Mao Gao

200 RANO BOULEVARD 2B-18, VESTAL, NY 13850 | mgao2@binghamton.edu| (607) 765-587

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OBJECTIVE
Position as a material/metallurgy engineer in R&D
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QUALIFICATIONS
Expertise in metallurgy and reliability issues such as intermetallic compound sp
alling and void formation during reactivity and interdiffusion between metallic
alloys and substrates, electrical failure of contact probe pins and Sn whisker f
ormation in Sn thin film; In-depth experience in electronic assembly, mechanical
tests such as shear test and fatigue test in electronics packaging, failure ana
lysis and material characterization and thermal analysis; In-depth experience wi
th simulation of two phase flow and heat transfer
________________________________________EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
Binghamton University 09/2005-present
* Identified and quantified the effects of Sn plating parameters on Sn whisker f
ormation (ongoing)
* Established quantitative understanding of the effects of soldering conditions
on the formation of intermetallic compounds (IMCs) at the interfaces between Pb
free solders and common pad finishes
* Quantified low temperature reactions between lead-free solders and Au/Ni subst
rates
* Identified the process parameters which control the spalling of IMCs at the SA
C/Au/Ni interface
* Identified and analyzed the failure of contact probe pins when contacted with
SAC solders
* Quantified the effects of stress and Cu grain size on voiding at the SAC/Cu in
terface
* Educated and trained undergraduates and graduates
Metallurgical Intern Universal Instruments Corporation SMT
05-08/2005; 05/2006- 05/2007
* Developed systematic understanding of the effects of Cu plating conditions on
voiding at SAC/Cu interface
* Gained in-depth experience with solder bumping, wet etching, reliability testi
ng and statistical analysis of solder joints failure, and reflow profile design
and experiment design, and material processes and property relationship
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SELECTED PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
* Conducted numerical simulation of multi-flow and heat transfer
* Modeled dual-vane swirling combustor for industrial test to control NOx emissi
on and improve efficiency
* Designed a patented dual-vane swirling combustor and explored experimental/num
erical simulation
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SKILLS
* Expert in microstructure analysis techniques including SEM, EPMA, EDS, WDS, OM
, X-ray, PVD, thermal analysis (reflow oven, DSC) and metallographic sample pre
paration
* Experienced in clean room, Photolithography, Profilometer, FIB, TEM, EBSD, she
ar test and fatigue test, statistical analysis
* Experienced in Fortran and C language for programming, spreadsheet programming
, CAD, Matlab
* Fluent in Chinese
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HONORS & ACTIVITIES
* Awarded Excellent Student Scholarships, Wuhan University, 1998
* Led 30 senior students of Wuhan university in a pre-work internship in a Therm
al Power Plant in Wuhan
* Conducted Leadership volunteer in international student orientation program at
Binghamton University
* Assisted in teaching Heat transfer and Manufacturing processes courses
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EDUCATION
Ph.D., Material Science & Engineering, expected August 2010
Binghamton University, State University of New York at Binghamton, New York
Advisor: Eric Cotts
M.S. (June 2000) & B.S. (June 1997), Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, W
uhan, China
Mao Gao
200 RANO BOULEVARD 2B-18, VESTAL, NY 13850 | mgao2@binghamton.edu| (607) 765- 58
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PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
* M.Gao, L.Yin, P.Kondos, P. Borgesen and E. Cotts:" Effects of Stress and Strai
n on Void Growth in Cu3Sn", Pb-Free and RoHS-Compliant Materials and Processes f
or Microelectronics, C.A. Handwerker, K. Suganuma, H.L.Reynolds, J. Bath, eds.,
MRS Spring Meeting, April 2007
* Liang Yin, Pericles Kondos, Peter Borgesen, Yihua Liu, Stoyan Bliznakov, Fred
Wafula, Nikolay Dimitrov, Donald W. Henderson, Christopher Parks, Ma
o Gao, Joseph Therriault, Ju Wang and Eric Cotts," Controlling Cu Electroplating
to Prevent Sporadic Voiding in Cu3Sn", 406-414, 2009 ECTC conference
* Mao Gao, Eric Cotts, "Interfacial reactions between Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu lead-free s
older alloys and electrolytic Au/Ni substrates: Conditions which lead to Spallin
g", Manuscript in preparation
* Mao Gao, James Woods, Eric Cotts, James Forster, "Interfacial Reactions in Pog
o Probe Pins for Sn-Ag-Cu Solders", Manuscript in preparation
* Mao Gao, Kentaro Miura, Eric Cotts, "Formation and Growth Kinetics of Intermet
allic Compounds at Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (wt.%) Solder Alloys/Au/Ni Interfaces during R
eflow", Manuscript in preparation
* Mao Gao, "Interfacial reactions between Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu lead-free solder alloys
and electrolytic Au/Ni substrates", October 26, 2009, presented at Material Sci
ence & Technology conference in Pittsburg, PA.
* Mao Gao, "Formation of Intermetallic Compounds at 460m Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (wt.%) S
older alloys/Ni Interfaces: spalling of (CuNiAu)6Sn5 from (Ni,Cu)3Sn4" October 2
8, 2009, presented at Universal Instrument Consortium, Owego, NY.
* Mao Gao, "Interfacial reactions between near Eutectic Sn-Ag-Cu solder alloys a
nd electrolytic Au/Ni substrates", presented at 139th TMS Annual meeting & exhib
ition in Seattle, WA (February, 2010)
* Mao Gao, "The Spalling of (Cu,Ni,Au)6Sn5 in the Liquid State Sn-Ag-Cu Solder A
lloys on Au/Ni Substrates", October, 2008, presented at Material Science & Techn
ology conference in Pittsburg, PA.
* Mao Gao, "Spalling and Voiding during Interfacial Reactions of Sn-Ag-Cu Solder
s on Au/Ni Substrates", November, 2007, presented at Unovis consortium in Kirkwo
od, NY.
* Jin Zhenqi, Tang Biguang, Gao Mao, "An Oil-free Ignition Technology, High Ener
gy Plasma Ignition, Used in Pulverized Coal Fired Boiler", Energy Conservation,
1999, 11, pp 12 -14 (Chinese)
* Gao Mao, Tang Biguang, Wu Jiang, Zhang Mingchuan, "Experimental Study on Dual-
channel Swirling Pulverized Coal Combustor with Coal Concentrator", East China E
lectric Power, 2002, 10, pp 32 - 34, (Chinese)
* Wu Jiang, Zhang Mingchuan, Yin bin, Chen Qifeng, Gao Mao, "Application of Loca
l Holographic Difference Scheme on Numerical Simulation of Driven Flow in a Pola
r Cavity", Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2002, v 36, pp 1104 - 1106,
(Chinese)
* Gao Mao, Zhang Mingchuan, Wu Jiang, "The Cold Functional Test of Dual-vane Swi
rling Burner Embedded with Concentrated-thin Separator", Power System Engineerin
g, 2003, V19,pp4-6, (Chinese)
* Gao Mao, Wu Jiang, Zhang Mingchuan, Tang Biguang, "Experimental Study on the P
erformance of Concentrated-thin Swirling Pulverized Coal Burner with Low Load",
Boiler Technology, 2003,V34,pp34-37,(Chinese)