Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)

Research Advised by Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister

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Alexander Alvara Awarded the 2021 Space Science Lab's Lin Fellowship

July 16, 2021

Please join BSAC in congratulating Alexander Alvara of the Pister group on being awarded the 2021 Space Science Lab's Lin Fellowship.

Alexander is a doctoral student in the Berkeley mechanical engineering department working with Dr. Andrew J. Westphal and the Berkeley Autonomous Microsystems (BAM) Laboratory on the study of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets and is working on new low-cost methods for image and sample retrieval. He is designing, developing, and manufacturing...

BSAC's Best: Fall 2024 Awards Announced

September 19, 2024

BSAC is pleased to announce the outstanding paper and presentation award recipients from the Fall 2024 Research Review on September 18th. The Industrial Advisory Board was highly impressed by the quality of research, and the recipients’ work stood out in a competitive field.

We sincerely thank all the researchers who presented their innovative projects. These contributions are key to advancing research and fostering collaboration between academia and industry.

After careful evaluation, BSAC Industrial Members have voted, and we congratulate the Fall 2024 Best of BSAC honorees...

Daniel Teal

Ph.D. Graduate Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2024

EECS PhD student under Prof. Kristofer Pister; previously earned a BS mechanical engineering / math from the University of Texas at Austin. Studies MEMS and microfabrication. Interested in making microfabrication faster and easier.

Multimaterial Nanoscale Printing via Charged Nanoparticle Deposition

Daniel Teal
2024
Fall 2024 BSAC Research Review Presentation View Presentation View Slides Winner: Best Oral Presentation (Fall 2024)...

Daniel Lovell

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2028 (Anticipated)

Daniel Lovell attended the University of North Georgia and the U.S. Naval Academy before a hiatus to pursue research in industry. During this time, he worked on software and systems for optoelectronics, and developed new applications for optical MEMS in programmable light systems, MEMS mirror-based lidar, robot vision, and human-robot-interaction.

Daniel received his B.A. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 2022. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in EECS there, with a focus on integrated circuit design.

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BPN951: Berkeley Low-cost Interplanetary Solar Sail (BLISS)

Alexander Alvara
Bhuvan M. Belur
2024

Space exploration often costs multiple millions of dollars for each exploratory mission to get a single piece of equipment into orbit. These missions usually return information in the form of scans or images or samples in the form of extracted material. This work proposes the manufacture and deployment of thousands of imaging capable solar sails systems with 10 gram payloads. Power generation is enabled through solar panels and batteries. Navigation is enabled through one square meter solar sails maneuvered by inchworm motors. Communications are enabled by laser transmitters and SPAD...

Amanda Jung

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2029 (Anticipated)

Hani Gomez

Postdoctoral Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2020, PostDoc 2024

Originally from Cochabamba, Bolivia, Hani obtained her BS in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. In 2020, Hani graduated with a PhD from UC Berkeley, where she focused on the design, fabrication and assembly of walking silicon microrobots using MEMS technology. Now, she is once again working with Kristofer Pister, developing a six-axis controlled, electrostatically levitated 1g mass system.

BPNX1035: Six-Axis Control of Electrostatically Levitated 1g Mass (New Project)

Hani Gomez
Yichen Liu
Alexander Alvara
2024

The research focus of this project is to design, fabricate and develop a six-axis controlled electrostatically levitated mass system. While electrostatic levitation has been demonstrated before, this project focuses on developing a smaller form factor (10cmx10cm), low power (0.5W), and higher mass (1g) system. The proof mass will be levitated using actuation electrodes: four top electrodes for levitation and control of z-axis position as well as rotation about x- and y-axes, and six side electrodes for control of x- and y-axis position and z-axis rotation. To achieve stability...

Wentian Mi

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Professor Michel M. Maharbiz (Advisor)
Professor Kristofer S.J. Pister (Advisor)
Ph.D. 2024 (Anticipated)