Former PhD Students
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 | Jeffrey Gregory
Thesis Title: "Characterization, Control and Compensation of MEMS Rate and Rate-Integrating Gyroscopes"
Graduation: 08/2012
Employer: Analog Devices, Boston, MA
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 | Niloufar Ghafouri
Thesis Title: "Bismuth telluride based Co-evaporated Thermoelectric Thin Films: Technology, Characterization, and Optimization"
Graduation: 08/2012
Employer: Intel Corp., Arizona
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 | Ethem Erkan Aktakka
Thesis Title: "Integration of Bulk Piezoelectric Materials into Microsystems"
Graduation: 12/2011
Employer: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan
Address: 2411 EECS, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48105
Email: aktakka@umich.edu
Website: www.eecs.umich.edu/~aktakka |
 | Amir Borna
Thesis Title: "A Low-Power, Wireless, Multichannel Microsystem for Reliable Neural Recording"
Graduation: 12/2011
Email: aborna@umich.edu
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 | Jae Yoong Cho
Thesis Title: "Environmentally Resistant Rate- and Rate Integrating Gyroscopes"
Graduation: 05/2011
Employer: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan
Address: 2411 EECS, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48109-2122
Email: jycho@umich.edu
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 | Andrew Gross
Thesis Title: "Low Power, Integrated, Thermoelectric Microcoolers for Microsystems Applications"
Graduation: 12/2010
Employer: Sandia National Laboratory
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 | Tzeno Galchev
Thesis Title: "Energy Scavenging from Low Frequency Vibrations"
Graduation: 12/2010
Employer: Humboldt Research Fellow, University of Freiburg, Germany
Email: tgalchev@umich.edu
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 | Sang Won Yoon
Thesis Title: "Vibration Isolation and Shock Protection for MEMS"
Graduation: 05/2009
Employer: Toyota Technical Center
Email: swyoon@umich.edu
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 | Sang-Hyun Lee
Thesis Title: "Wafer-Level Packaging for Environment- Resistant Microinstruments"
Graduation: 12/2008
Employer: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
Email: sh9255.lee@samsung.com
Website: http://www.SamsungLED.com |
 | Jay Mitchell
Thesis Title: "Low Temperature Wafer Level Vacuum Packaging Using Au-Si Eutectic Bonding and Localized Heating"
Graduation: 12/2007
Employer: CEO and Co-Founder, ePack, Inc.
Email: mitchelz@umich.edu
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| | Warren C. Welch III
Thesis Title: "Vacuum and Hermetic Packaging of MEMS Using Solder"
Graduation: 12/2007
Employer: RF Micro Devices
Email: wcwelchiii@gmail.com
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 | Asli Burcu Ucok
Thesis Title: "Compact Modular Assembly and Packaging of Multi-substrate Microsystems (WIMS Cube)"
Graduation: 03/2006
Employer: Continental-AG
Email: Burcu.Ucok@us.contiautomotive.com
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| | 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
Email: Hanseup@ece.utah.edu
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| | Timothy J (TJ) Harpster
Thesis Title: "Hermetic Packaging and Bonding Technologies for Implantable Microsystems"
Graduation: 10/2005
Employer: Intek
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.
Email: snikles@memsic.com
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| | 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
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
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
Email: brian.stark@rtc.bosch.com
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| | Chunbo Zhang
Thesis Title: "Combustion-Based Micro Power Generation: Thermoelectric and Thermionic Approaches"
Graduation: 08/2003
Employer: Honeywell
Email: chunbo.zhang@honeywell.com
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| | 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
Email: junseok.chae@asu.edu
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| | 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
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
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| | Arvind Salian
Thesis Title: "Design, Fabrication and Testing of High-Performance Capacitive Microaccelerometers"
Graduation: 06/2001
Employer: Freescale Semiconductor
Email: arvind.salian@freescale.com
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| | 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
Email: babak@ee.washington.edu
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| | 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
Email: yuting@us.ibm.com
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| | Farrokh Ayazi
Thesis Title: "A High-Aspect-Ratio Tactical/Inertial Grade Polysilicon Vibrating Ring Gyroscope"
Graduation: 01/2000
Employer: Georgia Tech
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
Email: mehmetd@ece.neu.edu
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| | Navid Yazdi
Thesis Title: "Micro-G Silicon Accelerometers with High Performance CMOS Interface Circuitry"
Graduation: 01/1999
Employer: Intellisense Corporation
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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
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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
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
Email: arjun.selvakumar@colibrys.com
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| | Chingwen Yeh
Thesis Title: "A Low-Voltage Bulk-Silicon Tunneling-Based Microaccelerometer with CMOS Interface Circuitry"
Graduation: 08/1996
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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
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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
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
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
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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
Email: bziae@purdue.edu
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