Yu-Chong Tai - Caltech Micromachining Laboratory
Yu-Chong Tai - Caltech Micromachining Laboratory
Yu-Chong Tai - Caltech Micromachining Laboratory
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2006 Honorable Chair, IEEE NEMS Conference<br />
2006 US Technical Program Chair, IEEE Sensors Conference<br />
2005 Program Committee, IEEE MOEM Conference<br />
2005 Technical Program Committee, IEEE Sensors Conference<br />
2004 Program Committee, IEEE MOEM Conference<br />
2004 Technical Program Committee, IEEE Sensors Conference<br />
2003-present Member, BMES ERC Center at USC, NSF<br />
2003-2006 Subject Editor, IEEE/ASME Journal of MEMS<br />
2003 Chair of the Steering Committee, 2003 IEEE MEMS Conference.<br />
2003 Program Committee, IEEE MOEM Conference<br />
2002-present Member, URETI CMISE Center at UCLA, NASA<br />
2002-present Member, CENS ERC Center at UCLA, NSF<br />
2002-2004 Section Editor, Sensors and Actuators<br />
2002 Program Committee, IEEE MOEM conference<br />
2002 General Chairman, International IEEE MEMS Conference<br />
2001 Technical Program Chair, IEEE MEMS Conference<br />
2001 Technical Program Committee, IEEE MEMS Conference<br />
2000 Technical Program Committee, IEEE ICRA Conference<br />
2000 Technical Program Committee, IEEE MEMS Conference<br />
1999-2003 DARPA Information Science and Technology (ISAT) Study Group<br />
1999 Technical Program Committee, IEEE MEMS Conference<br />
1999 Program Steering Committee, MOEM’99<br />
1998-present Member, CNSE ERC Center at <strong>Caltech</strong>, NSF<br />
1998 Technical Program Committee, IEEE MEMS Conference<br />
1998 Scholarship Committee, Phi Tau Phi<br />
1997 Technical program Committee, IEEE MEMS Conference<br />
1997-present MEMS Administration Committee, IEEE Electron Device Society<br />
1997 Technical Program Committee, Int. Optical MEMS Meeting<br />
1996-present Associate Editor, J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering<br />
1993-1995 Technical Committee, IEDM, IEEE<br />
1990-1996 Scholarship Committee, CESASC<br />
Research Topics and Interests<br />
Dr. <strong>Tai</strong>’s research is centered on the <strong>Caltech</strong> MEMS <strong>Laboratory</strong> (http://mems.caltech.edu) that he<br />
built at <strong>Caltech</strong>. This is an 8,000 sq. ft. facility completely devoted to MEMS research. This facility has a<br />
clean-room lab (4,000 sq. ft), CAD lab, and a measurement/metrology lab. It is constantly supporting about<br />
30 researchers (graduates, postdocs, visiting scholars and industrial members) to develop innovative<br />
MEMS/NEMS devices such as micromotors, microphones, micro scanning mirrors, neural chips, micro<br />
relays, micro power generators, etc. Among his works, he has extensively worked on active fluid sensing<br />
and control. Successfully developed MEMS devices included pressure sensors, shear-stress sensors, hotwire<br />
anemometers, flexible sensor skins, magnetic actuators, rubber-balloon actuators, etc. Nevertheless,<br />
his research always emphasizes MEMS system integration. For examples, his research portfolio includes<br />
smart MEMS surface for drag-reduction in turbulence, MEMS for delta-wing aerodynamic control, and<br />
MEMS-maneuvered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). For the last 10 years, he has also launched a major<br />
effort towards bio/medical devices such as microfluidics, labs-on-a-chip and biomedical implants. His lab<br />
has developed the first complete high-performance liquid chromatography on-a-chip for total biochemical<br />
analysis. He also has various collaborative research programs to develop cortical, retinal and spinal<br />
implants based on a parylene MEMS technology he developed in his lab. He has published about 500<br />
articles and 6,500 citations, including 115 granted and pending patents in the MEMS field.<br />
Publications are available upon request.
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