Dr. Joao Gaspar

Modeling, design, technology and large-scale characterization of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based sensors, actuators and materials ** Lab management, equipment purchase and acquisition of EU, DFG and industrial projects ** Lecturing on advanced silicon technologies, and test structures and methods for ICs and MEMS ** Supervision of BSc./MSc./Dipl./Ph.D. students of Microsystems Engineering ** See more details in CV and publication list in attachment

Wafer-scale automation of micromechanical characterization methods ** Bulge test of multilayer membranes ** Microtensile testing of thin films ** See more details in CV and publication list in attachment

Fabrication of thin-film microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) at low-temperatures and device characterization ** Electrostatic and thermal actuators ** Processing of high-Q microresonators on glass and plastic substrates ** Integration of optical, piezoresistive and on-chip magnetoresistive sensing capabilities in MEMS devices ** Electronic and optoelectronic measurements ** See more details in CV and publication list in attachment

Contribution to exercise classes ** Physics II (general mechanics and thermodynamics) ** Physics III (electromagnetism) ** Introduction to programming and computational physics (programming with C/C++) ** Topics of computational physics (programming with Mathematica)

Experimental extraction of electromechanical properties of thin-films used in microactuators via the electrostatic pull-in technique

Implementation of an automated photothermal deflection spectroscopy setup

Fabrication and electrical characterization of Schottky diodes made from hydrogenated amorphous silicon

Calculations related to the construction of a two-axis diffractometer to investigate magnetic and crystallographic structures from powder samples using thermal neutron beams

Topic: Design, technology, and characterization of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), mechanical and piezoresistive characterization of MEMS materials, and development of automated testing methods ** Supervisor: Prof. Oliver Paul

Topic: Thin-film microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) ** Supervisors: Prof. Joao Pedro Conde and Dr. Virginia Chu ** Degree issued by the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) from the Technical University of Lisbon (UTL), Portugal

5 years university degree ** Specialization in the area of physics and technology of semiconductors ** Diploma thesis: Characterization of the mechanical properties of thin-films using electrostatic actuation and capacitive sensing of microelectromechanical structures