She is teaching and performing research in the areas of thin film processing, focusing on the nucleation of CVD thin films. Prior to joining the Vanderbilt faculty she was employed in Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector for 14 years. Over the years she held positions in the areas of process engineering, process development, device engineering, and materials characterization. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from Arizona State University and her B.S. degree, also in chemical engineering, from the University of Colorado, Boulder.