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Education

University of Wisconsin

Madison
Mar 2005
PhD , Materials Science

"Control and Measurement of Ion Bombardment Energies Using Tailored Substrate Voltage Waveforms"

University of Wisconsin

Madison
Jul 2000
MS, Materials Science

“Antenna Configurations for Large Area rf Inductive Plasma Sources”

University of Florida

Gainesville
Jun 1996
BS, Physics

Publications

Journal Articles

Books

  • Materials Education, M.M. Patterson, E.D. Marshall, C.G. Wade, J.A. Nucci, D.J. Dunham (eds), Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, (1233), 2010 .

 

Conference Presentations

Conference Posters

  • M.G. Bouc, C.J. Buelke, K.P. Coughlin, T.J. Yungbauer, M.M. Patterson, "Structure Determination of FePt, FeAu and MnAu Using Single Crystal HRTEM Transforms", Materials Research Society, 2012 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • M.M. Patterson, X. Rui, J.E. Shield, D.J. Sellmyer, "Method to Create Cubic FePt Clusters During in situ Gas-Phase Aggregation", Materials Research Society, 2008 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • M.M. Patterson, X. Rui, J.E. Shield, D.J. Sellmyer, "Method to Create Cubic FePt Clusters During in situ Gas-Phase Aggregation", 2007 Midwest Solid State Conference, Lincoln, NE.
  • M.M. Patterson, T. Lho, A.E. Wendt, N. Hershkowitz, "Antenna Configurations for Large-Area rf Inductive Plasma Sources", 47th Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, Boston (2000).
  • M.M. Patterson, A.E. Wendt, "Antennas for Large-Area Inductively Coupled Plasmas", 46th Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, Seattle 1999).

Local Posters and Presentations

  • MM Patterson, "Plasma Probe and AFM Characterization of Fe Nanomagnets", 2008 UW-Platteville Research Poster Day.
  • C Hineline, L Johnson, M Lowery, M Sala, J Smith, MM Patterson, "Deposition of Nano-Magnets via Aggregate Sputtering", 2007 UW-Platteville Research Poster Day.
  • MM Patterson, "Plasma-Aided Nanomagnet Control and Characterization", Center for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing talk, 2007, Madison, WI
  • J Smith, X Rui, P Rasmussen, MM Patterson, JE Shield, "Magnetic property characterization of MnAu nanoclusters in an Fe matrix", UW-Platteville Research Presentation, December 2006.
  • MM Patterson, D Foust, T Baker, H Evensen and JP Hamilton, "Observation of Self Assembly of Nickel Nanowires", 2006 UWP Research Poster Session.
  • MM Patterson, "Control and Measurement of Ion Bombardment Energies at Substrates Biased with Tailored Voltage Waveforms", 2002 Plasma-Aided Manufacturing Seminar, UW-Madison
  • MM Patterson, "Antenna Configurations for Large-Area rf Inductive Plasma Sources", 2000 Plasma-Aided Manufacturing Seminar, UW-Madison
  • MM Patterson, "Making Diamond-Like Carbon", 1999 Materials Science Program Seminar, UW-Madison.

Honors and Awards

As an Assistant Professor

 

  • 06, 07, 08  Faculty/Student Pair Summer Research Fellowship (Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, UNL)
  • 08/07 awarded a Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) NSF grant as a co-PI (UWP)
  • 02/07 High Merit rating on annual review (UWP)
  • 01/07 Elected Councilor for Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) (UWP)


As a Student

 

  • 07/02 Graduate Engineering Research Scholarship (UW - Madison)
  • 07/97 Advanced Opportunity Fellowship (UW - Madison)
  • 03/93 Opportunity Awards Fellow (OAP) (AT&T, now Lucent Technologies)

Work History

Stout Polytechnic University

Menomonie, WI, United States
Aug 2008 - Present
Assistant Professor of Physics 

Teaching

  • developed new top-down, applications-focused College Physics II curriculum
  • revised solid state physics as "Condensed Matter Physics" for F09
  • submitted two course proposals for "University Physics I"
    • learning community proposal
    • honors course proposal

Research

  • submitted a "Faculty Research Initiative" proposal and was funded
  • submitted an NSF CAREER proposal (unfunded)
  • attended and presented at "Magnetism and Magnetic Materials" conference in 10/08
  • submitted a Journal of Applied Physics article for the conference proceedings (rejected)
  • hired 2 research students to conduct work jointly with me and help with lab work
  • active member of Stout's "CORE" research committee
  • continuing CUR physics and astronomy division councilor

Physics Service

  • revised physics mission statement
  • formed a "Curriculum Reform Committee" for physics faculty to revise and update course offerings
  • serve as physics webmistress

Materials Service

  • serve as "champion" for the "Materials Science Concentration" in Applied Science
  • formed and chair the Materials Science, Engineering and Technology (MSET) faculty committee and have completed a 1st draft revision of the materials minor
  • gave 11/09 Applied Science Seminar "Nanomagnetism and the Storage Revolution"
  • co-chair for a Materials Research Society Symposium on Materials Education and Outreach

Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience

Lincoln, NE, United States
2006 - 2008
Visiting Research Professor 
  • created crystallographically ordered FePt nanoclusters in situ (new result)
  • measured plasma parameters during FePt fabrication
  • established some theoretical limits on FePt nanoparticle phase transition in argon sputtering plasma
  • co-supervised an undergraduate research project on MnAu nanoparticle characterization

Engineering Physics at UWP

Platteville, WI, United States
Aug 2004 - Aug 2008
Assistant Professor of Physics 

Teaching

  • improved and re-wrote engineering physics lab curriculum
  • taught studio-style (combined lecture and lab), calc-based physics course (summer 2006)
  • coordinated nanotechnology intro course (Spring 06)
  • updated astronomy observation labs
  • re-developed physical science course and lab in interactive (studio) style
  • coordinated introductory nano/MEMS course offering
  • supervised 8 undergraduate research projects
  • supervised a 5-person senior design project
  • developed and taught a 4 week nanomagnetism course module

Physics Education Research (PER)

  • administer assessments as part of the CCLI award project
  • eading studio physics transition of intro physics sequence for engineers
  • work with J.D. Patterson, retired professor of physics, FIT, "Effect of Current-Topic 'Commercials' on Introductory Physics Learning"
  • monitoring pre and post concept test results
  • UWP SoTL Project: "Iterative Grading of 'Mastering Physics' Homework: A Comparative Study"

Service

  • faculty advisor to SPS physics student honor society
  • maintained two bulletin boards (EP research opportunities, EP description board)
  • spoke at SPS student honorary dinner
  • Chemistry student poster session judge
  • committees
    • Chem/EP search and screen committee
    • UWP Nanotechnology Program planning committee
    • UWP EMS Minority Education Committee
    • MS in Engineering committee
    • chair, EP search and screen (Physics lecturer)
    • Chem/EP search and screen (Chem lecturer)
  • presented Career Camp activities for Women in Engineering

Madison Area Technical College (MATC)

Madison, WI, United States
Jan 2004 - May 2004
Adjunct Physics Faculty 
  • developed technical science course curriculum
  • created new laboratory exercises
  • taught intermediate algebra course

Materials Science Program at the UW

Madison, WI, United States
Aug 1997 - Mar 2005
Research Assistant 

PhD Research

  • developed voltage waveform construction methodology
  • created in-situ predictive software for plasma diagnostic
  • assembled probe for plasma diagnostic
  • designed and manufactured in-house ion energy analyzer
  • designed and assembled plasma diagnostic housings
  • 2 month resident, Sandia National Labs
  • manufacture and testing, over 100 micron-scale ion energy analyzers
  • research collaboration, test of analyzers
  • developed software for ion energy analyzer data acquisition
  • designed and assembled a dedicated vacuum chamber for above research

MS Research

  • completed antenna model for inductive plasma generation
  • designed and manufactured large area, rectangular induction antennas
  • developed shielding designs for these antennas
  • collaborated with researchers based outside the US
  • rehabilitated unused vacuum chamber

Service

  • Materials Science student advisory committee member
  • College of Engineering welcoming committee member

Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, Microelectronics Group

Orlando, FL, United States
Aug 1993 - Aug 1997
Member of Technical Staff-I 

Multilevel Interconnect Development Engineer

  • chaired cross-departmental team to identify and correct problems with pattern-dependent plasma processing
  • served as president of Women in Leadership at Lucent (WILL)

Intern

  • designed a servo for a plasma etch system at Lucent Microelectronicas, Madrid, Spain ('95)
  • assisted plasma etch engineers at Lucent Technologies ('94)
  • tested metallization manufacturing processes, AT&T ('93)

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
Aug 1993 - Aug 1996
Honors Physics Student 

Research

  • aided in fabrication of superconducting nanowires
  • operated SEM for electron-beam lithography of above nanowires

Service

  • president, society of physics students (SPS), UF-Gainesville chapter
  • member, Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society, UF-Gainesville chapter

Professional Memberships

Education

  • American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
  • Wisconsin Association of Physics Teachers (WAPT)
  • Sigma Pi Sigma
  • American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE)

Research

  • American Vacuum Society (AVS)
  • Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
  • Materials Research Society (MRS)
  • American Physical Society (APS)

References

Prof. Amy Wendt (PhD thesis advisor)

wendt@engr.wisc.edu
4625 E-HALL, 1415 ENGINEERING DR
MADISON WI 53706
(608) 262-8407

 

Prof. Jeff Shield

jshield2@unl.edu
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
N109 WSEC UNL 68588-0656
(402)472-2378

 

Prof. Noah Hershkowitz

hershkowitz@engr.wisc.edu
337 ERB, 1500 ENGINEERING DR
MADISON WI 53706
(608) 263-4970

 

 

Prof. R. Claude Woods

woods@chem.wisc.edu
4337 CHEMISTRY, 1101 UNIVERSITY AVE
MADISON WI 53706
(608) 262-2892

 

Prof. Harold (Hal) Evensen

evensenh@uwplatt.edu
OTTENSMAN 216, 1 UNIVERSITY PLAZA
PLATTEVILLE,WI 53818
(608) 342-1531