Dr. Mina Rais-Zadeh

Mina Rais-Zadeh (S’03-M’08-SM‘12) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees both in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005 and 2008, respectively. From 2008 to 2009, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology. In 2009, she joined the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, as an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). From 2014-2018 she had been a tenured Associate Professor in EECS with courtesy appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She is currently leading the MEMS and micro-instrument development activity at JPL as a group supervisor for the Advanced Optical and Electromechanical Microsystems Group.


Education: 
  • Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2008
  • M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2005
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2002

Research Interests: 

My research interests include electron devices for wireless communication and sensing applications and the related device physics, resonant micromechanical devices, RF MEMS, gallium nitride MEMS, and micro/nano fabrication process development.


Professional Experience: 
  • 2022 – present: Group Supervisor, Advanced MicroSensors and Microsystems Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL), Pasadena, CA
  • 2016 – 2022: Group Supervisor, Advanced Optical and Electromechanical Microsystems Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL), Pasadena, CA
  • 2019 – 2023: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 2014 – 2018: Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Courtesy Appointment in Department of Mechanical Engineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 2015 – 2016: Visiting Professor, Advanced Detectors, Systems & Nanoscience, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL), Pasadena, CA
  • 2012 – 2014: Assistant Professor (Courtesy Appointment), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 2009 – 2014: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 2008 – 2009: Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
  • 2003 – 2008: Graduate Research Assistant, Integrated MEMS Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Selected Awards: 

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Jet Propulsion Team Award (for development and timely delivery of two innovative sensor instruments for Chevron horizontal well monitoring), 2023
  • Jet Propulsion Team Award (for contributions to the Hyperion core proposal team), 2022
  • Jet Propulsion Senior Research Scientist (the SRS designation is based on the recognition of the work by both JPL and the external community to be of the highest quality, significance, and impact; SRS designation is equivalent to full professor level), 2022
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory Team Award (for exceptional efforts on the Spacecraft Atmosphere Monitor (SAM) technology development unit microvalve), 2021
  • Editor of JMEMS Issue for Hilton Head 2020, General Chair for the Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Hilton Head) Workshop, 2020–Canceled:COVID 19 Pandemic
  • Jet Propulsion ESD Principal (The Principal designation is awarded to recognize sustained outstanding individual contributions in advancing scientific or technical knowledge), 2019
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory Team Award (for successful delivery of first flight module for integration into the Lunar Flashlight payload), 2018
  • Member of New Voices in Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (a network of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine), 2018– present
  • International Steering Committee, Transducers Conference, 2018– present
  • Technical Program Committee Chair for Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Hilton Head) Workshop, 2018
  • Board Member, Transducers Research Foundation, 2016– present
  • Chair of the MEMS Technical Committee for IEEE Electron Devices Society, 2016–2020
  • University of Michigan EECS Outstanding Achievement Award, 2016
  • IEEE EDS Distinguished Lecturer, 2015–present
  • IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award in the area of Sensors Systems and Networks (Early Career), 2015
  • Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (ONR YIP), 2014
  • Frontiers of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering, 2013
  • University of Michigan Elizabeth C. Crosby Award, 2013
  • NASA Early Career Faculty Award, 2012
  • Leader of RF & AMS Passive Technology Working Group of ITRS, 2012–2014
  • IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Early Career Award, 2011
  • National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (NSF CAREER) Award, 2011
  • Ranked 9th in Iran National University Entrance Examination for Undergraduate Studies (among ~400,000 participants), 1998
  • Gold Medalist (multiple times), National Swimming Competition (Olympiad), 1988–2001
  • National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (top 0.5%) student, 1991–1997

 

BEST PAPER/POSTER AWARDS

  • Best Paper Award, IEEE Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF), M. Wang, F. Lin, and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2016
  • Best Poster Award, 1st place, Engineering Graduate Symposium, Integrated Circuits, VLSI & Microsystems Track, U. of Michigan, A. Peczalski and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2015
  • Best Poster Award, WIMS IAB Meeting, U. of Michigan, A. Ansari and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2015
  • Best Poster Award, 1st place, Engineering Graduate Symposium, Integrated Circuits, VLSI, and Microsystems Track, U. of Michigan, A. Ansari and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2014
  • Best Paper Award (Finalist), AIAA SPACE 2014 Conference and Exposition, F. Davoodi, J. Burdick, and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2014
  • Best Student Paper Award (Honorable Mention), IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS), M. Wang and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2014
  • Best Student Paper Award (2nd place), IEEE Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF), K. Ben Ali, C. Roda Neve, Y. Shim, M. Rais-Zadeh, and J.-P. Raskin, 2014
  • Best Poster Award, International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers), Z. Wu, V. Thakar, A. Peczalski, and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2013
  • Best Poster Award, 1st place, Engineering Graduate Symposium, Integrated Circuits, VLSI, MEMS, & Microsystems Track, U. of Michigan, A. Ansari and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2013
  • Best Poster Award, 2nd place, WIMS IAB Meeting, U. of Michigan, A. Peczalski and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2012
  • Best Poster Award, 1st place, Engineering Graduate Symposium, MEMS Track, A. Ansari and M. Rais-Zadeh, U. of Michigan, 2012
  • Best Poster Award, 3rd place, Engineering Graduate Symposium, MEMS Track, U. of Michigan, V. A. Thakar, Z. Wu, A. Peczalski, and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2012
  • Best Student Paper Award (Finalist), IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Z Wu, Y. Shim, and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2011
  • Best Poster Award, WIMS IAB Meeting, U. of Michigan, Y. Shim and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2011
  • Best Poster Award, 1st place, Engineering Graduate Symposium, MEMS/Mechatronics Session, U. of Michigan, V. J. Gokhale and M. Rais-Zadeh, 2011
  • Best Student Paper Award (Finalist), IEEE Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF), M. Rais-Zadeh and F. Ayazi, 2007

Selected Publications: 
Dr. Mina Rais-Zadeh
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