The goal of this project is a low cost device that is able to size and count air particulates with sizes under PM 2.5 and retain the particulates for subsequent composition analysis. Multitudes of such devices can be deployed over a wide study area (such as downtown Sacramento) to monitor the air quality in situ and generate air particulate spatial and temporal maps. We will explore integration with pollutant sensors such as that for NOx and SO2. We aim to extend the applications of a micro corona discharge device to a micro ozone generator for biological sterilizing units, non-mechanical micro air pumps, and ESD control.
1Graduate Student (non-EECS), UC Davis
2Postdoctoral Researcher
The objective of this project is to develop micro-electromechanical tunable capacitors employing dielectric fluids. In the case of electrostatic, mechanically tunable capacitors, the goal is to increase the capacitance per unit area and the tuning range, reduce the mechanical noise, and improve long-term reliability.
1Graduate Student (non-EECS)
2Postdoctoral Researcher
The objective of this work is to develop a miniature MEMS-based probe for high speed, high resolution, in-vivo optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging. The realization of a small scale OCT system with high spatial and velocity resolution as well as rapid image acquisition rates has numerous potential applications in medicine, including real-time optical biopsies.
1Graduate Student (non-EECS), UC Davis
This project seeks to integrate MEMS and planar lightwave circuits (PLC) to create novel monolithic systems for telecommunication. Specific devices are under design and their functionality will be incrementally verified while fabrication and integration technologies are being developed.
1Graduate Student (non-EECS), UC Davis
A novel micromachined biomimetic device: the directional diaphragm for acoustic transducers, has been designed, modeled, simulated, fabricated, and tested. We have fabricated a directional microphone by employing the biomimetic directional diaphragm.
1Graduate Student (non-EECS), UC Davis
The goal of this project is to develop tunable inductors and transformers that have high Q-factors and high tuning ratio for wireless communication applications.
1Graduate Student (non-EECS), UC Davis
2Postdoctoral Researcher
The goal of this project is to develop a smart universal game board which can be reconfigured to play any board game using MEMS technology.
1Graduate Student (non-EECS), UC Davis
We intend to develop a 4-bit variable inductor array using lateral-contact microrelays to provide a wide tuning range and design flexibility for building blocks using passive RF MEMS components in wireless communication systems.
1Graduate Student (non-EECS), UC Davis