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Professor Khalil Najafi's Students

Current Students

Current students may be contacted in writing at this address:
University of Michigan EECS Bldg, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2122.

Ali Besharatian
Project Title: An Integrated High Flow, High Pressure, Low Power Gas Micro-Pump
Bachelor: Sharif University of Technology, Iran 2007-Electrical Engineering, Electronics
Expected Graduation: 09/2012
Telephone: 734-846-4548
Email: alibesh@umich.edu, umich.edu/~alibesh
Daniel Egert
Expected Graduation: 04/2014
Telephone: 734-764-7428
Email: egertd@umich.edu
James McCullagh
Project Title: Electronics for a Vibration Harvesting System for Bridge Health Monitoring Applications
Bachelor: Carleton College, USA, 1998-Physics
Master's: Purdue University, USA, 2001-Electrical Engineering
Expected Graduation: 12/2013
Telephone: 507-280-0847
Email: jamesjmc@umich.edu
Mahdi Sadeghi
Project Title: Electrostatically Driven Micro-Hydraulic Actuator Arrays
Bachelor: University of Tehran, Iran, 2005-Electrical Engineering Master's: University of Tehran, Iran, 2007-Solid State Electronics
Expected Graduation: 09/2012
Telephone: 734-615-7021
Email: sadeghi@umich.edu
Seow Yuen Yee
Project Title: Micromachined Acoustic Ejector Arrays for Micro Propulsion and Flow-Control
Bachelor: University of Michigan, USA, 2007
Expected Graduation: 04/2012
Telephone: 734-615-7021
Email: seowyuen@umich.edu

