We
Put Plasma To Work For You TM
We
Put Plasma To Work For You TM
AP Solutions has strategic ties with North Carolina State University, where a variety of Atmospheric Plasma Technologies are thriving areas of research. While the company maintains the pioneering spirit and constant innovation of its academic beginnings, it was formed with a resolute determination to provide practical, novel solutions that bring the benefits of cutting-edge research directly into the hands of our customers. Whether you order one of our turn-key solutions, or commission a custom unit, we will provide you with a refreshingly personal customer experience that has become our hallmark.
Located in the heart of the world-renowned Research Triangle Region of North Carolina, the main AP Solutions facilities provide in-house capabilities from design and prototyping to testing and analysis, along with a network of partners in manufacturing and analytical services. With our customer-oriented approach, our team of engineers can outfit your operation with everything you need to turn your plasma treatment concept into a reality. With ties to several local research institutions and technology ventures, AP Solutions is able to explore cutting-edge developments as well as to refine existing plasma techniques and bring them into the industrial sector.
Peter Yancey received his B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering at North Carolina State University. He is currently taking a sabbatical from his Ph.D. work at NCSU to pursue his entrepreneurial role as president and co-founder of AP Solutions, Inc. In 1990, he was involved in early stage research and development of nanoparticle based chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) slurries while working with Solution Technology, Inc. These CMP slurries are now routinely used by semiconductor companies around the world. During a 1998 senior design project sponsored by Becton Dickenson Research, he and two colleagues developed a novel biomedical tissue culture device. The device utilized a unique inverted cell growth technique and a novel super-hydrophobic plasma-deposited coating. The tissue culture device showed marked improvements over existing cell isolation and overgrowth prevention techniques. In 2000 he successfully completed the NCSU Business School’s Technology Entrepreneurial Commercialization Program.
Peter has been involved in plasma related deposition, etching and surface modification of materials for the last 10 years at the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Materials at NCSU. His projects have included numerous vacuum plasma processes such as reactive magnetron sputtering, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, vacuum ion plating and hollow cathode enhanced plasma sources. Over the last 4 years he has focused his research on atmospheric based plasma discharges. He has built numerous atmospheric plasma systems for his graduate studies as well as for personal invention and research. For the past 2 years he has worked as a consultant for a number of companies designing atmospheric plasma based processes and power supplies. His expertise is in creating stable, uniform, dielectric barrier discharges in air and noble gas environments. He also has experience with the following atmospheric pressure plasma processes and necessary power supply technology to support each process: capillary plasma electrode discharges, low temperature AC plasma torches and microwave plasma discharges.
Dr. Jerry Cuomo received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Manhattan College, New York, his M.S. in Physical Chemistry from St. Johns University, New York and his Ph.D. degree in Physics from Odense Universitet, Denmark. Dr. Cuomo spent 30 years in IBM Research, 18 of which he served as Senior Manager, Materials Laboratory, Central Scientific Services at IBM, T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York. He was Manager of Materials Processing with added responsibility for research projects; enhanced plasma processes project (1984) and direct patterning projects (1985) and conducted and coordinated High Tc superconductor research, developed diamond film deposition capability and an advanced thin film process facilities utilizing Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) and Radio Frequency Induction (RFI) processes, he also initiated and developed ion beam devices and processes. Since 1993 he has been a Distinguished University Research Professor at North Carolina State University in the Materials Science department and co-founder of AP Solutions, Inc. Some of his honors and awards include:
1995 Recipient of National Medal of Technology
Fellow of the European Academy of Science
Elected Fellow of American Vacuum Society
Elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Number of Patents Issued: >125
Number of Internal Publications: >200 (IBM)
Number of Papers in Open Literature: ~360
Book Chapters: 8
Books Co-Edited: 2
Jerry has been working with atmospheric pressure plasmas since 1994. In 1994, he developed and managed a 2 year research project with Hoechst Celanese, Astex Microwave, and the NCSU Textile School to research material properties enhancement of various textile fibers using a microwave-based atmospheric plasma source. Atmospheric plasma was successfully used to enhance the toughness of polypropylene fibers and increase the ability to dye aramid fibers such as Kevlar and Nomex. His recent research has been with atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharges for etching, deposition and surface modification at his research lab at NCSU.
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