Ghodssi, Reza
Herbert Rabin Distinguished Chair in Engineering
Former Director, Institute for Systems Research (2009-2017)
Executive Director of Research and Innovation
Fischell Institute Fellow
Former Director, Institute for Systems Research (2009-2017)
Executive Director of Research and Innovation
Fischell Institute Fellow
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Institute for Systems Research
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Brain and Behavior Institute
MATRIX Lab
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
The Institute for Systems Research
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Brain and Behavior Institute
MATRIX Lab
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
2232 Kim Building
Reza Ghodssi is the Herbert Rabin Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Director of the MEMS Sensors and Actuators Lab (MSAL) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Institute for Systems Research (ISR) at the University of Maryland (UMD). He is also affiliated with the Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BIOE), the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices (Fischell Institute), the Maryland NanoCenter, the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute (MEII), and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at UMD. Dr. Ghodssi's research interests are in the design and development of micro/nano/bio devices and systems for chemical and biological sensing, small-scale energy conversion and harvesting with a strong emphasis toward healthcare applications.
Dr. Ghodssi was director of the Institute for Systems Research (ISR) for eight years (2009-2017). During this time, he launched a number of interdisciplinary initiatives aimed at enhancing the impact of ISR research efforts on society while building a more interactive faculty, staff and student community across different disciplines in the institute. These efforts include the launch of the Maryland Robotics Center (MRC) targeted at advancing robotic systems, underlying component technologies, and applications of robotics through research and educational programs that are interdisciplinary in nature and based on a systems approach. Dr. Ghodssi is the founding co-director of the Brain and Behavior Initiative (BBI) aiming at revolutionizing the interface between engineers and neuroscientists by generating novel tools and approaches to understand complex behaviors produced by the human brain. Dr. Ghodssi’s continuous efforts in reaching out to alumni and industry colleagues resulted in a large number of industry-sponsored monthly seminar series as well as annual fellowships for graduate students and post-doctoral associates to attend conferences and an active industry-oriented mentoring ecosystem in the Systems Engineering Education program in the institute. Dr. Ghodssi served as the President-elect of the Transducer Research Foundation (TRF) from 2020 until 2022. Since June 2022, he has been serving as the new President of TRF. The TRF is a nonprofit organization in the United States whose mission is to stimulate research in science and engineering, with emphasis on technologies related to transducers, microsystems, and nanosystems, and to foster the exchange of ideas and information between academic, industrial, and government researchers.
Dr. Ghodssi's research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Army Research Office (ARO), National Science Foundation (NSF), and R.W. Deutsch Foundation. He served as a chairman of the MEMS and NEMS Technical Group at the American Vacuum Society (AVS) from 2002 to 2004. Dr. Ghodssi also served as the Technical Program Committee chair for the 2020 Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop (Hilton Head 2020) and the General Chair for the Hilton Head Workshop in 2022 (Hilton Head 2022). He was chair of the 9th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (PowerMEMS 2009) and the 2012 NSF Workshop on Micro, Nano, Bio Systems. He also served as the Americas Technical Program Committee chair of IEEE SENSORS 2010, 2011 and 2012. He chaired the committee for the Denice Denton Emerging Leader ABIE Award sponsored by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) and Microsoft from 2007 until 2016. Dr. Ghodssi was also the lead organizer and chair of the inaugural Denice Denton Emerging Leaders Workshop 2016 held in Madison, Wisconsin, focused on helping mid-career faculty (women and men) develop knowledge, skills, strategies, and critical networks.
Dr. Ghodssi is a University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, a Fellow of IEEE, AVS, and ASME, has over 160 journal publications and 349 refereed conference papers, and is the co-editor of the MEMS Materials and Processes Handbook published in 2011. He is an associate editor for the Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS) and Biomedical Microdevices (BMMD). He has obtained eight U.S. patents, with another ten pending. Dr. Ghodssi received the 2001 UMD George Corcoran Award, the 2002 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, and the 2003 UMD Outstanding Systems Engineering Faculty Award. He was among 100 of the nation's outstanding engineers invited to attend the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium in 2007 and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) EU-U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium in 2010. Dr. Ghodssi was the co-founder of the MEMS Alliance in the greater Washington area and is a member of the MRS, ASEE and AAAS societies.
Honors and awards
Fellows
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2015)
• American Vacuum Society (2015)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2015)
Young faculty awards
• NSF CAREER Award (2002)
University of Maryland Awards
• Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, University of Maryland (2014-2015)
• Outstanding Systems Engineering Faculty Award, Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland (2003)
• George Corcoran Award, ECE Department, University of Maryland (2001)
Design and development of microfabrication technologies and processes in micro/nano/bio devices and systems for chemical and biological sensing, small- scale energy conversion and harvesting with a strong emphasis toward healthcare applications.
- T. E. Winkler, F. O. Stevenson, E. Kim, M. Kang, G. F. Payne, D. L. Kelly, and R. Ghodssi,"The Role of Microsystems Integration Towards Point-of-Care Clozapine Treatment Monitoring in Schizophrenia," IEEE Sensors Letters, vol. 2, no. 1 (4pp.), March 2018.
- S. Chu, T. E. Winkler, A. D. Brown, J. N. Culver, and R. Ghodssi, "Localized Three-Dimensional Functionalization of Bionanoreceptors on High-Density Micropillar Arrays via Electrowetting," Langmuir, January 2018. (In Press)
- S. Subramanian, E. I. Tolstaya, T. E. Winkler, W. E. Bentley and R. Ghodssi, "An Integrated Microsystem for Real-Time Detection and Threshold-Activated Treatment of Bacterial Biofilms," ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 37, pp. 31362-31371, August 2017.
