Current Students

Mehmet Cem Apaydin, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, CHN
Advisor: Prof. Ahmed Busnaina
Email: apaydin.c@neu.edu
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Interests:
Electrophoretic directed assembly of carbon nanotubes, transfer of nanoelements, micro/nano fabrication, SWNT interconnects and transistors, micro electromechanical systems (MEMS), biomedical devices, micro/nano fluidics

Projects:
-Electrophoretic Directed Assembly of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) for Electronics and Biomedical Applications
-Electric Field Enhanced Fluidic Assembly of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs)

Hanchul Cho, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, CHN
Advisor: Prof. Ahmed Busnaina
Email: hccho99@gmail.com
Tel: 617-373-8297
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Interests:
Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP), Nano-manufacturing, Electrophoretic Assembly, Electronic Device Design, Surface Engineering

Projects:
-Directed Assembly and Transfer Using Damascene Template: Fabrication of Damascene Template Using CMP Process, Assembly of nanoparticles and SWNT, Nano-manufacturing using Nano Imprint, Self Assembled Monolayer (SAM)
-Nano Scale Cleaning of Display Glass Substrates using Laser Shock Method: Laser Shock Wave Control, Particle Analysis Using Surface Scanner and Dark Field Microscopy

Serkan Erbis, Ph.D. Student, Industrial Engineering, CHN
Advisors: Prof. Jacqueline Isaacs and Prof. James Benneyan
Email: erbis.s@neu.edu
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Interests:
Applied Operations Research, Monte Carlo Simulation, Stochastic Programming, and Facility Planning

Projects:
-Developing deterministic, MC, and stochastic programming models for nanomanufacturing production scale-up planning which is sort of a capacity planning problem for start-up companies
-Working on statistical analysis of series of experiments being conducted under the project: "A Multi-tiered high Throughput Screening Approach for Evaluating the Toxicity of Engineered NMs"

Ali Hakimian, Ph.D. Student, Industrial Engineering, CHN
Advisors: Prof. Jacqueline Isaacs
Email: hakimian.a@neu.edu
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Interests:
Simulation, Life cycle assessment, Cost modeling analysis and Economic decision making

Projects:
-Life cycle inventory and assessment of bio-sensors, batteries, chemical sensors and carbon nanotubes by using SimaPro analysis software. Cost analysis of manufacturing of bio-sensors and nanobatteries.

Bo Li, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, CHN
Advisor: Prof. Yung Joon Jung
Email: li.bo2@neu.edu
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Interests:
Fluidic guided assembly of carbon nanotube, Transferring and flexible application of carbon nanotube

Projects:
-Engineering the single walled carbon nanotube film and its flexible application

Asanterabi Malima, Ph.D. student, Electrical Engineering, CHN
Advisor: Prof. Ahmed Busnaina
Email: malima.a@neu.edu
Tel: 617-373-8297

Interests:
Vision and Motion Control for Automated and Semi-automated Systems, Mechanical Systems Design, Fabrication and Assembly of Micro/Nano Systems

Projects:
-Multiple Biomarker Nanobiosensor: Fabrication of biosensor microchips, directed assembly of multiple biomarkers(nanoparticles) on biochips, assembly of in-vivo nanobiosensors using computer control
-Design and automation for biosensor micro-assembly platform: CAD for micro-assembly platform, software for Motion and Vision control for assembly of microsystem

Huiyan Pan, Ph.D. student, Electrical Engineering, CHN
Advisors: Prof. Nicol McGruer
Email: pan.h@neu.edu
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Interests:
Microfabrication, Micro/Nano Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS/NEMS) Devices, Nanoswitches

Projects:
-NEMS Device for Shear Stress Measurements between Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes and Different Substrates:Fabrication of NEMS cantilever structure, Dielectrophoresic Assembly of SWNTs, Imaging by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Nanomanipulation by Zyvex inside the SEM system

Peter Ryan, Ph.D. student, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, CHN
Advisors: Prof. George Adams and Prof. Nicol McGruer
Email: findingpeterryan@gmail.com
Tel: 617-373-8297

Interests:
Nanomechanics, MEMS and NEMS, Atomic Force Microscopy, Nanomanipulation, Electron Beam Lithography, Carbon Nanotubes, Low Level Electrical Measurements

Projects:
-Design, fabrication, and testing of single walled nanotube based switches. In situ electromechanical measurements in SEM and AFM with labview control. Nanomanipulation and nanolithography.
-Electron beam lithography process development. Dielectrophoretic assembly of nanoelements.

Jungho Seo, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, CHN
Advisor: Prof. Ahmed Busnaina
Email: seo.ju@neu.edu
Tel: 617-373-8297
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Interests:
Fluidic Directed Assembly, Large Scale Assembly, Biosensor and Electronic Device Design

Projects:
-Template Guided Fluidic Assembly for Large Scale Devices : Fabrication of template, Assembly of SWCNT, Design of Electronic Devices, Characterization of Electrical Properties of Devices, and Analysis of Structures and Morphologies of the Devices
-Nano Imprinting Lithography : Fabrication of Mold and Nano Structure, Development of Anti-stiction Layer, and Analysis of the Nano Structures.

Ankita Shah, Ph.D. student, Electrical Engineering, CHN
Advisor: Prof. Ahmed Busnaina
Email: shah.ankit@neu.edu
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Interests:
Design and assembly of nanomaterials for lithium-ion battery applications

Projects:
-Electrophoretic Assembly of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Functionalization of active lithium-ion nanoparticles, Fabrication of battery electrodes, Electrophoretic assembly of active nanoparticles, Imaging and characterization with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Electrochemical characterization and testing

Anup Singh, Ph.D. student, Electrical Engineering, CHN
Advisors: Prof. Nicol McGruer
Email: singh.a@neu.edu
Interests:
Device microfabrication and testing, photovoltaics and CNT based devices.

Projects:
- Design, fabrication and testing of organic solar cells using various pentacene and other acene derivatives as active materials.
- Design, fabrication and testing of carbon nanotube based field-effect transistors and contact resistance measurement of CNTs with gold electrodes. Cantilever structured CNT based nanoswitches.

Asli Sirman, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, CHN
Advisor: Prof. Ahmed Busnaina
Email: sirman.a@neu.edu
Tel: 617-373-8297

Interests:
Fluidic Directed Assembly, Electrophoretic Assembly, Biosensor and Electronic Device Design

Projects:
-Electric Enhanced Fluidic Assembly of Nanoparticles: Fabrication of template, Assembly of nanoparticles, Imaging analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fluorescent Optical Microscopy

Cihan Yilmaz, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, CHN
Advisor: Prof. Ahmed Busnaina
Email: cihan@coe.neu.edu
Tel: 617-373-8297
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Interests:
Directed assembly of nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes, 3-D CMOS interconnects, 3-D nanostructures and their surface enhanced Raman scattering performance, Li-Ion microbatteries and Nanobiosensors.

Projects:
-Electric Field Directed Assembly of Nanoparticles: Understanding of the assembly mechanism, fabrication of 3-D nanostructures for the use of next generation (<30nm) CMOS interconnect technology and high performance plasmonic nanosensors, precise assembly of bio-functionalized nanoparticles for small, highly sensitive nanobiosensors.
-Electric Field Directed Assembly of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs): Precise assembly of SWNTs onto device surface to develop CNT-based CMOS interconnects and field effect transistors.