Materials Science and Engineering

Kenneth A. Jackson

Teaching Interests

• Kinetic Processes in Materials Science (MSE 572). 
• Microelectronic Packaging Materials (MSE/ECE 465/565). 
• Planning for Discovery: Problem Selection and Proposal Preparation. (MSE/ENGR 501)
• Research Proposal Preparation (MSE/ENGR 502). 
• Materials Laboratory (MSE 360L). 

Current Research

• Optical Coatings
• Electronic Packaging Materials Research
• Thin Film Growth and Characterization 
• Crystallization Kinetics 
• Ion Beam Processes 

Principal Publications (Recent)

• V. A. Schneidman, K. A. Jackson, and K. M. Beatty, "Nucleation and Growth of a Stable Phase in an Ising-type System", Phys. Rev. B59 (1999) 3579.
• Kenneth A. Jackson, "Non-Equilibrium Phase Transformations", Proc. NASA Microgravity Materials Science Conference, (1999) 331.
• Kenneth A Jackson, "Computer Modeling of Atomic Scale Crystal Growth Processes" J. Crystal Growth, 198/199 (1999) 1.
• Kenneth A. Jackson and Kirk M. Beatty, "Atomic Scale Crystal Growth Processes" J. Korean Assoc. Crystal Growth, 9 (1999) 365.
• V. A. Schneidman, K. A. Jackson, and K. M. Beatty, "On the Applicability of the Classical Nucleation Theory in an Ising System", J. Chem. Phys., 111 (1999) 6932.
• Kirk M. Beatty and Kenneth A. Jackson, "Monte Carlo Modeling of Silicon Crystal Growth", J. Crystal Growth, 211 (2000) 13.
• Kenneth A. Jackson, George H. Gilmer, Dmitri E. Temkin, and K. M. Beatty, "Microsegregation Far From Equilibrium," J. Cryst. Growth 163 (1996) p.461. 
• Mengjun Hui, Kirk Beatty, Katherine Blackmore, and Kenneth A. Jackson, "Impurity Distribution in In Sb Single Crystals," to be published in J. Crystal Growth. 
• K. M. Beatty and Kenneth A. Jackson, "Orientation Dependence of the Distribution Coefficient (k-value) Obtained from a Spin-1 Ising Model," to be published in J. Crystal Growth. 
• Katherine Blackmore, Kirk Beatty, Mengjun Hui, and Kenneth A. Jackson, "Growth Behavior of NH4Cl-H2O Mixtures," to be published in J. Crystal Growth. 
• Kenneth A. Jackson, "Non-equilibrium Segregation During Crystallization," Proceedings of the Conference on Structural and Dynamic Modeling of Mechanical Behavior of Solids, Monte Verita, Switzerland, September 5, 1996. 
• Kenneth A. Jackson, Kirk M. Beatty and Mary V. Minke, "Monte Carlo Simulation of Non- Equilibrium Segregation During Crystal Growth," to be published in J. Non-Crystalline Solids. 
• Kenneth A. Jackson, "Processing of Semiconductors," VCH, Weinheim (1996). 
• Kenneth A. Jackson, George H. Gilmer and Dmitri E. Temkin, "Monte Carlo Simulation of the Rapid Crystallization of Bismuth-doped Silicon," Phys. Rev. Letters 75 (1995) p.2530. 
• Robert C. Sundahl, King-Ning Tu, Kenneth A. Jackson and Peter Borgesen, "Electronic Packaging Materials Science VIII," MRS Symposium Proceedings 390 (1995). 
• Kenneth A. Jackson, George H. Gilmer, Dmitri E. Temkin and Kirk Beatty, "Microsegregation," to be published in the Proceedings of the East-West Surface Science Workshop `94. 
• Kenneth A. Jackson, George H. Gilmer, Dmitri E. Temkin, Jon D. Weinberg and Kirk Beatty, "Non-Equilibrium PhaseTransformations," J. Crystal Growth 128 (1993) p.127. 
• Kenneth A. Jackson, "Nucleation," Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, Proceedings of the Valais Physical Society, ed. H. J. Scheel (1993) p. 65. 
• Kenneth A. Jackson, "Crystal Growth Kinetics," Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, Proceedings Valais Physical Society, ed. H. J. Scheel (1993) p.81. 
• Kenneth A. Jackson,"Introduction to the Modern Theory of Crystal Growth," to be published in the Proceeding of the Eight International Summer School on Crystal Growth. 
• Kenneth A. Jackson, "Theory of Crystal Growth from the Melt," Ceramic Trans. 30 (1993) p.95.