Kristopher Koskela

Kristopher Koskela is a Staff Process Engineer at Applied Materials, specializing in the development of next-generation ALD hardware and processes. With a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California, Kristopher has over 10 years of experience in the semiconductor field, covering a wide range of areas from metal oxide synthesis to silicon dielectric development. Before their current role, Kristopher held positions as a Senior and Process Engineer at Applied Materials and engaged in significant research as a Ph.D. candidate, contributing to the publication of numerous papers. Their background includes research on metal oxide and plasmonic nanomaterials at the University of Oregon and agricultural research from a prior role with the OSU Extension Service.