Name: Steve Guertin

Position: Senior Engineer, Radiation Effects Group

Biography: Received his B.S. in Mathematics and Physics California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1998 and M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics from University of California, Los Angeles, in 2002 and 2008. He joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1998. He has published several refereed papers, including work on DRAM/SDRAM upset modes and Processor radiation effects. His technical interests include radiation effects in complex digital devices, large-scale data analysis techniques, and test automation. Steve, and other group members received the Outstanding Paper Award at the 1999 Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference for their paper entitled "Angular and Energy Dependence of Proton Upset in Optocouplers" which explained how direct ionization from protons increases the upset rate in optocouplers.