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Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth Street, Troy, New York 12180-3590 USA

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(518) 276-6310
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For questions about our graduate program, contact our Graduate Student Coordinator, Nicole McQuade.

Cynthia Gedelian
Physics

I am currently working with Prof. Toh-Ming Lu in the Department of Physics. We study the deposition of thin films of various materials and morphologies.

In particular, I am using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to deposit polymer films such as poly (p-xylylene) and poly(p-phenylene vinylene) for applications including pore sealing and nanocoating of patterned substrates.

I am also in the process of building a new CVD system that can potentially be adapted for use with other deposition methods.