David Arnold's Research Group

IMG Seminar Series: Magnetic patterning of hard magnetic films for biomagnetic applications

Event date: 
Fri, 05/31/2013 - 3:30pm to 4:00pm

This Friday at 11:30 am, we will have a presentation by Ololade Oniku on "Magnetic patterning of hard magnetic films for biomagnetic applications." This will be a practice talk for Ololade's upcoming conference and fellow IMGers are invited to provide constructive inputs for the presentation. The talk will be followed by the IMG BBQ at noon.

IMG @ Hilton Head

IMG will be well-represented at the upcoming Hilton Head Workshop in June.  This workshop is the preeminent microsystems meeting in North America, with an acceptance rate of only 46%.  Congratulations to the following authors:

  • J. Meloy, J. Sells, V. Chandrasekharan, J. Griffin, L.N. Cattafesta, D.P. Arnold, and M. Sheplak, “Experimental Verification of a Capacitive Shear Stress Sensor for Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Applications”  (Poster)
  • C.D. Meyer, S.S. Bedair, B.C. Morgan, D.P. Arnold "Ultra-miniaturized power converter modules using micromachined copper scaffolds" (Oral)
  • S. R. Samuelson, and H. Xie, “A Large Piston Displacement MEMS Mirror With Electrothermal Ladder Actuator Arrays for Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Applications” (Poster)
  • V. Tseng, and H. Xie, “A Novel High-Density Capacitor Design and Its Fabrication Technique Based On Selective Etching" (Poster)
  • J.C. Zito, R.J. Durscher, J. Soni, S. Roy, and D. P. Arnold "Mechano-fluidic characterization of microscale dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators" (Oral)

Zachary Kaufman Awarded Goldwater Scholarship

Congratulations to Zak Kaufman for being selected as a Goldwater Scholar!  The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship is awarded to approximately 300 college sophomores and juniors across the nation. Universities are only allowed to nominate four undergraduate students to compete for the final scholarship. This makes it the most prestigious award for undergraduate students in the fields of science and engineering. The scholarship is awarded based on the nominee's field of study, career objectives, and the potential for the student to make a significant contribution to his or her field.

ECE Seminar: 25 Years of Micro-Fabricated Motors and Generators

Event date: 
Thu, 03/29/2012 - 2:30pm to 3:45pm

MIT Professor Dr. Jeffrey Lang will review the accomplishments of, and the lessons learned from, twenty five years of research on the development of micro-fabricated motors and generators. 

This is an excellent seminar for those who are interested in MEMS.  The talk will involve aspects of electromechanics, electrostatics, magnetics, air bearings, microfabrication, and power electronics.  A full abstract of the talk and Dr. Lang's biosketch is attached.