Andrew J. Mason, Ph.D.

Michigan State Univ., ECE Dept. 517-355-6502

428 S. Shaw Lane, 2120 Engineering Building mason@msu.edu

E. Lansing, MI 48824-1226 http://www.egr.msu.edu/~mason/

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000

M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1994

B.E.E. in Electrical Engineering (with honors), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 1992

B.S. in Physics (with highest honors), Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, 1991

FIELDS OF INTEREST

VLSI Circuits and Architectures: mixed-signal integrated circuits for sensor/actuator interface, signal

processing, and communications; reconfigurable, low-power analog/digital circuits; energy efficient signal

processing architectures; electrochemical and impedance spectrum readout circuits.

Integrated Microsystems: low-power wireless microsystem integration; integrated electrochemical systems;

bioelectrochemical sensor arrays; chemical sensors, biomedical and neuroprosthetic microsystems; lab-on-

CMOS integration; sensors and microsystems for low carbon footprint and environmental sustainability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, Michigan State University, ECE Department, 7/14 – present

Associate Professor, Michigan State University, ECE Department, 7/07 – 6/14

Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, ECE Department, 7/01 – 6/07

Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, ECE Department, 7/99 - 6/01

Electronic Systems Engineer, Canopus Systems Inc., Ann Arbor MI, 1/97 – 6/99

Graduate Student Research Assistant, University of Michigan, 6/93 – 6/99

Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan, 9/92 – 5/98

Teaching Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, 3/91 – 3/92

Systems Engineer, International Business Machines (IBM), Gaithersburg MD, 6/91 – 8/91

Research Analyst, Martin Marietta (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Oak Ridge TN, 6/90 – 8/90

Lab Technician, Siemens Corporation, Franklin KY, 6/89 – 8/89

HONORS & AWARDS

Journal Cover Article, IEEE Trans. Neural Sys Rehabilitation Engineering, Jan. 2013

Honorary Mention Paper Award, IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems, 2012

Best Student Paper, IEEE BioCAS Conference, 2010

Withrow Award for Teaching Excellence, 2010

Excellence Award in Interdisciplinary Scholarship, 2007, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Michigan State University Teacher-Scholar Award, 2005-2006

Promoted to Senior Member of the IEEE, 2006.

3rd

Prize (Phase I & 2), 2005 Semic. Res. Corp./Semic. Industry Assoc. Sys.-on-Chip Design Challenge

College of Engineering “Most helpful Faculty/Staff”, 2003 (voted by CoE undergraduates)

1st Place (experienced class) 1996 Univ. of Michigan Student VLSI Design Contest (national contest)

3rd Place (experienced class) North American 1996 Mentor Graphics Student VLSI Design Contest

Award of Excellence & M. L. Fitten Scholarships; Honor societies: Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Pi Sigma

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PUBLICATIONS

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

The refereed publications below have received 1436 citations according to Google Scholar on January 28, 2016.

Please see my Google Scholar Profile (http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4YUNXeQAAAAJ&hl=en) for details.

REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

[1] Z. Wang, M. Guo, X. Mu, S Sen, T. Insley, A. J. Mason, P. Král, X. Zeng, “Highly Sensitive Capacitive

Gas Sensing at Ionic Liquid–Electrode Interfaces," Analytical Chemistry, Dec. 2015

[2] X. Tan, X. Chen, Y. Zhang, J. Wang, H. Min, Y. Huang, A.J. Mason, “A 4.3μW 10fA-Sensitivity Dual-

Mode Current Converter for Implantable Glucose Monitoring,” Electronics Letters, 51(19), pp.1484-1486,

2015.

[3] Y. Yang, S. Boling, A. M. Kamboh, A. J. Mason, “Adaptive Threshold Neural Spike Detector Using

Stationary Wavelet Transform in CMOS,” IEEE Trans. Neural Sys Rehab. Engineering, May 2015.

[4] H. Li, X. Mu, Y. Yang, A. J. Mason, “Low power Multi-mode Electrochemical Gas Sensor Array System

for Wearable Health and Safety Monitoring,” IEEE Sensors J, Oct. 2014.

[5] Z. Wang, M. Guo, G. A. Baker, J. Stetter, L. Lin, A. Mason and X. Zeng, “Methane-oxygen

electrochemical coupling in an ionic liquid: a robust sensor for simultaneous quantification,” Analyst,

2014 (DOI: 10.1039/C4AN00839A, Advanced article online June 25 2014).

[6] Y. Yang, A. M. Kamboh, A. J. Mason, “A Configurable Realtime DWT-Based Neural Data Compression

and Communication VLSI System for Wireless Implants,” J Neuroscience Methods, vol. 227, pp. 140-

150, April 2014.

[7] X. Liu, L. Li, A. J. Mason, “Thermally Controlled Electrochemical CMOS Microsystem for Protein Array

Biosensors,” IEEE Trans. Biomedical Circ. Systems, vol. 8 (1), pp. 25-34, Feb. 2014.

[8] X. Liu, L. Li, A. J. Mason, “High Throughput Impedance Spectroscopy Biosensor Array Chip,” Phil.

Trans. R. Soc. A, vol. 372, Feb 2014.

[9] X. Mu, Z. Wang, X. Zeng, A. J. Mason, “A Robust Flexible Electrochemical Gas Sensor Using Room

Temperature Ionic Liquid,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 13(10), pp. 3976 – 3981, Oct. 2013.

[10] Y. Huang and A. J. Mason, “Lab-on-CMOS Integration of Microfluidics and Electrochemical Sensors,”

Lab on a Chip, vol. 13 (19), pp. 3929-3934, 2013.

[11] A. Negoda, Y. Liu, W.-C. Hou, C. Corredor, B. Y. Moghadam, C. Musolff, L. Li, W. Walker, P.

Westerhoff, A. J. Mason, P. Duxbury, J. D. Posner, R. M. Worden, “Engineered Nanomaterial Interactions

with Bilayer Lipid Membranes: Screening Platforms to Assess Nanoparticle Toxicity,” Int. J. Biomedical

Nanoscience Nanotechnology, vol. 3 (1), 2013.

[12] Z. Wang, X. Mu, M. Guo, Y. Huang, A. J. Mason, X. Zeng, “Methane Recognition and Quantification by

Differential Capacitance at the Hydrophobic Ionic Liquid–Electrified Metal Electrode Interface”, J.

Electrochemical Society, vol. 160 (6), pp. B83-B89, 2013.

[13] Y. Huang, Y. Liu, B. Hassler, R. M. Worden, A. J. Mason, “A Protein-Based Electrochemical Biosensor

Array Platform for Integrated Microsystems,” IEEE Trans. Biomedical Circ. Systems, vol. 7 (1), pp. 43-

51, Feb. 2013..

[14] A. Kamboh, A. J. Mason, “Computationally Efficient Neural Feature Extraction for Spike Sorting in

Implantable High-Density Recording Systems,” IEEE Trans. Neural Sys Rehabilitation Engineering, vol.

21 (1), pp. 1-9, Jan 2013 (Journal Cover).