- G. E. Banis, T. Winkler, P. Barton, S. E. Chocron, E. Kim, D. L. Kelly, G. F. Payne, H. Ben-Yoav, and R. Ghodssi, "The Binding Effect of Proteins on Medications and Its Impact on Electrochemical Sensing: Antipsychotic Clozapine as a Case Study," Pharmaceuticals, vol. 10, no. 69 (12pp.), August 2017.
- H. Jung, K. Gerasopoulos, A. A. Talin, and R. Ghodssi, "A platform for in situ Raman and stress characterizations of V2O5 cathode using MEMS device," Electrochimica Acta, vol. 242, pp. 227-239, July 2017.
- F. Zang, S. Chu, K. Gerasopoulos, J. Culver, and R. Ghodssi, "Biofabrication of Tobacco mosaic virus-nanoscaffolded supercapacitors via temporal capillary microfluidics," Nanotechnology, vol. 28, no. 26 (9pp.), June 2017.
- T. E. Winkler, S. Lederer, E. Kim, H. Ben-Yoav, D. L. Kelly, G. F. Payne, and R. Ghodssi, "Molecular Processes in an Electrochemical Clozapine Sensor," Biointerphases, vol. 12, no. 2, 02B401 (8pp.), May 2017.
- M. Kang, E. Kim, T. E. Winkler, G. Banis, Y. Liu, C. Kitchen, D. L. Kelly, R. Ghodssi, and G. F. Payne, "Reliable Clinical Serum Analysis with Reusable Electrochemical Sensor: Toward Point-of-Care Measurement of the Antipsychotic Medication Clozapine," Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 95, pp. 55-59, April 2017.
- T. E. Winkler, R. Dietrich, H. Ben-Yoav, E. Kim, D. L. Kelly, G. F. Payne, and R. Ghodssi, "The Interplay of Electrode- and Bio-Materials in a Redox Cycling-based Clozapine Sensor," Electrochemistry Communications, vol. 79, pp. 33-36, April 2017.
- F. Zang, K. Gerasopoulos, A. D. Brown, J. N. Culver and R. Ghodssi, "Capillary microfluidics-assembled virus-like particle bio-nano-receptor interfaces for label-free biosensing," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 10, pp. 8471-8479, February 2017.
- H. Jung, K. Gerasopoulos, A. A. Talin, and R. Ghodssi, "In situ characterization of charge rate dependent stress and structure changes in V2O5 cathode prepared by atomic layer deposition," Journal of Power Sources, vol. 340, pp. 89-97, February 2017.
- E. Kim, T. E. Winkler, C. Kitchen, M. Kang, G. Banis, W. E. Bentley, D. L. Kelly, R. Ghodssi, and G. F. Payne, "Redox Probing for Chemical Information of Oxidative Stress," Analytical Chemistry, vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 1583-1592, December 2016.
- E. Kim, Y. Liu, H. Ben-Yoav, T. E. Winkler, K. Yan, X. Shi, J. Shen, D. L. Kelly, R. Ghodssi, W. E. Bentley, and G. F. Payne, "Fusing Sensor Paradigms to Acquire Chemical Information: An Integrative Role for Smart Biopolymeric Hydrogels," Advanced Healthcare Materials, pp. 2595-2616, 2016.
- S. Chu, K. Gerasopoulos, and R. Ghodssi, "Tobacco mosaic virus-templated hierarchical Ni/NiO with high electrochemical charge storage performances," Electrochimica Acta, vol. 220, pp. 184-192, October 2016.
- S. Subramanian, K. Gerasopoulos, Min Guo, H. O. Sintim, W. E. Bentley and R. Ghodssi, "Autoinducer-2 Analogs and Electric Fields: An Antibiotic-Free Bacterial Biofilm Treatment," Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 18, no. 95, (12pp.), September 2016.
- T. E. Winkler, H. Ben-Yoav, and R. Ghodssi, "Hydrodynamic Focusing for Microfluidic Impedance Cytometry: A System Integration Study," Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, vol. 20, no. 134, (14pp.), 2016.
- F. Zang, K. Gerasopoulos, X. Z. Fan, A. D. Brown, J. N. Culver and R. Ghodssi, "Real-time Monitoring of Macromolecular Biosensing Probe Self-assembly and On-chip ELISA using Impedimetric Microsensors," Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 81, pp. 401-407, March 2016.
- Y. W. Kim, M. T. Meyer, A. Berkovich, S. Subramanian, A. A. Iliadis, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "A Surface Acoustic Wave Biofilm Sensor Integrated With A Treatment Method Based On The Bioelectric Effect," Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 238, pp. 140-149, February 2016.
- Y. W. Kim, M. P. Mosteller, S. Subramanian, M. T. Meyer, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "An Optical Microfluidic Platform for Spatiotemporal Biofilm Treatment Monitoring," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 26, pp. 015013 (12pp), December 2015.
- M. Mosteller, M. Austin, S. Yang, and R. Ghodssi, "Platforms for Engineering Biomedical Experiments," IEEE Systems Journal,vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 1218-1228, December 2015.
- Y. W. Kim, S. Subramanian, K. Gerasopoulos, H. Ben-Yoav, H. C. Wu, D. Quan, K. Carter, M. Meyer, W. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "Effect of electrical energy on the efficacy of biofilm treatment using the bioelectric effect," npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, vol. 1, pp. 15016 (8pp), September 2015.
- M. T. Meyer, S. Subramanian, Y. W. Kim, H. Ben-Yoav, M. Gnerlich, K. Gerasopoulos, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "Multi-depth valved microfluidics for biofilm segmentation," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 25, pp. 095003 (10pp), August 2015.
- X. Z. Fan, L. Naves, N. P. Siwak, A. Brown, J. Culver, and R. Ghodssi, "Integration of genetically modified virus-like-particles with an optical resonator for selective bio-detection," Nanotechnology, vol. 26, pp. 205501 (9pp), April 2015.
