Director, Applications / R&D
Dr. Daphne Pappas has 20+ years of experience in plasma technology and surface engineering. Since October of 2018, she holds the position of R&D and Applications Manager at Plasmatreat USA. Prior to joining Plasmatreat, Daphne worked in the semiconductor industry at Lam Research Corporation and for a start-up company. Aside from her experience in industry, Daphne conducted plasma research at a United States National Laboratory for 7 years and also served as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Case Western Reserve University.
Daphne holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and a Masters degree in Materials Science. She is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and technical reports and is listed as co-inventor on 3 US patents. Her research interests involve plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) of thin films using atmospheric and low pressure plasmas, surface characterization techniques and study of plasma-surface interactions.
