{"602179":{"#nid":"602179","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Wenjing Su","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E:\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAdditively Manufactured Reconfigurable Microwave Components based on Microfluidics for Wireless Sensing and Internet-of-things Applications\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Manos Tentzeris, ECE, Chair , Advisor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Fatih Sarioglu, ECE\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Andrew Peterson, ECE\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Benjamin Cook, TI\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Jiang Zhu, Google\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Luca Roselli, Univ of Perugia\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis\u0026nbsp;research combines additive manufacturing and microfluidics with microwave\u0026nbsp;and radio frequency (RF) electronics to provide a novel low-cost flexible and reconfigurable\u0026nbsp;solution\u0026nbsp;for Internet-of-Things (IoT). Microfluidics, an emerging technology which allows\u0026nbsp;the precise control of an extremely small amount of liquid within tiny channels, can be used\u0026nbsp;in IoT applications to achieve Lab-on-Chip (LoC) functionality and an extraordinary reconfigurability. Microwave structures are\u0026nbsp;very sensitive to the surrounding environment and\u0026nbsp;thus excellent sensors, while passive radio frequency identification (RFIDs) provide\u0026nbsp;low-cost\u0026nbsp;zero-power solutions for wireless liquid sensing. This work has developed various\u0026nbsp;proof-of-concept disposable wireless liquid sensors and RFID-based sensing platforms for\u0026nbsp;LoC applications. To realize excellent reconfigurability low-costly and compactly, this\u0026nbsp;research also has studied new reconfigurable RF integration topologies by integrating microfluidic\u0026nbsp;channels and dielectric or conducting liquids. In order to significantly decrease\u0026nbsp;the production time and cost, and thus to enhance the ubiquitous smart items, this research\u0026nbsp;studied additive manufacturing (AM) in IoT applications. This research has been exploring\u0026nbsp;the possibility of replacing the conventional electronics and microfluidics fabrication\u0026nbsp;methods with cost-effective additive manufacturing methods such as inkjet-printing and 3D\u0026nbsp;printing. This work presents first-of-its-kind, cost-effective, rapid, low-temperature, and\u0026nbsp;environmental-friendly AM fabrication methods for various reconfigurable antennas or microwave components, wearable sensors, and sensing platforms. In summary, this research\u0026nbsp;focuses on utilizing new AM fabrication techniques and novel microfluidics topologies to\u0026nbsp;provide a low-cost, flexible, and scalable solution for wireless sensing and IoT applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Additively Manufactured Reconfigurable Microwave Components based on Microfluidics for Wireless Sensing and Internet-of-things Applications "}],"uid":"28475","created_gmt":"2018-02-08 21:09:09","changed_gmt":"2018-02-08 21:09:09","author":"Daniela Staiculescu","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-02-16T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2018-02-16T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-02-16T15:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-02-16 18:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-02-16 20:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-02-16 20:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"434381","name":"ECE Ph.D. Dissertation Defenses"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"},{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}