[15] N. Ward, X. Mu, G. Serrano, E. Covington, C. Kurdak, E. T. Zellers, A. J. Mason, W. Li, “Microfluidic-

Packaged CMOS Chemiresistor Detector for Micro-Scale Gas Chromatograph,” Micro & Nano Letters,

vol. 7 (8), pp. 721-724, Aug 2012.

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[16] X. Mu, E. Covington, D. Rairigh,C. Kurdak, E. Zellers, A. J. Mason “A CMOS Monolithic Nanoparticle-

Coated Chemiresistor Array for Microscale Gas Chromatography,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 12 (7), pp.

2444-2452, July 2012.

[17] L. Li, X. Liu, W. A. Qureshi, A. J. Mason, “CMOS Amperometric Instrumentation and Packaging for

Biosensor Array Applications,” IEEE Trans. Biomedical Circ. Systems, vol. 5 (5), pp. 439-448, Oct. 2011.

[18] C. Yang, S. R. Jadhav, R. M. Worden, A. J. Mason, “Compact Low-Power Impedance-to-Digital

Converter for Sensor Array Microsystems,” IEEE J. Solid State Circuits, vol. 44 (10), pp. 2844-2855, Oct.

2009.

[19] D. Rairigh, G. Warnell, C. Xu, E. T. Zellers, A. J. Mason, “CMOS Baseline Tracking and Cancellation

Instrumentation for Nanoparticle-Coated Chemiresistors,” IEEE Trans. Biomedical Circ. Systems, vol. 3

(5), pp. 267-276, Oct. 2009.

[20] C. Yang and A. Mason, “Fully Integrated 7-Order Frequency Range Quadrature Sinusoid Signal

Generator,” IEEE Trans. Instrumentation Measurement, vol. 58 (10), pp. 3481-3489, Oct. 2009.

[21] L. Yu, Y. Huang, X. Jin, A. J. Mason, and X. Zeng, “Ionic Liquid Thin Layer EQCM Explosives Sensor,”

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 140, no. 2, pp. 363-370, July 2009.

[22] C. Yang, Y. Huang, B. L. Hassler, R. M. Worden, A. J. Mason, “Amperometric Electrochemical

Microsystem for a Miniaturized Protein Biosensor Array,” IEEE Trans. Biomedical Circ. Systems, vol. 3,

no. 3, pp. 160-168, June 2009.

[23] X. Jin, Y. Huang, A. Mason, and X. Zeng, “Multichannel Monolithic Quartz Crystal Microbalance Gas

Sensor Array,” Analytical Chemistry, vol. 81, no. 2, pp. 595-603, January 2009.

[24] A. M. Kamboh, A. Mason, K. G. Oweiss, “Analysis of Lifting and B-Spline DWT Implementations for

Implantable Neuroprosthetics,” Journal of Signal Processing Systems, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 249-261, Sep.

2008.

[25] C. Yang and A. Mason, “Process/Temperature Variation Tolerant Precision Signal Strength Indicator,”

IEEE Tran. Circuits and Systems I, vol. 55 (3), pp. 722-729, April 2008.

[26] N. Trombly, A. Mason, “Post-CMOS Thermally Controlled Electrochemical Electrodes,” IET Electronics

Letters, vol. 44, no. 1, p. 29-30, Jan. 2008.

[27] A. Mason, A. V. Chavan, K. D. Wise, “A Mixed-Voltage Sensor Readout Circuit with On-Chip

Calibration and Built-In Self-Test,” IEEE Sensors J, vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 1225-1232, September 2007.

[28] A. Kamboh, M. Raetz, K. Oweiss, A. Mason, “Area-Power Efficient VLSI Implementation of

Multichannel DWT for Data Compression in Implantable Neuroprosthetics,” IEEE Trans. Biomedical

Circ. Systems, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 128-135, June 2007.

[29] K. Oweiss, A. Mason, K. Thomson, J. Li, and Y. Suhail, “A Scalable Wavelet Transform VLSI

Architecture for Real-Time Neural Signal Conditioning in Implantable Multichannel Neuroprosthetic

Devices,” IEEE Trans. Circ. Sys. I, vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 1266-1278, June 2007.

[30] J. Zhang, J. Zhou and A. Mason, “Highly Adaptive Transducer Interface Circuit for Multi-Parameter

Microsystems,” IEEE Trans. Circ. Sys. I, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 167-178, Jan. 2007.

[31] D. Rairigh, C. Yang and A. Mason, “Analysis of On-Chip Impedance Spectroscopy Methodologies for

Sensor Arrays,” Sensor Letters, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 398-402, 2006.

[32] J. Zhou, P. Balasundaram, and A. Mason, “Architecture for a Microsystem Controller in Wireless Sensor

Networks,” Sensor Letters, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 64-68, March 2004.

[33] C. A. Grimes, K. G. Ong, O. K. Varghese, X. Yang, G. Mor, M. Paulose, E. C. Dickey, C. Ruan, M. V.

Pishko, J. W. Kendig, and A. J. Mason, “A Sentinel Sensor Network for Hydrogen Sensing,” SENSORS,

vol. 3(3), pp. 69-82, March 2003.

[34] J. Zhou and A. Mason, “Communication Buses and Protocols for Sensor Networks,” SENSORS, vol. 2 (7),

pp. 244-257, August 2002.

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[35] N. Yazdi, A. Mason, K. Najafi, and K. D. Wise, “A Generic Interface Circuit for Capacitive Sensors in

Low-Power Multi-Parameter Microsystems,” Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 84, pp. 351-361, 2000.

[36] A. Mason, N. Yazdi, A. V. Chavan, K. Najafi, and K. D. Wise, “A Generic Multielement Microsystem for

Portable Wireless Applications,” Proc. IEEE, vol. 86 (8), pp. 1733-1745, August 1998.

REVIEWED CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

[1] H. Li, S. Parsnejad, A. J. Mason, “Single Ion Channel CMOS Electrochemical Instrument for High

Throughput Recording Arrays,” IEEE Midwest Symposium Circuits Systems, Aug. 2015.

[2] H. Li, S. Boling, A. J. Mason, “Power Efficient Instrumentation with 100 fA-Sensitivity and 164 dB-

Dynamic Range for Wearable Chronoamperometric Gas Sensor Arrays,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and

Systems, Lisbon Portugal, pp. 485-488, May 2015.

[3] Y. Yang, C. S. Boling, A. J. Mason, “Power-area efficient VLSI implementation of decision tree based

spike classification for neural recording implants,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits Systems Conf., Nov. 2014.

[4] Y. Yang, S. Boling, A. Eftekhar, S. E. Paraskevopoulou, T. Constandinou, A. J. Mason, “Computationally

Efficient Feature Denoising Filter and Selection of Optimal Features for Noise Insensitive Spike Sorting,”

IEEE Eng. Medicine Biology Conf., Chicago IL USA, Aug. 2014.

[5] X. Liu, L. Li, A. J. Mason, “High Throughput Single-Ion-Channel Array Microsystem with CMOS

Instrumentation,” IEEE Eng. Medicine Biology Conf., Chicago IL USA, August 2014.

[6] Y. Yang and A. J. Mason, “Optimization of Nonlinear Energy Operator Based Spike Detection Circuit for

High Density Neural Recordings,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems, Melbourne Australia, May

2014.

