JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

 

R. Dean, J. Pack, N. Sanders, P. Reiner, C.W. Long and R. Fenner, “Porous ceramic packaging for protecting fragile chemical sensors in harsh environments,” Trans. On Industrial Electronics, manuscript submitted 7/28/09.

 

S.J. Kim, R. Dean, C. Chen, and G. Flowers, “Active vibration control and isolation for micro-machined devices,” ASME J. of Mechanical Design, manuscript accepted May 21, 2009.

 

R.N. Dean and A. Luque, “Applications of microelectromechanical systems in industrial processes and services,” IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 56, No. 4, April 2009, pp. 913-925

 

Y.-C. Chen, Y. Tzeng, A.-J. Cheng, R. Dean and M. Park, “Inkjet printing of nanodiamond suspensions in ethylene glycol for CVD growth of patterned diamond structures and practical applications,” J. Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 18, Is. 2-3, Feb.-March 2009, pp. 146-150.

 

M. Black, H. Boyett, N. Sanders, J. Weller, R. Dean, R.W. Johnson and M. Kranz, “Packaging MEMS die on E-glass substrates,” J. Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2008, pp. 122-125.

 

R. Dean, J. Weller, M. Bozack, C. Rodekohr, B. Farrell, L. Jauniskis, J. Ting, D. Edell and J. Hetke, "Realization of Ultra Fine Pitch Traces on LCP Substrates," IEEE Trans. on Components and Packaging Technologies, Vol. 31, No. 2, June 2008, pp. 315-321.

 

J.E. Rogers, R. Ramadoss, P.M. Ozmun, and R. N. Dean, "A microelectromechanical accelerometer fabricated using printed circuit processing techniques" Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 18, 2008 (7pp).

 

R. Dean, G. Flowers, R. Horvath, N. Sanders, S. Hodel, J. Hung and T. Roppel, “Characterization and Experimental Verification of the Nonlinear Distortion in a Technique for Measuring Relative Velocity between Micromachined Structures in Normal Translational Motion,” IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, April 2007, pp. 496-501.

 

R. Dean, J. Weller, M. Bozack, B. Farrell, L. Jauniskis, J. Ting, D. Edell, and J. Hetke, "Micromachined LCP Connectors for Packaging MEMS Devices in Biological Environments,” J. Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1st Qtr. 2007, pp. 17-22.

 

R. Dean, G. Flowers, N. Sanders, R. Horvath, M. Kranz and M. Whitley, “Micromachined Vibration Isolation Filters to Enhance Packaging for Mechanically Harsh Environments,” J. Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging, Vol. 2, No. 4, 4th Qtr. 2005, pp. 223-231.

 

R. Dean, P. Nordine and C. Christodoulou, “A Novel Method for Fabricating 3-D Helical THz Antennas Directly on Semiconductor Substrates,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, January 20, 2000, pp. 106-111.

 

 

PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS:

 

R. Ramadoss, R. Dean and X. Xiong, “MEMS Testing”, Chapter 13 in L. T. Wang, C. Stroud, and N. Touba (Eds.), System on Chip Test Architectures: Nanometer Design for Testability, Elsevier, Burlington, MA, First Edition, 2008, pp. 591-652.

 

 

PATENTS:

 

“A Micromachined Device Utilizing Electrostatic Comb Drives to Filter Mechanical Vibrations;” Robert Neal Dean, Jr. and George Timothy Flowers; U.S. patent number: 7355318, issued April 8, 2008.

 

“Synthetic Voltage Division to Extend the Stable Operating Range of Parallel Plate and Gap-Closing Actuators;” Robert Neal Dean, Jr. and John Y. Hung; U.S. provisional filed June 8, 2007.

 

 “Three Dimensional Micromachined Electromagnetic Device and Associated Methods;” Rodney L. Clark and Robert N. Dean, Jr.; U.S. patent number: 6,271,802; issued August 7, 2001.

