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Dean Thelen from Corning Research & Development Corporation will present at this week's Physics Colloquium. Dr.Thelen's presentation is titled "Electrical Conduction of Glasses Used in Displays".

The seminar will be presented  at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday (Sep.25) in Fisher 139. The coffee hour will be held at 3:30 in the Fisher Hall Lobby.

Abstract  Displays in today’s electronic devices typically contain multiple glass layers. Each of these glass layers serve their own unique function, such as covers for mechanical protection, and substrates for pixel switching circuits. The electrical conduction behavior of these glass layers can reduce the display’s fabrication yield and/or performance, with a corresponding performance example being reduced capacitive touch sensitivity. We shall discuss the electrical conduction in glass from a material property perspective. In addition, we will discuss the specific roles of glass layer conduction in antimicrobial cover glass, and contact electrification of glass substrates.

Bio Dean Thelen is a Sr. Staff Scientist at Corning Research & Development Corporation. He received his bachelor’s degrees in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1988, and his PhD in Solid State Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1993. He’s been granted 27 US Patents, and is the 1988 recipient of Michigan Tech’s Ian W. Shepherd Award.