Dr. Rack received his B.Sc. Magna Cum Laude in Materials Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1993, and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida in 1997. He worked for one year as a Research Scientist at Advanced Vision Technology Inc., and was an Assistant Professor in The Microelectronic Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology from 1998 to 2001. His research interests include nanoscale electron stimulated processing, thin film deposition, and electronic, optoelectronic and biological materials and devices. He has authored 2 book chapters, 3 invited review articles and 60 technical papers and has given over 80 invited or contributed presentations.