- J. Feldman, B. M. Hanrahan, S. Misra, X. Z. Fan, C. M. Waits, P. D. Mitcheson, and R. Ghodssi, "Vibration-based diagnostics for Rotary MEMS," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 24, pp. 289-300, April 2015.
- J. N. Culver, A. D. Brown, F. Zang, M. Gnerlich, K. Gerasopoulos, and R. Ghodssi, "Plant Virus Directed Fabrication of Nanoscale Materials and Devices," Virology, vol. 479-480, pp. 200-212, March 2015.
- B. Hanrahan, S. Misra, C. M. Waits, and R. Ghodssi, "Wear Mechanisms in Microfabricated Ball Bearing Systems," Wear, vol. 326-327, pp. 1-9, March 2015.
- N. P. Siwak, X. Z. Fan, and R. Ghodssi, "Fabrication Challenges for Indium Phosphide Microsystems," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 25, pp. 043001 (14pp), March 2015.
- M. Gnerlich, H. Ben-Yoav, J. N. Culver, D. R. Ketchum, and R. Ghodssi, "Selective deposition of nanostructured ruthenium oxide using Tobacco mosaic virus for micro-supercapacitors in solid Nafion electrolyte," Journal of Power Sources, vol. 293, pp. 649-656, October 2015.
- E. Kim, S. E. Chocron, H. Ben-Yoav, T. E. Winkler, Y. Liu, M. Glassman, C. Wolfram, D. L. Kelly, R. Ghodssi, and G. F. Payne, "Programmable "semi-smart" sensor: relevance to monitoring antipsychotics," Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 25, pp. 2156-2165. April 2015.
- S. E. Chocron, B. M. Weisberger, H. Ben-Yoav, T. E. Winkler, E. Kim, D. L. Kelly, G. F. Payne, and R. Ghodssi, "Multidimensional Mapping Method using an Arrayed Sensing System for Cross-Reactivity Screening," PLOS ONE, vol. 10, pp. e0116310, March 2015.
- H. Ben-Yoav, S. E. Chocron, T. E. Winkler, E. Kim, D. L. Kelly, G. F. Payne, and R. Ghodssi, “An electrochemical micro-system for clozapine antipsychotic treatment monitoring,” Electrochimica Acta, vol. 163, pp. 260-270, February 2015.
- E. Kim, Y. Xiong, Y. Cheng, H. -C. Wu, Y. Liu, B. Morrow, H. Ben-Yoav, R. Ghodssi, G. Rubloff, J. Shen, W. E. Bentley, X. Shi, and G. F. Payne, "Chitosan to Connect Biology to Electronics: Fabricating the Bio-Device Interface and Communicating Across this Interface," Polymers, vol. 7, pp. 1-46, 2015.
- JD. L. Kelly, H. Ben-Yoav, G. F. Payne, T. E. Winkler, S. E. Chocron, E. Kim, V. Stock, G. Vyas, R. C. Love, H. J. Wehring, K. M. Sullivan, S. Feldman, F. Liu, R. P. McMahon, and R. Ghodssi, "Blood Draw Barriers for Treatment with Clozapine and Development of Point-of-Care Monitoring Device," Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses, (In Press) 2015..
- J. Feldman, B. Hanrahan, S. Misra, C. Waits, P. Mitcheson, and R. Ghodssi, “Vibration-based diagnostics for Rotary MEMS,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. PP, pp. 1-11, January 2015.
- F. Zang, K. Gerasopoulos, X. Z. Fan, A. D. Brown, J. N. Culver, and R. Ghodssi, "An electrochemical sensor for selective TNT sensing based on Tobacco mosaic virus-like particle binding agents," Chemical Communications, vol. 50, pp. 12977-12980, September 2014.
- B. Hanrahan, S. Misra, M. Beyaz, J. Feldman, M. Waits, and R. Ghodssi, "An Adhesion-Dominated Rolling Friction Regime Unique to Micro-scale Ball Bearings," Tribology Letters, vol. 56, pp. 215-222, September 2014.
- H. Ben-Yoav, P. H. Dykstra, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "A controlled microfluidic electrochemical lab-on-a-chip for label-free diffusion-restricted DNA hybridization analysis," Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 64, pp. 579-585, September 2014.
- H. Ben-Yoav, P. H. Dykstra, T. Gordonov, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "A Microfluidic-based Electrochemical Biochip for Label-free DNA Hybridization Analysis," Journal of Visualized Experiments, iss. 91, pp. e51797(8pp), September 2014.
- T. Gordonov, E. Kim, Y. Cheng, H. Ben-Yoav, R. Ghodssi, G. Rubloff, J. Yin, G. F. Payne, and W. E. Bentley, "Electronic modulation of biochemical signal generation," Nature Nanotechnology, vol.9, pp. 605-610, July 2014.
- B. Hanrahan, C. Waits, and R. Ghodssi, "Isotropic Etching Technique for Three-Dimensional Microball Bearing Raceways", Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 24, 015021 (13pp), January 2014.
- T. E. Winkler, H. Ben-Yoav, S. E. Chocron, E. Kim, D. L. Kelly, G. F. Payne, and R. Ghodssi, "Electrochemical Study of the Catechol-Modified Chitosan System for Clozapine Treatment Monitoring," Langmuir, vol. 30, pp. 14686-14693, November 2014.
- N. P. Siwak, X. Z. Fan, S. Kanakaraju, C. J. K. Richardson, and R. Ghodssi, "Indium Phosphide-Based Monolithically Integrated PIN Waveguide Photodiode Readout for Resonant Cantilever sensors,”Applied Physics Letters, vol. 105, no. 143102 (4pp), October 2014.
