Mihail Petkov

Experience

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  Brookhaven National Laboratory

  Oct 1992 - Aug 1996

  Reserach Assistant

  Positron annihilation spectroscopy research

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  Washington State University

  Sept 1996 - Sept 2001

  Research focus on the microstructure, properties and characterization of mesoporous low-k dielectrics for integrated circuits in collaboration with IBM / Dow. Materials research using positron annihilation spectroscopy. Topics include mesoporous materials, solar cells, electronic structures, etc.

  • Post-Doctoral Research Associate

    Aug 1998 - Sept 2001

  • Reserach Assistant

    Sept 1996 - Dec 1998
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  JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

  Oct 2001 - now

  Failure analysis on topic pertaining to materials, mechanical structures, electronic components, design of experimental apparatus, etc. Participation in spacecraft anomaly investigation teams (Tiger Teams) on multiple projects - MSL, Juno, OCO, SMAP, GRAIL, etc. Research topics include non-volatile memories, aerogel microstructure characterization, dielectric relaxation, development of new instruments for detection of trace organics, etc.

  • Principal Technologist V

    Oct 2014 - now

  • Sr. Engineer / Failure Analysis

    Oct 2001 - Sept 2014