SEAN P. HILL
Columbus,GA
Summary
Skilled Materials Chemist with a background in photoactive materials and process integration into thin film coatings. Adept in various spectroscopic, electrochemical, and photophysical instrumentation for characterization of sample types including solutions, polymers, thin-films, powders, and substrates. Strong merits in creativity, experimental design, problem solving, and leadership.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Chemist
Eastman Kodak Company
Columbus, GA
08.2019 - Current
- Oversee and implement R&D projects from inception to full-scale production for roll-to-roll manufacturing.
- Application based research on thin-film coatings with photoactive components for commercial printing plates.
- Troubleshooting of process line and product issues at the molecular level via chemical analysis and problem solving.
- Team player working with engineering, quality management, product management, and field specialists to help drive current production and new product commercialization.
- Achieved royalty cost savings (-$800k) for the company by optimizing flagship product formula to supersede scope of registered IP
Research/Teaching Assistant
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
08.2013 - 05.2018
- Knowledge and use of instrumentation and techniques such as UV-VIS, ATR-IR, FTIR, SSEM, TREM, TAS, CV, DPV, J-V, IPCE.
- Developed methods for novel self-assembly of molecular species within thin-film architectures to facilitate solar energy conversion processes.
- Proficient in techniques for semiconductor synthesis and thin-film formation alongside characterization of surface morphology.
- Some experience in fabrication of thin-film polymer photo-actuators.
- Co-authored patent on novel systems utilized in research applications.
- Co-authored ten research articles published in peer-reviewed journals.
- Mentored three undergraduate students over the course of graduate career.
- Taught general chemistry lab/recitation classes and advanced analytical chemistry lab alongside instruments - GC, GC-MS, HPLC, AAS, UV-Vis, and FTIR, Raman.
- Managed social media profiles and calendar for research group.
Undergraduate Chemistry Research Assistant
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
08.2012 - 05.2013
- Assisted in developing a new method for patterning molecular chain structures onto various substrates, including silicon and silicon dioxide, using CVD and lithography.
- Utilized AFM to characterize surface morphology and roughness.
- Co-authored a research article published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Materials Chemistry
Florida State University
01.2018
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Chemistry
Louisiana State University
01.2013
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Method Development
- Communication
- Data Analysis
- Risk Assessment
- Lithography
- 3D Printing
- Microsoft Office
- Minitab
- Photoactive Materials
- Materials Science
- Electrochemical Analysis
- Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing
Accomplishments
- Cost Savings Product Optimization, Optimized flagship product formula to address IP-related concerns to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in IP costs with no loss in expected product performance.
- Academic Contributions, Published twelve peer-reviewed articles, contributing to the solar energy and materials scientific community.
- Patent Achievements, Achieved two patent filings in chemical deposition methods for advancing solar energy conversion. Another application in progress with Kodak.
Timeline
Research Chemist
Eastman Kodak Company
08.2019 - Current
Research/Teaching Assistant
Florida State University
08.2013 - 05.2018
Undergraduate Chemistry Research Assistant
Louisiana State University
08.2012 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Chemistry
Louisiana State University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Materials Chemistry
Florida State University
Highlighted Publications
- Harnessing Molecular Photon Upconversion in a Solar Cell at Sub-solar Irradiance: Role of the Redox Mediator, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Sean P. Hill and Kenneth Hanson
- 2017, http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.7b05462
- Multimolecular assemblies on high surface area metal oxides and their role in interfacial energy and electron transfer, Chemical Society Reviews, Jamie C. Wang, Sean P. Hill, Tristan Dilbeck, Omotola O. Ogunsolu, Tanmay Banerjee and Kenneth Hanson, 2017, http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/cs/c7cs00565bdivAbstract
- Integrated Photon Upconversion Solar Cell via Molecular Self-Assembled Bilayers, ACS Energy Letters, Sean P. Hill, Tristan Dilbeck, Enric Baduell, and Kenneth Hanson
- 2016, http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsenergylett.6600001
- Photon Upconversion and Photocurrent Generation via Self-Assembly at Organic-Inorganic Interfaces, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Sean P. Hill, Tanmay Banerjee, Tristan Dilbeck, and Kenneth Hanson, 2015, http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02120