Former PhD Students

Jeffrey Gregory
Thesis Title: "Characterization, Control and Compensation of MEMS Rate and Rate-Integrating Gyroscopes"
Graduation: 08/2012
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Niloufar Ghafouri
Thesis Title: "Bismuth telluride based Co-evaporated Thermoelectric Thin Films: Technology, Characterization, and Optimization"
Graduation: 08/2012
Address: ,
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Amir Borna
Thesis Title: "A Low-Power, Wireless, Multichannel Microsystem for Reliable Neural Recording"
Graduation: 12/2011
Address: ,
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Email: aborna@umich.edu
Etham Erkan Aktakka
Thesis Title: "Integration of Bulk Piezoelectric Materials into Microsystems"
Graduation: 12/2011
Employer: University of Michigan
Address: 2411 EECS, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48105
Telephone: 734-272-3170
Email: aktakka@umich.edu
Website: www.eecs.umich.edu/~aktakka
Jae Yoong Cho
Thesis Title: "Environmentally Resistant Rate- and Rate Integrating Gyroscopes"
Graduation: 05/2011
Employer: University of Michigan
Address: 2411 EECS, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48109-2122
Telephone: 734-763-7162
Email: jycho@umich.edu
Andrew Gross
Thesis Title: "Low Power, Integrated, Thermoelectric Microcoolers for Microsystems Applications"
Graduation: 12/2010
Address: ,
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Tzeno Galchev
Thesis Title: "Energy Scavenging from Low Frequency Vibrations"
Graduation: 12/2010
Employer: University of Michigan
Address: 2409 EECS, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48109-2122
Telephone: 734-763-3249
Email: tgalchev@umich.edu
Sang Won Yoon
Thesis Title: "Vibration Isolation and Shock Protection for MEMS"
Graduation: 05/2009
Employer: Toyota Technical Center
Address: 1555 Woodridge, Ann Arbor MI 48105
Telephone:
Email: swyoon@umich.edu
Sang-Hyun Lee
Thesis Title: "Wafer-Level Packaging for Environment- Resistant Microinstruments"
Graduation: 12/2008
Employer: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
Address: ,
Telephone: 031-300-4450
Email: sh9255.lee@samsung.com
Website: http://www.SamsungLED.com
Dr. Jay Mitchell
Thesis Title: "Low Temperature Wafer Level Vacuum Packaging Using Au-Si Eutectic Bonding and Localized Heating"
Graduation: 12/2007
Employer: Research Fellow at the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Michigan
Address: 2407 EECS, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122
Telephone: 734-764-5160
Email: mitchelz@umich.edu
 Warren C. Welch III
Thesis Title: "Vacuum and Hermetic Packaging of MEMS Using Solder"
Graduation: 12/2007
Employer: RF Micro Devices
Address: 119 Rushing Water Lane, Troutman NC 28166
Telephone: 704 883-5843
Email: wcwelchiii@gmail.com
Asli Burcu Ucok
Thesis Title: "Compact Modular Assembly and Packaging of Multi-substrate Microsystems (WIMS Cube)"
Graduation: 03/2006
Employer: Continental-AG
Address: 21440 W. Lake Cook Road, Deer Park IL 60010
Telephone: 847 862-5000
Email: Burcu.Ucok@us.contiautomotive.com
 Hanseup (Steve) Kim
Thesis Title: "An Integrated Electrostatic Peristaltic Micropump with Active Microvalves"
Graduation: 03/2006
Employer: University of Utah
Address: 3280 MEB, 50 S. Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City UT 84112
Telephone: 801 587-9497
Email: Hanseup@ece.utah.edu
 Timothy J (TJ) Harpster
Thesis Title: "Hermetic Packaging and Bonding Technologies for Implantable Microsystems"
Graduation: 10/2005
Employer: Intek
Address: 751 Intek Way, Westerville OH 43082
Telephone: 614 895-0301
Email: tharpster@intekflow.com
Website: www.intekflow.com
 Stefan A. Nikles
Thesis Title: "A Micromachined Sieve Electrode for Chronic Recording From Multiple, Isolated Gustatory Nerve Fibers"
Graduation: 08/2005
Employer: MEMSIC, Inc.
Address: One Tech Drive, Suite 325, Andover MA 01810
Telephone: 978 739-0900
Email: snikles@memsic.com
 Pedram Mohseni
Thesis Title: "Single-Chip Wireless Microsystems for Multichannel Neural Biopotential Recording"
Graduation: 08/2005
Employer: Case Western Reserve University
Address: 510 Glennan Building, , Cleveland OH 44106
Telephone: 216 268-5263
Email: pedram.mohseni@case.edu
Website: http://vorlon.case.edu/~pedram
 Maysam Ghovanloo
Thesis Title: "A Wireless Microsystem for Neural Stimulating Microprobes"
Graduation: 07/2004
Employer: Arizona State University
Address: Engineering Bldg. II (COE II), 2110m Box 7914, Raleigh NC 27695
Telephone: 919 513-1923
Email: mghovan@ncsu.edu
Website: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~mghovan/
 Brian Stark
Thesis Title: "Thin Film Technologies for Hermetic and Vacuum Packaging of MEMS"
Graduation: 03/2004
Employer: The Bosch Group
Address: 4009 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto CA 94304
Telephone: 650 320-2900
Email: brian.stark@rtc.bosch.com
 Chunbo Zhang
Thesis Title: "Combustion-Based Micro Power Generation: Thermoelectric and Thermionic Approaches"
Graduation: 08/2003
Employer: Honeywell
Address: 12001 State Highway, B464, Plymouth MN 55441
Telephone: 763 954-2453
Email: chunbo.zhang@honeywell.com
 Junseok Chae
Thesis Title: "High-Sensitivity, Low-Noise, Multi-Axis Capacitive Micro-Accelerometers"
Graduation: 05/2003
Employer: Arizona State University
Address: Electrical Engineering, GWC 312, MC: 5506, Tempe AZ 85287-9309
Telephone: 480 965-2082
Email: junseok.chae@asu.edu
 Haluk Kulah
Thesis Title: "Closed-Loop Electromechanical Sigma-Delta Microgravity Accelerometers"
Graduation: 03/2003
Employer: Middle East Technical University
Address: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, DZ-05, Ankara, 06531 Turkey
Telephone: 90 312 210 2345
Email: kulah@metu.edu.tr
Website: http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr/~kulah/
 Tsung-Kuan (Allen) Chou
Thesis Title: "All-Silicon Micromachined Acoustic Ejector Arrays for Micro Propulsion and Flow-Contro"
