Dr. Rudolf Maria "Ruud" Tromp (born 3 September 1954, Alkmaar)[1] is a Dutch American scientist at IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center and a Physics Professor at Leiden University.[2]
Education edit
He attended Petrus Canisius College The Lyceum (Alkmaar).
- 1982 Ph.D. in physics from the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands)
- 1982, completed a thesis on medium-energy ion scattering (MEIS) studies of the structure of silicon surfaces.
Biography edit
In 1983 he joined IBM at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, where his scanning tunneling microscopy studies revealed the Si(001) dimer structure for the first time, as well as the spatial distribution of the Si(111) (7 × 7) electronic surface states and their relation to the underlying atomic structure. Using MEIS he co-invented “surfactant-mediated epitaxial growth,” a technique that allows much-improved control over the morphology of epitaxial films and superlattices.
More recently, his studies have focused on the dynamics of surface and interface processes such as phase transitions, chemisorption and etching, epitaxial growth, and aspects of nanotechnology. Ultrahigh-vacuum transmission electron microscopy and low-energy electron microscopy allow detailed, real-time, in situ observations of such processes with high spatial resolution. Using those techniques, the studies have shed new light on the thermodynamics of epitaxial growth, the dynamic evolution of the surface morphology of epitaxial films, the self-assembly of quantum dots, the spatiotemporal character of first- and second-order phase transitions at surfaces, etc. He has also developed a novel Low Energy Electron Microscopy instrument, including energy filtering and aberration correction.[3]
Awards edit
- 1981: Wayne B. Nottingham Prize of the Physical Electronics Conference[4]
- 1995: Materials Research Society Medal[5]
- 2003: American Physical Society Davisson-Germer Prize[1]
- 2004: American Vacuum Society Medard W. Welch Award[6]
- 2009: Materials Research Society (MRS) Fellow[7]
- Four IBM Outstanding Innovation and Technical Achievement Awards.[8]
- 2020: National Academy of Engineering Member
Dr. Tromp is a Fellow of the American Physical Society,[9] the American Vacuum Society,[10] the Materials Research Society and of the Boehmische Physical Society.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ a b "2003 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Ruud Tromp | Professor of Physics of surfaces and materials". Leiden University. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Tromp, R. M.; Hannon, J. B.; et al. (June 2010). "A new aberration-corrected, energy-filtered LEEM/PEEM instrument. I. Principles and design". Ultramicroscopy. 110 (7): 852–861. doi:10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.03.005. PMID 20395048.
- ^ "Past Winners of the Nottingham Prize". Princeton University. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "MRS Medal Recipients". Materials Research Society. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Medard W. Welch Award". American Vacuum Society. Archived from the original on 3 April 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "List of MRS Fellows". Materials Research Society. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Medard W. Welch Award". American Vacuum Society. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Rudolf Tromp to receive the Davisson-Germer Prize | Recognized for his understanding of semiconductor surfaces and interfaces" (Press release). 3 March 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Society Honors". American Vacuum Society. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Morning Keynote Speaker - Dr. Rudolf Tromp" (PDF). Brookhaven National Laboratory. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ R. Colin Johnson (17 March 2003). "Growth envisioned for semiconducting crystals". EE Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.