 

 

CONFERENCES WITH PUBLISHED PROCEEDINGS:

 

N. Hyatt, M. Black, R. Dean, G. Flowers, B. Grantham and R. Garner, “Damping enhancement in printed circuit boards with potting materials or microfibrous metallic cloth,” Proc. of IDETC2009, San Diego, CA, Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2009, (6pp).

 

R. Dean, A. Rane and N. Hyatt, “A capacitive sensor interface circuit based on relative phase delay,” Proc. of the ISA 55th International Instrumentation Symposium, League City, TX, June 1-5, 2009, (12pp).

 

A. Anderson, D. Bittle, R. Dean, G. Flowers, J. Hester and A. Hodel, “EKF and UKF state estimation comparison for rotating rockets,” Proc. of IEEE SoutheastCon 2009, Atlanta, GA, March 5-8, 2009, pp. 373-378.

 

S.J. Kim, C. Chen, G. Flowers and R. Dean, “Active damping control of micro-machined devices in a low atmospheric pressure environment,” ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Elliott City, MD, Oct. 28-30, 2008.

 

B. Holland, R. McPherson, T. Zhang, Z. Hou, R. Dean, R.W. Johnson, L.D. Castillo and A. Moussessian, "Ultra-thin, flexible electronics," 2008 Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC 2008), Lake Buena Vista, FL, May 27-28, 2008.

 

Y.-C. Chen, Y. Tzeng, A.-J. Cheng, R. Dean and M. Park, “Inkjet printing of surfactant assisted nanodiamond suspensions and practical applications,” Proc. of the 2nd Int. Conf. on New Diamond and Nano Carbons (NDNC2008), Taipei, Taiwan, May 26-29, 2008.

 

S.J. Kim, C. Chen, G. Flowers and R. Dean, "Active damping control of micromachined devices in a low atmospheric pressure environment," Proc. of SPIE Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring 2008, Vol. 6928, San Diego, CA, March 9-13, 2008 (11pp).

 

S. Castro, G. Roth, R. Dean, G. Flowers and B. Grantham, “Influence of acoustic noise on the dynamic performance of MEMS gyroscopes,” Proc of IMECE2007: the 2007 ASME Int. Mech. Eng. Congress and Exposition, Seattle, WA, Nov. 11-15, 2007, (7pp).

 

R.N. Dean, G.T. Flowers, A.S. Hodel, G. Roth, S. Castro, R. Zhou, A. Moreira, A. Ahmed, R. Rifki, B.E. Grantham, D. Bittle and J. Brunsch, "On the Degradation of MEMS Gyroscope Performance in the Presence of High Power Acoustic Noise," Proc. of the 2007 IEEE Int. Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2007), Vigo, Spain, June 4-7, 2007, pp. 1435-1440.

 

J. E. Rogers, R. Ramadoss, P. M. Ozmun, and R. N. Dean, "MEMS Accelerometer Fabricated Using Printed Circuit Processing Techniques," Proc. of the 2007 IEEE Int. Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Vigo, Spain, June 4-7, 2007, pp. 3250 - 3254.

 

A. Anderson, D. Bittle, R. Dean, G. Flowers, J. Hester and A. Hodel, “Investigation of mal-launch correction in spin-stabilized rockets,” Proc. of IEEE SoutheastCon 2007, Richmond, VA, March 22-25, 2007, pp. 267-272.

 

J. E. Rogers, P. M. Ozmun, J. H. Hung and R. N. Dean, “Bi-Directional Gap Closing MEMS Actuator Using Timing and Control Techniques,” Proc. of the 32nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 06), Paris, France, Nov. 18, 2006, pp. 3149 -3154.

 

A. Anderson, R. Dean, G. Flowers and A. S. Hodel; “Low Cost Test Apparatus for MEMS Inertial Sensors;” Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications; jointly with The 4th International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies; Vol. II; Orlando; Florida; July 20-23; 2006; pages 175-179.

