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Current activities:    

Laser Applications Engineer at JPSA, Inc

JPSA is one of the world's leading companies in Micromachining using Excimer and DPSS Lasers

Laser Related Research Interests:

- Excimer laser micromachining and laser ablation

- DPSS laser dicing and hole drilling
- Excimer laser processing of ceramics, polymers and metals
- Laser radiation-material interactions: influence of atmosphere, wavelength and pulse duration (fs vs. ns)
- High-power CO2 lasers in materials processing
- Opto-electronic applications

Education:               

- Ph.D. in Materials Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal (2002)

          Title of thesis: "Excimer Laser Micromachining of Al₂O₃-TiC Ceramics. Study of the Process"

- Bs.H., Engineering Physics, Science Faculty, University of Lisbon, Portugal (1996)

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Hobbies and other fun stuff:

- relaxing on the best beach in the whole wide world Praia da Arrifana, Aljezur, Algarve, Portugal

- suffering with Sporting (best football team in Portugal every 18 years or so...)
- travelling around the world
- boating in the 1000 Islands, Brockville, Ontario, Canada with my family (Family Photo Album)

If you have any laser related questions or comments send me a note (Contact form)

Last updated: 01/20/2005