Post Date: December 8, 2006

Name: Ashwin Acharya

College: Concordia University

Major: BioMEMS, Microfabrication, Microfluidics

Contact: e-mail Ashwin here for more information

Interests: Product development of a full fledge Microfluidics based BioMEMS device that has potential to commercialize as a Point of Care device for Biomedical applications

• Expertise in Design, modeling, fabrication and characterization of a device for specific application
• Efficient network to build up infrastructural needs at various stages of product development
• Develop market survey in the area of MEMS, Nanotechnology, BioMEMS and Biomdecial engineering companies

Skills: 2 years of Research Work experience on process development from design, modeling, simulation and fabrication of Microfluidic chip; Hands-on experience in building up Microfluidic test system for Flow characterization and biophotonics applications; Familiarity with TMAH Micromachining and Multi-layer soft-lithography (PDMS) technique; Sputtering Deposition System; FTIR Spectroscopic characterization of PDMS; Nanoindentation; Optical detection of microparticles using Flow cell analysis; Mask layout/patterning; Design with CMC Micralyne's Micragem & Protolyne and MEMSCap's MetalMUMPs fabrication processes.

Experience in Engineering software like FEMLAB, FLUENT, GAMBIT, MEMSPro (L-EDIT) and LinkCAD; I-DEAS, AutoCAD and CATIA