- H. Ben-Yoav, T.E. Winkler, E. Kim, S.E. Chocron, D.L. Kelly, G.F. Payne, and R. Ghodssi, “Redox cycling-based amplifying electrochemical biosensor for in situ clozapine antipsychotic treatment monitoring,” Electrochimica Acta, vol. 130, pp. 497-503, March 2014.
- E. Pomerantseva, H. Jung, M. Gnerlich, S. Baron, K. Gerasopoulos, and R. Ghodssi, "A MEMS platform for in situ, real-time monitoring of electrochemically induced mechanical changes in lithium-ion battery electrodes," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 23, pp. 114018 (10pp), October 2013.
- X. Z. Fan, E. Pomerantseva, M. Gnerlich, A. Brown, K. Gerasopoulos, M. McCarthy, J. Culver, and R. Ghodssi, "Tobacco mosaic virus: a biological building block for micro/nano systems," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, vol. 31, pp. 050815-1-24, August 2013 (Invited Paper).
- R. J. Hergert, B. Hanrahan, R. Ghodssi, and A. S. Holmes, "Performance of integrated retainer rings in silicon micro-turbines with thrust style micro-ball bearings," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 23, pp. 065033 (11pp), May 2013.
- X. Chen, E. Pomerantseva, K. Gregorczyk, R. Ghodssi, and G. Rubloff, "Cathodic ALD V2O5 thin films for high-rate electrochemical energy storage," RSC Advances, vol. 3, pp. 4294-4302, March 2013.
- V. Roy, M. T. Meyer, J. A. I. Smith, S. Gamby, H. O. Sintim, R. Ghodssi, and W. E. Bentley, "AI-2 analogs and antibiotics: a synergistic approach to reduce bacterial biofilms," Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 97, pp. 2627-2638, March 2013.
- M. Gnerlich, E. Pomerantseva, K. Gregorczyk, D. Ketchum, G. Rubloff and R. Ghodssi, “Solid flexible electrochemical supercapacitor using Tobacco mosaic virus nanostructures and ALD ruthenium oxide,“ Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 23, no. 114014 (7pp), October 2013. (Invited)
- M. I. Beyaz, B. Hanrahan, J. Feldman, and R. Ghodssi, “Monitoring of Actuation Conditions in a Micro-Turbo-Generator,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 8, pp. 2937-2943, August 2013.
- A. Brown, L. Naves, X. Wang, R. Ghodssi and J. Culver, “Carboxylate Directed in Vivo Assembly of Virus-Like Nanorods and Tubes for the Display of Functional Peptides and Residues,”Biomacromolecules, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 3123-3129, July 2013.
- M. Beyaz, B. Hanrahan, J. Feldman, and R. Ghodssi, “An Integrated Permanent-Magnet Microturbogenerator Supported on Microball Bearings,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 794-803, June 2013.
- G. F. Payne, E. Kim, Y. Cheng, H. C. Wu, R. Ghodssi, G. W. Rubloff, S. R. Raghavan, J. N. Culver, and W. E. Bentley, "Accessing Biology's Toolbox for the Mesoscale Biofabrication of Soft Matter," Soft Matter, vol. 9, pp. 6019-6032, June 2013.
- H. Ben-Yoav, P. Dykstra, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "A microfluidic-based electrochemical biochip for label-free diffusion-restricted DNA hybridization analysis," Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 38, pp. 114-120, May 2012.
- K. Gerasopoulos, E. Pomerantseva, M. McCarthy, A. Brown, C. Wang, J. N. Culver, and R. Ghodssi, "Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Microbattery Electrodes Combining Bottom-Up Self-Assembly and Top-Down Micromachining," ACS Nano, vol. 6, no. 7, pp. 6422-6432, June 2012.
- E. Pomerantseva, K. Gerasopoulos, X. Chen, G. Rubloff, and R. Ghodssi, "Electrochemical performance of the nanostructured biotemplated V2O5 cathode for lithium-ion batteries," Journal of Power Sources, vol. 206, pp. 282-287, January 2012.
- Y.W. Kim, S. E. Sardari, M. T. Meyer, A. A. Iliadis, H. C. Wu, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "An ALD aluminum oxide passivated surface acoustic wave sensor for early biofilm detection," Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 163, pp. 136-145, March 2012.
- S. A. Holmstrom, T. H. Stievater, M. W. Pruessner, D. Park, W. S. Rabinovich, J. B. Khurgin, C. J. K. Richardson, S. Kanakaraju, L. C. Calhoun, and R. Ghodssi, "Guided-mode phonon-polaritons in suspended waveguides," Physical Review B, vol. 86, No. 165120 (5pp.), October 2012.
- M. McCarthy, R. Enright, K. Gerasopoulos, J. Culver, R. Ghodssi and E.N. Wang, "Biotemplated hierarchical surfaces and the role of dual length scales on the repellency of impacting droplets,”Applied Physics Letters, vol. 100, no. 263701 (5pp.) June 2012.
- J. Terrell, T. Gordonov, Y. Cheng, H. Wu, D. Sampey, X. Luo, C. Tsao, R. Ghodssi, G. Rubloff, G. Payne and W. Bentley, “Integrated Biofabrication for Electroaddressed In-Film Bioprocessing,” Biotechnology Journal, Vol 7, No. 3, pp. 428-439, March 2012.
- X. Chen, E. Pomerantseva, P. Banerjee, K. E. Gregorczyk, R. Ghodssi and G. W. Rubloff, “Ozone-based Atomic Layer Deposition of Crystalline V2O5 Films for High Performance Electrochemical Energy Storage,” Chemistry of Materials, Vol 24, pp. 1255-1261, January 2012.
- P. Dykstra, V. Roy, C. Byrd, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "Microfluidic Electrochemical Sensor Array for Characterizing Protein Interactions with Various Functionalized Surfaces," Analytical Chemistry, vol. 83, pp. 5920-5927, 2011.
