Team

Faculty

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Muhannad Bakir

	Professor School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.385.6276 Fax: 404.894.4641 Office: MiRC 131 muhannad.bakir@mirc.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
3D electronic system integration Advanced cooling for 3D systems Power delivery for 3D systems Biosensor technologies	Carbon based nanoelectronics Nanofabrication technology Novel interconnect systems Read More

Oliver Brand

	Executive Director Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology Professor School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.894.9425 oliver.brand@ece.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
MEMS/NEMS Microsensors for Physical, Chemical and Biological Applications	Microsensor fabrication based on IC technologies Biosensor technologies Read More

Billyde Brown

	Research Associate II Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute Research Faculty School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.385.1935 billyde.brown@gatech.edu
Research Interests
Nanomaterials Sensors Nano-bio interfaces Neural prostheses	Optoelectronics Carbon nanosheets Graphenes Read More

Abhijit Chatterjee

Professor
School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.894.1880 | Fax: 404.894.9846
Office: Klaus, Room 1352
abhijit.chatterjee@ece.gatech.edu
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Research Interests

VLSI and mixed signal testing
Fault tolerant computing
Low power circuit design
Computer algorithms

Digital automation

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Jaydev Desai

Professor
Wallace H. Coulter Department
of Biomedical Engineering
BME Distinguished Faculty Fellow
Director, Georgia Center for
Medical Robotics
Phone: 404.385.5381
Office: UA Whitaker Building, Room 3112
jaydev@gatech.edu

Research Interests

Image-guided surgical robotics
rehabilitation robotics

cancer diagnosis at the micro-scale

Michael A. Filler

Associate Professor & Traylor Faculty Fellow;
School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.894.0430
Office: Marcus 2135
michael.filler@chbe.gatech.edu

Research Interests

Nanoscale materials for electronics, photonics
Scalable nanomanufacturing

Samuel Graham

Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.894.2294
Office: LOVE 339
sam.graham@me.gatech.edu
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Research Interests

Microscale heat transfer
Thermophysical properties
Nanostructured materials

Device reliability

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Frank Hammond

	Assistant Professor School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.385.4208 Office: Whitaker 4102 frank.hammond@me.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Adaptation Robotic Manipulation Computational modeling	Rapid prototyping methods Wearable sensor suites Read More

Tequila A.L. Harris

	Professor School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.385.6335 \| Fax: 404.894.9342 Office: MARC 436 tequila.harris@me.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Polymer processing Mechanical system design Fluid flow	Mechanical and physical property characterization of thin film Read More

Peter J. Hesketh

	Professor School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.385.1358 \| Fax: 404.894.8496 Office: Love 317 peter.hesketh@me.gatech.edu
Research Interests
Microfabrication Micromachining Sensors Actuators	Biosensors Microfluid Read More

David Hu

Associate Professor of Mechanical
Engineering and Biology;
The George W. Woodruff School
of Mechanical Engineering,
Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics
Phone: 404.894.0573
Office: LOVE 124
hu@me.gatech.edu

Research Interests

Fluid Dynamics
Biomechanics of animal locomotion

Omer Inan

	Associate Professor School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.385.1724 Office: TSRB 417 omer.inan@ece.gatech.edu
Research Interests
Non-invasive physiological monitoring Cardiomechanical signals Medical instrumentation	Home monitoring of chronic disease Medical devices for clinically-relevant applications Read More

Sundaresan Jayaraman

Kolon Professor
School of Materials
Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone 404.894.2461 / 404.894.9140
MRDC 4411
sundaresan.jayaraman@mse.gatech.edu

Research Interests

Electronic textiles
Engineering design of structures and processes
Healthcare systems
Manufacturing

Bernard Kippelen

Professor
School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Director
Center for Organic Photonics and
Electronics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.385.5163 | Fax: 404.385.5170
Office: MoSE 4239
bernard.kippelen@ece.gatech.edu

Research Interests

Printed electronics
Low-cost printed electronics
for RFID
Ultra-fast photonics

Real-time holography and signal processing
Structure-property relationships in photonic and electronic materials
Organic light-emitting devices for displays and lighting

