MICHAEL S. BARTSCH

Available starting Winter/Spring 2005 for full-time employment or consulting

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, January 2004
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, June 1999
Bachelor Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, May 1997 – Summa Cum Laude

SKILLS

Micromachining, nanotechnology, and MEMS (Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems): mask design, analytical and finite element modeling, microfabrication process development and specification, cleanroom fabrication techniques, electrical and mechanical characterization, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), instrumentation and packaging.

Sensor systems: transducer specification and design, calibration, performance characterization, packaging, instrumentation electronics, noise reduction and analysis, signal conditioning, data acquisition (DAQ).

Semiconductor fabrication: lithography, wet etching, plasma etch, thin film chemical vapor deposition, metal sputtering, silicon epitaxy, furnace oxidation, rapid thermal anneal, silicon deep reactive ion etching, metrology, dicing, wire-bonding, packaging.

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM): imaging/force measurements for solid-state and biological samples, design and fabrication of custom optical and piezoresistive AFM cantilevers for biological applications.

Electronics / Mechatronics: analog and digital circuit design and analysis, signal conditioning and processing, sensor instrumentation, programmable logic devices (FPGAs), embedded PIC/microprocessor control and programming, hardware buildup and prototyping, interface design.

Software: ANSYS, AutoCad, L-Edit, SUPREM, Matlab, Simulink, LabView, C/C++, FORTRAN

EXPERIENCE

Stanford University
Postdoctoral Scholar, 1-2004 to present

• Designed and fabricated micromachined interposer structures for package-level thermal stabilization of chip-scale components.
• Designed and modeled passively-actuated microsystems for varying chip-to-package thermal resistance.
• Specified and installed a vacuum system with integrated data acquisition for conducting microscale heat transfer experiments.
• Supervised and directed graduate student research efforts.
• Assisted with lectures and curriculum development for a course in MEMS design and fabrication.

Wave 80 Biosciences
Engineering Consultant, 5-2004

• Designed and fabricated microfluidic components with integrated fluid flow control for low-cost handheld bioassay systems.

Stanford University
Doctoral candidate, 1998-2003

• Designed, modeled, fabricated, and tested multi-axis MEMS force sensors for studying insect biomechanics. Produced the first-ever single-leg force measurements of ants.
• Designed, fabricated, and tested custom AFM cantilevers for studying the kinetics and biochemical basis of cell division in single-cell organisms.
• Developed processes for the fabrication of ultra-thin (sub-500A) piezoresistive cantilever force sensors for use in biological measurements or Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy (MRFM).
• Designed and developed fabrication processes for a catheter-type MEMS pressure sensor for studying dynamic intravenous blood pressure fluctuations in small animals.

Stanford University Rains Graduate Residence
Community Associate 2000-2003
Treasurer 2001-2002
Head Community Associate 2002-2003

• Planned social and cultural events for as many as 1500 graduate students in our residence
• Designed and implemented an automated web-based system for managing the CA program’s $50k annual budget, tracking expenses, issuing reimbursements, and recording event details as a resource for continuity and institutional memory.
• Implemented an automated web log service for scheduling and advertising events
• As Head CA, coordinated the efforts of 17 CAs on staff, interfaced with university administration

Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
Graduate summer intern, 6-1998 to 9-1998

• Designed and prototyped elements of modular reconfigurable robotic systems
• Specified and assisted with installation of lab equipment

Stanford University
Graduate course assistant
ME117/220 Introduction to Sensors, 1997-1998

• Held office hours for laboratory and homework assignments
• Coordinated course communication & web services for local and remote students

University of Dayton
Undergraduate research assistant, 5-1996 to 9-1997

• Designed and constructed apparatus for investigating electro-hydrodynamic (EHD) heat transfer enhancement in capillary micro-fluidic systems
• Performed computer modeling to evaluate and optimize EHD actuator designs

Wright Labs Materials Directorate
Engineering research aid, 6-1994 to 5-1996

• Performed computer constitutive modeling of fiber-reinforced composites
• Conducted pre- and post-failure metallographic analysis and microscopy

HONORS

• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow (NDSEG), 1998
• Tau Beta Pi national engineering honor society, TBP Fellow 1997-98, UD chapter president 1996-97
• Pi Tau Sigma, Golden Key, Omicron Delta Kappa national honor societies
• University of Dayton Honors Program, including undergraduate thesis work
• Bernard F. Hollenkamp Award of Excellence to the Outstanding Senior in Mechanical Eng. 1997

SERVICE

• Stanford Newman Choir, 1997-present
• Stanford Graduate Student Council, 1999-2001

PUBLICATIONS & TALKS

M.S. Bartsch, W. Federle, R.J. Full, and T.W. Kenny, “Small insect measurements using a custom MEMS force sensor,” Transducers’03, 11 June, 2003, pp. 1039-1042.

M.S. Bartsch, W. Federle, R.J. Full, and T.W. Kenny, “A multi-axis force sensor for studying insect biomechanics,” J. Microelectromechanical Systems, submitted 25 July, 2002.

M.S. Bartsch, W. Federle, R.J. Full, and T.W. Kenny, “Exploring insect biomechanics with micromachined force sensors,” Transducers’01, 14 June, 2001, pp.1662-65.

M.S. Bartsch, A. Partridge, B.L. Pruitt, R.J. Full, and T.W. Kenny, “A three-axis piezoresistive micromachined force sensor for studying cockroach biomechanics,” Proceedings, 2000 ASME Intl. Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, November, 2000.

T.W. Kenny, Y. Liang, S-W Ueng, M. Bartsch, and R. Rudnitsky, “Micromechanical force sensing with application to biology,” Proceedings, 2002 Workshop on Solid State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, Hilton Head, p.62, 2002.

Kroupa, J.L. and Bartsch, M., “Influence of viscoplasticity on residual stress and titanium matrix composites after thermo-mechanical fatigue,” Symposium on Mechanics of Composites of the McNU'97 joint ASME/ASCE/SES Mechanics Conference, Evanston, IL, June 1997. Composites Part B (Engineering), vol.29B, no.5, pp. 633-42, 1998.

K.P. Hallinan, A.R. Kashani, and M.S. Bartsch, “An electrostatically-driven phase change actuator for active vibration control,” Proceedings, 1996 ASME Intl. Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, November, 1996.

“MEMS for studying insect biomechanics,” Invited talk, Bay Area MEMS Journal Club, Feb. 5, 2003.

PATENTS

“Ultraminiature Pressure Sensors and Probes,” M.J. Bly, T.W. Kenny, S.A. Shaughnessy, and M.S. Bartsch, US Patent Application, Filed 5/24/03.

COURSEWORK

Smart product design (ME218 series), control system design, IC and microfabrication, nanoscience, heat transfer in microdevices, sensor systems, finite element analysis (FEA), quantum mechanics, solid state physics, biophysics, cellular biology, medical electronics, neuroscience (med school), musical acoustics, mathematical methods

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), nanotechnology, sensors, biological measurement, solar power, microfluidics, atomic force microscopy (AFM), cellular mechanics/dynamics, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, neuroscience, renewable energy & sustainability, semiconductor manufacturing technology, microprocessor embedded smart systems, human/computer interfaces, materials science