- M. T. Meyer, V. Roy, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "Development and validation of a microfluidic reactor for biofilm monitoring via optical methods," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering--Special issue: MEMS in Biology and Medicine, vol.21, no. 054023, (10pp.), May 2011.
- X. Z. Fan, N. P. Siwak, and R. Ghodssi, "An adaptive feedback circuit for MEMS resonator,"Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 21, pp. 045008 (10pp), March 2011.
- X. Chen, K. Gerasopoulos, J. Guo, A. Brown, R. Ghodssi, J. Culver, C. Wang, “High rate performance of virus enabled 3D n-type Si anodes for Lithium-ion batteries,” Electrochimica Acta, vol. 56, No. 14, pp. 5210-5213, May 2011.
- Y. Liu; X-W. Shi, E. Kim, L. M Robinson, C. K Nye, R. Ghodssi, G. W Rubloff, W. E Bentley, G. Payne, “Chitosan to electroaddress biological components in lab-on-a-chip devices,” Elsevier Editorial System for Carbohydrate Polymers, Special Issue: Chitin Chitosan Science vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 704-708, March 2011.
- E. Dechaumphai, Z. Zhang, N. P. Siwak, R. Ghodssi, and T. Li, "Resonant frequency of gold/polycarbonate hybrid nano resonators fabricated on plastics via nano-transfer printing,"Nanoscale Research Letters, vol. 6, pp. 90-97, January 2011.
- X. Chen, K. Gerasopoulos, J. Guo, A. Brown, C. Wang, R. Ghodssi and J. N. Culver, "“A Patterned Silicon Anode Fabricated by Electrodeposition of Si on a Virus Enabled 3-dimensional Current Collector," Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 380-387, 2011.
- S. T. Koev, P. H. Dykstra, X. Luo, G. W. Rubloff, W. E. Bentley, G. F. Payne and R. Ghodssi, "Chitosan: an integrative biomaterial for lab-on-a-chip devices," Lab on a Chip, vol. 10, , pp. 3026-3042, October 2010.
- K. Gerasopoulos, X. Chen, J.N. Culver, C. Wang, and R. Ghodssi, "Self-assembled Ni/TiO2 nanocomposite anodes synthesized via electroless plating and atomic layer deposition on biological scaffolds," Chemical Communications, vol. 46, pp. 7349-7351, August, 2010.
- X. Chen, K. Gerasopoulos, J. Chuo, A. Brown, C. Wang, R. Ghodssi, and J. Culver, "Virus-Enabled Silicon Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries," ACS Nano, vol. 4, No. 9, pp. 5366-5372, September 2010.
- S. T. Koev, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "Interferometric readout of multiple cantilever sensors in liquid samples," Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. B146, issue 1, pp. 245-252, April 2010.
- K. Gerasopoulos, M. McCarthy, and R. Ghodssi, "Biofabrication methods for the patterned assembly and synthesis of viral nanotemplates," Nanotechnology, vol. 21, no. 055304 (11pp.), February 2010.
- C. M. Waits, M. McCarthy, and R. Ghodssi, "A Microfabricated Spiral-Groove Turbopump Supported on Microball Bearings," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 99-109, February 2010.
- R. Fernandes, X. Luo, C. Tsao, G. F. Payne, R. Ghodssi, G. W. Rubloff, and W. E. Bentley, "Biological nanofactories facilitate spatially selective capture and manipulation of quorum sensing bacteria in a bioMEMS device," Lab on a Chip, issue 10, pp. 1128-1134, February 2010.
- Y. Liu, E. Kim, R. Ghodssi, G.W. Rubloff, J.N Culver, W.E Bentley, and G.F. Payne, “Biofabrication to build the biology–device interface,” Biofabrication, vol. 2, no. 022002 (21pp.), June 2010.
- X. Yang, E. Kim, Y. Liu, X.-W. Shi, G.W. Rubloff, R. Ghodssi, W.E. Bentley, Z. Pancer, and G.F. Payne, “In-Film Bioprocessing and Immunoanalysis with Electroaddressable Stimuli-Responsive Polysaccharides,” Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 20, No. 10, pp. 1645-1652, April 2010.
- S. T. Koev, R. Fernandes, W. E. Bentley, and R. Ghodssi, "A Cantilever Sensor With an Integrated Optical Readout for Detection of Enzymatically Produced Homocysteine," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 415-423, December 2009.
- M. McCarthy, C. M. Waits, M. I. Beyaz, and R. Ghodssi, "A rotary microactuator supported on encapsulated microball bearings using an electro-pneumatic thrust balance," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 19, no. 094007 (7pp.), August 2009.
- L. A. Mosher, C. M. Waits, B. Morgan, and R. Ghodssi, "Double-Exposure Gray-scale Photolithography," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 308-315, April 2009.
- M. I. Beyaz, M. McCarthy, N. Ghalichechian, and R. Ghodssi, "Closed-loop control of a long-range micropositioner using integrated photodiode sensors," Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 151, pp. 187-194, April 2009.
- M. McCarthy, C. M. Waits, and R. Ghodssi, "Dynamic Friction and Wear in a Planar-Contact Encapsulated Microball Bearing using an Integrated Microturbine," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 263-273, April 2009.
- P. Dykstra, J. Hao, S. T. Koev, G. F. Payne, L. Yu and R. Ghodssi, "An optical MEMS sensor utilizing a chitosan film for catechol detection," Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. B138, no. 1, pp. 64-70, April 2009.
- Nathan Siwak, Xiao Zhu Fan, Dan Hines, S. Kanakaraju, Neil Goldsman, and R. Ghodssi, "Indium Phosphide MEMS Cantilever Resonator Sensors Utilizing a Pentacene Absorption Layer," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 103-110, February 2009.