[7] L. Lin and A. J. Mason, “Development of an Integrated CMOS-Microfluidic Instrumentation Array for

High Throughput Membrane Protein Studies,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems, Melbourne

Australia, May 2014 (Finalist for Best Student Paper).

[8] H. Li, X. Mu, Z. Wang, M. Gou, X. Zeng, A. J. Mason, “Room Temperature Ionic-Liquid Electrochemical

Gas Sensor Array System for Real-Time Mine Safety Monitoring”, IEEE Sensors Conf., Nov. 2013. (Best

Student Paper, Track 6 Finalist)

[9] Y. Yang, J. Yi, R. Jin, A. J. Mason, “Power-Error Analysis of Sensor Array Regression Algorithms for

Gas Mixture Quantification in Low-Power Microsystems,” IEEE Sensors Conf., Nov. 2013.

[10] H. Li, X. Mu, X. Liu, Y. Yang, A. J. Mason, “Wearable Autonomous Gas Sensor Array Microsystem for

Real-Time Health and Safety Monitoring" NSF Workshop on Nano on Micro Manufacturing, Dearborn

MI, May 22-23 2013.

[11] X. Mu, Z. Wang, M. Gou, X. Zeng, Andrew J. Mason, “Fabrication of a Miniaturized Room Temperature

Ionic Liquid Gas Sensor for Human Health and Safety Monitoring,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits Systems

Conf., Nov. 2012.

[12] Y. Yang and A. J. Mason, “Identification and Quantification of Mixed Air Pollutants Based on Homotopy

Method for Gas Sensor Array,” IEEE Eng. Medicine Biology Conf., San Diego CA USA, pp. 4221-4224,

August 2012.

[13] H. Li, X. Mu, Z. Wang, X. Liu, M. Guo, R. Jin, X. Zeng, A. J. Mason, “Wearable Autonomous

Microsystem with Electrochemical Gas Sensor Array for Real-Time Health and Safety Monitoring,” IEEE

Eng. Medicine Biology Conf., San Diego CA USA, pp. 503-506, August 2012.

[14] L. Li, X. Liu, A. J. Mason, “Die-level Photolithography and Etchless Parylene Packaging Processes for

on-CMOS Electrochemical Biosensors,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems, pp. 2401-2404, May 2012.

[15] X. Mu, N. Ward, L. Li, E. Covington, G. Serrano, C. Kurdak, E. Zellers, W. Li, A. J. Mason, “CMOS

Monolithic Chemiresistor Array with Microfluidic Channel for Micro Gas Chromatograph.” IEEE Int.

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Symp. Circuits and Systems, Seoul, Korea, pp. 1163-1166, May 2012 (The Sensory Systems Technical

Committee 2012 Honorary Mention Paper Award).

[16] N. Ward, X. Mu, G. Serrano, E. Covington, C. Kurdak, E. Zellers, A. Mason, and W. Li, “Adaptable

Chip-level Microfluidic Packaging for a Micro-gas-chromatograph,” IEEE Int. Conf. Nano/Micro

Engineered Molecular Systems, Kyoto Japan, March 2012.

[17] Y. Yang, A. J. Mason, “On-Chip Spike Clustering & Classification Using Self Organizing Map for Neural

Recording Implants,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits Systems Conf., pp. 145-148, Nov. 2011.

[18] H. Li, A. J. Mason, “Comprehensive Analysis and Optimization of CMOS Neural Amplifiers for Wireless

Recording Implants,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits Systems Conf., pp. 73-76, Nov. 2011.

[19] X. Liu, L. Li, B. Awate, R. M. Worden, A. J. Mason, “Biosensor Array Microsystem on a CMOS

Amperometric Readout Chip,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits Systems Conf., pp. 305-308, Nov. 2011.

[20] S. Guan, J. Gu, Z. Shen, J. Wang, Y. Huang, A. Mason, “A Wireless Powered Implantable Bio-Sensor Tag

System-on-Chip for Continuous Glucose Monitoring,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits Systems Conf., pp. 193-

196, Nov. 2011.

[21] X. Mu, X. Liu, D. Rairigh, A. J. Mason, “Rapid Impedance Measurement of Tethered Bilayer Lipid

Membrane Biosensors,” IEEE Eng. Medicine Biology Conf., Boston MA USA, pp. 4796 - 4799, August

2011.

[22] Y. Yang and A. J. Mason, “Implantable Neural Spike Detection using Lifting-Based Stationary Wavelet

Transform,” IEEE Eng. Medicine Biology Conf., Boston MA USA, pp. 7294 - 7297, August 2011.

[23] X. Mu, D. Rairigh, A. J. Mason, “125ppm Resolution and 120dB Dynamic Range Nanoparticle

Chemiresistor Array Readout Circuit,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems, Rio Brazil, pp. 2213 - 2216,

May 2011.

[24] A. M. Kamboh and A. J. Mason, “Channel Characterization for Implant to Body Surface

Communication,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems, Rio Brazil, pp. 913 - 916, May 2011.

[25] Y. Huang, A. J. Mason, “Lab-on-CMOS: Integrating Microfluidics and Electrochemical Sensor on

CMOS,” IEEE Int. Conf. Nano/Micro Engineered Molecular Systems, pp. 690 – 693, Feb. 2011.

[26] A. Kamboh, A. J. Mason, “On-Chip Feature Extraction for Spike Sorting in High Density Implantable

Neural Recording Systems,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits Systems Conf., Cyprus, pp. 13-16, Nov. 2010 (Best

Student Paper).

[27] Y. Yang, A. Kamboh, A. J. Mason, “Adaptive Threshold Spike Detection using Stationary Wavelet

Transform for Neural Recording Implants,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits Systems Conf., Cyprus, pp. 9-12,

Nov. 2010.

[28] L. Li, W. Qureshi, X. Liu, A. J. Mason, “Amperometric Instrumentation System with On-chip Electrode

Array for Biosensor Application,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits Systems Conf., Cyprus, pp. 294-297, Nov.

2010.

[29] L. Li and A. J. Mason, “Post-CMOS Parylene Packaging for On-chip Biosensor Arrays,” IEEE Int. Conf.

on Sensors, pp. 1613-1616, October 2010.

[30] X. Liu, D. Rairigh, A. Mason, “A Fully Integrated Multi-channel Impedance Extraction Circuit for

Biosensor Arrays,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems, Paris France, pp. 3140 – 3143, May 2010.

[31] A. Kamboh, Y. Yang, K. Oweiss, A. J. Mason, “Design of a Configurable Neural Data Compression

System for Intra-Cortical Implants,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems, Paris France, pp. 3473 – 3476,

May 2010.

[32] Y. Huang and A. J. Mason, “A Redox-Enzyme-Based Electrochemical Biosensor with a CMOS Integrated

Bipotentiostat,” IEEE BioCAS Conf., Beijing China, Nov. 2009.

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[33] X. Liu, L. Li, A. J. Mason, “Thermal Control Microsystem for Protein Characterization and Sensing,”

IEEE BioCAS Conf., Beijing China, Nov. 2009.

[34] A. M. Kamboh, K. G. Oweiss and A. J. Mason, “Resource Constrained VLSI Architecture for Implantable

Neural Data Compression Systems,” IEEE Int. Conf. Circuits Systems, May 2009.