 

R. Dean, G. Flowers, N. Sanders, R. Horvath, W. Johnson, M. Kranz, and M. Whitley, "Experimental Validation and Testing of Components for Active Damping Control for Micromachined Mechanical Vibration Isolation Filters using Electrostatic Actuation," Proc. of SPIE Smart Structures / NDE Conference, Vol. 6172, San Diego, CA, Feb. 26 - March 2, 2006, pp. 362-372.

 

R. N. Dean, J. Y. Hung, and B. M. Wilamowski, “Advanced Controllers for Microelectro-mechanical Actuators,” Proc. of the 2005 IEEE Int. Conference on Industrial Technology, Hong Kong, December 14-17, 2005, pp. 899-904.

 

R. Dean, J. Pack, N. Sanders, P. Reiner, “Micromachined LCP for Packaging MEMS Sensors,” Proc. of IEEE IECON 2005 Conference, Raleigh, NC, Nov. 6-10, 2005, pp. 2363-2367.

 

R. Dean, G. Flowers, N. Sanders, K. MacAllister, R. Horvath, A. S. Hodel, W. Johnson, M. Kranz and M. Whitley, "Damping Control of Micromachined Lowpass Mechanical Vibration Isolation Filters using Electrostatic Actuation with Electronic Signal Processing," Proceedings of the SPIE International Symposia on Smart Structures & Materials, SPIE Vol. 5760, San Diego, CA, March 6-10, 2005, pp. 11-22.

 

R. Dean, J. Weller, M. Bozack, B. Farrell, L. Jauniskis, J. Ting, D. Edell, and J. Hetke, "Novel Biomedical Implant Interconnects Utilizing Micromachined LCP," Proceedings of the International Symposia on Optical Science and Technology, SPIE Vol. 5515, Denver, CO, Aug. 2-6, 2004, pp. 88-99.

 

R. Dean, R. W. Johnson, H. Garrison, N. Schutz, M. Kranz, B. Bowers, B. Payne and R. Legowik, “Strategies for Successfully Integrating MEMS Die onto Laminate,” Proc. of IMAPS 2002, Denver, CO, Sept. 4-6, 2002, pp. 109-114.

 

R. Dean, G. Flowers, S. Hodel, K. MacAllister, R. Horvath, A. Matras, G. Robertson and R. Glover, “Vibration Isolation of MEMS Sensors for Aerospace Applications,” Proc. of the IMAPS International Conference and Exhibition on Advanced Packaging and Systems, Reno, NV, March 10-13, 2002, pp. 166-170.

 

D. M. Brown, R. Dean, J. D. Brown “LED Backlight: Design, Fabrication, and Testing,” SPIE Vol. 3938, January 2000, pp. 180-187.

 

R. Dean, P. Nordine and C. Christodoulou, “A Novel Method for Fabricating 3-D Helical THz Antennas Directly on Semiconductor Substrates,” SPIE Vol. 3617, January 1999, pp. 67-77.

 

R. Durrett, R. Dean, D. F. McCartney, and E. A. Viveiros, “Interface and Post-Processing Requirements to Insert an Acousto-Optic Range-Doppler Processor into an Advanced Radar Digital Signal Processor,” SPIE Vol. 2489, April 1995, pp. 165-176.

 

 

OTHER CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS:

 

B. Holland, R. McPherson, R. Dean, R.W. Johnson and L. Del Castillo, “Handling and processing of die for use in ultra-thin flexible electronics,” IMAPS ATW and Tabletop Exhibition on Military, Aerospace, Space and Homeland Security, Linthicum Heights, MD, April 30 – May 1, 2008.

 

R. Dean, G.T. Flower and S. Castro, "Developments in foreign MEMS gyroscopic sensors," Tennessee Valley Emerging Technology Conference, Huntsville, AL, March 26-28, 2008.

