Jia Pelpa
Sunnyvale,CA
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Intern
Jabil
09.2021 - Current
- Conducting research on silver sintering die attach material for high-power electronics as part of a four-person team
- Conducting DOE to optimize screen-printing, dispensing and die attach parameters to obtain ideal bond line thickness and die bond shear strength
- Measuring temperature changes in situ to accurately measure thermal resistance
- Conducting Thermal Cycling and High-Temperature Storage (HTS) Tests to demonstrate the reliability of developed test device assembly
- Performing shear tests to characterize bond strength of die attach and determine sources of failure
- Measuring porosity using surface characterization techniques such as X-ray and SEM.
Researcher
Computational Materials Research Lab (CMRL) at San Jose State University
05.2021 - Current
- Using VASP (Linux software) to evaluate theoretical electrical properties (Bandgap, Fermi-level, Density-of-States, Work Function, and Band Structure) of molybdenum ditelluride based on Density Function Theory (DFT), then modeled using various visualization software to determine high performance in potential semiconductor devices
- Conducting calculations to obtain scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images to evaluate structure corresponding to electrical properties
- Performing calculations simulating theoretical vibrational spectroscopy (IR and Raman) to further correlate electrical properties with material structure to better determine potential semiconductor-based applications.
Lead Captain
Maum
05.2018 - 12.2019
- Solidified leadership and team-building skills in a fast-paced environment
- Part of opening team and achieved a Michelin Star in less than one year of operation
- Coordinated front-of-the-house team and kitchen staff while prioritizing the needs of guests
- Ranked #117 restaurant in North America by the OAD Top 100 2018 and 2019, and listed in 2019’s San Francisco Chronicle's Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area.
P.O.E.T.S. (Power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems) Researcher
Stanford University
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Conducted literature review on electrical properties of 2D molybdenum disulfide as a researcher for the NSF-funded Extreme Environment Microsystems Laboratory
- Assisted in creating MoS2 using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and fabricating semiconductor devices in Stanford Nanofabrication Facility (SNF)
- Investigated quality of monolayer formation in varying temperatures with different environments (Argon and air) in a Cleanroom
- Characterized monolayer structure using Raman Spectroscopy.
Education
B.S. - Materials Engineering
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA05.2022
Skills
- Solidworks CAD
- Google Sketchup
- Vesta
- MATLAB
- Photoshop
- C
- Java
- HTML
- CSS
- Linux (Bridges2, VASP, and Quantum Espresso)
- Microsoft Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Origin
- Project
- Raman Spectrometer
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
- Rapid Temperature Annealing (RTA)
- QVI Smartscope CMM
- Thermal constants analyzer
- Nordson Dage 4000 bond tester
- Tensile
- Charpy
- Hardness tests
- High-Temperature-Probe Station
- BESI 2200 evo die bonder
- Cleanroom experience
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Great communication skills
- Proactive team member with excellent leadership skills
Websites
Awards
- National Science Foundation Scholar (2yrs)
- Dean's List (3 semesters)
- Member of Phi Theta Kappa
- Scholarships: NSF, Calderilla, Latinos in Technology and Cañada STEM student
- Won “Best Presentation” during P.O.E.T.S. Conference in University of Illinois
- Awarded funding from National Computational Science Institute’s XSEDE EMPOWER to support current computational research project
Timeline
Intern
Jabil
09.2021 - Current
Researcher
Computational Materials Research Lab (CMRL) at San Jose State University
05.2021 - Current
P.O.E.T.S. (Power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems) Researcher
Stanford University
05.2019 - 08.2019
Lead Captain
Maum
05.2018 - 12.2019
B.S. - Materials Engineering
San Jose State University