Albert P. Pisano (Advisor)

David Myers

Alumni
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Albert P. Pisano (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2010

An Experimental Study of Enhanced Thermal Conductivity Utilizing Columnated Silicon Microevaporators for Convective Boiling Heat Transfer at the Microscale

Christopher Hogue
Albert P. Pisano
Dorian Liepmann
Ming Gu
2011

In this work, siliconbased twolayer microfluidic evaporators were designed, fabricated, and tested in an experimental study designed to examine the effects of outofplane vaporization and subsequent lateral convection on the effective inplane thermal conductivity of the device. The evaporator region in all devices measured 10 mm x 10mm, with an overall device size of 24...

Christopher Hogue

Alumni
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Albert P. Pisano (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2011

Ya-Mei Chen

Alumni
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Albert P. Pisano (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2011

Solid-Liquid Interdiffusion Bonding of Silicon Carbide to Steel for High Temperature MEMS Sensor Packaging and Bonding

Matthew Chan
Albert P. Pisano
Liwei Lin
Junqiao Wu
2013

Complex engineering systems ranging from automobile engines to geothermal wells require specialized sensors to monitor conditions such as pressure, acceleration and temperature in order to improve efficiency and monitor component lifetime in what may be high temperature, corrosive, harsh environments. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have demonstrated their ability to precisely and accurately take measurements under such conditions. The systems being monitored are typically made from metals, such as steel, while...

Ernest Ting-Ta Yen

Alumni
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Albert P. Pisano (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2012

Chris McCoy

Alumni
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Albert P. Pisano (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2012

Feasibility, Design, and Optimization of a Torsionally-Actuated Microgimbal Using the Polystrata® Process

Chris McCoy
Albert P. Pisano
Dennis K. Lau
2009

MicroGimbals provide a unique solution to image stabilization system for micro air vehicles (MAVs). The MicroGimbal is a Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) device designed for military officials and doctors who need the ability to control the position, stability and attitude of micro-scale imaging devices in otherwise harsh environments. The MicroGimbal uses electrostatic actuation to achieve controlled angular deflection along two axes. Unlike standard...

High Resolution Additive Patterning of Nanoparticles and Polymers Enabled by Vapor Permeable Polymer Templates

Michael Demko
Alberto P. Pisano
Liwei Lin
Ming C. Wu
2012
The structure and chemistry of nanoparticles and polymers are interesting for applications in electronics and sensors. However, because they are outside of the standard material set typically used for these applications, widespread use of these materials has not yet been realized. This is due in part to the limited ability of traditional manufacturing processes to adapt to these unique materials. As a result, several alternative manufacturing methods have been developed, including nanoimprint lithography,...

Michael Demko

Alumni
Mechanical Engineering
Professor Albert P. Pisano (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2012