Matthew S. Hunt, PhD

Matthew S. Hunt, PhD Title Assistant Director of Staff Research & Lead Microscopist Responsibilities Microscopy, Staff Research Projects Email matthew.hunt@caltech.edu Phone 626-395-5994 (office) 203-470-0861 (cell) Office 303 Steele

About

Role in the KNI

Matthew Hunt is the Assistant Director of Staff Research and Lead Microscopist for The Kavli Nanoscience Institute (KNI) at the California Institute of Technology. He directs research projects that are carried out by KNI technical staff, often in collaboration with Caltech PIs and student researchers, with the purpose of creating new nanofabrication techniques using the KNI's leading edge instrumentation. He also manages the KNI's suite of microscopy equipment: transmission electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, focused ion beam systems, an atomic force microscope, and related sample preparation equipment.

Matt joined the KNI in 2014 after completing his PhD related to the high temperature oxidation of turbine engine materials, through which he developed expertise in a number of electron, ion and x-ray microscopy techniques. His research interests lie in the development of new lithography and microscopy techniques that utilize various beam species (e.g. helium ions, neon ions, electrons) and the application thereof to the kinds of novel materials and devices that are important to users of the KNI.

Education

Matt received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of California, Irvine and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

Personal

Matt grew up in Connecticut and now lives in Santa Monica, CA with his wife, Molly, and the dream of someday owning a dog (breed TBD).

List of Managed Instruments

Microscopy & Lithography

• Helium, Neon & Gallium FIB: Zeiss ORION NanoFab
• SEM, Ga-FIB, GIS & Omniprobe: Thermo Fisher Nova 600 NanoLab
• SEM, EDS & WDS: Thermo Fisher Nova 200 NanoLab
• SEM & EDS: Thermo Fisher Sirion
• SEM, ESEM, Lithography & Probe Station: Thermo Fisher Quanta 200F
• TEM, STEM, EDS & HAADF: Thermo Fisher Tecnai TF-30 (80-300 kV)
• TEM, STEM, EDS, EELS, EFTEM & Lithography: Thermo Fisher Tecnai TF-20 (80-200 kV)
• Atomic Force Microscope (AFM): Bruker Dimension ICON
• Fluorescence Microscope: Olympus IX81

Support Tools for Microscopy

• Carbon Deposition: Leica EM ACE600 Carbon Evaporator
• Oxygen & Argon Plasma Cleaner: PIE Scientific Tergeo Plus ICP- & CCP-RIE