 

S.J. Kim, C. Chen, R. Dean, G. Flowers, A.S. Hodel, S.J. Reeves, "A packaging solution to Reduce Electrical Noise in MEMS Capacitive Elements Resulting from Environmental mechanical vibrations," 2008 IMAPS Device Packaging Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, March 17-20, 2008.

 

A Rane and R. Dean, “Polymer MEMS accelerometer integrated with organic electronics,” 2008 IMAPS Device Packaging Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, March 17-20, 2008.

 

D. Harris, G. Wonacoot, R. Dean and A. Palkar, “High heat flux micro-channel devices using liquid metals for laser diode applications,” 2008 IMAPS Device Packaging Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, March 17-20, 2008.

 

R. Dean, G. Flowers, A. Ahmed, A. Hodel, G. Roth, S. Castro, R. Zhou, R. Rifki, A. Moreira, J. Brunsch, D. Bittle and B. Grantham, "An Investigation of the Deleterious Effects of High Power, High Frequency Acoustic Noise on MEMS Gyroscopes," 2007 International Conference and Exhibition on Device Packaging, Optoelectronics – Photonics Advances in Optoelectronic Packaging, Scottsdale, AZ, March 18-22, 2007.

 

D. K. Harris, A. Palkar and R. Dean, “High Heat Value Micro-Heat-Pipe Arrays Using a Liquid Metal as the Working Fluid,” 2007 International Conference and Exhibition on Device Packaging, MEMS – MEMS and Related Microsystems, AZ, March 18-22, 2007.

 

R. Dean, G. Flowers and D. Harris, “Microsystems Technologies to Augment Liquid Bio-Fuels Production,” Alternative Energy Solutions from Alabama’s Natural Resources Conference, Auburn, AL, October 23-24, 2006, Poster Presentation.

 

R. Dean, N. Sanders, J. Pack and P. Reiner, “Porous Ceramic Packaging for MEMS Sensors Requiring Environmental Access,” IMAPS International Conference and Exhibition on Device Packaging, MEMS – Assembly and Packaging Technical Workshop, Scottsdale, AZ, March 20-23, 2006.

 

D. Harris, R. Dean, O. Nadgauda, N. Sanders, C. Ellis and M. Palmer, “A Package Sealing Technique for Mercury Filled Microfluidic Devices,” IMAPS International Conference and Exhibition on Device Packaging, MEMS – Wafer Bonding Technical Workshop, Scottsdale, AZ, March 20-23, 2006.

 

R. Dean, G. Flowers, N. Sanders, K. MacAllister, R. Horvath, A. S. Hodel, W. Johnson, M. Kranz and M. Whitley, "Active Micromachined Vibration Isolation Filters using Electrostatic Actuation to Enhance Packaging for Mechanically Harsh Environments," IMAPS International Conference and Exhibition on Device Packaging, Proc. CD-only, Scottsdale, AZ, March 13-16, 2005.

 

R. Dean, G. Flowers, K. MacAllister, N. Sanders, and M. Kranz, "Micromachined Packaging Structures for Isolating Sensitive Devices from High Frequency Mechanical Vibrations," IMAPS Workshop on Packaging of MEMS and Related Micro-Nano-Bio Integrated Systems, Long Beach, CA, Nov. 18-19, 2004.

 

R. Dean, J. Weller, M. Bozack, K. MacAllister, N. Sanders, B. Farrell, L. Jauniskis, J. Ting, D. Edell and J. Hetke, "Surface Micromachining of Thin Films on LCP Substrates for Biomedical Applications," IMAPS Workshop on Packaging of MEMS and Related Micro-Nano-Bio Integrated Systems, Long Beach, CA, Nov. 18-19, 2004.

 

B. Farrell, P. Jaynes, W. Johnson and R. Dean, "The Liquid Crystal Polymer Packaging Solution," IMAPS 2003, The 36th International Symposium on Microelectronics, Boston, MA, Nov. 16-20, 2003.

 

B. Farrell P. Jaynes, W. Johnson and R. Dean," The Liquid Crystal Polymer Packaging Solution," MICRO SYSTEM Technologies 2003, Munich, Germany, Oct. 6-8, 2003.

