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

Synthesis and characterization of polycarbonate-containing all-organic High-χ block copolymers for directed self-assembly
- - Ankit Vora
  - Anindarupa Chunder
  - et al.
- 2015
- J. Photopolym. Sci. Tech.
The influence of incompatibility and dielectric contrast on the electric field-induced orientation of lamellar block copolymers
- - A. Böker
  - K. Schmidt
  - et al.
- 2006
- Polymer

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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.