The MicroSmithie Group, May 2017
Principal Investigator |
Kristen L. Dorsey, PhD |
Kristen Dorsey teaches courses in introductory engineering, circuit theory, MEMS, microelectronics, and semiconductor devices. She completed her postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego in Al Pisano’s group and earned her PhD in Gary Fedder’s group in 2013. Her research focuses on the fabrication, modeling, and characterization of microscale and miniature soft tactile sensors. Her current work has applications to soft robotics, wearable devices, and flexible electronics. She has previously worked on the design of MEMS chemical and inertial sensors.
Undergraduate Students |
| Alysha da Silva (2018)
Special study: Anisotropic strain sensors |
| Dan Lin (2018)
Special study: Galinstan switch for curvature measurements |
| Elizabeth Boahen (2020)
Summer SURF, special study: Elastomer origami modeling |
| Meng Cao (2019)
Special study: Fabrication of EcoFlex-EGaIn strain sensors Summer SURF: Flexible, wearable torsion sensors for detecting arm motion |
| Becky Shen (2019)
Summer SURF: A testbed for stretchable strain sensor characterization |
| Jody Huang (2020)
Special study |
| Yuhan Wen (2020)
Special study |
Alumn* |
| Sara Kacmoli (2017)
Graduate research assistant, Princeton University Special studies: Fundamentals of Microelectronics |
| Jiaao Lu (2017)
M.S. Student, University of Michigan Special study: Testbed for strain sensors Special study: Ice as a sacrificial layer for EcoFlex casting |
| Sara Lorić (2016)
Graduate research assistant, University of Copenhagen Honors thesis extension: Metal oxide gas sensors |
Updated 2 Jan 2018