Alexander Ziegler

University of California                                                                                                                                          2228-1/2 McKinley Ave.
Materials Science Division                                                                                                                                     Berkeley, CA 94703
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory                                                                                                                             Tel/Fax: 510-665-5920
1 Cyclotron Rd., MS 62-203
Berkeley, CA 94720                                                                                                                                             ziegler@uclink4.berleley.edu
Tel.: 510-486-5946                                                                                                                                              aziegler@lbl.gov
 
 

Education

M.S.                       May 1999, Materials Science Department, University of California at Berkeley.
                              · Presented research results at national and international conferences;
                              · Established scientific collaboration with research institute in Germany;
                              · Assisted in teaching undergraduate Introduction to Materials Science class.

Diplom Ing.          May 1996, Materials Science Department, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany.
                              · Co-authored paper published in scientific journal;

Internships           · Hoechst AG, Germany, 1990, and Hoechst-Celanese Corp., USA, 1992
                                     Project: Laser-optical storage devices.
                                        • Investigated polymer-based thin films for laser-optical storage devices; research and developmental work was done in regard of filing
                                           for patent.
                              · VAK-Siemens AG, Germany, 1994
                                     Project: Inductive coupling devices.
                                        • Developed inductive coupling devices for computer, low current and underwater applications using thin magnetic films; designed and
                                           built prototypes for presentation at international exposition CeBit '95.

Born in Lima, Peru, I lived 15 years in Lima growing up bilingual (German and Spanish). After that my family moved to Germany where I graduated from Tech Univ. Darmstadt with the Diplom Ing. degree.

Languages Fluent in German, Spanish and English; proficient in French and Italian.
 
 

Skills

Analysis                · Computational and analytical solution of boundary value problems and differential equations;
& Computer         · Proficient in Windows environment;
                             · MathCAD and LabView analysis programs, Epix CCD video processing and "C"-Library access experience;
                             · Microsoft Excel/Word/Power Point, Corel Draw, Grapher, Adobe Photoshop.
Personal               · History of working in multidisciplinary and multicultural environments;
                             · Strong communication and teaching skills; experience in presenting complex concepts;
                             · Comfortable public speaker.
 

Publications & Presentation

• A. Ziegler, J. M. McNaney, R. O. Ritchie & M. J. Hoffmann, "The Influence of Oxygen on the Fracture Behavior of Dense Si₃N₄ with a Y₂O₃ and SiO₂  Containing Grain Boundary Phase", Submitted to J. Am. Ceram. Soc.
• Disclosure with the UC Berkeley Patent and Technology Licensing Office about the technology of a system for In-Situ Visualization of Surfaces at High Temperatures, UC Case No. B99-036, 1999. <http://otl.berkeley.edu/UCB99036.html>
• T. Ostrowski, A. Ziegler, R. K. Bordia & J. Rödel; "Evolution of Young's Modulus, Strength, and Microstructure during Liquid-Phase Sintering"; J. Am. Ceram. Soc.,81 [7], 1852-60 (1998).
• A. Ziegler, J. M. McNaney & R. O. Ritchie; "Subcritical Crack Growth in NT-164 Silicon Nitride at Elevated Temperatures"; Proceedings of the 9^th CIMTEC-World Ceramics Congress and Forum on New Materials (Florence, Italy; June 14-19,1998), ed. P. Vincenzini, 1998.
• A. Ziegler, J. M. McNaney & R. O. Ritchie; "Fatigue-Crack Propagation in NT-164 Silicon Nitride at High Temperatures"; Presentation at the Pacific Rim Meeting of the Am.Ceram.Soc., San Francisco, CA; October 12-15, 1997.
• A. Ziegler, J. M. McNaney & R. O. Ritchie; "Fatigue-Crack Propagation in NT-164 Silicon Nitride at Ambient to Elevated Temperatures"; Presentation at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Am. Ceram. Soc., Cincinnati, OH; May 4-7, 1997.

Other

• High performance competitive swimming at national and international level;
• Swim coaching license (Trainer-A, Germany) obtained in December 1996;
• Lead and coached swim team of 12 athletes to national conference championships in 1995 and 1996;
• Citizen of Germany.