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'''Maria C. Tamargo''' is a leading [[Cuba]]n-[[United States|American]] [[scientist]] in [[Chemical compound|compound]] [[semiconductors]] and materials science. |
'''Maria C. Tamargo''' is a leading [[Cuba]]n-[[United States|American]] [[scientist]] in [[Chemical compound|compound]] [[semiconductors]] and [[materials science]]. She is a professor of chemistry at The [[City College of New York]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/profiles/maria-tamargo|title=Maria Tamargo {{!}} The City College of New York|last=Tamargo|first=Maria|date=2015-08-03|website=www.ccny.cuny.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref> |
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== Life and Education == |
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Tamargo is professor of chemistry at The [[City College of New York]]. She received her education at the [[University of Puerto Rico]] and [[Johns Hopkins University]]. She is also the author of over 300 papers in the field of semiconductor research and is the holder of several patents in her field. |
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Maria Tamargo received her first degree (B.S.) in Chemistry from the [[University of Puerto Rico]] in 1972. She moved to Johns Hopkins University where she completed an M.S. in Chemistry in 1974 followed by a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1978.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Research and Career == |
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Maria Tamargo's research covers a wide range of [[List of semiconductor materials|compound semiconductors]] and she has particular expertise in [[molecular beam epitaxy]]. |
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After completing her Ph.D. at [[Johns Hopkins University|John Hopkins University]] she spent several years as Technical Staff at [[Bell Labs|AT&T Bell Labs]] (1978-1984) and Bellcore (1984-1993).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nanoscience.asrc.cuny.edu/people/dr-maria-c-tamargo/|title=Dr. Maria C. Tamargo – Nanoscience Initiative|website=nanoscience.asrc.cuny.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref> |
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In 1993 she became a Professor of Chemistry at [[City College of New York]]. Between 2001 and 2007 she held the post of Dean of Science at [[City College of New York]]. She is currently the centre director or CREST Center for Interface Design and Engineered Assembly of Low Dimensional Systems (IDEALS).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idealscrest.org/leadership/|title=Leadership Team {{!}} IDEALS CREST|website=idealscrest.org|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1547830|title=NSF Award Search: Award#1547830 - CREST Center for Interface Design and Engineered Assembly of Low-Dimensional Systems (IDEALS)|website=www.nsf.gov|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref> |
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She is also the author of over 300 papers in the field of semiconductor research. |
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== Awards and Prizes == |
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Tamargo was elected a fellow of the [[American Physical Society|American Physical Society (APS)]] in 2000 for "significant original contributions to the development and understanding of the growth and properties of novel semiconductor materials and heterostructures, in par- ticular, in the field of wide bandgap II-VI compounds."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b5e9/233376dfd72f155047dc6d422e0c20972f2e.pdf|title=APS prizes and awards 2000|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/units/dmp/fellowship/index.cfm?year=2000|title=APS Fellowship|website=www.aps.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref> |
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She holds a number of patents.<ref>{{Citation|title=LPE Apparatus with improved thermal geometry|date=1982-03-10|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US4470368A/en|accessdate=2018-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Capping layer preventing deleterious effects of As--P exchange|date=1992-03-27|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US5246878A/en|accessdate=2018-04-03}}</ref> |
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Maria Tamargo edited a book titled "II-VI Semiconductor Materials and their Applications", which is part of the series "Optoelectronic properties of semiconductors and superlattices".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47805040|title=II-VI semiconductor materials and their applications|date=2002|publisher=Taylor & Francis|others=Tamargo, Maria C.|isbn=1560329149|location=New York, NY|oclc=47805040}}</ref> |
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Maria C. Tamargo is a leading Cuban-American scientist in compound semiconductors and materials science. She is a professor of chemistry at The City College of New York.[1]
Life and Education
Maria Tamargo received her first degree (B.S.) in Chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico in 1972. She moved to Johns Hopkins University where she completed an M.S. in Chemistry in 1974 followed by a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1978.[1]
Research and Career
Maria Tamargo's research covers a wide range of compound semiconductors and she has particular expertise in molecular beam epitaxy.
After completing her Ph.D. at John Hopkins University she spent several years as Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Labs (1978-1984) and Bellcore (1984-1993).[2]
In 1993 she became a Professor of Chemistry at City College of New York. Between 2001 and 2007 she held the post of Dean of Science at City College of New York. She is currently the centre director or CREST Center for Interface Design and Engineered Assembly of Low Dimensional Systems (IDEALS).[3][4]
She is also the author of over 300 papers in the field of semiconductor research.
Awards and Prizes
Tamargo was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2000 for "significant original contributions to the development and understanding of the growth and properties of novel semiconductor materials and heterostructures, in par- ticular, in the field of wide bandgap II-VI compounds."[5][6]
She holds a number of patents.[7][8]
Publications
Maria Tamargo edited a book titled "II-VI Semiconductor Materials and their Applications", which is part of the series "Optoelectronic properties of semiconductors and superlattices".[9]
References
- ^ a b Tamargo, Maria (2015-08-03). "Maria Tamargo | The City College of New York". www.ccny.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Dr. Maria C. Tamargo – Nanoscience Initiative". nanoscience.asrc.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Leadership Team | IDEALS CREST". idealscrest.org. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award#1547830 - CREST Center for Interface Design and Engineered Assembly of Low-Dimensional Systems (IDEALS)". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "APS prizes and awards 2000" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "APS Fellowship". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ LPE Apparatus with improved thermal geometry, 1982-03-10, retrieved 2018-04-03
- ^ Capping layer preventing deleterious effects of As--P exchange, 1992-03-27, retrieved 2018-04-03
- ^ II-VI semiconductor materials and their applications. Tamargo, Maria C. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. 2002. ISBN 1560329149. OCLC 47805040.
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