K
a r l F. B ö h r i n g e r
K
a r l F. B ö h r i n g e r
Karl F. Böhringer, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, MEMS Laboratory
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Washington
Box 352500, 234 EE/CSE Building
Seattle, WA 98195-2500, USAtel. 206 221-5177
fax 206 543-3842
karlee.washington.edu
www.ee.washington.edu/faculty/karl
Administrative Assistant: Stephen KeatingOffice hours Autumn 2008: to be announced
Research: In my laboratory, we work on many aspects of micro and nano electro mechanical systems (MEMS / NEMS). This research tends to be very interdisciplinary, and we have collaborations in biology, chemical engineering, bioengineering, computer science, and other departments. We have built, for example, self-assembling microstructures, biomedical implants, systems for docking of picosatellites, and walking microrobots.
There are two major research themes in our work:
Controlling surfaces and surface forces at the micro and nano scale: this includes systems for controlled self-assembly of microcomponents, "programmable" surfaces whose local properties (for example, hydrophobicity) can be changed on demand, and MEMS actuator arrays and microrobots for moving tiny objects (solid or liquid).
Joining MEMS and biology: this includes integrating new biomaterials into MEMS processes and devices, biomedical sensor implants, and microchips for handling and analyzing biological samples.Teaching: I offer graduate level classes in MEMS and microfabrication, specifically EE502—Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (usually in Autumn, crosslisted as ME/MSE504) and EE527—Microfabrication Techniques (usually in Spring).
A new class EE 539 - Selfassembly from Nano to Milli Scales was introduced in Spring 2006.
At the undergraduate level, my teaching includes EE215—Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and EE331—Devices and Circuits I. I also like to supervise varying independent study projects such as EE399, EE499, or similar.Information for prospective students: If you are interested in working in my lab, please read this first.
Job openings: please check here.News:
- Upcoming event: Pacific Northwest Microsystems and Nanotechnology Meeting (Panomino'08), Friday Harbor, WA, September 3-7, 2008. Paper submission deadline July 15, 2008.
- Upcoming conference: Foundations of Nanoscience: Self-assembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO), Snowbird, UT, April 2009. Paper submission deadline January 15, 2009.
- I received an Invitational Fellowship for Research in Japan (long-term) from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in 2004, in coordination with the NSF INT East Asia Program.
- I have received the 2004 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Academic Early Career Award "for contributions to physical geometric algorithms and MEMS, with applications to self-assembly and part manipulation."
- Picosatellite Docking Project listed among Discover magazine's "Top 100 Science Stories of 2002"!
- More information about research at the University of Washington.
© Karl F. Böhringer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Box 352500, Seattle, WA 98195-2500, USA
