MNTR Members

Members of the MNTR group are specialists in a range of technical areas related to microsystem development and application. They have a variety of backgrounds that combine to create an environment of unconventional thinking and creative problem solving. This approach is backed up by a solid base of analytical skill and honed by continuous growth through research, discussion, and collaboration inside and outside the MEMS/Nano community.

Director
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Dr. Chang Liu
MNTR Director
changliu@northwestern.edu

View Chang Liu's CV (pdf)

 

Researchers

Shifenf Li
 Shifeng Li
Research Associate
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Liying Wang
 Liying Wang
Research Associate
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Yingchen Yang
 Yingchen Yang
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Engineer

William Jacobs (Bill)
Engineer
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Graduate Students
Nannan Chen
 Nannan Chen
Graduate Student
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Huan Hu
 Huan Hu (Alan)
Graduate Student
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Student Awards

Jack Chen won the IEEE Electron Device Society Graduate Fellowship for 2003.

Saunvit Pandya won the 2006 Sensors Research Graduate Scholarship Award sponsored by General Electric and the IEEE Sensors Council.

Alumni

Mr. Zhifang Fan (Senior Research Associate) retired from the MNTR group in August 2005

Graduate Students

  • Dr. Kashan A. Shaikh (Ph.D. ECE - 2007), "Design and Development of a Portable Microfluidic System for Medical Diagnostics" - GE Global Research Center (http://www.ge.com/research/ )
  • Dr. Edgar Goluch (PhD. BioE - 2007), "Chip-Based Detection of Protein Cancer Markers" - Delft University of Technology (http://home.tudelft.nl/en/)
  • Craig Tucker (MSEE-2007), "Advancement of yield and materials in cantilever-based biologically inspired microsensors"
  • Dr. Jonathan Engel (PhD. ME - 2006), "Design, Fabrication, and Analysis of Polymer-Based Microelectromechanical Systems"
  • Dr. Kee Suk Ryu (PhD. ECE - 2006),"Development of Microfluidic Components and Integration for Lab-On-A-Chip Applications" - Intel Corporation
  • Dr. Jack Chen (PhD. ECE - 2005), "Micromachined, Out-of-Plane Microflow Sensors". - LAM Research Corporation , web
  • Dr. Xuefeng Wang (Ph.D. ECE - 2005), "Microelectromechanical and Microfluidic Systems for Scanning Probe Lithography" - GE Global  Research Center (http://www.crd.ge.com/)
  • Dr. David Bullen (Ph.D. ME - 2004), "Scanning Probe Array Development for Dip Pen Nanolithography" - Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
  • Dr. Jun Zou (Ph.D. ECE - 2002), "Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) for RF (Radio Frequency) Applications" - Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
  • Wongso Sutomo (MSME-2002), "Development of an In-Situ Parylene Deposition Process Detector"
  • Liang-Hsuan Lu (MSEE-2001), "Design, Fabrication, and Simulation of Microsystems for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications"
  • Ming Zhang (MSEE-2001), "Development of Micromachined Probe Arrays for Nanolithography Applications"
  • Melvin Khoo (MSME-2000), "Development of a Micromachined Membrane Magnetic Micropump for Bio-Medical Applications"
  • Yong Yi (MS-1999), "Magnetic Actuation of Hinged Microstructures"
  • Zhenjun Zhu (MS-1999), "Anisotropic Crystalline Etching Simulation Using a Continuous Cellular Automata Algorithm"

Undergraduate Students

  • Katie Braden (REU), NSF Graduate Fellowship Award Recipient
  • Deniz Armani
  • Emanuel Neuman
  • Chris White, Graduate Student at California Institute of Technology
  • Gerardo Olmos