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Satish Kumar

Associate Professor
Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.385.6640
Office: Love 020
satish.kumar@me.gatech.edu

Research Interests

Electro-thermal transport in flexible electronics
Thermal transport in carbon nanostructures

Gabriel Kwong

	Director Laboratory for Synthetic Immunity Faculty Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.894.3746 gkwong@gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Nanomedicine Biomedical micro- and nanosystems DNA nanotechnology	High throughput biotechnologies Engineering Immunity Noninvasive diagnostics Read More

Wilbur Lam

Director
Lam Lab
Assistant Professor
Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of
Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.385.5081
wilbur.lam@bme.gatech.edu

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Research Interests

Cellular mechanics
BioMEMS
Microfabrication
Microfluids
Endothelial cell biology

Sickle cell disease
Cancer
Novel diagnostics and medical devices

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Seung Woo Lee

Assistant Professor
Woodruff School of
Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.385.0764
Office: Love 137
seung.lee@me.gatech.edu

Research Interests

Electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems
Batteries and supercapacitors
Catalysis and fuel cells
CO2 reduction and water-splitting for solar energy storage

Electrochemical reaction mechanisms
Nanostructured electrodes and electrocatalysts
Self-assembly of nano-objects

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Nian Liu

	Assistant Professor School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.894.5103 Office: Ford ES&T Building, Room 1230 nian.liu@chbe.gatech.edu
Research Interests
Electronic Systems, Packaging and Components Nanostructures & Materials	Optoelectronics Photonics and Phononics Semiconductors, Materials & Processes Read More

David McDowel

	Carter N. Paden Jr. Distinguished Chair Metals Processing Regents' Professor School of Materials Science and Engineering Executive Director Institute for Materials Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.894.5128 \| Fax: 404-894-0186 Office: RBI 415 david.mcdowell@me.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Polymers Nanostructures	Metals Read More

Jack Moon

	Research Engineer Phone: 404.891.8465 Office: Love 377 jack.moon@gatech.edu

Olivier Pierron

Associate Professor
George Woodruff School of
Mechanical Engineering
Phone: 404.894.7877
Office: Love Room 228|Room 301(Lab)
olivier.pierron@me.gatech.edu

Research Interests

Mechanics of Materials
Micro and Nano Engineering

H. Jerry Qi

Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.38.2457
Fax: 404.894.4641
Office: MRDC4101, RBI377
qih@me.gatech.edu
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Research Interests

3D/4D printing of soft active materials for active structures and soft sensors applications
Hybrid printing methods for integration of 3D printing with printed electronics

Mechanics of soft active materials, such as
shape memory polymers, light activated polymers
Recycling of electronic packaging materials
and composites

Jud Ready

	Deputy Director, Innovation Initiatives Institute for Materials Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404-407-6036 jud.ready@gtri.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Micro/Nanoelectrics Carbon nanotubes	Supercapacitors Photovoltaics Read More

Ajeet Rohatgi

Regents Professor
John H. Weitnauer, Jr. Chair in the
College of Engineering
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
School of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.894.7692 | Fax: 404.894.5934
Office: VL W121
ajeet.rohatgi@ece.gatech.edu

Research Interests

Modeling and fabrication of low-cost high-efficiency silicon solar cells
Growth and characterization of low-temperature and high-performance dielectrics

Defects and carrier lifetime in semiconductors
Rapid thermal processing of silicon devices
Growth and optoelectronic properties of compound semiconductors

Suresh Sitaraman

	Professor of Mechanical Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.894.3405 \| Fax: 404.894.9342 Office: MARC 471T suresh.sitaraman@me.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Fabrication and characterization of micro- and nano-scale structures Thermo-mechanical modeling and simulation	Fracture and fatigue studies in microelectronic packages and microsystems Read More

Vanessa Smet

	Research Engineer II Program Manager Interconnections and Assembly 3D Systems Packaging Research Center School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.385.0511\| Fax: 404.894.3842 Office: MaRC 355 vanessa.smet@prc.gatech.edu
Research Interests
Interconnections 3D packaging Electronic system reliability Mechanics of micro-scale materials	Power electronics Thermo-mechanical modeling Read More

