Eric K.
About Eric K.
Eric K. is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories with expertise in modeling and simulation of microelectronic devices and circuits in extreme environments.
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Eric K. holds the position of Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, a role he has held since 1998.
Current Position at Sandia National Laboratories
Eric K. is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. He has been working at the lab since 1998. His work includes modeling and simulation of microelectronic devices and circuits in extreme environments. Eric specializes in object-oriented code design and parallel computing. He is heavily involved as a consultant for the Charon TCAD simulator, used for semiconductor device simulation, and leads research efforts for the Xyce circuit simulator, a project that has won the prestigious R&D 100 award.
Previous Experience
Before joining Sandia National Laboratories, Eric K. worked as a Post-doctoral Researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1996 to 1998. Prior to that, he served as a Graduate Intern at Intel for 4 months in 1994. He also worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1990 to 1996.
Education and Academic Background
Eric K. has a strong academic background with multiple degrees. He earned his MS and PhD in Materials Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied from 1989 to 1996. Before that, Eric completed his undergraduate education at Augustana College, earning a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics from 1985 to 1989.
Technical Expertise
Eric K. has extensive expertise in modeling and simulation of microelectronic devices and circuits, particularly in extreme environments. His technical skills include strong proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, Fortran, Python, and Perl. He specializes in object-oriented code design and parallel computing. Eric also consults on the Charon TCAD simulator for semiconductor device simulation and leads research for the Xyce circuit simulator, which has been recognized with the R&D 100 award.