[35] X. Liu, D. Rairigh, C. Yang, A. J. Mason, “Impedance-to-Digital Converter for Sensor Array

Microsystems,” IEEE Int. Conf. Circuits Systems, May 2009.

[36] Daniel Rairigh, Xiaowen Liu, Chao Yang and Andrew J. Mason, “Sinusoid Signal Generator for On-chip

Impedance Spectroscopy,” IEEE Int. Conf. Circuits Systems, May 2009.

[37] F. T. Abu-Nimeh, A. Kamboh, M. Aghagolzadeh, U.-M. Jow, A. Mason, M. Ghovanloo, K. Oweiss, "A

Highly Modular, Wireless, Implantable Interface to the Cortex," IEEE/EMBS Conf. Neural Engineering,

Antalya Turkey, pp. 375-378, April 2009.

[38] D. Rairigh, G. Warnell, A. Mason, C. Xu, M. P. Rowe, E. T. Zellers, E. Covington, C. Kurdak,

“Nanoparticle-coated Chemiresistor Measurements Using Baseline Tracking and Cancellation,” IEEE Int.

Conf. on Sensors, pp. 196-199, October 2008.

[39] C. Yang and A. Mason, “Membrane Protein Biosensor with Multi-Channel CMOS Impedance Extractor

and Digitizer,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, October 2008.

[40] D. Rairigh, M. P. Rowe, E. T. Zellers, A. Mason, “Baseline Resistance Cancellation Circuit for High

Resolution Thiolate-Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticle Vapor Sensor Arrays”, IEEE Int. Symposium

on Circ. and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 2002-2005, May 2008.

[41] C. Yang, D. Rairigh and A. Mason, “Fully Integrated Impedance Spectroscopy for Biochemical Sensor

Arrays,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, pp. 21-24, November 2007.

[42] D. Rairigh and A. Mason, “Compact Impedance Spectroscopy for High Density Sensor Arrays,” IEEJ Int.

Analog VLSI Workshop, November 2007.

[43] M. A. Shetliffe, A. M. Kamboh, A. Mason, K. G. Oweiss, “Impact of Lossy Compression on Neural

Response Characteristics Extracted from High-Density Intra-Cortical Implant Data,“ Int. Conf. IEEE

Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Lyon, France, pp. 5358-5361, August 2007.

[44] A. Mason, Y. Huang, C. Yang, J. Zhang, “Amperometric Readout and Electrode Array Chip for

Bioelectrochemical Sensors,” IEEE Int. Sym. Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 3562-3565, May 2007.

[45] A. Kamboh, M. Raetz, A. Mason and K. Oweiss “Area-Power Efficient Lifting-Based DWT Hardware for

Implantable Neuroprosthetics,” IEEE Int. Sym. Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 2371-2374, May 2007.

[46] C. Yang and A. Mason, “Precise RSSI with High Process Variation Tolerance,” IEEE Int. Sym. Circuits

and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 2870-2873, May 2007.

[47] A. Kamboh, A. Mason and K. Oweiss “A High-Yield Area-Power Efficient DWT Hardware for

Implantable Neural Interface Applications,” IEEE/EMBS Int. Conf. Neural Engineering, Hawaii, USA,

pp. 212-216, May 2007.

[48] A. M. Kamboh and A. Mason, “Comparison of Lifting and B-spline DWT Implementations for

Implantable Neuroprosthetics,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Daejeon, Korea, October 2006.

[49] Y. Huang and A. Mason, “Post-CMOS Compatible Microfabrication of a Multi-Analyte

Bioelectrochemical Sensor Array Microsystem,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Daejeon, Korea, October

2006.

[50] C. Yang, D. Rairigh, A. Mason, “On-Chip Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for Biosensor

Arrays,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Daejeon, Korea, October 2006.

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[51] C. Yang, A. Mason, J. Xi, P. Zhong, “Configurable Hardware-Efficient Interface Circuit for Multi-Sensor

Microsystems,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Daejeon, Korea, October 2006, (finalist for Best Student

Paper).

[52] J. Xi, C. Yang, P. Zhong, A. Mason, “Adaptive Multi-Sensor Interface System-On-Chip”, IEEE Int. Conf.

on Sensors, Daejeon, Korea, October 2006.

[53] K. Thomson, T. Shlien, Y. Suhail, K. Oweiss, A. Mason, “B-Spline vs. Lifting Architecture for

Neuroprosthetic Devices,” IEEE Int. Conf. Electro/Information Technology, E. Lansing MI USA, May

2006.

[54] C. Yang and A. Mason, “Zero-IF VGA with Novel Offset Cancellation,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits and

Systems, Kos Greece, pp.3438-3441, May 2006.

[55] J. Zhou and A. Mason, “A Two-level Hybrid Select Logic for Wide-Issue Superscalar Processors,” IEEE

Int. Symp. Circuits and Systems, Kos Greece, pp. 41-44, May 2006.

[56] J. Zhang, Y. Huang, N. Trombly, C. Yang, A. Mason, “Electrochemical Array Microsystem with

Integrated Potentiostat,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Irving CA, pp. 385-388, October 2005.

[57] C. Kun, A. Mason, S. Chakrabartty,“A Dynamic Reconfigurable A/D Converter for Sensor Applications,”

IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Irving CA, pp. 1221-1224, October 2005.

[58] K. Oweiss, A. Mason, K. Thomson, J. Li, Y. Suhail, “Augmenting Real-Time DSP in Implantable High-

Density Neuroprosthetic Devices,” IEEE-EMBS Int. Conf. on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology,

pp.108-111, May 2005.

[59] A. Mason, J. Li, K. Thomson, Y. Suhail and K. Oweiss, “Design Optimization of Integer Lifting DWT

Circuitry for Implantable Neuroprosthetics,” IEEE-EMBS Int. Conf. on Microtechnologies in Medicine

and Biology, pp. 112-115, May 2005.

[60] J. Zhou and A. Mason, “Increasing Design Space of the Instruction Queue with Tag Coding,” Great Lakes

Symp. on VLSI, pp. 404-407, April 2005.

[61] B. Hassler, R. M. Worden, A. Mason, P. Kim, N. Kohli, J. G. Zeikus, M. Laivenieks, and R. Ofoli,

“Biomimetic Interfaces for a Multifunctional Biosensor Array Microsystem,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors,

Vienna, Austria, pp. 991-994, October 2004.

[62] J. Zhang, N. Trombly, and A. Mason, “A Low Noise Readout Circuit for Integrated Electrochemical

Biosensor Arrays,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Vienna, Austria, pp. 36-39, October 2004.

[63] J. Zhang and A. Mason, “Characterization of a Configurable Sensor Signal Conditioning Circuit for

Multi-Sensor Microsystems,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Vienna, Austria, pp. 198-201, October 2004.

[64] C. Kun, S. Quan, and A. Mason, “A Power-Optimized 64-bit Priority Encoder Utilizing Parallel Priority

Look-Ahead,” IEEE Int. Symposium on Circ. and Systems (ISCAS), Vancouver Canada, vol. II, pp. 753-

756, May 2004.