 

R. Dean, T. Baginski, M. Bozack, C. Ellis, G. Flowers, R. W. Johnson, N. Schutz, Y. Tzeng, and S. Wentworth, "Microsystems Research at Auburn University," Workshop on Nano and Microsystems Technology and Metrology, Huntsville, AL, Dec 4-5, 2002.

 

C. Ellis, R. Dean, L. Almeida and I. Anderson, "Quad Electrostatic Inchworm Drive Optical Actuator," Workshop on Nano and Microsystems Technology and Metrology, Huntsville, AL, Dec 4-5, 2002.

 

R. Dean, N. Schutz and L. Thomas, "Microsystems and Packaging Applications," Liquid Crystal Polymer Material Processing & Applications Symposium, Huntsville, AL, Oct 29, 2002.

 

R. Dean, N. Schutz, L. Thomas and S. Tully, “MEMS Devices in Printed Circuit Board Technology,” IMAPS Advanced Technology Workshop on Packaging of MEMS & Related Micro Integrated Nano Systems, Denver, CO, Sept 6-8, 2002.

 

B. Farrell, P. Jaynes, D. Kubiak, and R. Dean, “Microfabrication Techniques for Liquid Crystal Polymer Substrates,” IMAPS Advanced Technology Workshop on Packaging of MEMS & Related Micro Integrated Nano Systems, Denver, CO, Sept 6-8, 2002.

 

R. Dean, H. Garrison, C. Ellis, G. Robertson and N. Schutz, “Micro Machining of LCP for MEMS Applications,” LCP Materials Symposium, sponsored by PMTEC and AMCOM, Huntsville, AL, January 17, 2002.

 

M. Kranz, R. Legowik, W. Bowers, R. Dean, H. Garrison and N. Shultz, "Micro-Packaging of COTS MEMS for Remote Monitoring Systems," 3rd Advanced Technology Workshop on Packaging of MEMS and Related Micro Integrated Nano Systems, IMAPS, Scotts Valley, CA, Nov. 8-10, 2001.

 

R. Dean, C. Ellis, G. Robertson, L. Thomas, N. Schutz, S. Tully and H. Garrison, “MEMS Vacuum Tooling for Handling Micro-Optics,” 3rd Advanced Technology Workshop on Packaging of MEMS and Related Micro Integrated Nano Systems, IMAPS, Scotts Valley, CA, Nov. 8-10, 2001.

 

R. Dean, A. Matras, L. Thomas, H. Garrison, N. Schutz, K. MacAllister and S. Tully, “A Laminate Based MEMS Accelerometer,” 3rd Advanced Technology Workshop on Packaging of MEMS and Related Micro Integrated Nano Systems, IMAPS, Scotts Valley, CA, Nov. 8-10, 2001.

 

R. Dean, C. Ellis and H. Garrison, “A Novel Method for Handling MEMS Die,” Workshop on Microsystems Technology and Applications, Huntsville, AL, July 2001.

 

D. Strembicke, A Werkheiser, R. Dean, R. W. Johnson, “A Novel Flip-Chip Packaging Method for 3-Axis MEMS Accelerometers,” IMAPS Advanced Technology Workshop, Packaging and Integration of MEMS & Related Microsystems, Orlando, FL, Nov. 10-12, 2000.

 

M. Kranz, B. Bowers, R. Dean, R. Legowik, “Advanced Manufacturing Techniques for Integration of COTS MEMS into Missile Health Monitoring Systems,” poster presentation, The Knowledge Foundation, Inc. COTS MEMS Conference, Berkeley, CA, Aug. 3-4, 2000.

 

S. Pan, H. Garrison, R. W. Johnson, M. Palmer, R. Dean, R. Thompson, and J. Evans, “Conductive Adhesives for Under-the-Hood Automotive Applications,” Fifth International High Temperature Electronics Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 2000.