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Bannan Engineering
Hours: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Phone: (408) 551-1712
Fax: (408) 554-5474
Current Members
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Christopher Cardenas |
Christopher Cardenas received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University in 2008, and is working toward his M.S. at SCU within the field of Thermofluids. His research includes fabrication and characterization of nanoscale test structures for thermal interface applications. His previous experience was involved in biomedical delivery systems at QLT Inc.
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Geetha Dholakia |
Geetha Dholakia received her PhD in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in 1999. Her current research interests are in the areas of electronic transport in the nanoscale, soft condensed matter and nanomaterials synthesis. Apart from a research background at the interface of EE, Physics and Materials Science, she also has extensive experience in systems engineering and instrumentation for scanning microscopy, miniaturization of instruments for NASA on-board planetary missions and design of Nanosatellites.
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Dr. Drazen Fabris Associate Director Assoc. Prof. of Mechanical Engineering dfabris@scu.edu |
Please click here to view Dr. Fabris' Biography page.
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Sandeep Kaur Undergraduate Researcher SKaur1@scu.edu |
Sandeep Kaur is currently a junior Bioengineering student, specializing in bio-molecular, at Santa Clara University. She was born and raised in San Jose, CA. She has been a volunteer at the Regional Medical Center for the past 3 years. She also tutors elementary students in math, science and reading.
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Christopher Knowles Undergraduate Researcher cbknowles@gmail.com |
Brady Knowles is currently a junior Mechanical Engineering major at Santa Clara University and an Economics minor. He was born and grew up in Boulder, CO. His involvement at Santa Clara includes participation in Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma. He is currently a Community Facilitator in the ALPHA RLC for Santa Clara University and tutors through the Drahmann Center.
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Ke "Cole" Li Graduate Researcher burningcole@gmail.com |
Ke "Cole" Li is currently a graduate student at Santa Clara University majoring in Electrical Engineering. Cole received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University in 2009. During the last two of his undergraduate years, Cole was on the leadership for SCU's Core Christian Fellowship and a youth leader for Young Life. Cole's research is currently about the characterization of the electrical properties of Carbon Nanofibers.
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Francisco Madriz Graduate Research Assistant fmadriz@scu.edu |
Originally from Nicaragua, Francisco Madriz earned his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Davis and his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University in 1994 and 2000, respectively. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University. His research interests include microwave circuit design, On-Chip interconnects and Nanotechnology.
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Nam Nguyen Student Assistant nhnguyen@scu.edu |
Born and raised in San Jose, California, Nam Nguyen is a student at Santa Clara University studying as an Accounting major with a minor in English. Nam is very involved in the campus community’s Multicultural Center (MCC) where he is currently the president of the Vietnamese Student Association. After graduation in 2011, Nam looks forward to spending a summer traveling throughout Asia and will be hoping to attend law school.
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Hanna Nilsson Undergraduate Researcher HNilsson@scu.edu |
Hanna Nilsson is currently a junior Mechanical Engineer major and International Business minor at Santa Clara University. She was born in Sweden, but has lived in Pennsylvania and California for the last 11 years. At Santa Clara she is in the University Honors Program and the president of the Triathlon Club. She also coaches gymnastics at Airborne Gymnastics in Santa Clara.
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Michael Rosshirt Graduate Researcher MRosshirt@scu.edu |
Michael Rosshirt graduated from Santa Clara University in 2008 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Physics, and joined the CNS team shortly after. Michael is currently pursuing his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in the area of Thermofluids. His current research is in carbon-based nanostructures as thermal interface materials. As an undergraduate at SCU, Michael was an officer and member in Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma engineering honor societies.
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Shelly Servatius Administrator SWolf@scu.edu |
New to the Bay Area, Shelly Servatius comes from Seattle where she worked at the University of Washington for over six years. She is also an alum of the UW, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication (Public Relations) and a minor in English. Travel being her greatest passion, Shelly has made several trips across Europe and New Zealand. She also enjoys yoga, fine arts, wine, and cuisine. She is currently Administrative Associate for the Center for Nanostructures. She resides in Santa Clara with her husband and cat.
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Patrick Wilhite Laboratory Manager pwilhite@scu.edu |
Patrick Wilhite graduated from Santa Clara University with a B.S. in Physics in 2003. He worked for NASA Ames Research Center where he conducted research in the fields of nanotechnology and astrobiology. His work in nanotechnology focused on the functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes via cold plasma discharge processes. In astrobiology, he has contributed to the study of optical properties of organic hazes produced in simulated atmospheres of Titan, Mars and the early-Earth. He also worked for New York University as a Laboratory Preparator, developing and supporting laboratory exercises for undergraduate science courses.
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Toshishige Yamada Research Professor of Engineering tyamada@mail.arc.nasa.gov |
Toshishige Yamada is a Research Professor of Engineering at Santa Clara University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Physics from the University of Tokyo, Japan, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, under the supervision of Professor D. K. Ferry. He worked for NEC Microelectronics Research Laboratories, Japan and NASA Ames Research Center. He has conducted physical modeling/analysis of nano/micro-materials and devices such as Josephson latch device, quantum wire, lateral surface superlattice, strained Si channel on SiGe substrate, atomic chain on substrate, nanotube FET, nanotube-STM system, gated nanotube semiconductor-metal diode, nanotube gas sensor and Schottky barrier (oxygen, ammonia), nanofiber device, nanowire FET (indium oxide, zinc oxide), nanowire device (indium antimonide), and metallic nanoisland (lead on silicon), emphasizing comparison with experiments. He is currently extending his activities to materials characterization as well as thermoelectric devices. He serves on the Editorial Board of J. Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience and is a member of the Committee of IEEE Santa Clara Valley Electron Device Society. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Xi. He teaches Semiconductor Physics and Nanoelectronics at Santa Clara University, and Electromagnetic Fields and Waves at UC Santa Cruz.
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Hisashi Yabutani Visiting Researcher HYabutani@scu.edu |
Hisashi Yabutani works at Hitachi High Technologies Corporation as a hardware design engineer for electrical printed board. Received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kyoto Institute of Technologyand M.S. degree in Energy Science from Kyoto University in Japan in 2004 and 2006.
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Dr. Cary Y. Yang Director Professor/Chair of Electrical Engineering (408) 544-6814 cyang@scu.edu |
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