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Jordana Blacksberg
Senior Member of the Technical Staff

Education
  • Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering (Minors: Digital Integrated Circuits & Management of Technology), 2001; University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
  • M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, 1997; University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
  • B.S.E. in Materials Science & Engineering, 1994; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Research Interests
  • Time-resolved laser spectroscopy (Raman, fluorescence, LIBS)
  • Development of the next-generation of in situ planetary instruments, e.g. for Mars, primitive bodies such as asteroids and comets, Venus, Mars’ moons Phobos and Deimos, and Earth’s moon
  • Detector development spanning the far infrared to the ultraviolet; new materials systems for improved detector performance (e.g. Sn-Ge, Sn-Si and Ge:BIB detectors).
Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
    • Senior Member of Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2008-Present)
    • Principal Investigator, NASA Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Program (PIDDP), "Time Resolved Instrument for Mineral Analysis (TRIMA)," 2010-2013
    • Principal Investigator, NASA Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Program (PIDDP), "Simultaneous Spectral Temporal Adaptive Raman Spectrometer (SSTARS)," 2007-2010
    • Member of Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2003-2008)
    • Postdoctoral Research Scholar, California Institute of Technology & Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2002-2003)
  • University of California, Berkeley & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • Postdoctoral Researcher (2001-2002)
Selected Awards
  • JPL Edward Stone Award for Outstanding Research Publication (2011)
Selected Publications
  1. J. Blacksberg, G.R. Rossman, Y. Maruyama, E. Charbon, "Planetary surface analysis using fast laser spectroscopic techniques: combined microscopic Raman, LIBS, and fluorescence spectroscopy," submitted to the AGU Fall Meeting 2011.
  2. J. Blacksberg, Y. Maruyama, E. Charbon, G.R. Rossman "Fast Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Arrays For Laser Raman Spectroscopy," Submitted to Optics Letters, June 2011.
  3. E. Hamden, F. Greer, M. E. Hoenk, J. Blacksberg, M. Dickie, S. Nikzad, C. Martin, D. Schiminovich, "UV anti-reflection coatings for use in silicon detector design," Applied Optics 50 (21), pp. 4180-4188, July 20, 2011.
  4. J. Blacksberg and G.R. Rossman, "In Situ Planetary Mineralogy Using Simultaneous Time Resolved Fluorescence And Raman Spectroscopy," Conference on Micro-Raman Spectroscopy and Luminescence Studies in the Earth and Planetary Sciences (CORALS II) May 18–20, 2011, Madrid, Spain.
  5. J. Blacksberg and G.R. Rossman, "On-Surface Planetary Mineralogy Using Time Resolved Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy," Abstract #1166, 42nd LPSC, March 2011.
  6. J. Blacksberg, G.R. Rossman, and A. Gleckler, "Time Resolved Raman Spectroscopy for In Situ Planetary Mineralogy," Applied Optics, 49 (26), pp. 4951-4962, 10 September, 2010.
  7. J. Blacksberg, G.R.Rossman, "Time Resolved Raman and Fluorescence Spectrometer for Planetary Mineralogy," European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010, Vienna, Austria, 2-7 May 2010.
  8. J. Blacksberg, "The Simultaneous Spectral Temporal Adaptive Raman Spectrometer (SSTARS) for Planetary Mineralogy," European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19-24 April 2009.
  9. J. Blacksberg, S. Nikzad, M.E. Hoenk, S. Holland, W. Kolbe, "Near-100% quantum efficiency of delta doped large-format UV-NIR silicon imagers," IEEE transactions on Electron Devices, 55 (12) pp. 3402-3406, December 2008.
  10. K. Alberi, J. Blacksberg, L. D. Bell, S. Nikzad, K. M. Yu, O. D. Dubon, and W. Walukiewicz, "Band anticrossing in highly mismatched SnxGe1-x semiconducting alloys," Physical Review B, 77, 073202, February 2008.
  11. J. Blacksberg, M.E. Hoenk, T. Elliott, S. Holland, S. Nikzad, "Enhanced quantum efficiency of high purity silicon imaging detectors by ultra-low temperature surface modification using Sb-doping," Applied Physics Letters, December 19, 2005.
  12. J. Blacksberg, M.E. Hoenk, S. Nikzad, "Ultra-low temperature homoepitaxial growth of Sb-doped silicon," Journal of Crystal Growth, 285(4) pp. 473-480, December 15, 2005.
  13. J. Blacksberg, L.D. Bell, S. Nikzad, "Direct bandgap SnxGe1-x thin films and Quantum Dots for Thermophotovoltaics," Materials Research Society Conference, Boston, Fall 2005.
  14. J. Blacksberg, L.D. Bell, S. Nikzad, "Structural and Optical Properties of SnxGe1-x Quantum Dots and Quantum Wires," Materials Research Society Conference, Boston, Fall 2004.
  15. J. Blacksberg, M.E.Hoenk, S. Nikzad, S. Holland, "N-type delta doping for high-performance, high-purity Silicon Imaging Arrays," Materials Research Society Conference, Boston, Fall 2004.
  16. J. Bandaru (currently J. Blacksberg), J.W. Beeman, E.E. Haller, S. Samperi, N.M. Haegel, "Influence of the Sb dopant distribution on far infrared photoconductivity in Ge:Sb Blocked Impurity Band detectors," Infrared Physics and Technology, December 2002, 43 (6): 353-360.
  17. J. Bandaru (currently J. Blacksberg), J.W. Beeman, E.E. Haller, "Far infrared absorption in Sb-doped Ge epilayers near the metal insulator transition," Applied Physics Letters, 13 May 2002, vol. 80, (no. 19): 3536-3538.
  18. J. Bandaru (currently J. Blacksberg), J.W. Beeman, B. Cardozo, E.E. Haller, "Far infrared and microwave semiconductor detectors," Proceedings of the 26th Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Toulouse, France, September 10-14, 2001.
  19. J. Bandaru (currently J. Blacksberg), J.W. Beeman, E.E. Haller, "Growth and performance of Ge:Sb Blocked Impurity Band (BIB) detectors," Proceedings of the SPIE International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, July 2001, IR spaceborne remote sensing IX, M. Strojnik, B.F. Andresen, Eds., Vol. 4486, p. 193-199
  20. J. Bandaru (currently J. Blacksberg), T. Sands, L. Tsakalakos, "Simple Ru electrode scheme for ferroelectric (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O3 capacitors directly on silicon," Journal of Applied Physics, 15 July 1998, vol. 84, (no. 2): 1121-5.

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