About Us > Faculty & Staff > Technical Staff > Michael Gardner

Professional Background:

• Research Support Engineer / Lab Manager, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Energy & Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC), 2006 – Present
• Process Development Engineer, SuperPower Inc, Division of Phillips Medical Systems, 1994 – 2006
• Manufacturing Engineer, Fairchild Space Company [now Orbital Sciences Corporation], 1989 – 1993
• Manufacturing Engineer, Lockheed Martin Missles & Space Co., 1987 – 1989

Education:

• B.S. (Manufacturing Engineering), Brigham Young University, 1986

Responsibilities / Experience:

Support of thin-film photovoltaic, fuel cell, thermoelectric and power electronics R&D in the alternative energy and next generation superconductor environment.

Awards / Patents:

• Co-inventor, Reel-to-reel substrate tape polishing system (2005)
• President’s Award, Fairchild Space Co. (1991)