Natalie Stingelin

	Professor Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Phone: 404.894.5192 Office: ES&T L1220 natalie.stingelin@mse.gatech.edu
Research Interests
Materials and Nanotechnology	Read More

Madhavan Swaminathan

	John Pippin Chair in Electromagnetics School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.894.3340 \| Fax: 404.894.9959 Office: Klaus 1358 madhavan.swaminathan@ece.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Numerical methods in electromagnetics Interconnect design and analysis Power Distribution for GHz Systems	Time domain characterization methods IC-Package Co-design Read More

Manos Tentzeris

	Professor Electromagnetics School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.385.6006 Fax: 404.894.4641 Office: TSRB 539 etentze@ece.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
3D-printed/inkjet-printed RF electronics, batteries and sensors "Green" and sustainable energy harvesting (e.g. RF, mechanical, thermal, UV) Nanotechnology-based ultrasensitive sensors	Origami antennas and RF modules with morphing characteristics Novel flexible electronics & 3D modules up to mm-wave frequency-range (e.g.LCP) Wearable and implantable wireless body-area networks Read More

Jun Ueda

Associate Professor
The Woodruff School of
Mechanical Engineering
Phone: 404.385.3900
Office: Love Building, Room 219
jun.ueda@me.gatech.edu

Research Interests

Automation & Mechatronics
Bioengineering

Eric M. Vogel

	Deputy Director Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.385.7235 \| Fax: 404.894.9140 Office: Love Bldg., Rm 166 eric.vogel@mse.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Functional electronic and optical materials Ceramics	Nanostructures Metals Read More

Ben Wang

	Executive Director Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute School of Industrial Systems and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.894.9100 Office: Callaway Bldg., Rm 312 ben.wang@gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Polymer composites Carbon nanotubes	Nanocomposites Read More

ZL Wang

	Hightower Chair School of Materials Science and Engineering Regents' and Adjunct Professor School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Adjunct Professor School or Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.894.8008 \| Fax: 404.894.9140 Office: RBI 273A zhong.wang@mse.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Nanostructures Nanoenergy	Piezophototronics Read More

W. Hong Yeo

Assistant Professor
Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.385.5710
Office: Pettit 204
whyeo@gatech.edu
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Research Interests

Stretchable Hybrid Electronics
Biomedical Devices
Nanofluidics

Human-Machine Interfaces

Aaron Young

Assistant Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Phone: 404.385.5306
Office: GTMI 433
aaron.young@me.gatech.edu
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Research Interests

Powered prosthesis
EMG signal processing

Myoelectric control
Machine Learning

Gleb Yushin

	Professor School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.385.3261 \| Fax: 404.894.9140 Office: Love 371 gleb.yushin@mse.gatech.edu Visit Website
Research Interests
Ion batteries Desalination Aluminum alloys Rechargeable alkaline batteries	Supercapacitors Multifunctional materials Conversion electrodes Read More

Chuck Zhang

	Professor School of Industrial & Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: 404.894.4321 \| Fax: 404.894.2301 Office: Groseclose 334 chuck.zhang@gatech.edu
Research Interests
Manufacturing Composites	Nanomanufacturing Read More

Faculty

Muhannad Bakir

Oliver Brand

Billyde Brown

Abhijit Chatterjee

Jaydev Desai

Michael A. Filler

Samuel Graham

Frank Hammond

Tequila A.L. Harris

Peter J. Hesketh

David Hu

Omer Inan

Sundaresan Jayaraman

Bernard Kippelen

Satish Kumar

Gabriel Kwong

Wilbur Lam

Seung Woo Lee

Nian Liu

David McDowel

Jack Moon

Olivier Pierron

H. Jerry Qi

Jud Ready

Ajeet Rohatgi

Suresh Sitaraman

Vanessa Smet

Natalie Stingelin

Madhavan Swaminathan

Manos Tentzeris

Jun Ueda

Eric M. Vogel

Ben Wang

ZL Wang

W. Hong Yeo

Aaron Young

Gleb Yushin

Chuck Zhang

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