Name: RHE2: Alloying Effects on Performance
Start: 2026-10-27T10:30:00-0500
End: 2026-10-27T12:00:00-0500

Tuesday October 27, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT

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10:30am-11:00am
Revisiting Silver-Content in Lead-Free Alloys: Reliability of Low-Cost Alternatives to SAC305 in Modern Electronics Assembly
Presenter: Anna Lifton, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions
Co-Authors: Kennedy Fox, Suraj Saifullah, Ebad Rehman, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions

11:00am-11:30am
Effect of Bismuth and Antimony Additions on the Shear Properties of ENIG-Finished SAC Individual Solder Joints
Presenter: Waad Tarman, Auburn University
Co-Authors: John Evans, Ph.D., Auburn University; Sa'd Hamasha, Ph.D., Binghamton University

11:30am-12:00pm
A Comparative Study of Mechanical Behavior of Next Generation Lead-Free Solder Alloys
Presenter: Pritha Choudhury, Ph.D., MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
Co-Authors: Anil Kumar, Lijia Xie, Sean Yenyu Lai, Ganesh Subbarayan, John Blendell, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions

Speakers

Anna Lifton

Director R&D Application -Circuit Board Assembly, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions

Anna Lifton is R&D Director at Macdermid Alpha Assembly Solutions, overseeing Application, Reliability, and Failure Analysis for the Circuit Board Assemblies business unit. With a Bachelor's degree from Moscow Steel and Alloys Institute, Russia, and a Master's degree in Material Science... Read More →

Waad Tarman

Ph.D. Candidate, Auburn University

Waad Tarman is a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Auburn University. Her research focuses on the mechanical and microstructural reliability of lead-free solder joints in electronic assemblies, with an emphasis on solder alloy composition, thermal aging, surface... Read More →

Pritha Choudhury

Principal R&D Scientist, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

Pritha Choudhury is a Principal R&D Scientist with MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions (MAES), Bangalore, India. She has a Ph.D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. She has been working for MAES since 2011. Her... Read More →

Tuesday October 27, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
RHE

Conference Session, RHE Track

SMTA International 2026

Anna Lifton

Waad Tarman

Pritha Choudhury

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SMTA International 2026

Anna Lifton

Waad Tarman

Pritha Choudhury

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