- X.-W. Shi, C.-Y Tsao, X. Yang, Y. Liu, P. Dykstra, G. W. Rubloff, R. Ghodssi, W. E. Bentley and G. F. Payne, “Electroaddressing of Cell Populations by Co-Deposition with Calcium Alginate Hydrogels,”Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 19, No. 13, pp. 2074-2080, May 2009.
- S. T. Koev and R. Ghodssi, "Advanced interferometric profile measurements through refractive media," Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 79, no. 9, pp. 093702(1-7), September 2008.
- K. Gerasopoulos, M. McCarthy, E. Royston, J.N. Culver, and R. Ghodssi, "Nanostructured nickel electrodes using the Tobacco mosaic virus for microbattery applications," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 18, no. 10, no. 104003 (8pp.), September 2008.
- N. Ghalichechian, A. Modafe, M. Beyaz, and R. Ghodssi, "Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of a Rotary Micromotor Supported on Microball Bearings," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 632-642, June 2008.
- B. Morgan, and R. Ghodssi, "Vertically-shaped Tunable MEMS Resonators," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 85-92, February 2008.
- X. Luo, D. L. Berlin, S. B. Buckhout-White, R. Ghodssi, and G. W. Rubloff, “Design Optimization for BioMEMS Studies of Enzyme-controlled Metabolic Pathways,” Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 899-908, December 2008.
- X. Shi, Y. Liu, A. T. Lewandowski, L-Q. Wu, H-C. Wu, R. Ghodssi, G.W. Rubloff, W. E. Bentley, and G. F. Payne, “Chitosan Biotinylation and Electrodeposition for Selective Protein Assembly,” Macromolecular Biosciences, vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 451-457, May 2008.
- A.T. Lewandowski, H. Yi, G. F. Payne, R. Ghodssi, G. W. Rubloff, and W. E. Bentley, “Towards Area-Based In Vitro Metabolic Engineering: Assembly of Pfs Enzyme onto Patterned Microfabricated Chips,”Biotechnology Progress, Vol 24, No. 5, pp. 1042-1051, April 2008.
- X. Luo, A. T. Lewandowski, H. Yi, G.F. Payne, R. Ghodssi, W. E. Bentley, and G. W. Rubloff, “Programmable Assembly of a Metabolic Pathway Enzyme in a Pre-packaged Reusable BioMEMS Device,” Lab on a Chip,, vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 420-430, March 2008.
- A. T. Lewandowski, H. Yi, X. Luo, G. F. Payne, R. Ghodssi, G. W. Rubloff, and W. E. Bentley, "Protein Assembly onto Microfabricated Devices through Enzymatic Activation of Fusion Pro-tag,"Biotechnology and Bioengineering, vol. 99, No. 3, pp. 499-507, February 2008.
Clark School Research Nominated for “Invention of the Year”
Localized Drug Delivery from Ingestible Devices is nominated as a 2023 finalistFischell Institute Black History Month Spotlight: Michael Straker
Straker attended the University of Maryland because of its commitment to medical device research through initiatives like the Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, and for its relationship with research institutions like the National Institutes of Health.Ingestible Capsule Technology Research on Front Cover of Journal
University of Maryland researchers published in Advanced Healthcare MaterialsGovernor’s Cabinet Meeting Features Peek into Southern Maryland Research and Collaboration
Governor Wes Moore and Lt. Governor Aruna Miller tour SMART Building and MATRIX Lab; learn about partnershipsGut Health Monitoring Gas Sensors Added to Ingestible Capsule Technology
New capabilities described in paper published in high-impact journalNew, Innovative UMD Course Teaches In-Demand Skills
‘Advanced Manufacturing Lab’ currently offered at College Park, will be in Southern Maryland in 2024Horiuchi is PI for NSF 'ExLENT' experiential learning project
UMD's 'DREEM' project addresses the need for a domestic microelectronics industry workforce, and partners with two community colleges.New ‘FRRB’ packaging technology may solve an ingestible capsule challenge
The innovation, which protects fragile components, has been published in the Nature journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering.University of Maryland entities partnering with defense company BlueHalo
UMD Clark School of Engineering and BlueHalo support defense mission and workforce development in Southern MarylandMSAL’s work on serotonin characterization and detection results in two journal covers
Research is leading to better detection models and portable sensing devices.
Maryland Engineers Awarded Grants to Address Humanity's Grand Challenges
Twelve projects led by or involving Maryland Engineering faculty have been awarded funding through the Grand Challenges Grants Program, the largest and most comprehensive program of its kind ever introduced at the University of Maryland.Dropping an anchor for better GI tract disease treatment
UMD's new spring actuator, microneedle innovations bring therapeutic ingestible capsules for GI tract diseases closer to reality.NAWCAD-UMD Seed Grant Review and Discussion strengthens collaboration commitment
The event emphasized research, advanced education, and outreach collaborations for the region, the state of Maryland and the nation.High-profile visit highlights capabilities and collaborations
Navy Secretary tours SMART Building and MATRIX Lab before Navy dinnerGhodssi named to new Clark School research and innovation position
He will lead Clark School research, partnership and outreach activities in Southern Maryland.Undergrads and research experiences: Win! Win! Win!
