2021 – Present)
Technische Universität Dresden
Nanoelectronic Systems
Courses: Memory Technology I & II

  • Delivering lectures and labs in a hybrid format with in-person attendance and video recordings.
  • Creating new lecture material and revising previous lecture materials.
  • Using E-learning tools to administer course content and communicate with students.

Publications and Patents

  • Roadmap on ferroelectric hafnia- and zirconia-based materials and devices
    J. P. B. Silva, R. Alcala, U. E. Avci, N. Barrett, L. Bégon-Lours, M. Borg, S. Byun, S. C. Chang, S. W. Cheong, D. H. Choe, J. Coignus, V. Deshpande, A. Dimoulas, C. Dubourdieu, I. Fina, H. Funakubo, L. Grenouillet, A. Gruverman, J. Heo, M. Hoffmann, H. A. Hsain, F. T. Huang, C. S. Hwang, J. Íñiguez, J.L. Jones, I. V. Karpov, A. Kersch, T. Kwon, S. Lancaster, M. Lederer, Y. Lee, P. D. Lomenzo, L. W. Martin, S. Martin, S. Migita, T. Mikolajick, B. Noheda, M. H. Park, K. M. Rabe, S. Salahuddin, F. Sánchez, K. Seidel, T. Shimizu, T. Shiraishi, S. Slesazeck, A. Toriumi, H. Uchida, B. Vilquin, X. Xu, K. H. Ye, U. Schroeder
    APL Materials, 11(8), 089201. (2023)

Conference Presentations

Transducers 2023 (June 25th – 29th, 2023)
Kyoto, Japan
Oral Presentation
Demonstration of a Non-volatile Antiferroelectric Pyroelectric Switch
P. D. Lomenzo, S. Li, T. Mikolajick, U. Schroeder

242nd Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting 2022 (Oct. 9th – 13th, 2022)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Invited Oral Presentation
Advances in Atomic Layer Processing of Hafnia-Zirconia Ferroelectrics
P. D. Lomenzo, R. Alcala, M. Materano, C. Richter, T. Mikolajick, U. Schroeder

High-k Workshop 2022 (Sept. 12th – 13th, 2022)
Dresden, Germany
Oral Presentation
Characterizing the Influence of Lightly Doping Antiferroelectric ZrO2 with Hf
P. D. Lomenzo, S. Li, T. Mikolajick, U. Schroeder

European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Meeting, Spring 2022 (May 30th – June 3rd, 2023)
Virtual Conference
Oral-video Presentation
Major Energy Storage Enhancement in Workfunction Engineered ZrO2 Supercapacitors
P. D. Lomenzo, T. Mikolajick, U. Schroeder

240th Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting (Oct. 10th – Oct. 14th)
Virtual Conference
Invited Video-Oral Presentation
Ferroelectric Hafnium Oxide for Non-Volatile Memory Applications: From Single Capacitors to Memory Arrays
P. D. Lomenzo, T. Mikolajick, U. Schroeder

IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF) 2021 (May 16th – 21st, 2021)
Virtual Conference
Video-Oral Presentation and Paper
Electronic Contributions to Ferroelectricity and Field-Induced Phase Transitions in Doped-HfO2
P. D. Lomenzo, T. Mikolajick, U. Schroeder

International Memory Workshop (IMW) 2020 (May 17th – 25th, 2020)
Virtual Conference
Video-Oral Presentation and Paper
Thickness Scaling of AFE-RAM ZrO2 Capacitors with High Cycling Endurance and Low Process Temperature
P. D. Lomenzo, S. Slesazeck, T. Mikolajick, U. Schroeder

Oxide Materials and Devices Workshop 2020 (January 14th – 15th, 2020)
Xi’an Jiaotang University, Xi’an, China
Oral Presentation
Overview of Material Properties for Ferroelectric HfO2-based Devices
P. D. Lomenzo

Non-Volatile Memory Technology Symposium 2019 (NVMTS 2019)
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Oral Presentation and Paper
Ferroelectric Hf1-xZrxO2 Memories: Device Reliability and Depolarization Fields
P. D. Lomenzo, S. Slesazeck, M. Hoffmann, U. Schroeder, B. Max, T. Mikolajick

EM-NANO 2019
Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
Oral Presentation
Unleashing Ferroelectricity in Hafnium and Zirconium Oxides for Next Generation Ferroelectric Devices
P. D. Lomenzo

SRC TECHCON 2015
Austin, TX, USA
Oral Presentation, Paper, and Poster
Origins of Asymmetry in Ferroelectric Si-HfO2 Thin Films with TaN Electrode
P. D. Lomenzo, Q. Takmeel, S. Moghaddam, T. Nishida

SRC TECHCON 2014
Austin, TX, USA
Oral Presentation, Paper, and Poster
Process Dependence of CMOS Compatible Si-doped HfO2 Thin Films
P. D. Lomenzo, Q. Takmeel, S. Moghaddam, T. Nishida

SRC TECHCON 2013
Austin, TX, USA
Poster
Characterization and Modeling of Temperature and Electric Bias Effects on FRAM Enhancement
P. D. Lomenzo, T. Acosta, J. Rodriguez, T. Nishida

Skills

  • Exceptional technical writing abilities.
  • Excellent verbal communication and oral presentation skills.
  • Expertise in electrical characterization and analysis of semiconductor and dielectric devices.
  • Experience managing projects and supervising project teams.
  • Well-versed in a variety of cleanroom semiconductor fabrication equipment.
  • Detailed experience with thin film material characterization including:
    • Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
    • Ellipsometry
    • Profilometry
    • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
    • Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM)
    • X-ray diffraction (XRD).
  • Software Proficiency: AutoCAD, C, C++, Cadence, IBM Cloud, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Microsoft Office, ngspice, Python, SolidWorks, Watson Assistant.
  • Highly proficient in designing custom-built instrumentation for laboratory experiments.
  • Years of experience supervising and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds.

Outreach Activities

  • Mentored high school and undergraduate students for a career in science and technology related fields.
  • Developed ALD recipes and deposition capabilities for the University of Florida’s Nanoscale Research Facility community.
  • Participated as a mentor in the Pennsylvania State University’s Research for Undergraduates program.
  • Mentored a team of senior undergraduate students in Pennsylvania State University’s Learning Factory Program to design a fixture for high temperature annealing under magnetic fields up to 6 Tesla.
  • Presented a poster on the fundamentals of electricity at an ‘Ask a Scientist’ booth for Earth day at the Pennsylvania State University.

Awards, Service, and Memberships

  • IEEE Ferroelectrics Young Investigator Award
  • Peer-reviewed over 85 scientific articles and letters.
  • Editor of special topic in Frontiers in Nanotechnology.
  • Scientific committee member and session chair of E-MRS Fall 2020.
  • 2016 University of Florida Technology Innovator Award.
  • Recipient of Texas Instruments – Semiconductor Research Corporation (TI-SRC) Fellowship for Ph.D.
  • Member of Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society)
  • Member of Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE Honor Society for electrical engineers)
  • Senior Member of IEEE
  • Member of the Electrochemical Society (ECS)