Michael Bozack
Department of Physics
Emeritus Professor
Department of Physics
Emeritus Professor
Research Areas: Experimental Surface Science
Office: Allison Labs #310
Address:
202 Allison Laboratory
Auburn, AL 36849-5319
Phone: (334) 844-4628
Email: bozack@physics.auburn.edu
Education
Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University
1985
M.S., Michigan State University
1977
B.S., Michigan State University
1975
Professional Employment
Professor, Department of Physics, Auburn
2004 - present
Affiliate Member, Graduate Faculty, University of Alabama at Huntsville
2004 - present
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Auburn University
1994 - 2004
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Auburn University
1989 - 1994
Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Science and Electrical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University
1987 - present
Chief Scientist, Intel Corporation
1988 - 1989
Postdoctoral Fellow, Surface Science Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburg
1987 - 1988
Dissertation Research, Department of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University
1981 - 1985
Research Physicist, Electron Tektronix, Inc.
1978
Honors and Awards
Best Paper of Conference Award and Featured Tribology and Lubrication Technology Magazine
2013
Springer Thesis Selection for Erika Crandall Ph.D. thesis on tin whispering, awarded to the top 100 Ph.D. thesis worldwide
2012
Best Paper in Session-"Isothermal Aging Effects on the Thermal Reliablity Performance of Lead-Free Solder Joints
2012
Young Investigator Award for Erika Crandall (given to 10 outstanding doctoral students)
2011
Best Conference Paper Award, Reduction of Lead-Free Solder Aging Effect Using Doped SAC Alloys
2010
Highly Recommended Paper Award for "Thermal Cycling Reliability of Pb-Free Chip Resistor Solder Joints"
2005
Nominee, Michigan State University Outstanding Alumni Award
1998
Distinguished Alumni Award, Lansing Community College
1997
Auburn University Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award
1996-1997
AU Outstanding Professor, Panhellenic Council
Fall 1998
Tenured, Auburn University
March 1994
Appointed, Graduate Faculty, Auburn University
June 1992
Professor of the Year, COSAM, Auburn University
1990-1991
Clark Fellowship, Oregon Graduate Institute (Top Institutional Ph.D. canidate)
1983
Valedictorian, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary
1979
Patents: US patent for "Enhanced-Wetting, Boron-Based Liquid-Metal Ion Source and Method" Patent Number 5,871,848
Feburary 1979
Silver Quill Award (Motorola Corporation) for paper "Materials Interactions in the Integration of PZT Ferroelectric Capacitors"
March 1994
Listed in: Who's Who in the South and Southeast, Dictionary of International Biography, Who's Who Among Young American Professionals, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, Strathmore's Who's Who, Men of Achievement, 2000 Outstanding People of the 20th Century Semiconductor Research Corporation Faculty Source Book, Associate Member: Sigma XI Scientific Research Society
Professional Activities
American Vacuum Society
Materials Research Society
Alabama Academy of Sciences
American Associations of Physics Teacher
Research and Teaching Interests
The study of gas- and metal- surface reactions, semiconductor surface, thin films, ohmic and Schottky contact development, semiconductor processing technology, wide band gap electronics, liquid metal alloy wetting, and Pb-free solder technology, and tin whiskers. Current work focuses on the details of chemical reactions between liquid and solid surfaces. The focus is obtain a microscopic description of surface dynamic processes by exploring the kinetics of surface reactions and the nature of the surface chemical bond.
Selected Publications
- Z. Cai, J.C. Suhling, P. Lall, J.J. Bozack. "Mechanical Behavioer of LOw Silver Content SAC Alloys Optimized for Portable Electronics," (submitted, IEEE Trans, Components and Packaging Technologies).
- Y. Zhou, C. Ahyi, T.I. Smith, M.J. Bozack, C.C. Tin, J.R. Williams, M. Park. A. Cheng, J.H. Park, D.Kim, and
Last updated: 10/21/2021