MEMS Boot Camp Instructors

Dr. A. Bruno Frazier (Lead Instructor)

Dr. Frazier is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology as well as director of the Micro Instrumentation Research & Instructional Laboratories. He has been responsible for the (co-) development and patents associated with key micro systems fabrication technologies including the "Poor Man's LIGA Process" and precision plastics technologies. In addition, Dr. Frazier has active research projects in the general area of biomedical micro instrumentation and automotive micro sensor systems. The development of advanced micro fabrication technologies for micro fluidic systems is a major laboratory focus.

Dr. Mark G. Allen

Dr. Allen is the Joseph M. Pettit Professor in the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the director of the Center for MEMS and Microsystems Technologies as well as the Micro Sensor and Micro Actuator Laboratories. Dr. Allen's research interest include the development of micromachining fabrication technologies, micro magnetic sensors and actuators, and other MEMS related technologies / applications.

Dr. Farrokh Ayazi

Dr. Ayazi is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His current research interests are in the areas of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), silicon microfabrication technologies, VLSI analog circuits for sensor readout and control, integration of high aspect-ratio silicon technologies with CMOS circuits, RF MEMS and integrated microsystems.

Dr. Peter Hesketh

Dr. Hesketh is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His current interests focus on biomedical MEMS instrumentation. His contributions include the development of novel micro pump and valves, micro fluidic systems, bio-analysis systems and micro sensors.

Dr. Robert Huber

Dr. Huber is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Utah. He has been involved in MEMS related research and development since the early stages of work in the field. His contributions include the development of chemical / ion sensors, micro neural recording systems, and the integrated circuits for interfacing with the micro sensors. In recent years to present, Dr. Huber has been collaborating with scientists at Sandia National Laboratories on MEMS related system development projects.