Dayne Sasaki

Instrumentation development, thin film deposition & metrology tool operation/maintenance

I am currently Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Advanced Light Source, working as a member of an R&D team developing new soft x-ray microscopy capabilities. My experience in materials science/engineering and mechanical engineering has enabled me to solve a wide range of technical challenges, either independently, as a team member, or a collaboration lead. Such challenges include:

	Application and R&D of soft x-ray microscopy/spectroscopy/scattering tools
	Performing scientific research in nanomagnetism through experiments and simulations
	Depositing and characterizing epitaxial oxide thin films
	Writing CPU- and GPU-accelerated MATLAB and Python code for data analysis/processing
	Maintaining and developing deposition and metrology/characterization tools with high-vacuum and x-ray/DUV laser subsystems
	Performing structural simulations of surgical robotic needles under actuation
	Technical writing for scientific communication and standard operating procedure developement

My interest is in applying and developing characterization and fabrication tools to enable scientific research and materials development efforts. I take pride in enabling collaborators to pursue their experiments and development efforts through hardware/software development and training, as well providing sample fabrication/metrology services.