[65] Prasanna Balasundaram, Kartik Vaidyanathan, and Andrew Mason, “Microsystem Controller for Sensor

Network Control and Data Correction,” IEEE Int. Symposium on Circ. and Systems (ISCAS), Vancouver

Canada, vol. II, pp. 809-812, May 2004.

[66] N. Dotson, P. Kim and A. Mason, “Low Cost MEMS Processing Techniques,” Proc. ASEE/NCS Spring

Conference, Kalamazoo MI, April 2004.

[67] N. Kohli, B. Hassler, S. Vaidya, L. Parthasarathy, R. Ofoli, R. M. Worden, P. Kim, and A. Mason

“Biomimetic Interface for Integrated Biosensor Arrays,” Proc. American Inst. Chemical Engineers Annual

Meeting, San Francisco, November 2003.

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[68] J. Zhang, J. Zhou, P. Balasundaram, and A. Mason, “A Highly Programmable Sensor Network Interface

with Multiple Sensor Readout Circuits,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Toronto, Canada, pp. 748-752,

October 2003.

[69] P. Kim, N. Kohli, B. Hassler, N. Dotson, A. Mason, R. M. Worden, and R. Ofoli, “An Electrochemical

Interface for Integrated Biosensors,” Proc., IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Toronto, Canada, pp. 1036-1040,

October 2003.

[70] A. Mason, N. Yazdi, J. Zhang, and Z. Sainudeen, “A Modular Sensor Microsystem Utilizing a Universal

Interface Circuit,” Proc., IEEE Int. Symposium on Circ. and Systems (ISCAS), Bangkok Thailand, vol. III,

pp. 926-929, May 2003.

[71] J. Zhang, K. Zhang, Z. Wang, and A. Mason, “A Universal Micro-Sensor Interface Chip with Network

Communication Bus and Highly-Programmable Sensor Readout,” Midwest Symposium on Circuits and

Systems, August 2002.

[72] M. Jain, C. Grimes, K. Takahata, Y. Gianchandani, S. Singh, and A. Mason, “Magnetoelastic

Microsensors for Environmental Monitoring,” Digest, IEEE Int. MEMS-01 Conf., Interlaken, Switzerland,

January 2001.

[73] J. C. Fox, A. Mason, and N. Yazdi, "Spacecraft Microaccelerometer Microsystem," Space Technology

Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque NM, September 1999.

[74] A. V. Chavan, A. Mason, U. Kang, and K. D. Wise, “A Programmable Mixed-Voltage Sensor Readout

Circuit and Bus Interface with Built-In Self-test,” Digest, Int. Solid State Circ. Conf., San Francisco CA,

pp. 136-137, February 1999.

[75] N. Yazdi, A. Mason, K. Najafi, and K. D. Wise, “A Low-Power Generic Interface Circuit for Capacitive

Sensors” Digest, Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop, Hilton Head SC, pp. 215-218, June 1996.

[76] N. Yazdi, A. Mason, K. Najafi, and K. D. Wise, “A Smart Sensing Microsystem with a Capacitive Sensor

Interface,” Digest, IEEE Int. Symposium on Circ. and Systems, Atlanta GA, vol. IV, pp. 336-339, May

1996.

[77] Mason, W. Bear, and K. D. Wise, “A Microinstrumentation System for Remote Environmental

Monitoring,” Digest, Int. Conf. on Integrated Micro-Nano Tech. for Space Applications, Houston TX,

November 1995.

[78] A. Mason, N. Yazdi, K. Najafi, and K. D. Wise, “A Low-Power Wireless Microinstrumentation System

for Environmental Monitoring,” Digest, Int. Conf. on Sensors and Actuators (Transducers’ 95),

Stockholm Sweden, pp. 107-110, June 1995.

PATENTS

[1] X. Zeng, L. Yu, Y. Huang, A. Mason, “Ionic Liquid Thin Layer Sensor for Electrochemical and/or

Piezoelectric Measurement,” US 8,375,768 B2, 2/19/2013.

BOOK CHAPTERS

[1] X. Liu, L. Li, A. J. Mason, “Bio/CMOS design for lab-on-chip,” a chapter in Handbook of Bioelectronics:

Directly interfacing electronics and biological systems, Cambridge University Press, 2015, ISBN:

9781107040830.

[2] A. Mason, S. Amimoto, and K. D. Wise, “MEMS-Based Macro- and Micro-Sensing Systems:

Architecture, Design and Implementation,” chapter in Microengineering for Aerospace Systems, editor: H.

Helvajian, The Aerospace Press, 1999.

INVITED CONFERENCE PAPERS

[1] Andrew J. Mason, “Membrane Protein Biosensor Arrays on CMOS,” (Invited Keynote) IEEE

International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces, June 28-29, 2011.

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[2] A. J. Mason and Y. Huang, “Membrane protein biosensor arrays on CMOS,” (Invited) Asia Symposium on

Quality Electronic Design, Malaysia, August 2010.

[3] Y. Huang and A. J. Mason, “Modeling a Redox-Enzyme-Based Electrochemical Biosensor,” (Invited)

COMSOL Conf., Boston MA, Oct. 2009.

OTHER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (RECENT ONLY)

[1] A. Kamboh, J. Jang, P. Suchyta, A. J. Mason, “A Neural Signal Processor for Wireless Implants,” Midwest

Biomedical Engineering Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, April 2009.

[2] X. Liu, L. Li, Andrew J. Mason, “Electrochemical Microsystem Array for Functional Proteomics,”

Midwest Biomedical Engineering Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, April 2009.

[3] J. Xi, C. Yang, A. Mason, P. Zhong "Adaptive Sensor Network Platform SoC," (Phase II) SRC Student

Symposium, Cary NC., Oct. 2006.

[4] J. Xi, C. Yang, A. Mason, P. Zhong "Adaptive Sensor Network Platform SoC," (Phase I) TECHCON

Conference, Portland, OR., Oct. 2005.

[5] Y. Huang, C. Yang, A. Mason, “Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for On-Chip Biosensor Arrays,”

AANM Nanomedicine Conf., E. Lansing MI USA, April 2006.

INVITED SEMINARS/PRESENTATIONS (SINCE 2003)

Electrical and Electronics Engineering Seminar, Newcastle University, UK, August 6 2015. Invited seminar:

“Microsystem technologies for bioelectrochemical sensing, chemical threat monitoring, and neural recording.”

Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, UK, August 5 2015. Invited seminar: “Data Reduction for

Wireless Neural Recording Implants”

Scottish Microelectronics Centre, University of Edinburgh, UK, Sept 5 2013. Invited seminar: “Microsystem

technologies for bioelectrochemical sensing, chemical threat monitoring, and neural recording implants”

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College, London, Sept 2 2013. Invited seminar:

“Wearable Gas Sensor Arrays for Real-Time Health and Safety Monitoring”

The Royal Society, Meeting on: The long arm of microelectronics, Chicheley Hall, England, May 16 2013.

Invited lecture: “CMOS to Biology Electrochemical Interfaces”

The Royal Society, Discussion Meeting on: e-Futures beyond Moore’s Law, London England, May 13 2013.

Invited lecture: “Lab-on-CMOS Bioelectrical Microsystems”

IEEE International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces, Brindisi, Italy, June 28-29, 2011.

