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Micro-mechatronic systems are miniature electro-mechanical devices that incorporate actuation, sensing, and control systems to provide novel functionality at a unique scale.   Member of the Vibration and Acoustics Laboratory: Microsystems study a wide variety of topics related to micro-mechatronic systems, ranging from novel device design and fabrication to dynamic modeling, estimation and control.

Topics currently being studied by Professor Oldham and his students and colleagues include:

Past projects include

Research topics related to the above applications include microactuator design and fabrication, nonlinear dynamics of MEMS devices, electromechanical system design for controllability, ultra-low-power control systems, optimal controller design techniques, and estimation and system identification for sensing applications.

Micro-robotics and endomicroscopy also the primary  topics of the Oldham group’s engineering outreach for secondary education. In addition, Professor Oldham is the Program Director for the Acute and Critical Care Engineering Training Program, a collaboration between the UM College of Engineering and the Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation.

Inertial Sensor Calibration
Fingers pinching a small gold-colored card
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Micro-stage - cross-sectional side view

Principal Investigator:  Professor Kenn Oldham, [email protected]  (Curriculum Vitae)

Graduate Students, Fall 2024:

Joonyoung Yu
Zixiao Zhang
Yiwei Yang
Richard Lin
Chengxi Wang
Ananya Singhal
Majeed Hallaj
Xirong Liu
Prithvi Bangera

Undergraduate Students, Summer 2024:

Amauri Valenzuela Garzon
Samantha Zachary

Alumni (Major Project Date, if applicable):

Tayebeh Sahraeibelverdi (Ph.D. 2023)
Mayur Birla (Ph.D. 2020)
Lu Wang (Ph. D. 2019)
Yi Chen (Ph. D. 2018)
Jinhong Qu (Ph.D. 2017)
Kendall Teichert (Ph.D. 2017)
Jongsoo Choi (Ph.D. 2016)
Jeong Ryou (Ph.D. 2013)
Bongsu Hahn (Ph.D. 2012)
Biju Edamana (Ph.D. 2012)
Choong-Ho (Chris) Rhee (Ph.D. 2012)

Yingjie Cai (M.S. 2019)

Wajiha Shahid (M.S. 2013)
Johannes Domke (M.S. 2011, Freiburg University)
Marius Clad (M.S. 2011, Freiburg University)
Xianke Lin (M.S. 2010)
Peter Park (M.S. 2008)

Surya Kher (B.S. 2024)
Siyuan Yu (B.S. 2020)
Junjie Luo (B.S. 2020)
Cong Shen
Seonyoung Han
Jimin Yang
Jason Smyth
Alexandra Brzezinski
Larissa Wermers
Ari Levenson (B.S. 2019)
Clark Teeple (B.S. 2016)
Ran Lin (B.S. 2012)
Tong Zhang (B.S. 2009)

Danielle Park
Zahra Afkhami
Hermione Li
George Tsirukis
Joseph Tenbroek
Andrew Holmes
Jiawei Zhang
Daniel Slavin
Ryan Rudy
Meng Dong
Andrew Kuo
Paul Barnes
Eric Sihite
Joseph Jang
Christopher Kao
Samantha Kang
Joseph Rivas
Andrew Cohen
Henrietta Cho
Kyle Liepelt
Ramon Alonso
Sung Tu
Chengyun Hua
Shira Bennett
Paul Jones
Christopher Smock
Xianke Lin