Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Stanford University, 1978
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), The University of New Mexico, 1973
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), The University of New Mexico, 1972
Dr.
Stanton is President and co-founder of Southwest Sciences, Inc. His principal
fields of research include the spectroscopy and kinetics of gas phase species,
with applications in atmospheric sciences, combustion, materials science,
and instrument development for trace gas detection. He is a member of the
Optical Society of America and the American Geophysical Union. Prior to the
founding of Southwest Sciences in 1986, he was a member of the scientific
staff of Aerodyne Research, Inc., where he was a Principal Research Scientist
and Co-Director of the Center for Chemical and Environmental Physics.
In the field of atmospheric sciences, Dr. Stanton has measured the mid-infrared and near-infrared absorption band strengths of the hydroperoxyl (HO2) radical. These measurements may facilitate the in situ detection of this important species in the atmosphere. He has worked on the development of spectroscopic monitoring instrumentation to measure fluxes of trace atmospheric species arising from natural and man made sources. Currently he is developing tunable diode laser instrumentation for ultrasensitive measurement of trace atmospheric species and toxic gases.
In the field of combustion research, Dr. Stanton has developed new optical methods for the sizing of submicron particles and for the automated analysis of droplets. He has developed visible/near-infrared diode laser-based methods for the detection of various radical species important in combustion.
In the field of materials science, Dr. Stanton has been active in the development of laser methods for the in situ measurement of gas phase radical species that are important as etchants of electronic materials or as intermediates in the vapor deposition of semiconductors. This work includes unique methods for the quantitative measurement of atomic halogen species (fluorine and chlorine) by tunable diode laser absorption. He has also studied the measurement of SiHx, SiFx, and CFx species by high resolution infrared spectroscopy, including in situ measurement of CFx species in plasma etching reactors.
Dr. Stanton's graduate research involved experimental and modeling studies of CO vibrational energy transfer kinetics as related to the development of carbon monoxide electric discharge lasers.
Dr. Stanton is an author of 33 publications, holds 4 patents, and has
1 patent pending. astanton@swsciences.com
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