Kristin Schmidt

Title

Strategy Assistant for Accelerated Discovery

Bio

Kristin received her PhD in polymer physics from the University of Bayreuth, Germany and continued her career at the University of California, Santa Barbara, BASF and SLAC National Laboratory before joining IBM in 2014. Currently, Kristin is the strategy assistant for IBM Research's Accelerated Discovery Strategy with the goal to develop AI solutions to help scientific experts discover and invent faster. She is also leading the development of the Safer Materials Advisor, an AI-powered tool to identify concerning materials (e.g. PFAS) in product and processes and substitute them with safer alternatives.

Publications

Electrical study of DSA shrink process and CD rectification effect at sub-60nm using EUV test vehicle
- - Cheng Chi
  - Chi Chun Liu
  - et al.
- 2017
- SPIE Advanced Lithography 2017
Ultrathin EUV patterning stack using polymer brush as an adhesion promotion layer
- - Indira Seshadri
  - Anuja De Silva
  - et al.
- 2017
- SPIE Advanced Lithography 2017
DSA patterning options for logics and memory applications
- - Chi Chun Liu
  - Elliott Franke
  - et al.
- 2017
- SPIE Advanced Lithography 2017
Design technology co-optimization assessment for directed self-Assembly-based lithography: Design for directed self-Assembly or directed self-Assembly for design
- - Kafai Lai
  - Chi Chun Liu
  - et al.
- 2017
- J. Micro/Nanolithogr. MEMS MOEMS
Orientation Control of Block Copolymers Using Surface Active, Phase-Preferential Additives
- - Ankit Vora
  - Kristin Schmidt
  - et al.
- 2016
- ACS AMI
Nanoscale chemical imaging by photoinduced force microscopy
- - Derek Nowak
  - William Morrison
  - et al.
- 2016
- Science Advances
DSA via hole shrink for advanced node applications
- - Cheng Chi
  - Chi Chun Liu
  - et al.
- 2016
- SPIE Advanced Lithography 2016
Strategies to enable directed self-Assembly contact hole shrink for tight pitches
- - Kristin Schmidt
  - Hitoshi Osaki
  - et al.
- 2016
- SPIE Advanced Lithography 2016
Development of polycarbonate-containing block copolymers for thin film self-assembly applications
- - Ankit Vora
  - Rudy J. Wojtecki
  - et al.
- 2016
- Polymer Chemistry
Synthesis and thin-film self-assembly of cylinder-forming high- χ block copolymers
- - Ankit Vora
  - Gabriela Alva
  - et al.
- 2016
- J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech.

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Patents

- 12 May 2025
- US
- 12299594
Artificial Intelligence Based Materials Discovery Building From Documents And Recommendations
- 17 Jan 2022
- US
- 11226561
Self-priming Resist For Generic Inorganic Hardmasks
- 24 Aug 2020
- US
- 10755928
Fabricating Electrically Nonconductive Blocks Using A Polymer Brush And A Sequential Infiltration Synthesis Process
- 06 Jul 2020
- US
- 10707326
Vertical Field-effect-transistors Having A Silicon Oxide Layer With Controlled Thickness
- 06 Apr 2020
- US
- 10613438
Self-aligned Patterning Methods Which Implement Directed Self-assembly
- 11 Nov 2019
- US
- 10475905
Techniques For Vertical Fet Gate Length Control
- 05 Aug 2019
- US
- 10374034
Undercut Control In Isotropic Wet Etch Processes
- 08 Apr 2019
- US
- 10256320
Vertical Field-effect-transistors Having A Silicon Oxide Layer With Controlled Thickness
- 28 May 2018
- US
- 9982097
Thin Film Self Assembly Of Topcoat-free Silicon-containing Diblock Copolymers
- 29 Jan 2018
- US
- 9879152
Block Copolymers For Directed Self-assembly Applications

Projects

Accelerator Technologies
We're developing technological solutions to assist subject matter experts with their scientific workflows by enabling the Human-AI co-creation process.
IBM Safer Materials Advisor
Finding AI-based solutions to address challenges around materials of concern and their replacement.

Blog posts

A faster way to screen supply chains for harmful chemicals
Research
Kim Martineau
13 Jun 2025
Accelerating discovery for societal and economic impact
Explainer
Jed Pitera, Mathias Steiner, Daniel P. Sanders, Young-Hye Na, Maxwell Giammona, Kristin Schmidt, and Tim Erdmann
27 Jun 2022

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Kristin Schmidt

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Bio

Publications

Electrical study of DSA shrink process and CD rectification effect at sub-60nm using EUV test vehicle

Ultrathin EUV patterning stack using polymer brush as an adhesion promotion layer

DSA patterning options for logics and memory applications

Design technology co-optimization assessment for directed self-Assembly-based lithography: Design for directed self-Assembly or directed self-Assembly for design

Orientation Control of Block Copolymers Using Surface Active, Phase-Preferential Additives

Nanoscale chemical imaging by photoinduced force microscopy

DSA via hole shrink for advanced node applications

Strategies to enable directed self-Assembly contact hole shrink for tight pitches

Development of polycarbonate-containing block copolymers for thin film self-assembly applications

Synthesis and thin-film self-assembly of cylinder-forming high- χ block copolymers

Patents

Artificial Intelligence Based Materials Discovery Building From Documents And Recommendations

Self-priming Resist For Generic Inorganic Hardmasks

Fabricating Electrically Nonconductive Blocks Using A Polymer Brush And A Sequential Infiltration Synthesis Process

Vertical Field-effect-transistors Having A Silicon Oxide Layer With Controlled Thickness

Self-aligned Patterning Methods Which Implement Directed Self-assembly

Techniques For Vertical Fet Gate Length Control

Undercut Control In Isotropic Wet Etch Processes

Vertical Field-effect-transistors Having A Silicon Oxide Layer With Controlled Thickness

Thin Film Self Assembly Of Topcoat-free Silicon-containing Diblock Copolymers

Block Copolymers For Directed Self-assembly Applications

Projects

Accelerator Technologies

IBM Safer Materials Advisor

Blog posts

A faster way to screen supply chains for harmful chemicals

Accelerating discovery for societal and economic impact

Top collaborators

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Emilio Vital Brazil

Brandi Ransom

Tim Erdmann