پروفسور سیاوش پورکمالی انارکی

 

Siavash Pourkamali is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to joining UT Dallas he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Denver. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2001, and the MS and the PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, in 2004 and 2006, respectively.

Prof. Pourkamali’s current research interests are in the areas of Integrated silicon-based MEMS/NEMS, self-aligned and tip-based batch nanofabrication technologies, and micro/nanomechanical resonant sensors. He is a recipient of a 2011 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the 2008 University of Denver Best Junior Scholar Award, and the 2006 Georgia Tech Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Excellence Award. He was also a silver medalist in the 29th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO) in 1997.

Professional Preparation

Degree	Major	Institution	Year
PhD	Electrical Engineering	Georgie Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA	2006
MS	Electrical Engineering	Georgie Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA	2004
BS	Electrical Engineering	Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran	2001

 Research and Expertise: MEMS, NEMS, Microsystems

Publications

Year	Publication	Type
forthcoming	X. Guo, E. Mehdizadeh, Y. Yi, and S. Pourkamali, “Thermal-Piezoresistive Resonators and SelfSustained Oscillators for Gas Recognition and Pressure Sensing,” To appear in IEEE Sensors Journal.	Other
forthcoming	H. Hall, A. Rahafrooz, J. Brown, V. Bright, and S. Pourkamali, “I-shaped thermally actuated VHF resonators with submicron components,” to appear in Elsevier Journal of Sensors and Actuators A: Physical.	Other
2013	E. Mehdizadeh, A. Hajjam, A. Rahafrooz and S. Pourkamali, “Nano-precision force and displacement measurement using MEMS resonant structures,” Submitted to IEEE Sensors Conference, 2013.	Conference paper
2013	E. Mehdizadeh and S. Pourkamali, “Two Degrees-Of-Freedom Thermally Actuated Nano-Positioner with Integrated Nano-Tips For Scanning Probe Nanolithography,” Proceedings of Nanomechanical Sensing Workshop, 2013.	Conference paper
2013	A. Iqbal, J. Chapin, E. Mehdizadeh, B. Purse, and S. Pourkamali, “Resonant response validation of micro-channel encapsulated disk resonators via fluorescent imaging,” International Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, 2013.	Conference paper

Additional Information

	Teaching     Fall 2007, 2008, 2009,  Spring 2011, 2012 ENEE 3011- Physical Electronics Winter 2012 ENEE 2222- Advanced Electronics Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Summer 2011 ENGR 4810- Introduction to MEMS and Microsystems Fall 2010 ENEE 4800 - Introduction to Nanotechnology Spring 2009, 2010, Fall 2010 ENGR 4210 - Introduction to Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems Winter 2007-2011 ENGR 1621- Engineering Concepts and Practice Fall 2006 ENGR 3610- Engineering Analysis
	Professional Contributions   June 2012 NSF ECCS Panel, Electronics, Photonics, and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) June 2011 NSF ECCS Panel, Electronics, Photonics, and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) April 2011 University of Denver Professional Research Opportunities for Faculty (PROF) review committee member Dec. 2009 NSF CMMI Panel, Sensors and Sensing Systems (SSS) July 2008 NSF EEC Panel, Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education May 2008 NSF ECCS Panel, Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems (IHCS)
	Journal Reviewer     2005-present IEEE/ASME Journal of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems 2006-present IEEE Sensors Journal 2006-present Elsevier Journal of Sensor and Actuators A: Physical 2006-present Journal of Micromechanics and Micro-Engineering 2008-present IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging 2009-present IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control 2009-present IOP Journal of Nanotechnology 2009-present Reviewer, Journal of Intelligent Robotic Systems 2010-present Reviewer, IOP Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2011-present Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 2011-present Reviewer, Journal of Micromachines 2011-present Elsevier Journal of Sensor and Actuators B: Chemical
	Conference Peer Review/Organization     Spring 2012 Technical Program Committee Member, 2012 IEEE Sensors Conference Spring 2011 Technical Program Committee Member, 2011 IEEE Sensors Conference Winter 2010 Technical Program Committee Member, 23rd Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering Summer 2009 Member of organization committee, 2009 IEEE Transducers Conference

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 Dr. Siavash Pourkamali 

Assistant Professor

Academic Title: PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

Description
Dr. Siavash Pourkamali is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Denver. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2001, and the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, in 2004 and 2006, respectively. He joined the engineering faculty of the University of Denver in September 2006.
Prof. Pourkamali's current research interests are in the areas of Integrated Silicon NEMS and Nanosystems, Nanofabrication Technologies, Nanomechanical Resonant Sensors, and Nano-Robotics for Cellular and Molecular Biology.
Prof. Pourkamali is a 2006 recipient of Georgia Tech Electrical and Computer Engineering research excellence award, and 2005 Sigma-Xi best M.S. thesis award. He is also a silver medal winner in the 29th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO). He holds over five patents in the areas of silicon micro/nanomechanical resonators and filters and nanofabrication technologies.

Areas of Research
Integrated Silicon NEMS and Nanosystems, Nanofabrication Technologies, Nanomechanical Resonant Sensors, and Nano-Robotics for Cellular and Molecular Biology