Keynote Presentation: “Membrane Protein Biosensor Arrays on CMOS”

National Nanofabrication Infrastructure Network Symposium on Organic/Inorganic Interfaces and their

Health Science Applications, Arizona State University, Phoenix AZ, Jan 13-14, 2011

“Nanostructured biological/chemical sensor arrays on CMOS”

Science at the Edge Seminar, Michigan State University, Lansing Michigan, March 2010

“On-chip Bio-electrochemical Interfaces: Challenges and applications for sensing and biological research”

Leadership Advantage Seminar, Michigan State University, E. Lansing MI, Aug 28, 2009

Midwest Biomedical Engineering Conference, Ann Arbor Michigan, April 3, 2009.

Nanotechnology/MEMS Hot Topics Panel “Current research in Bio-Electro-Chemical Microsystems”

Oakland University Chemistry Dept. Seminar Series, Rochester MI, September 2006

“On-Chip Bioelectrochemical Sensor Array Microsystems”

NSF Wireless Integrated Microsystem (WIMS) Center Seminar, Ann Arbor MI, December 2005,

“Nanostructured Bioelectrochemical Sensor Arrays”

Pennsylvania State University Graduate Seminar, State College, PA, October 2004

“Multifunctional Integrated Biosensor Array Microsystems”

Texas Instruments, Dallas TX, November 2003, “Analog and Mixed Signal Design Capabilities at MI State”

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RESEARCH SUPPORT @ Michigan State University

TITLE: Rapid in-field malaria diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring using a mobile phone

ROLE: co-PI SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health (NIAID) (R01)

DATE: 1/16/15 – 12/31/18 FUNDED: $1,840,000 PERSONAL: $184,000

TITLE: Wearable Microsystem Array for Acute Pollutant Exposure Assessment

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health (NIEHS) (R01)

DATE: 12/1/13 – 10/31/18 FUNDED: $2,304,311 PERSONAL: $2,304,311

TITLE: Lab-on-CMOS Electrochemical Microsystem for High Throughput Characterization of Membrane

Proteins

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: National Science Foundation

DATE: 8/1/13-7/31/16 FUNDED: $360,000 PERSONAL: $306,000

TITLE: Autonomous Electrochemical Gas Detection Microsystem for Mine Safety

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: Centers for Disease Control (DHHS/NIOSH) (R01)

DATE: 9/01/10-8/31/15 FUNDED: $1,849,120 PERSONAL: $1,479,296

TITLE: Biomimetic Microsystem for High Throughput Toxicity Evaluation of Engineered Nanomaterials

ROLE: co-PI SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health

DATE: 8/1/09 - 7/31/11 FUNDED: $450,000 PERSONAL: $72,000

TITLE: Au-Thiolate Nanoparticles as Interfacial Layers on Microsensor Arrays for Trace Explosive Vapor

Detection

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: The University of Michigan (Prime: DHS)

DATE: 4/16/2009–10/6/2010 FUNDED: $109,181 PERSONAL: $70,967

TITLE: Electronic Biosensor Interfaces for Odorant Recognition

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: Science Applications International (prime: DARPA)

DATE: 11/1/2008–7/31/2009 FUNDED: $163,042 PERSONAL: $97,825

TITLE: A Wireless Multiscale Distributed Interface to the Cortex

ROLE: co-PI SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health (R01)

DATE: 8/15/08 - 7/31/12 FUNDED: $2,063,873 PERSONAL: $515,968

TITLE: IDBR: Temperature Controlled Array Microsystem for Functional Proteomics

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: National Science Foundation

DATE: 9/1/2007-8/31/2011 FUNDED: $618,393 PERSONAL: $309,196

TITLE: Au-Thiolate Nanoparticles as Interfacial Layers on Microsensor Arrays for Trace Explosive Vapor

Detection

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: The University of Michigan (Prime: Dept. Homeland Security)

DATE: 1/01/2007–7/6/2009 FUNDED: $123,963 (of total $1,300,000) PERSONAL: $123,963

TITLE: Advanced Microsystems for Neural Information Processing

ROLE: co-PI SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health (R21)

DATE: 6/1/06 - 2/28/09 FUNDED: $350,210 PERSONAL: $87,552

TITLE: Adaptive Sensor Network Platform Chip

ROLE: co-PI SPONSOR: Semiconductor Research Corp.

DATE: 5/2006-10/2006 FUNDED: $62,620 (in-kind) PERSONAL: $31,310

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@ Michigan State University (continued)

TITLE: Functional and Nanostructured Biomimetic Interfaces

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: Michigan Economic Development Corp.

DATE: 12/10/04 – 8/31/08 FUNDED: $1,369,097 PERSONAL: $136,909

TITLE: Wireless Integrated Microsystems (combined over two awards)

ROLE: co-PI SPONSOR: The University of Michigan, (Prime: NSF, ERC)

DATE: 2/12/2002-8/31/2010 FUNDED: $2,416,322 PERSONAL: $483,263

TITLE: Intelligent Sensor Modules for an Environmental Monitoring Microsystem

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: Canopus Systems Inc.

DATE: 4/01/2001 – 3/30/2002 FUNDED: $50,000 PERSONAL: $50,000

@ University of Kentucky

TITLE: Intelligent Sensor Modules for an Environmental Monitoring Microsystem

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: Canopus Systems Inc., (Prime: DARPA Phase2 SBIR)

DATE: 6/16/2000 -6/30/2001 FUNDED: $150,000 PERSONAL: $150,000

TITLE: Establishment of a 2-D/3-D Micro/Nano-Scale Device Fabrication Facility at The University of

Kentucky

ROLE: co-PI SPONSOR: National Science Foundation

DATE: 7/1/2000 – 6/30/2002 FUNDED: $747,000 PERSONAL: ~$112,500

TITLE: Integrated Microsensor Devices and Systems for Industrial, Environmental, and Biomedical

Applications

ROLE: co-PI SPONSOR: Dept. of Energy

DATE: 6/15/2000 – 6/1/2003 FUNDED: $330,000 PERSONAL: ~$33,000

Consulting

TITLE: Wireless Sensor Tags for Advanced Weapons and Defense Materials Monitoring

ROLE: co-PI SPONSOR: Evigia Systems Inc. (Prime: MEDC 21st Century Jobs Fund)

DATE: 12/1/06-11/30/08 FUNDED: PERSONAL: $135,889

@ Canopus System Inc.

TITLE: MEMS-Based Environmental Monitoring Microsystem

ROLE: PI SPONSOR: DARPA, Phase1 SBIR

DATE: 1/1999 – 6/1999 FUNDED: $100,000 PERSONAL: $100,000

* PERSONAL refers to the portion of multi-investigator grants institutionally credited to me individually.

** For grants with a PRIME sponsor, my institution is a subcontractor and the FUNDED amount shown is the subcontract only.

