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Robert D. White
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Education
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Michigan, 2005
B.S., MS. (Mechanical Engineering), Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, 1999
Research Interests
Prof. White's research interests focus on Micro- and Nano-electromechanical
systems (MEMS/NEMS) sensors and actuators, microfabrication
processes and materials, cochlear mechanics, and
computational mechanics. These interests are directed
towards device development and engineering science in micro-
and nano-technology, with an emphasis on acoustic sensing,
dynamic systems, and biomedical devices.
Tufts Micro- and Nano-Fabrication
Facility (TMNF)
Prof. White directs the
Tufts Micro- and Nano-Fabrication Facility, a
multiple user, multiple PI, multiple department core
facility for the fabrication of microscale and nanoscale
devices of all types. The facility brings together
researchers from Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, and
Biomedical Engineering, as well as Chemists and Biologists
to develop a variety of new microsensors, microactuators,
micro- and nano-electronics, and BioMEMS.
Review the website for more information.
Microscale Sensors and Systems Laboratory
Prof. White's focused research occurs in the
Microscale Sensors and
Systems Laboratory, where we pursue device
development and engineering science in micro- and nano-technology,
with an emphasis on acoustic sensing, dynamic systems, and
biomedical devices. Recent projects include MEMS microphone
and shear sensor arrays for Aeroacoustics, MEMS surface
stress sensors for CMP, modeling and characterization of
capacitive micromachined ultrasound (cMUT) transducers for
biomedical ultrasound, computational cochlear mechanics,
MEMS actuators and sensors for soft-bodied robotic
locomotion, and rapid nano-embossing of optical patterns in
silk biopolymer thin films.
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Professional Positions
2005-present Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA
2000-2005 NSF Graduate Research Fellow and Rackham Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1999-2000 MEMS Test Engineer, C. S. Draper Labs, Cambridge, MA
1998-1999 Draper Fellow, C. S. Draper Labs, Cambridge, MA |
