Senior Scientist - Microscopy and Microanalysis
GE Vernova Advanced Research Center
GE Vernova Advanced Research Center
VINCENT S. SMENTKOWSKI is a Senior Scientist at GE Vernova Advanced Research where he performs surface analysis to support research programs at ARC, businesses, and strategic partners. Vin obtained a B.S. degree in chemistry from Marshall University in 1987 and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (1994) from the University of Pittsburgh. After completing his degree, Vin accepted a post-doctoral position at Argonne National Laboratory where he was part of a multi-laboratory team that designed, built, and tested a novel reflectron analyzer for real-time, in-situ, studies of surfaces during film growth at mTorr pressures using pulsed ion beam techniques - the work resulted in a 1997 R&D 100 Award. Currently. Vin’s research is focused on the applications of ToF-SIMS analysis, emphasizing how multivariate statistical analysis tools facilitate data reduction. Vin also collaborates with external laboratories in order to evaluate advanced microstructural characterization techniques such as Atom Probe Tomography and show the benefits these techniques have for industrial materials. Vin holds 7 U.S. patents, more 100 publications in referred journals, more than 225 GE-R internal manuscripts, numerous contributed and invited talks. Vin has co-authored 3 book chapters and edited one book “Surface Analysis and Techniques in Biology” (Springer, 2014). In 2011, Vin served as the first Guest Editor for a Special Issue of Microscopy Today focused on Surface Analysis.
Vin’s first role within MAS was serving as the symposium chair of the first Surface Microscopy and Microanalysis in Materials and Biological Systems symposium at the 2006 Microscopy and Microanalysis meeting; this symposium runs biannually. Vin served as a director of MAS, a MAS tour speaker, MAS M&M Meeting Co-chair (3 x), chair of the Strategic Planning Committee and currently, chair of the Fellows Committee. This year, Vin is a Fellow of MAS and will be presented with the 2025 MAS Presidential Award.