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ACADEMIC/RESEARCH ADVISING

Ph.D. Graduates: 7, Masters Graduates: 28 (16 with thesis), Undergraduate Researchers: 40

CURRENT RESEARCH ADVISEES

name exp. deg. thesis topic

Yuning Yang Ph.D. 2016 Energy Efficient Microsystem Signal Processing

Lin Li Ph.D. 2016 Post-CMOS Biosensor Array Fabrication

Haitao Li Ph.D. 2016 Electrochemical Gas Sensor Array Microsystem

Heyu Yin Ph.D. 2019 Monolithic Gas Sensor Arrays

C. Sam Boling Ph.D. 2019 Sensor Matrix Algorithms for Hazardous Gas Monitoring

Sina Parsnejad Ph.D. 2019 Mobile Electrochemical Instrumentation

Ehsan Ashoori Ph.D. 2020 Wearable Sensors for Health Monitoring

Sylmarie Montero Ph.D. 2021 Neural Implant Signal Processing Algorithms

GRADUATE DISSERTATION CHAIR:

year deg. name thesis title current

2013 Ph.D. Xiaowen Liu CMOS Instrumentation for Electrochemical

Biosensor Array Microsystems

2013 Ph.D. Xiaoyi Mu Wearable Gas Sensor Microsystem for Personal

Health Monitoring

Apple Inc.

2010 Ph.D. Yue Huang Integration of Enzyme-based Biosensors and

CMOS Electrochemical Instrumentation through

a Lab-on-CMOS Platform

Start-up

2010 Ph.D. Awais Kamboh Implantable VLSI Systems For Compression

And Communication In Wireless Biosensor

Recording Arrays

National Univ.,

Pakistan

2008 Ph.D. Chao Yang Impedance Extraction Microsystem for

Nanostructured Electrochemical Sensor Arrays

Marvell

Semiconductor

2006 Ph.D. Junwei Zhou Optimization of Technology-Scalable Wide-

Issue Superscalar Microprocessors

Sun

Microsystems

2005 Ph.D. Jichun Zhang Low Noise Multi-Mode Sensors Readout

Circuits for Low Power Microsystems

Mindspeed

Tech.

2011 M.S. Lin Li Post-CMOS Microelectrode Fabrication and

Packaging for on-CMOS Electrochemical

Biosensor Array

PhD MSU

2011 M.S. Haitao Li A Neural Recording Front End for Multi-

Channel Wireless Implantable Applications

PhD MSU

2010 M.S. Xiaoyi Mu High-Performance Chemiresistor

Instrumentation Circuit for Micro Gas

Chromatograph

PhD MSU

2010 M.S. Xiaowen Liu Thermal Controlled Electrochemical

Instrumentation for Protein Array Microsystems

PhD MSU

2010 M.S. Waqar Qureshi CMOS Instrumentation for On-chip

Biofluorescence and Bioelectrochemical Assays

Adv. Eng.

Research Org.

2007 M.S. Daniel Rairigh A Compact Fully On-Chip Impedance

Spectroscopy System

Raytheon

2006 M.S. Nicholas

Trombly

Electrical and Thermal Interfaces for On-chip

Electrochemical Biosensor Arrays

Texas

Instruments

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2005 M.S. Cheong Kun Design, Implementation and Testing of a Hybrid

Algorithmic ΣΔ A/D Converter

Qualcomm Inc.

2005 M.S. Jian Li VLSI Design Implementation for Lifting

Scheme DWT

Google

2004 M.S. Nathan Dotson Analysis and Design of Post-CMOS Thermally

Controlled Biosensor Array Microsystems

IBM

2003 M.S. Prasanna

Balasundaram

Low-Power Signal Processing Core for Sensor

Microsystems

Qualcomm Inc.

2003 M.S. Kartik

Vaidyanathan

Application Specific Programmable Processor

for Sensor Based Networks

2002 M.S. Aravind

Murarishetty

Implementation of a CMOS Temperature Sensor

with Programmable Range

2002 M.S. Kun Zhang Implementation of a Universal MicroSensor

Interface Circuit

Qualcomm Inc.

2001 M.S. Mark

Underwood

Development of an Embedded Controller

Prototyping System

Lexmark

2000 M.S. Ye Gu A Low-Power CMOS Temperature Sensor with

Programmable Range Control

OUTREACH MENTORING/SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Ph.D. Examiner, Imperial College London, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, September 2015.

Supervise post-doc: Dr. Hao Wan (2015-2016)

Ph.D. Examiner, Imperial College London, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, August 2013.

Ph.D. Examiner, University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2013.

Supervised Honors College projects for (>30 as of 2013) undergraduate students in ECE331, 410, 418, 445.

Supervised graduate student instructor for ECE410 VLSI Design, Spring 2012.

Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), Summer 2012. Supervised minority student research.

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supervisor, 2003, 2004, 2010

Supervised undergraduate student research assistants: F13 (3), Su13 (2), S13 (3), F12 (5), Su12 (2), S12 (3), F11

(3), Su11 (1), S11 (3), F10 (3), S10 (1), F09 (2), Su09 (1), F08 (2), S08 (3), F07 (1), Su07 (1), S07 (3), Su06

(2), S06 (3), F05 (1), Su05 (2), S05 (2), F04 (1), Su04 (1).

ECE480 Senior Design project sponsor, F09

Supervise graduate research of underrepresented students: 4 female and 3 African American students.

Supervise post-doc: Dr. S. Kota (2008-2009)

Supervise visiting scholar: Dr. L. Meng (2008-2009)

2008 Indo US Engineering Faculty Leadership Institute, Indo US Collaboration for Engineering Education

(IUCEE). Developed and presented a week-long workshop for Indian faculty members.

Presented research and talk with parents of potential students at MSU College of Engineering Future Engineers

Open House, Oct. 2007, Oct 2008, Oct 2009.

Masters Research Project Advisor, Student Exchange, TU Kaiserslautern Germany: Stefan Schorr (2008), Sacha

Loitz (2003), Artin Papanian (2004)

Masters Research Project Advisor, Student Exchange, National Taiwan Univ.: Chien-Ju Lin (2008)

Participate in recruitment/training programs for underrepresented groups (particularly female and African

American) hosted by the Diversity Programs Office, 2002 – 2008

Developed and presented a two-day hands-on workshop on “Microfabrication & Biomimetic Microsystems” for

the Frontiers in Science program for secondary education teachers, 5/03

Participated in the Sloan Engineering Program Graduate Student Orientation, 9/02

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Presented at the MSU Middle School Career Information Seminar, 7/01

College of Engineering Undergraduate Internship Supervisor, 2005, 2006

Computer Engineering Honors College (Undergraduate) Advisor (8/01-8/03)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIP

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Senior Member, (Electron Device Society, Solid-State Circuits

Society, Circuits and Systems Society)

IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Technical Committees: Sensory Systems, Biomedical Circ. and Sys.