Exposure to research gives undergraduate students the chance to experience career possibilities.First Webb Space Telescope images are here
Clark School alums helped 'unfold the universe' through their work on WebbUMD engineering alumni contributions aboard James Webb Space Telescope
After its successful launch Dec. 25, Webb is well on its way to full deployment and the start of its mission.Joshua Levy wins AVS Outstanding Paper Award
The paper describes a micro-needle platform being developed for an ingestible capsule.Biofilm-fighting catheter insert research named 'featured article' in IEEE TBME
The research by Reza Ghodssi's research group also has led to a patent application.Alum develops bioelectric effect toothbrush
Young Wook Kim's TROMATZ toothbrush improves mouth and gum health.Student Researchers Recognized with Wylie Dissertation Fellowships
Fourteen Clark School students pursuing their Ph.D.s in engineering have been awarded Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships by the University of Maryland Graduate School.Biofilm-fighting system for urinary catheters proves effective in simulated environment
The integrated system uses electricity impedance to monitor biofilm and treats it through the bioelectric effect.In memoriam: Dr. Radhakisan Baheti, NSF ECCS Program Director
Dr. Baheti passed away in March and will be greatly missed by ISR, ECE and the Clark School.Lemonade from lemons: Despite COVID-19 sidelining of MEMS showcase, proceedings and papers quickly published
Special issue of IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems features innovative research from 2020 Hilton Head Workshop.Remembering NSF ERC architect and leader Lynn Preston
Preston was a guide and friend to the Institute for Systems Research throughout its history.Symptoms all in your head—or in your gut? Maybe a little of both.
UMD researchers are building an ingestible capsule that can monitor and model gut microbiome serotonin activity and help demystify the “gut-brain axis.”Ashley Chapin advances as international finalist in Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Chapin is representing UMD with her video, "Demystifying the Gut-Brain Axis."Engineering Graduate Students Win UMD 3MT Competition
Three Clark School graduate students were among the university's 2020 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) winners.Rapidly evolving ‘smart marble’ sensors hold promise for monitoring pharmaceutical industry bioreactors and beyond
Size of the neutrally buoyant bPods has dropped from ‘baseball’ to ‘golf ball’ to ‘cherry’ in just three years.Ingestible device research advances, enters new phase
New NSF funding, Lab on a Chip paper for Ghodssi group developing minimally invasive medical devices.Ashley Chapin a campus-wide winner of the Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Chapin’s video, “Demystifying The Gut-Brain-Axis,” reflects her dissertation work.Clark School faculty 'AIM-HI' to address major health challenges
The new UMB-UMCP program has announced its first grants for projects combining AI and medicine.Spurring research group creativity in the time of COVID-19
Student-faculty teams that write review articles for journals reap multiple benefits.Alumnus Brendan Hanrahan's decade of running for medical research
The nationwide Cupid's Undie Run has raised close to $19M for Neurofibromatosis research since 2010.Institute Hosts AMBIC December Conference, Unveils New Research
AMBIC Industry Board members and other researchers convened to discuss new and ongoing projects.Brain and Behavior Initiative Hosts 3rd Annual Seed Grant Symposium
Researchers from across UMD convene to discuss the latest projects funded by BBI
Chapin, Bowen win in Bioscience Day poster session
The ISR Ph.D. students won in the bioengineering and neuroscience and cognitive science categories.NSF Awards $1M Grant to UMD Researchers
The interdisciplinary project will explore the molecular connection between the gut and the nervous system.Ghodssi Receives Senior Faculty Outstanding Research Award
The award recognizes exceptionally influential research accomplishments by Clark School faculty.Biofilm treatment device receives TEDCO MII funding; paper published in IEEE TBME
In latest development, the researchers have miniaturized the platform and are able to control it through wireless signals.NSF grant for Ghodssi, Bentley furthers research of flexible devices to combat biofilms
The researchers will combine applied microbiology with engineering disciplines to explore the complex interactions between flexible sensors, bacterial biofilms, and bioelectric treatment.Bridging the Gap between Microelectronics, Biological Systems
UMD researchers receive $1.5 M NSF grant to develop first-of-kind bioelectronics.UMD Celebrates Invention of Year Winners, Ventures, and Partnerships at 'Innovate Maryland'
An electric vehicle charger innovation takes home top honors for Invention of Year.Schizophrenia drug monitoring device research featured on IEEE Sensors Letters cover
The paper culminates a four-year collaboration among Clark School, IBBR and University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers.Clark School Researchers Recognized for Exceptional Inventions
Among the nine 2017 Invention of the Year award nominees, six are led by or include Clark School researchers.New microsystems detect, treat bacterial biofilms that cause post-operative infections
'Flexible impedance sensor' can fit inside urinary catheters, monitor and treat biofilms.William Regli named sixth director of ISR
Regli, an ISR alumnus, will begin his appointment in January 2018.Decade of TMV research leads to never-before-seen microsystems for energy storage, biosensors and self-sustaining systems
Long-term Ghodssi-Culver partnership has used the Tobacco mosaic virus as a biological nanoscaffold for groundbreaking devices.UMD Researchers Make Strides in Schizophrenia Diagnosis Research
Blood test could help doctors more quickly diagnose schizophrenia and other disorders.More than 175 attend national Denice Denton Emerging Leaders Workshop
Faculty development workshop helped mid-career STEM academics develop knowledge, skills, strategies and critical networks.Ulukus Named 2016-2017 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher by University of Maryland
The Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Program honors members of UMD faculty who have demonstrated outstanding scholarly achievements along with equally outstanding accomplishments as teachers.ISR participates in NSF 30th Anniversary ERC Celebration
Best practices, success stories shared at Capitol Hill event.Hadar Ben-Yoav accepts tenure-track position at Ben-Gurion University
Former ISR postdoc will join the Dept. of Biomedical Engineering.Reza Ghodssi named ASME Fellow
Ghodssi is also a Fellow of IEEE and AVS.Huan Xu to become tenure-track assistant professor
