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Dr. Mina Rais-Zadeh

Senior Research Scientist

About

Bio

Mina Rais-Zadeh (S’03-M’08-SM‘12) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees both in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005 and 2008, respectively. From 2008 to 2009, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology. In 2009, she joined the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, as an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). From 2014-2018 she had been a tenured Associate Professor in EECS with courtesy appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She is currently leading the MEMS and micro-instrument development activity at JPL as a group supervisor for the Advanced Optical and Electromechanical Microsystems Group.

Education

  • Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2008
  • M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2005
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2002

Research Interests

My research interests include electron devices for wireless communication and sensing applications and the related device physics, resonant micromechanical devices, RF MEMS, gallium nitride MEMS, and micro/nano fabrication process development.

Experience

Professional Experience

  • 2022 – present: Group Supervisor, Advanced MicroSensors and Microsystems Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL), Pasadena, CA
  • 2016 – 2022: Group Supervisor, Advanced Optical and Electromechanical Microsystems Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL), Pasadena, CA
  • 2019 – 2023: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 2014 – 2018: Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Courtesy Appointment in Department of Mechanical Engineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 2015 – 2016: Visiting Professor, Advanced Detectors, Systems & Nanoscience, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL), Pasadena, CA
  • 2012 – 2014: Assistant Professor (Courtesy Appointment), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 2009 – 2014: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 2008 – 2009: Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
  • 2003 – 2008: Graduate Research Assistant, Integrated MEMS Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Achievements

Awards & Recognitions

Publications