Ken Aitchison's Email & Phone

Dr. Ken Aitchison has served as President and CEO of AMST since January 2008. Prior to joining AMST, Dr. Aitchison was Vice President and General Manager of Temescal (a division of Edwards Vacuum, formerly BOC Edwards), the leading supplier of electron beam deposition equipment to the compound semiconductor industry. Previously at BOC Edwards, he served consecutively as Vice President of Semiconductor Applications and Vice President of Process Enabling Technology. Prior to joining BOC Edwards, Dr. Aitchison was at Novellus Systems for 9 years, where he held a number of senior management positions including Senior Director of Systems Engineering and Director of Chemical Systems. Dr. Aitchison additionally spent 7 years in technical and managerial roles at The Aerospace Corporation as Manager, Thin Films and Advanced Processing Section and as a Member of the Technical Staff. Prior to the Aerospace Corporation, Dr. Aitchison was Director of Technology for the Material Sciences Division of Genus. Dr. Aitchison holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Queen Mary College, University of London, and a B.A. in Chemistry from New York University. Dr. Aitchison holds one patent and has published numerous technical papers.