ECE Seminar Series – May 30 (Fri) @ 2:00pm: “Convergent Microsystems: Integrating New Materials, Micromechanical, and Semiconductor Platforms,” Azadeh Ansari, Assoc. Prof., ECE, Georgia Tech

Location: Engineering Science Building (ESB), Room 1001
Come at 1:30p for Cookies, Coffee and Conversation!
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE at the ECE SEMINAR SERIES

Abstract

As the demand for smarter, smaller, and more adaptive microsystem technologies continues to rise, advancing innovation across materials science, microfabrication, and semiconductor engineering becomes essential. This talk explores the convergence of novel functional materials, micromechanical systems (MEMS), and semiconductor platforms to enable next-generation devices for sensing, wireless communication, and biomedical applications. From novel magnetic and piezoelectric materials to exploiting nonlinearities in mechanical systems, and integration approaches, I will highlight our group's advances in developing the first phononic frequency combs, mm-wave acoustics, high-temperature transducers, and micro robotics.

Bio

Azadeh Ansari is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on resonant MEMS, acoustics, micromachined integrated sensors, and micro-robotics. She earned the M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2013 and 2016. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, she was a postdoctoral scholar in the Physics Department at Caltech. She is the recipient of the 2023 IEEE Transducers Early Career Award, 2021 Roger Webb Outstanding Junior Faculty Award from Georgia Tech, 2020 NSF CAREER award, 2017 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award from the University of Michigan, as well as 2016 University of Michigan Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for outstanding Ph.D. research.

Hosted by: Distinguished Lecture at the ECE Seminar Series

Submitted by: B.S. Manjunath <manj@ucsb.edu>