An exciting and emerging field of electronics in which technologies on the scale of a billionth of a meter integrate mechanical, fluidic, biological and optical components. Nanometer scale technologies are forcing changes in the way in which we view and use communications and information.
With a strong emphasis on experimentation and fabrication, the applications will span the areas of biomedical devices, nano-computing, nano-devices, energy, optical communications, sensors and actuators. We thrive on our ability to fabricate almost anything we can imagine at the micro and nano scales; if it doesn’t already exist, we research novel nano-fabrication and rapid prototyping methods. Our dedicated team of visionary and exploratory researchers working together on multidisciplinary problems creates a unique advantage for us here at the ECE; where else will you find faculty asking the same questions that you are? Students will be engaged in theory and practice, studying the core engineering curriculum, as well as courses in nano and micro technologies.
Microsystems and Nanotechnology (MiNa) | Our group investigates and develops novel micro- and nano-scale devices and systems |
Karen Cheung | Biomedical microsystems for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, dielectric spectroscopy for flow cytometry, implantable polymer-based microelectrode arrays, integrated cell culture systems.Research Groups |
Lukas Chrostowski | Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), Silicon photonics, Optical Communications, Biophotonics, Semiconductor lasers, VCSELs.Research Groups |
Edmond Cretu | Microsystems, adaptive MEMS, micro-instrumentation, nonlinear signal processing, BioMEMS. ultrasound imagingResearch Groups |
Andre Ivanov | VLSI design and test, design for testability, fault tolerance, fault modeling and simulation, test generation, built-in self-test, built-in current testing, infrastructure IP for systems on chip, systems on chip design and test, analog and mixed signal design and test, networks on chip, fault diagnosis, design validation, post-silicon debugResearch Groups |
Nicolas Jaeger | Integrated-optics, fiber-optics, optical sensors, optical measurement of voltage and current in power substations, ultrahigh-speed electro-optic modulators, ultrahigh-speed measurement techniques.Research Groups |
Vikram Krishnamurthy | Statistical Signal Processing, Bio-sensing, Wireless Communications, Math Finance, Stochastic Optimization and Control, Social Network Dynamics and Game TheoryResearch Groups |
John Madden | Artificial muscle and application to medical devices, photosynthetic photovoltaics, super-capacitors, batteries, sensors, carbon nanotube devices.Research Groups |
Alireza Nojeh | Nanostructures (esp. based on carbon nanotubes), controlled nanofabrication, electron emission phenomena, electron microscopy, modeling and simulation of nanoscale systems.Research Groups |
David Pulfrey | Computational modelling of micro- and nano-scale semiconductor devices, particularly carbon nanotube transistors.Research Groups |
Peyman Servati | Smart textile and wearable technology, flexible electronics, flexible solar cells and batteries, advanced nanomaterialsResearch Groups |
Sudip Shekhar | microelectronics, integrated circuits, CMOS circuit design for wireless, wireline and silicon photonics applications Research Groups |
Boris Stoeber | Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), microfluidics, sensor technology, integrated microsystems for biomedical applications and for environmental control.Research Groups |
Kenichi Takahata | Micromachined sensors and actuators, MEMS, implantable micro devices, micro-scale wireless sensing/control, 3-D micro fabrication techniques, micro electrodischarge machining and control.Research Groups |
Shuo Tang | Biophotonics, biomedical optics, optical tissue imaging instrumentation, optical coherence tomography, multiphoton microscopy.Research Groups |
Konrad Walus | Nanoelectronic devices and circuits, quantum-dot cellular automata, single-electron transistors, quantum mechanical simulationsResearch Groups |