Wayne State University
Prof. Charles H. Winter obtained his B.S. degree in chemistry from Hope College in 1982. While at Hope College, he was introduced to organometallic chemistry through undergraduate research with Prof. Michael P. Doyle. He then went on to the University of Minnesota, and obtained doctoral degree in organic and organometallic chemistry in 1986 under the direction of the late Prof. Paul G. Gassman. After an NIH postdoctoral fellowship in organometallic chemistry with Prof. John A. Gladysz at the University of Utah, Prof. Winter joined the faculty at Wayne State University in 1988, where he is currently Professor of Chemistry and Associate Chair of the Chemistry Department.
Prof. Winter’s research interests include synthetic inorganic and organometallic chemistry, as well as thin film growth by ALD. Prof. Winter’s laboratory contains three Picosun ALD reactors, allowing precursor synthesis and ALD growth studies to be carried out rapidly. His group seeks to use the power of synthetic chemistry to prepare radically new classes of ALD precursors with chemical reactivity that is designed for the target thin film materials. Current ALD projects in Prof. Winter’s group are directed at the ALD growth of metallic and element films using new reducing agents, low-k thin films, and area-selective growth by ALD. He has published more than 200 papers and patents.
SEMI U: Fundamentals of ALD, ALE, and Precursors Chemistries
Monday, October 6, 2025
8:30am - 5:30pm MT