Xu’s research interests lie in control and dynamical systems and formal methods with applications in autonomy, cyberphysical systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).Reza Ghodssi named AVS Fellow
Citation reads: "For outstanding leadership in microsystems technology achieved by combining knowledge of materials and processing, innovative device concepts, and diverse applications."UMD, MIT team for new 'superhydrophobic surfaces' patent
Nano/micro surface mimics wetlands plants' ability to resist moisture, self clean.UMD Patents Compounds that Inhibit Biofilm Formation and Persistence
Patent awarded for compounds capable of fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteriaMaryland inventors issued US Patent for compounds that fight biofilms
The compounds enhance the effectiveness of conventional antibiotics and inhibit the formation and persistence of biofilms.Reza Ghodssi elected Fellow of IEEE
Professor is recognized "for contributions to materials and processes for microsystems technologies."Department of Energy renews NEES EFRC for four years
The center develops highly ordered nanostructures that offer a unique way of looking at the science of energy storage.Ghodssi Named UMD Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Director of Institute for Systems Research and Herbert Rabin Distinguished Chair honored by university.Six graduate students participating in UMD-Trento research exchange
The program is part of a broad partnership between Maryland and Trento, Italy.Maryland Exchange with Italian University Boosts Research on Artificial Cells
Bioengineering grad student part of international effort to use messages sent by synthetic cells to guide natural cell activity.Rubloff Co-Authors Major DoE Report on Emerging Energy Technologies
Publication focuses on opportunities in mesoscale science.Fair Showcases Summer Undergraduate Research
Twenty-two top students from across the country demonstrate faculty-advised research projects.Dean's Master's Student Research Awards Announced
Research on bacterial biofilms and small-scale actuators for artificial muscles recognized.The Future of Small
Ghodssi, Clark School researchers in NSF workshop on micro, nano, bio systems.Institute for Systems Research Hosts Iraqis
Delegation seeks partnerships, information on American universities.Trento Funds Collaborative International Projects
Partnership will support joint research in solar power, cell-based systems and ultra low-power systems.Preventing Costly, Life-Threatening Catheter Infections
Deutsch Foundation-sponsored Clark School research offers multi-pronged attack on major medical problem.Systems Researchers Partner with Trento, Italy
Joint efforts to target bioengineering, renewable energy, nanomaterials, microsystems, education.Dean's Doctoral Research Awards Announced
Research on microbatteries, graphene and flapping-wing flight recognized.Ghodssi Co-Edits Comprehensive MEMS Handbook
MEMS Materials and Processes Handbook is practical resource for academics, engineers, students.Bad Virus Put to Good Use
In breakthrough batteries, virally structured nano-electrodes boost energy capacity 10-fold.Siwak, Malinowski Receive Scholar Awards
ARCS Foundation honors students' chemical sensor, tumor localization research.UM, Army Sign CRADA Agreement
Agreement expands research, development and engineering efforts between the two entities.2010 Maryland Robotics Day draws large crowd
Government officials, industry representatives, prospective students attend Maryland Robotics Day.Fair Showcases Undergrads' Summer Research
Students present their accomplishments after 11-week research program.2010 Dean's Doctoral Research Awards Announced
Biomaterial synthesis, MEMS and energy research recognized.Ghodssi Participating in Prestigious International Symposium
ISR director is one of only 60 engineers invited from the US and EU.Clark School Hosts PowerMEMS Community
Micro and nano-scale power generation experts tour labs, review research.Clark School Students Recognized
Three receive Achievement Rewards for College Scientists awards at U.S. Supreme Court.Ghodssi Appointed Director of ISR
New Institute for Systems Research leader to take reigns October 1.NSF Grant for Nanofabrication for Energy Apps
Ghodssi uses tobacco mosaic virus in fabrication of energy storage devices.NSF Grant for Microball-Bearings Research
Research focuses on low-friction, long-life microball bearings for PowerMEMS devices.Clark School Professors Win Nanobiotech Grants
Ghodssi, Yu lead research projects that won in state competition.Five Elevated to Full Professor
Clark School's Adomaitis, Ghodssi, Phaneuf, Sandborn and Takeuchi promoted.Mechanical Engineering Cover Features Ghodssi
MEMS microscale ball bearing research highlighted in feature article.Siwak Awarded ARCS Fellowship
Nathan Siwak awarded 2009 Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Fellowship.NanoCenter Improves Energy Storage Options
Maryland NanoCenter researchers create new device to store electrical energy.Koev Wins Graduate Research Contest
Microcantilever research is featured in the February 2009 Research@ Maryland.Microscale Pumps, Turbines to be Reality
Clark School researchers introduce new era of miniaturization in machines.Ghodssi Named Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor
Reza Ghodssi is recognized for sustained and influential scientific and scholarly work.New Advance in Biochip Research
Microfactories for drug research are one step closer to reality.Chuang Earns Intel Achievement Award
Ph.D. Alumnus Wen-Hsien Chuang receives highest honor as employee at Intel.Deutsch Named Professor of the Practice
RWD Technologies founder recognized for career, support of USM.Student Receives AVS Graduate Research Award
ECE Ph.D. student Stephan Koev wins 2007 American Vacuum Society honor.$2M NSF Grant for "Bacterial Communication"
Cellular and biomolecular engineering research to focus on biofunctionalized devices.Ghodssi Invited to NAE Symposium
Professor among 100 of nation's outstanding young engineers invited to Frontiers event.$1 Million For Nano-Bio Initiative
Deutsch Foudation will fund Clark School bioengineering research on the nanoscale.Crab Nano-Sensor Detects Dangerous Substances
A material found in crab shells is part of a new sensor system.Ghalichechian Wins AVS Graduate Award
Clark School MEMS student is second in four years to win.Clark School Faculty Receive Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Award from the Department of Defense (Dod)
Clark School faculty succeeded in obtaining Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award of $5.25M.Clark School Accomplishments Spring 2002
A list of Clark school accomplishments for Spring 2002Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Fellow, 2015
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Fellow, 2015
American Vacuum Society
- Fellow, 2015