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ANDREW CLEMENTS

B.S. Electrical Engineering (UVA) | Semiconductor Fabrication & Thermal Interfaces

I am an Electrical Engineering student at the University of Virginia with hands-on experience in cleanroom semiconductor fabrication, metrology, and thermal interface materials. I have worked in Stanford’s NanoHeat Lab on nanoscale heat transfer and liquid-metal TIM testing, and I am currently supporting mixed-signal impedance measurement hardware in UVA’s Swami Lab.

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01 // Current Roles

Undergraduate Researcher - Swami Lab (Biophysical Microsystems)

Co-designing mixed-signal hardware for impedance signal acquisition. Supporting FPGA data paths and analog front-end design for high-speed ADC/DAC measurement systems.

UVA E-Bike Team - Electrical Integration

Building and validating embedded electronics for motor control, battery systems, and vehicle electrical integration.

Semiconductor Fabrication Training - FTSC VAST (UVA Cleanroom)

Photolithography through etch/deposition workflows with metrology, defect diagnosis, and process repeatability improvements.

02 // Experience

Undergraduate Research Internship @ Stanford NanoHeat Lab

Stanford, CA | Summer 2024, Summer 2025
  • Studied nanoscale heat transfer in electronic structures using IR microscopy and thermal modeling.
  • Developed and validated thermal interface cooling strategies for power electronics.
  • Reduced measurement uncertainty in conventional TIM testers.
  • Designed, fabricated, and tested silicon pin-fin chips to characterize liquid-metal TIM performance.

Semiconductor Fabrication Training @ FTSC VAST (UVA Cleanroom)

Charlottesville, VA | Fall 2025
  • Operated MicroWriter ML3, SUSS MABA6 aligner, spin coaters, Bruker ContourGT, and Gemini SEM.
  • Completed photolithography, DRIE, sputtering (Ti/Au), e-beam deposition, BOE wet etch, and ICP-RIE.
  • Diagnosed common defects (edge bead, residue, undercut) and improved process repeatability.

Undergraduate Materials Research Internship @ UVA Reinke Lab

Charlottesville, VA | Summer 2023
  • Studied surface morphology in electrochemically etched Ni-based superalloys.
  • Used SEM/AFM, performed image analysis, and ran electrochemical etching experiments.

03 // Selected Projects

MIXED-SIGNAL IMPEDANCE ACQUISITION SYSTEM

Co-designed a mixed-signal FPGA system integrating high-speed DAC/ADC for impedance signal acquisition. Designed an ADA4817 analog front-end with feedback compensation, and supported SPI control and high-speed data path integration.

TECHNOLOGIES
  • FPGA
  • High-speed ADC/DAC
  • Analog Front-End (ADA4817)
  • SPI Control
LIQUID METAL + SILICON PIN-FIN THERMAL INTERFACES

Developed and tested composite thermal interface materials using silicon pin-fin structures and liquid metal, focusing on thermal performance and measurement reliability for high-power electronics cooling.

TECHNOLOGIES
  • IR Microscopy
  • Thermal Modeling
  • Microfabrication
  • TIM Metrology
UVA SOLAR CAR - ELECTRICAL SUBTEAM

Contributed to power distribution wiring and high-current integration work. Supported integration testing and considered thermal constraints during system bring-up.

TECHNOLOGIES
  • Power Distribution
  • High-current Wiring
  • Integration Testing
CLEANROOM PROCESS FLOW AND DEFECT DIAGNOSIS

Executed end-to-end cleanroom process flows including lithography, etch, and deposition with metrology. Identified and mitigated common fabrication defects and improved repeatability.

TECHNOLOGIES
  • Photolithography
  • DRIE
  • ICP-RIE
  • SEM / Profilometry

04 // Publications & IP

IEEE ITHERM - Avram Bar-Cohen Best Paper Award (Runner-Up) | May 2025

Co-author: Development of Liquid Metal and Silicon Pin Fin Composite Thermal Interface Materials

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U.S. Provisional Patent (Co-inventor) | May 2025

U.S. Provisional Patent Application 63/809,052 - Silicon pin-fin liquid metal composite TIMs.

05 // Technical Skills

FABRICATION & METROLOGY
  • Photolithography
  • DRIE
  • E-beam evaporation
  • ICP-RIE
  • BOE wet etch
  • SEM / Profilometry
SOFTWARE, HDL, CAD
  • C / C++
  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • Verilog / VHDL
  • SPICE
  • kLayout / Fusion 360
CLEANROOM PRACTICE
  • Wafer handling
  • Safety protocols
  • RCA-style cleaning
  • Process flow execution

06 // Contact

Charlottesville, VA | (540) 295-0157