Dieudonne Mair, Ph.D.

Dr. Mair’s expertise includes polymer manufacturing processes, microfluidic technology, semiconductor process engineering, analytical chemistry, surface science, and a variety of polymer characterization techniques. He has hands-on product development and failure analysis experience in the fields of point-of-care diagnostics and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

He utilizes expertise in the deposition and characterization of thin films to consult on yield and failure analysis associated with a variety of semiconductor processes including: lithography, electrochemical deposition, physical vapor deposition, thermal evaporation, chemical mechanical polishing, and DRIE etching.

Dr. Mair is skilled in the field of polymer manufacturing with expertise in fabrication of micrometer-scale features in plastics by injection molding, hot embossing, and other polymer replication technologies. To investigate root causes for failure and environmental stress cracking of polymeric devices and coatings, he utilizes several chemical and physical characterization techniques including X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA), Attenuated Total Internal Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, Dynamic Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA). Dr. Mair also utilizes his knowledge of polymer science and material chemistry to consult on issues involving selection and use of polymers for particular applications based on part design, manufacturability, and compatibility with the intended application environment. In addition, he has studied polymer surface derivatization techniques to modify surface chemistry of polymeric materials for chemical analysis applications including portable diagnostic chips for prostate cancer and neonatal jaundice.

Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Mair co-founded Fluigence where he, in collaboration with NASA astrobiologists, developed a microfluidic chip to probe for signs of life on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Beforehand, he was an engineer at Applied Materials where he developed and implemented CVD oxide deposition processes to address current and future challenges of device node technologies for flash and memory customers in the semiconductor industry.

Mair DA, Schwei TR, Dinio TS, Svec F, Fréchet JMJ. Photopatterned monolith micromixers for on-chip labeling reactions. Lab Chip 2009; 9(7):877-883. Hot article award for issue.

Geiger EJ, Mair DA, Pisano AP, Svec F. On chip actuation of thermally sensitive hydrogel valve. Proceedings, 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2008, pp. 1678-1680.

Mair DA, Geiger EJ, Schwei T, Dinio T, Fréchet JMJ, Svec F. Use of photopatterned nanoporous polymer monoliths as passive mixers to enhance mixing efficiency for on-chip labeling reactions. Proceedings, 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2008, pp. 1399-1401.

Mair DA, Rolandi M, Snauko M, Noroski RS, Svec F, Fréchet JMJ. Room temperature bonding for high pressure microfluidic chips. Analytical Chemistry 2007; 79(13):5097-5102.

Stachowiak TB, Mair DA, Holden TG, Svec F, Fréchet JMJ. Control of non-specific protein adsorption in microfluidic chips. Journal of Separation Science 2007; 30(7):1088-1093.

Bakry R, Bonn GK, Mair DA, Svec F. Monolithic porous polymer layer for the separation of peptides and proteins using thin-layer chromatography coupled with MALDI-TOF-MS. Analytical Chemistry 2007; 79(2):486-493.

Mair DA, Geiger EJ, Pisano AP, Fréchet JMJ, Svec F. Injectin molded microfluidic chips featuring integrated interconnects. Lab Chip 2006; 6(10):1346-1354. Hot article award for issue.

Fintschenko Y, Choi WY, Cummings EB, Fréchet JMJ, Freutal JA, Hilder EF, Mair DA, Sheppod TJ, Svec F. An answer in the palm of your hand: Microfluidics for analytical applications. Proceedings, SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering 2003; 4982(196):196-207.

Presentations

Mair DA. Photopatterned monolith mixers for on-chip labeling reactions. 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, San Diego, CA, October 2008.

Mair DA. Room temperature bonding for high pressure microfluidic chips. Discovery 2 Diagnostics, Boston, MA, September 2006.

Mair DA. Injectin molded microfluidic chips featuring integrated interconnects. 31st International Symposium on High-Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, San Francisco, CA, June 2006.

Mair DA. Monolithic modules in micro total analytical systems rapidly fabricated from plastic. Laboratory Automation and Screening, San Jose, CA, February 2005.

• Co-Founder, Fluigence, LLC, 2010
• Customer Applications Technologist, Applied Materials, Inc., 2007–2009