Graduation: 10/2001
Employer: Intel Corporation
Address: ,
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 Arvind Salian
Thesis Title: "Design, Fabrication and Testing of High-Performance Capacitive Microaccelerometers"
Graduation: 06/2001
Employer: Freescale Semiconductor
Address: 2100 E. Elliott, MD: AZ34/EL310, Tempe AZ 85284
Telephone: 404 413-3613
Email: arvind.salian@freescale.com
 Babak Amir Parviz
Thesis Title: "Development of Ultrasonic Electrostatic Microjets for Distributed Propulsion and Microflight"
Graduation: 05/2001
Employer: University of Washington
Address: Office M250 EE1, Box 352500, Seattle WA 98195
Telephone: 206 616-4038
Email: babak@ee.washington.edu
 Y.T. Cheng
Thesis Title: "Localized Heating and Bonding Technique for MEMS Packaging"
Graduation: 12/2000
Employer: IBM, Watson Research Center
Address: P.O. Box 218, Room #36-253, Yorktown Heights NY 10598
Telephone: 914 945-2685
Email: yuting@us.ibm.com
 Farrokh Ayazi
Thesis Title: "A High-Aspect-Ratio Tactical/Inertial Grade Polysilicon Vibrating Ring Gyroscope"
Graduation: 01/2000
Employer: Georgia Tech
Address: 777 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta GA 30332-0250
Telephone: 404 894-9496
Email: farrokh.ayazi@ece.gatech.edu
Website: http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~ayazi/
 Mehmet Dokmeci
Thesis Title: "Hermetic Glass-SiliconMicropackages and Feedthroughs For Neural Prostheses"
Graduation: 12/1999
Employer: Northeastern University
Address: Electrical & Computer Engineering, 409 DA, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA 02115-5000
Telephone: 617 373-2751
Email: mehmetd@ece.neu.edu
 Navid Yazdi
Thesis Title: "Micro-G Silicon Accelerometers with High Performance CMOS Interface Circuitry"
Graduation: 01/1999
Employer: Intellisense Corporation
Address: 36 Jonspin Road, Wilmington MA 01887
Telephone: 978 988-8000
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 Chuncieh Huang
Thesis Title: "Micromachined Sensors and Actuators for Fluid Mechanics Research and High-Speed Flow Control Applications"
Graduation: 09/1998
Address: ,
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 Jeffrey A. Von Arx
Thesis Title: "A Single Chip, Fully Integrated, Telemetry Powered System for Peripheral Nerve Stimulation"
Graduation: 03/1998
Employer: Guidant Corp.
Address: Advanced Tech and Res. Eng., 4100 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul MN 55112
Telephone: 651 582-2153
Email: jeffrey.vonarx@guidant.com
Website: www.guidant.com
 Arjun Selvakumar
Thesis Title: "A Multifunctional Silicon Micromachining Technology for High Performance Microsensors and Microactuators"
Graduation: 04/1997
Employer: Colibrys, Inc.
Address: Suite 100, 12200 Parc Crest Drive, Stafford TX 77477-2409
Telephone: 281 552-3029
Email: arjun.selvakumar@colibrys.com
 Chingwen Yeh
Thesis Title: "A Low-Voltage Bulk-Silicon Tunneling-Based Microaccelerometer with CMOS Interface Circuitry"
Graduation: 08/1996
Address: ,
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 Mark Nardin
Thesis Title: "A Programmable Multichannel Microstimulator with Bi-Directional Telemetry"
Graduation: 01/1996
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 Michael Putty
Thesis Title: "A Micromachined Vibrating Ring Gyroscope"
Graduation: 03/1995
Address: ,
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 Yogesh Gianchandani
Thesis Title: "A Bulk Silicon Microelectromechanical System for Scanning Thermal Profilometry"
Graduation: 10/1994
Employer: University of Michigan
Address: Electrical Engineering, ECE Division, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48109-2122
Telephone: 734 615-6407
Email: yogesh@umich.edu
Website: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~yogesh/
 Tayfun Akin
Thesis Title: "An Integrated Telemetric Multichannel Sieve Electrode Array for Nerve Regeneration Applications"
Graduation: 10/1994
Employer: Middle East Technical University
Address: Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department, , TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey
Telephone: 90 312 210-2369
Email: tayfun-akin@metu.edu.tr
Website: http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr/~tayfuna
 Karl J. Ma
Thesis Title: "An Active Dissolved Wafer Process for The Fabrication of Integrated Sensors"
Graduation: 08/1994
Address: ,
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 Babak Ziaie
Thesis Title: "A Single-Channel Implantable Microstimulator for Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation"
Graduation: 03/1994
Employer: Purdue University
Address: Electrical & Computer Engineering, BRK 2023, 1205 West State Street, West Lafayette IN 47907-2057
Telephone: 765 494-0725
Email: bziae@purdue.edu

Former Masters Students

 Anthony Coghlan
Thesis Title: "A High-Efficiency Class-E Transmitter For Implantable Devices"
Graduation: 05/1997
Position: Senior Consultant/Quantitative Analyst, Derivatives and Treasury Management
Address: Arthur Andersen LLP, 33 W. Monroe Street, Chicago, Il 60603
Telephone: 312-507-5260
FAX: 312-507-0520
Email: anthony.r.coghlan@us.arthurandersen.com
 Namik Kocaman
Thesis Title: "A Low-Power capacitive Interface and Analog-Digital Converter Chip For Implantable Biotelemetry"
Graduation: 08/1997
Position: Engineering Manager, Analog & Mixed Signal Circuit Design
Address: Broadcom Corporation, 5300 California Avenue, Irvine CA 92617
Telephone: 949-926-7510
FAX: 949-926-7374
Email: namik@broadcom.com
 Rajagopalan Rangarajan
Thesis Title: "Fully Integrated Nerve Electrical Stimulation System"
Graduation: 01/1997
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 Sha Wang
Thesis Title: "FEM Analysis and Its Application in the Electronic Determination of the Young's Modulus and Intrinsic Stress"
Graduation: 05/1992
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