Ebere Mercy Onah
Joensuu,18
Summary
Date of birth: 05/01/1991.
Nationality: Nigerian. Gender: Female
Email address: ebereonah12@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/onah-ebere-81b53b156
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ebere-Onah-Mercy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2523-5020
Address: lantolankatu 9, 80160, Joensuu, Finland.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PhD Researcher
Univeristy of Eastern Finland
Joensuu
08.2024 - 07.2027
- PIC chip fabrication using E-beam, UV and ALD methods.
- SEM and AFM micro and nanostructure imaging
- PIC Optical Characterization
- Integrated Photonics Chip Design with Ansys Optics
- Evanescent biosensing through absorption spectroscopy and refractometry.
Project Researcher
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu
10.2023 - 07.2024
- Lumerical FDTD, Interconnect, Luceda Photonics software for circuit simulations of active and passive PIC components, such as MMI, MZI for biosensing applications
- Using PDKs for chip layout creation with Python-based software such as GDS Factory, IPKISS, and K-Layout for visualization.
- Fabrication and Optical characterization of PIC Chips
Graduate Intern
Dispelix Oy
Espoo
06.2022 - 09.2022
- Colour Uniformity Quantification in Surface Relief Gratings for Augmented Reality Applications.
- Fabrication of Surface Relief Grating using Ebeam Lithography process
Assistant Lecturer
Michael Okpara University
Umuahia
10.2016 - 10.2020
- Deliver lectures, lead lab sessions, and conduct tutorials, focusing on both theoretical concepts and practical applications of Physics to Medicine.
Education
Ph.D. - Integrated Photonics and Biosensing
Univeristy of Eastern Finland
Joensuu 08-2024
Master of Science - Photonics
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Program(EMJM)
France, Finland08-2023
MSc. - Medical Physics
College of Medicine of The University of Lagos Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria01.2020
BSc. - Physics
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria10.2014
Skills
- Fabrication of PIC components using Micro and Nano techniques such as E-beam and UV photolithography
- SEM imaging and profilometer measurement of micro and nanostructures
- Ellipsometry, thin film characterization techniques
- PIC simulations using Ansys Lumerical, compact models libraries, PDKs and Lumerical interconnect, gdsfactory for end-to-end chip design and validation, and Tidy 3D
- Matlab and python used for numerical computation, data analysis, and visualization
- Computer skills include LaTeX, Inkscape, and CorelDRAW
Certification
- Silicon Photonics Design, Simulation, Fabrication and Characterization course by University of British Columbia CA offered Online by AIM Photonics
- PIC Sensors online course by AIM Photonics
- PIC sensor Design and Fabrication by AIM Photonics (currently running)
- Photonic Integrated Circuit Design and Characterization course by VLC Photonics in Valencia, Spain, October 2024
- Silicon Photonics Design Course organised by Ghent University and ePIXfab, April 2025
Publications
1. Evaluation of Radiation Safety Levels in the Monitor Rooms of Selected Diagnostic Centres in Lagos State Using Thermoluminescent Dosimeter, E.M. Onah, A. Z. Ibitoye, E. M. B. Adedokun, I. K. Ogungbemi, NJBAS, 06/01/23.
2. Hybrid active Polymer Nano-waveguides for biomedical applications, E M. Onah, I Doughan, K Oyemakinwa and M Roussey (article is almost ready for journal review)
Accomplishments
Huawei best Masters Thesis Award in Optics and Photonics 2023. Received in May 2024.
Timeline
PhD Researcher
Univeristy of Eastern Finland
08.2024 - 07.2027
Project Researcher
University of Eastern Finland
10.2023 - 07.2024
Graduate Intern
Dispelix Oy
06.2022 - 09.2022
Assistant Lecturer
Michael Okpara University
10.2016 - 10.2020
Ph.D. - Integrated Photonics and Biosensing
Univeristy of Eastern Finland
Master of Science - Photonics
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Program(EMJM)
MSc. - Medical Physics
College of Medicine of The University of Lagos Nigeria
BSc. - Physics
Nnamdi Azikiwe University