MNTC Faculty Users
These faculty have a research program which use the resources of the MNTC.
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Bruce W. Alphenaar, Ph. D., Research Scholar, Professor, Dept. of Elecrical & Computer Engineering, University of Louisville Bruce Alphenaar is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisville with the distinction of Research Scholar in Nanotechnology. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Yale University in 1991 |
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Amir A. Amini, Ph.D., Endowed Chair in Bioimaging; Professor, Dept. of Elecrical & Computer Engineering; Director of Medical Image Computing Laboratory, University of Louisville Amir Amini is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisville. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Michigan in 1990. |
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Richard P. Baldwin, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville Richard Baldwin is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1976. His research interests include Electroanalytical Chemistry; Electrochemical Instrumentation for HPLC and Capillary Electrophoresis Detection; Chemically Modified Electrodes and Other Novel Electrode Materials; Electrophoresis-Based Assay for Biologically Important Compounds and Preparative-Scale Applications of Chemically Modified Electrodes. rpbald01@louisville.edu |
| Thomas A. Berfield, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville Thomas Berfield is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He received is Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2008. Dr. Berfield's research includes synthesis and nanomechanical characterization of piezoelectric thin films. Bio Publications taberf01@louisville.edu |
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Roger D. Bradshaw, Ph.D, Associate Chair and Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville Roger Bradshaw is an Associate Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1997. Dr. Bradshaw's research interests focus on modeling the mechanical behavior of advanced polymer matrix composite material systems and design approaches for lightweight structures. Bio Publications rdbrad04@louisville.edu |
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Robert W. Cohn, Ph.D., Distinguished University Scholar; Professor, Electrical Engineering; Director, ElectroOptics Research Institute & Nanotechnology Center University of Louisville Robert Cohn is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering; A Distinguished Scholar and Director of the ElectroOpitcs Research Institute & Nanotechnology Center. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Southern Methodist University in 1988. Dr. Cohn's areas of interest are Nanotechnology, ElectroOptics, Optical Computers and Surface Profiling Microscopes. Bio Publications rwcohn01@louisville.edu |
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Xiao-An Fu, Ph.D, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville Xiao-An Fu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He received his Ph.D, in Chemical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in 2001. Bio Publications x0fu0002@louisville.edu |
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Andrea S. Gobin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville Andrea S. Gobin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering. She received her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Rice University in 2003. Dr. Gobin's research interests are in development of biomaterials with mimics in structure and/or function of natural extracellular matrices (ECM) for basic science and tissue engineering applications and understanding how the structural and functional components of ECM proteins interact. Bio Publications Patents and Disclosures |
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Cindy Harnett, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville Cindy Harnett is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University in 2000. Dr. Harnett's research is in the area of sensors and smart materials, producing new functionality through three-dimensional arrangements of insulators, conductors, sensors and actuators from the nano to macro scale. Bio c0harn01@louisville.edu |
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Robert S. Keynton, Ph.D., Professor Department of Bioengineering University of Louisville Robert S. Keynton is Chair, Professor and University Scholar – Department of Bioengineering, Speed School of Engineering; Associate Director – UofL Micro/NanoTechnology Facility, Speed School of Engineering; Interim Scientific Director, Cardiovascular Innovation Institute; Acting Cardiovascular Innovation Institute Endowed Chair, School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Akron, Akron, OH. Dr. Keynton's research specialties are the development of biomedical Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (BioMEMS), development of micro Total Analysis Systems (μTAS), cardiovascular mechanics, experimental |
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Shamus P. McNamara, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville Shamus McNamara is an Associate Professor in the Departmentn of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Assisting Director of the Micro/Nano Technology Center. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2002. Dr. McNamara's research interests are in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices and sensors and actuators. Bio somcna01@louisville.edu |
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Sergio Mendes, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Physics and
Astronomy, University of Louisville Sergio Mendes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Arizona, Tucson in 1997. Dr. Mendes research specialty is Optics. Bio Publications Patents Grant Proposals sbmend01@louisville.edu |
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John F. Naber, Ph.D., Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville John F. Naber is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1992. Dr. Naber’s research has involved developing custom analog and digital circuits to meet the needs of advanced implantable biomedical sensing systems as well as integrated Lab-On-a-Chip (LOC) systems. Bio Publications Patents jfnabe01@louisville.edu |
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Balaji Panchapakesan, Ph.D, Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville Balaji Panchapakesan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechaical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland in 2001. Bio Publications b0panc01@louisville.edu |
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Palaniappan Sethu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Bioengineering Department, University of Louisville Palaniappan Sethu is an Assistant Professore in the Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2002. Dr. Sethu's research interest is to provide enabling technology through the developement of microfluidic systems for applications in biology and medicine. Bio Publications Patents and Invention Disclosures p0seth01@louisville.edu |
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Gamini Sumnanasekera, Ph.D., Associate Director IAM-RE, Associate Professor, Physics Department, University of Louisville Gamini Sumnanasekera is Associate Director of IAM-RE, Associate Professor, Physics Department, University of Louisville. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from University of Indianan in 1995. Bio Publications gusuma01@louisville.edu |
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Dr. Kevin Walsh, Samuel T. Fife Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Founding Director of the UofL Micro/NanoTechnology Cleanroom Kevin M. Walsh Samuel T. Fife Professor, Founding Director of the Micro/Nano Technology Cleanroom, Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville. Hevreceived his B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering (microelectronics) from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio in 1978, 1985, and 1992, respectively. He is a full professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Louisville.kmwals01@louisville.edu |
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Stuart J. Williams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville Stuart Williams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. He received his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2009. Dr. Williams research interests include Microfabrication, MEMs Devices, bio-MEMs devices, optical and opto-electronic devices, micro and nanoscale fluid mechanics (microfluidics), AC electrokinetic methods including dielectrophoresis, electrothermal hydrodynamics and AC electro-osmotic flow, biological flows at the cellular level, micro-scale laminar mixing, physiological sensors, electrical and optical manipulation of particles and fluids, development of microfluidic diagnostic techniques. Bio Publications sjwill04@louisville.edu |
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Francis P. Zamborini, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville Francis P. Zamborini is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Texas A&M University in 1998. Bio Publications fpzamb01@louisville.edu |



















