IMG research focuses on micro- and nanosystems for healthcare, energy, security, aerospace, transportation, consumer electronics, and other industries. Efforts include design, fabrication, characterization, and ultimately deployment of micro and nanotechnologies for a wide variety of applications. IMG is playing a leading role in the MIST Center (Multi-functional integrated system technology), an NSF I/UCRC program.
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Chris Meyer will defend his dissertation, entitled "Micromachined Inductors and Transformers for Miniaturized Power Converters" at 9:30am on Wednesday, Novermber 30th in Larson 234.
Hongzhi Sun will defend his dissertation, entitled "Sensing and Control Electronics Design for Capacitive CMOS-MEMS inertial sensors" at 9:00am on Monday, November
21st in Larson 234. Refreshments will be available from 8:45am.
Shuo Cheng will defend his dissertation, entitled "Theory, Design and Application of Electrodynamic Transformers" at 9:00am on Wednesday, Novermber 23rd in Larson 234. Refreshments will be available from 8:45am.
The Materials Science Division of the Army Research Office has selected Prof. Henry Sodano's proposal titled "Photoresponsive Polymers for Autonomous Structural Materials with Controlled Toughening and Healing" to be awarded $640,000 (11/2011 - 10/2015). Congratulations Prof. Sodano!
Andrew Koehler will defend his dissertation, entitled "Impact of Mechanical Strain on AlGaN/GaN HEMT Performance: Channel Resistance and Gate Current," at 1pm on Friday, October 28th in NEB 589.
Hyunwoo Park will defend his dissertation, entitled "Impact of Uniaxial Stress on Silicon Diodes and Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor-Field-Effect-Transistors under Radiation," at 9:30am on Friday, October 21st in Larson 234. Refreshments will be available from 9:15am.
Min Chu will defend her dissertation, entitled "Characterization and Modeling of Strained Si FET and GaN HEMT Devices", at 9:30am on Friday, October 28th, at NEB 589. Refreshments will be available from 9:15am.
DARPA Microsystems Technology Office has selected Dr. Saeed Moghaddam's proposal entitled "Thermohydraulic and Material Characterization of Nanostructured Wicks" to receive $0.8M in research funding. Congratulations, Dr. Moghaddam!
Please join us in welcoming Prof. Saeed Moghaddam to the IMG Faculty! Dr. Moghaddam is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at UF. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in 2006 and completed a Postdoctoral appointment at the University of Illinois U-C from 2007-2010. Dr. Moghaddam's research interests encompass the areas of micro/nanoscale transport and nanotechnology for energy science and health applications, heat and mass transfer in micro/nanostructures, fundamental energy research and reaction engineering, and portable power.
Jess Meloy will defend her proposal "An Instrumentation-Grade Differential Capacitive MEMS Shear Stress Sensor System for Wind Tunnel Applications" at 8:30am Thursday August 25th in Larsen 234. Refreshments will be provided.
