Prof. Manuel Quevedo received a B.S. in Chemistry (1996) and a M.S. Materials Science (1998) in Mexico. He received his PhD in Materials Science from the University of North Texas (2002). In 2002 he joined Texas Instruments Silicon Technology Development Group as a Member of Technical Staff (MTS) in the 65 nm node. While at Texas Instruments he was appointed SEMATECH assigned from 2004-2006. In April 2007 He joined the University of Texas as Dallas as Senior Research Scientist and in September 2012 he was appointed Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He has authored or co-authored over 200 publications in peer reviewed journals and proceedings and holds 10 US patents.