Steven Shannon
Professor of Nuclear Engineering

- 919-515-3292
- scshannon@ncsu.edu
- Burlington Laboratory 2112
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Dr. Steve Shannon works in the area of industrial applications of plasma discharges. Plasmas are currently used for everything from decorative enhancement of bathroom fixtures to fabrication of the next generation of micro- and nano- scale devices. Plasma systems for industrial applications is a multi-billion dollar industry. His research focuses on enhancing current plasma applications being used and developed today and developing new plasma applications for next generation material and device fabrication.
Education
Nuclear Engineering
University of Michigan
Nuclear Engineering
University of Michigan
Nuclear Engineering
University of Michigan
Research Description
Dr. Shannon's research is in the industrial applications of plasma discharges.
Publications
- High resolution magnetic field measurements in hydrogen and helium plasmas using active laser spectroscopy
- Zafar, A., Martin, E., & Shannon, S. (2018), In REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS (Vol. 89).
- Driving frequency fluctuations in pulsed capacitively coupled plasmas
- Poulose, J., Goeckner, M., Shannon, S., Coumou, D., & Overzet, L. (2017), European Physical Journal. D, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 71(9). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2017-80096-7
- Electron neutral collision frequency measurement with the hairpin resonator probe
- Peterson, D. J., Kraus, P., Chua, T. C., Larson, L., & Shannon, S. C. (2017), Plasma Sources Science & Technology, 26(9). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/aa80fa
- Size dependence of nanoscale wear of silicon carbide
- Tangpatjaroen, C., Grierson, D., Shannon, S., Jakes, J. E., & Szlufarska, I. (2017), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(2), 1929–1940. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b13283
- All the catalytic active sites of MoS2 for hydrogen evolution
- Li, G. Q., Zhang, D., Qiao, Q., Yu, Y. F., Peterson, D., Zafar, A., … Cao, L. Y. (2016), Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(51), 16632–16638. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b05940
- Amorphization resistance of nano-engineered SiC under heavy ion irradiation
- Imada, K., Ishimaru, M., Xue, H. Z., Zhang, Y. W., Shannon, S. C., & Weber, W. J. (2016), Journal of Nuclear Materials, 478, 310–314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.06.031
- Dose dependence of helium bubble formation in nano-engineered SiC at 700 degrees C
- Chen, C. H., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Crespillo, M. L., Fontana, C. L., Graham, J. T., … Weber, W. J. (2016), Journal of Nuclear Materials, 472, 153–160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.01.029
- Fully coupled simulation of the plasma liquid interface and interfacial coefficient effects
- Lindsay, A. D., Graves, D. B., & Shannon, S. C. (2016), Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics, 49(23). https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/23/235204
- A temporally and spatially resolved electron density diagnostic method for the edge plasma based on Stark broadening
- Zafar, A., Martin, E. H., Shannon, S. C., Isler, R. C., & Caughman, J. B. O. (2016), Review of Scientific Instruments, 87(11). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4955484
- Atomistic structures of nano-engineered SiC and radiation-induced amorphization resistance
- Imada, K., Ishimaru, M., Sato, K., Xue, H. Z., Zhang, Y. W., Shannon, S., & Weber, W. J. (2015), Journal of Nuclear Materials, 465, 433–437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.06.036
Grants
- Fabrication of Plasma Source for Chitosan Depyrogenation
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)(5/01/18 - 2/28/19)
- Multi-Frequency Harmonic Drive for Enhanced Control in HAR Processes, CPLAM Core Project
- Plasma-Therm(6/01/18 - 5/31/19)
- Collaborative Research: SI2-SSE: An open source multi-physics platform to advance fundamental understanding of plasma physics and enable impactful application of plasma systems
- National Science Foundation (NSF)(9/01/17 - 8/31/19)
- Reactor Design and Effectiveness of Design in Depyrogenation Processes using Karamedica Data.
- Karamedica Inc.(2/15/17 - 9/30/17)
- Construction and Characterization of a Pulsed Gas Delivery System to Elucidate Plasma Response to Time Varying Gas Composition
- Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.(1/23/17 - 3/31/18)
- Samsung Mechatronics Research Division Directed Research in Low Temperature Plasma Science
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Korea(5/01/16 - 4/30/19)
- Turbulent MHD flow modeling in annular linear induction pumps with validation experiments
- US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(10/01/16 - 9/30/19)
- International Experiences for Students in Plasma Science: Student Travel Support to Attend the 2016 Gaseous Electronics Conference
- National Science Foundation (NSF)(9/01/16 - 2/28/17)
- Ion energy measurement in industrial plasma reactors
- Tokyo Electron America, Inc.(1/01/16 - 8/31/18)
- Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Lasers and Plasmas for Advanced Manufacturing (CLPAM), Full Membership
- Plasma-Therm(1/01/15 - 12/31/15)