Contact

Kenichi Takahata, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor
Canada Research Chair Tier-2 in Advanced Micro/Nanofabrication & MEMS

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty of Applied Science ,
University of British Columbia
2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada
Tel: +1-604-827-4241, Fax: +1-604-822-5949
E-mail:
Office: Room 3113, Fred Kaiser Building

Education
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 2005
M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 2004
B.S., Physics, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, 1990

Professional Experiences
3M Corporate Research Laboratory, St. Paul, MN, USA, 2005-2006
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), Osaka, Japan, 1997-2001
Matsushita Research Institute Tokyo Inc. (Panasonic), Kawasaki, Japan, 1990-1997

Other Experiences
Visiting Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, 1999-2001
Researcher, International Joint Research Program for Biotechnology and New Materials of Japan, Jul-Nov 1997

Teaching
EECE 573 Micro and Nano Fabrication Technologies
EECE 363 Electronic Circuits for Electromechanical Design
EECE 254 Electronic Circuits I
EECE 496 Engineering Project
EECE 400 Nanotechnology and Microsystems Project

Research Interests
Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)
Micro/nano fabrication & packaging
Micromachined sensors and actuators
Biomedical microdevices and smart implants
Wireless sensing and control of microenvironments
Microplasma control and application