Editorial Services

Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Circ. Systems, 8/09-present

Editorial Board, BioNanoScience, Springer, 9/10-present

Guest Associate Editor, Sensors, Special Issue: Implantable Sensors, 2014

Guest Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Circ. Systems, Special Issue for ISCAS 2008

Editorial Board, Sensor Letters, 1/03- 12/05

Conference Organizing Committees

IEEE Int. Conf. Biomedical Circuits and Systems (BioCAS)

General co-Chair, 2011; International Liaison, 2012; Publications Chair, 2015

Special Sessions Chair, 2010; Steering Committee, 2009-2013 (Chair 2011);

IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)

Short Course (Tutorial) Presenter, May 2002

IEEE International Conference on Sensors (Sensors)

Special Session Organizer (2004), Session Chair (2003-2005)

Conference Services

IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)

Technical Review Committee, 2003-2015

IEEE Int. Conf. Biomedical Circuits and Systems (BioCAS)

Technical Program Committee, 2004-2015

IEEE/EMBS Int. Conf. Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS)

Technical Review Committee, 2006-2007, 2011-2014

IEEE International Conference on Sensors (Sensors)

Technical Program/Review Committee, 2003-2007

IEEE International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces: Reviewer 2013

IFIO/IEEE Int. Conf. Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC), Program Committee, 2011-12

IEEE Int. Mixed-Signal, Sensors, and Systems Test Workshop (IMS3TW): Program Committee, 2010

IEEE/NIH BISTI Life Science Systems & Applications Workshop 2007, Review Committee

IEEE International Conf. on Electro/Information Technology, April 2006, Review Committee

Michigan State University Positions and Committees

Faculty Advisor, MSU Disc Golf Club, 10/2012 – present

College of Engineering, Energy Minor Committee, 2015 – present

ECE Undergraduate Studies Committee, 2011-present, Chair 2012-2013

ECE Lab Committee, 8/03 – 8/06, 8/14 - present

ECE Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2014-2015

ECE Assessment Committee 2008-2015, Co-Chair ABET review 2010

Institute for Engineering, Science and Health: Faculty Search Committee, 8/11 – 5/13

Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program Committee, 1/11 – present

University Appeals Board, 8/08 – 8/09

University Awards Committee (Teacher-Scholar) 2008

Undergraduate Studies Committee, ECE MSU, 7/07 – 6/09

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Cleanroom Advisory Committee, 8/01-present

Ph.D. Qualifying Exam, preparation and grading, 8/02 - present

CpE/VLSI Faculty Group, Chair, 1/01-8/03, 6/08-6/09

ECE Awards Committee, 5/06 – 8/08

Faculty Search Committee (CpE), 10/01 – 3/03

Faculty Search Committee (Biomed Egr), 1/02 – 5/02

Graduate Studies Committee, ECE MSU, 7/01 – 8/02

Ad hoc Journal Paper Reviews

IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits

IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems I

IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Circ. Systems

IEEE Sensors Journal

IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems II

IEEE Signal Processing Letters

IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering

IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices

Science of Advanced Materials

Int. J. Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics

Sensors and Actuators Journal

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Journal of Applied Physics

Nano Letters

Sensor Letters

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Other Professional Services

NSF-ECCS, Proposal Review Panel, May 2003, June 2005, May 2006, Mar 2013

NIH, Interdisciplinary Molecular Sciences and Training: Small Business –Bioengineering, Proposal review

panel, Oct 2012

MSU Targeted Support Grants for Technology Development (TSGTD) Proposal Review, July 2012

USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) proposal reviewer, Jan 2010

MSU CDFP proposal reviewer, Sept 2009, Jan 2010

NIH, Electromagnetic Devices Special Study Session, Sept. 2007, June 2008

2008 Indo US Engineering Faculty Leadership Institute, Indo US Collaboration for Engineering Education

(IUCEE). Developed and presented a week-long workshop for Indian faculty members in Mysore India.

Textbook Review, J. Webster, Biomedical Instrumentation: Application and Design, 4th edition, Wiley.

Reviewed April 2008.

MSU IRGP proposal reviewer (New Faculty Award), October 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008

U.S. Army Research Office proposal reviewer, May 2006

Textbook Review, J. Uyemura, Intro. to VLSI Circuits and Systems, Wiley, 2002. Reviewed Oct. 2004

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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

TEACHING HISTORY (MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)

ECE 331: Microprocessors & Digital Systems (with lab), S09, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14, F14, S15

ECE 410: VLSI Design (with lab), F01 (lab), S02, F02, S03 (lab), F03, S05, F05, S06, F06 (lab), S07, S08

ECE 418: Analog Integrated Circuits, F04

ECE 445: Biomedical Instrumentation (with lab), F08, F10, F12

ECE 480: Senior Design: Facilitator, F07, S09

ECE 491: Biomedical Instrumentation, F07

ECE 491-604: Integrated Circuit Testing Lab, F05, F06

ECE 490: Undergraduate Independent Study

F04, F05, S06, F06, S07, F07, S08, Su08, F08, Su09, S12, F12, S13

ECE 801: Graduate Independent Study, Su02, F02, S03, F03, F04, S05

ECE 813: Logic Design Principles (Advanced VLSI), S02, S03

ECE 932: Advanced Topics in Analog Design (Biomedical Microsystems), S08

ECE 932: Advanced Topics in Analog Design (Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits), S04

COURSE/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Major update of ECE331 Microprocessors and Digital Systems. Adopted ARM Cortex M4 as the case study

controller; developed all new lecture material and labs to match this modern microcontroller.

Led efforts to create a Biomedical Engineering concentration for EE and CpE undergraduate students. The

concentration was established in 2009 and enables students to focus their electives to obtain a notification on

their transcript that they completed the concentration.

Introduced ECE491 (Special Topics) Biomedical Instruments, F07, now established as ECE445 and first taught

F08. Course introduces students to human physiology, sensors, and instrumentation circuits with a weekly lab

component to construct biomedical instruments using Labview, DAQ cards, and self-made op-amp circuits.

Introduced ECE 932 (Special Topics) Biomedical Microsystems, S08.

Introduced ECE491 (Special Topics) Integrated Circuits Testing Lab, offered F05 and F06. Introduces students

to the setup and use of benchtop and LabVIEW-based instruments for microelectronics testing.

Introduced an ECE 932 (Special Topics) course on Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits, S04.

Recreated ECE 418 as an Analog IC Design course (F04) covering modern topics of transistor-level analog

design using Cadence EDA tools. Developed a full set of PowerPoint notes for this new course format.

Supported the CHE 883 Multidisciplinary Bioprocessing Lab course, supervising a research project team and

providing a graduate student mentor from my lab. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008.

Recreated ECE 410 (VLSI Design) to cover modern topics and use modern EDA tools. Developed web-based

course material for this course, including over 600 pages of PowerPoint lecture notes, and electronic

documents for design project description, lab tutorials and guides, and homework assignments and solutions.

Orchestrated modernization of VLSI-related courses by establishing use of industry-standard EDA tools

(Cadence and Synopsis) and creating tutorials for analog and digital IC design using Cadence software. This

effort has fostered significant improvements in several undergraduate and graduate courses, including

implementation of a team-oriented design project in ECE410 that now results in microprocessor datapath

chips being fabricated through the MOSIS Service. The lab materials created ECE410 are currently used in

ECE418, ECE809, ECE813, and ECE932, and have been requested by faculty at several universities across

the country.

Served on the Graduate Studies Committee (2001-2002) and spearheaded changes in the Ph.D. qualifying exam

that are currently applied to degree requirements.

Served as Chair of the CpE/VLSI Faculty Group (2001-2003) and led efforts to modify the curriculum to

produce CpE and EE graduates who are well versed in VLSI design flow and use of standard EDA tools.

This has significantly increased the appeal of our students to major semiconductor companies.