Staff

Bio

John received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Boise State and his Ph.D. from Washington State University studying piezo-electric materials. Previously, he was a member of the Boise State Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSMSE) working for Darryl Butt (with Mike Hurley and Brian Jaques) in the Advanced Materials Laboratory. In addition to his research responsibilities, he served as a teaching assistance, instructor, and mentor/advisor for a number of classes within the MSMSE and College of Engineering.

John has extensive manufacturing experience with more than 10 years production and facilities planning, project costing and planning, and tool design and fabrication. He was a key team member of start-up companies providing organization and solutions to manufacturing issues in inventory and production processes. His manufacturing experience includes metal fabricated goods, avionics, and ceramic and silicon microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) devices. His experience leading projects resulted in improved products, quality, and process throughput in multiple industries.

John will work closely with other members of the Quantum DNA research group and Nanoscale Materials and Device Group to characterize excitonic delocalization in DNA-templated dye aggregates using super-resolution fluorescent microscopy and fluorescent lifetime microscopy.

Education

• Ph.D., Engineering Science (Materials Science), Washington State University (2009)

• M.S., Materials Science, Boise State University (2006)

• B.S, Mechanical Engineering, Boise State University (2004)
• Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Whitman College (1984)

Publications

• Osterberg, D., Youngsman, J., Ubic, R., Reimanis, I., Butt, D.P., Recrystallization Kinetics of 3C Silicon Carbide Implanted with 400keV Cesium Ions. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2013 96(10), 3290-3295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jace.12465.

• Youngsman, J., Luedeman, T., Morris, D., Anderson, M., Bahr, D., A Model for an Extensional Mode Resonator Used as a Frequency-Adjustable Vibration Energy Harvester, Journal of Sound and Vibration, v 329, n 3, p. 277-288, February 1, 2010.

• Morris, D.J., Youngsman, J.M., Anderson, M.J., and Bahr, D.F., A resonant-frequency tunable, extensional mode piezoelectric vibration harvesting mechanism. Smart Materials and Structures, 2008. 17(6): 065021.

• Youngsman, J., Marx, B., Wolter, S., Glass, J., and Moll, A., Miniature multi-electrode electrochemical cell in LTCC. Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging, 2007. 4(1): p. 31.

Conference proceedings

• Moeller, K., Besecker, J., Hampikian, G., Moll, A., Plumlee, D., Youngsman, J., and Hampikian, J.M. A prototype continuous flow polymerase chain reaction LTCC device. 2007. Vancouver, Canada: Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Stafa-Zuerich, CH-8712, Switzerland.

• Youngsman, J., Marx, B., Wolter, S., Glass, J. and Moll, A.J., Miniature Multi-electrode Electrochemical Cell in LTCC, IMAPS/ACerS Ceramic Interconnect and Ceramic Microsystems Technologies (CICMT), Denver, CO, April 25-27, 2006.

• Youngsman, J., Marx, B., Schimpf, M., Wolter, S., Glass, J., and Moll, A. Low temperature co-fired ceramics for micro-fluidics. 2006. San Diego, CA, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331, United States.

• Youngsman, J., Plumlee, D.G., Schimpf, M., and Moll, A.J., Mini- and Micro-Channel Devices in LTCC, IMAPS/ACerS Ceramic Interconnect and Ceramic Microsystems Technologies (CICMT), Baltimore, MD, April 10-13, 2005.

National and external presentations (not already appearing in the proceedings list)

• Youngsman, J., Gorman,B., Reimanis,I.,Butt,D., Oxidation and Diffusion Investigation of the Carbides used as Cladding materials in TRISO-Coated Fuel Particles. TMS 2011, San Diego, CA February 2011.

• Sparks, C., Youngsman, J., Webb, J., Howe, S., Charit, I., Frary, M., Butt, D., Spark Plasma Sintering of Tungsten-Rhenium Alloys for Very High Temperature Nuclear Reactor Applications. TMS 2011, San Diego, CA February 2011.

• Youngsman, J., Revis, R., Gorman, B., Reimanis, I., Butt, D., TRISO-coated Fuel Durability under Extreme Conditions: Oxidation and Diffusion in the Carbide Layer. MS&T10, Houston, TX October 2010.

• Sparks, C., Youngsman, J., Frary, M., Webb, J., Howe, S., Jarred, N., Charit, I., Butt, D., Spark Plasma Sintering of Tungsten-Rhenium Alloys for Very High Temperature Nuclear Reactor Applications. MS&T10, Houston, TX October 2010. (Poster)

• Youngsman, J., Morris, D., Bahr, D., Anderson, M. The power behavior of a resonant frequency tunable piezoelectric vibration harvester. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, April 2008.

• Youngsman, J., Morris, D., Anderson, M., Fleig, P., Lakeman, C., Bahr, D., A frequency tunable piezoelectric vibration harvester for structural health monitoring. MS&T08, Pittsburgh, October 2008.

Honors, Awards, and Professional Activities

None to report at this time.