Collaborators<\/h3>\n

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• A.I. Akinwande, EECS, MIT<\/li>\n
• V. Hruby, Busek Co.<\/li>\n
• C. Livermore, MechE, MIT<\/li>\n
• M.A. Schmidt, EECS, MIT<\/li>\n
• A. Seisha, University of Cambridge (UK)<\/li>\n
• S. Taylor, University of Liverpool (UK)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Graduate Students<\/h3>\n

  \n
  • E. Field, Research Assistant, MechE (co-supervised with A.I. Akinwande)<\/li>\n
  • E.V. Heubel, Research Assistant, MechE (co-supervised with A.I. Akinwande)<\/li>\n
  • S. Guerrera, Research Assistant, EECS (co-supervised with A.I. Akinwande)<\/li>\n
  • V. Jayanti, Research Assistant, EECS (co-supervised with A.I. Akinwande)<\/li>\n
  • D. Jeng, Research Assistant, Research Assistant, EECS (co-supervised with A.I. Akinwande)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    postdoctoral associates<\/h3>\n

    \n
    • K. Cheung (co-supervised with A.I. Akinwande)<\/li>\n
    • X. Wang (co-supervised with A.I. Akinwande)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Support Staff<\/h3>\n

      \n
      • C. Collins, Administrative Assistant II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Publications<\/h3>\n

        K. Cheung, L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, and A. I. Akinwande, \u201cHigh-Performance Square Electrode Quadrupole Mass Filters\u201d, Technical Digest 23^{rd<\/sup> IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems MEMS 2010,<\/em> Hong Kong, SAR, China, pp. 867 \u2013 870, Jan. 24 \u2013 28 2010.<\/p>\n}

        F. Eid, L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, and C. Livermore, \u201cDesign, Fabrication, and Demonstration of a MEMS Steam Generator for Ejector Pump Applications\u201d, Technical Digest 9^{th<\/sup> International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications,<\/em> Washington DC, USA, pp. 41 \u2013 44, December 1-4, 2009. (Article won best student oral presentation award).<\/strong><\/p>\n}

        L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, B. Gassend, and A. I. Akinwande, \u201cCNT-Based Gas Ionizers with Integrated MEMS Gate for Portable Mass Spectrometry Applications\u201d, Technical Digest of 15^{th<\/sup> International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, <\/em>Denver CO, USA, pp. 1646-1649, June 21 \u2013 25, 2009.<\/p>\n}

        B. Gassend, L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, A. I. Akinwande and M. Martinez-Sanchez,\u201c A Microfabricated Planar Electrospray Array Ionic Liquid Ion Source with Integrated Extractor\u201d, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems<\/em>, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 679 \u2013 694, 2009.<\/p>\n

        B. Gassend, L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, and A. I. Akinwande, \u201cPrecision In-Plane Hand Assembly of Bulk-Microfabricated Components for High Voltage MEMS Arrays Applications\u201d, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems,<\/em> Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 332 \u2013 326, 2009.<\/p>\n

        L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, K. Cheung, and A. I. Akinwande, \u201cAn Application of 3D MEMS Packaging: Out-Of-Plane Quadrupole Mass Filters\u201d, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems,<\/em> Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 1430\u20131438, 2008.<\/p>\n

        L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda and A. I. Akinwande, \u201cFabrication of Large Arrays of High-Aspect-Ratio, Single Crystal Silicon Columns with Isolated vertically Aligned Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Tips\u201d, Nanotechnology <\/em>19, (2008) 405305. (Article was the cover page and featured article of the issue 40 of the IOP Journal Nanotechnology).<\/strong><\/p>\n

        L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, T. F. Hill, B. A. Wilhite, K. F. Jensen, A. H. Epstein, and C. Livermore, \u201cA MEMS Singlet Oxygen Generator \u2013 Part I: Device Fabrication and Proof of Concept Demonstration\u201d, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems,<\/em> Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 1482 \u2013 1491, 2007.<\/p>\n

        T. F. Hill, L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, B. A. Wilhite, W. T. Rawlins, S. Lee, K. F. Jensen, A. H. Epstein, and C. Livermore, \u201cA MEMS Singlet Oxygen Generator – Part II: Experimental Exploration of the Performance Space\u201d, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems,<\/em> Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 1492 \u2013 1505, 2007.<\/p>\n

        L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, A. I. Akinwande and M. Mart\u00ednez-S\u00e1nchez, \u201cPrecision Hand Assembly of MEMS subsystems using DRIE-patterned deflection Spring Structures: An Example of an Out-of-plane Substrate Assembly\u201d, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems,<\/em> Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 598\u2013612, 2007.<\/p>\n

        L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, A. I. Akinwande, and M. Mart\u00ednez\u2013S\u00e1nchez, \u201cA Micro-fabricated Linear Array of Electrospray Emitters for Thruster Applications\u201d, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems,<\/em> Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 1260\u20131271, 2006.<\/p>\n

        L. F. Vel\u00e1squez-Garc\u00eda, A. I. Akinwande, and M. Mart\u00ednez\u2013S\u00e1nchez, \u201cA Planar Array of Micro-fabricated Electrospray Emitters for Thruster Applications\u201d, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, <\/em>Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 1272\u20131280, 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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