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    Table of Contents

  1. Dean P. Neikirk
  2. Education:
  3. Professional Experience:
  4. Honors and Awards:
  5. University Committees and Assignments:
  6. Publications:
    1. A: Refereed archival journal publications
    2. B. Refereed Conference Proceedings
    3. C. Published Abstracts
    4. D. Other Major Publications
    5. E. Book Chapter:
    6. F. Technical Reports
  7. Patents:
  8. Courses:
  9. Representative Grants and Contracts
  10. Students:
    1. PhD Supervisions completed:
    2. MS Supervisions completed:
    3. MS with Report completed:
    4. PhD in progress:
    5. MS in progress:
  11. Vita:

 

Dean P. Neikirk

neikirk@mail.utexas.edu


Professor, Cullen Trust for Higher Education Professorship in Engineering (No. 7)

Graduate Advisor and Associate Chairman, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin

Citizenship: USA

Education:

Oklahoma State University B.S. 1979 (Physics and Mathematics; with Honors)

California Institute of Technology M.S. 1981 (Applied Physics)

California Institute of Technology Ph.D. 1984 (Applied Physics)

 

Professional Experience:

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Jan. 1984 - Aug. 1988

Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Sept. 1988- Aug. 1992

Full Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Sept. 1992-present

 

Honors and Awards:

* 1984 Marconi International Fellowship Young Scientist Award "for contributions to the development of millimeter wave integrated circuits especially in the areas of detectors and imaging arrays."

* Listed in the Second Edition of Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology, 5th Edition of Who's Who in Technology Today, 1994 American Men & Women of Science; 1985 Outstanding Young Man of America, 1989 Outstanding Young Man of America.

* 1984-85 Engineering Foundation Faculty Award, University of Texas at Austin Engineering Foundation Advisory Council.

* 1985-90 General Motors Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin.

* 1985-86 IBM Corporation Faculty Development Award

* 1986 National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator.

* 1987 Award for Outstanding Engineering Teaching by an Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin.

* 1990-1992 Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellowship (No. 1), University of Texas at Austin.

* 1992-present Cullen Trust for Higher Education Professorship in Engineering (No. 7), University of Texas.

* 1997 College of Engineering Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin.

 

Professional Societies:

Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

* Associate Editor for Solid State and VLSI Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Education (March 1991- Oct. 1994)

Major University Committees and Assignments:

Departmental:

Graduate Student Financial Aid, Sept. 1984- Sept. 1987

Faculty Recruiting, Sept. 1984- Aug. 1985

Microelectronics Jr. Faculty Recruiting, Sept. 1985- Sept. 1987 (chairman)

ECE Safety Committee, Sept. 1985- Aug. 1993 (chairman, 1985-89)

ECE Electronics Shop Coordinating Committee, March 1986- Aug. 1993

Solid State Electronics Area Graduate Advisor, Aug. 1986- Aug. 89

ECE Space Allocation Committee, Sept. 1989-Aug. 1993 (chairman)

ECE Facilities Committee, Sept. 1993- Aug. 1996 (chairman)

ECE Areas Committee, Electromagnetics/Acoustics, Sept. 1993-present

ECE Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Undergraduate Curriculum, Jan. 1995- Aug. 1995

ECE World Wide Web Home Page Committee, Sept. 1995-Aug. 1996

ECE Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Undergraduate Curriculum, Jan. 1997- Aug. 1997

ECE Areas Committee, Materials and Quantum Electronics, Sept. 1993-present; chairman, Sept. 1996-present

Chair of ECE Graduate Studies Committee, May 1998-present

ECE Chair’s council, November 1999-present

ECE Graduate Advisor, Sept. 1999-present

ECE Associate Chair, Sept. 2001-present

 

College:

                  Engineering Scholastic Appeals, Sept. 1984- Aug. 1985

Engineering Safety Committee, Sept. 1985- Aug. 1994 (chairman, Sept. 1989-Aug. 1994)

                  Aerospace Engineering Machine Shop, Sept. 1989-Aug. 1993

                  College Annual Report Quality Team, Jan. 1994- Aug. 1994

                  College Multimedia Committee, Sept. 1995-present

                  Equal Opportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program, 1995-Dec. 1996

 

University:

Presidential Ad Hoc Committee on Research Infrastructure Enhancement, Jan. 1988 - Aug. 1994

Research Safety Advisory Committee, Oct. 1991-present (chairman, Sept. 1996-present)

Ad Hoc Consultative Committee for the Selection of a Dean of the College of Engineering, Nov. 1995-May 1996

Faculty Building Advisory Committee, Sept. 1995-Aug. 2000

      Ad Hoc Project Committee for Parking Garage # 4A, Sept. 1996-Aug. 2000

Faculty Council, Aug. 1996-Aug. 2000

Faculty Budget Advisory Committee, Sept. 99-Aug. 2000

Graduate Assembly, April 1997- Aug. 2000; Sept. 2001-present

      Administrative sub-committee of GA, Sept. 1997-Aug. 1998

      Academic sub-committee of GA, Sept. 1998-Aug. 2000; Sept. 2001-present

Academy of Distinguished Teachers selection committee, academic year 1999-2000

Outstanding Graduate Adviser selection committee, academic year 1999-2000

Outstanding Graduate Coordinator selection committee, academic year 1999-2000

 

Publications:

A: Refereed archival journal publications

1. D.P. Neikirk and R.C.Powell, "Laser Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Host-Sensitized Energy Transfer in Bi4Ge3012:Er3+ Crystals," J. Lumin., vol. 20, 1979, pp.261- 270.

2. R.C. Powell, D.P. Neikirk, J.M. Flaherty, and J.G. Gualtieri, "Lifetime Measurements, Infrared and Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of NdP5014," J. Phys. Chem. Solids, vol. 41, 1980, pp. 345-350.

3. R.C. Powell, D.P. Neikirk, and D. Sadar, "Radiationless Decay Processes of Nd3+ Ions in Solids," J. Opt. Soc. Am., vol.70 (5), May 1980, pp. 486-490.

4. D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, M.S. Muha, H. Park, and C.X. Yu, "Far-Infrared Imaging Antenna Arrays," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 40 (3), l February 1982, pp. 203-205.

5. D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, M.S. Muha, H. Park, and C.X. Yu,"Progress in Millimeter-Wave Integrated-Circuit Imaging Antenna Arrays," Proc. Soc. Photo-Opt. Instr. Eng., vol. 317, 1981, pp. 206-211.

6. D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, P.P. Tong, H. Park, and P.E. Young, "Imaging Antenna Array at 119um," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. (41), 15 August 1982, pp. 329-331.

7. D.P. Neikirk and D.B. Rutledge, "Self-Heated Thermocouples for Far-Infrared Detection," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 41, (5), 1 September 1982, pp. 400-402

8. P.P. Tong, D.P. Neikirk, D. Psaltis, D.B. Rutledge, K. Wagner, and P.E. Young, "Tracking Antenna Arrays for Near- Millimeter Waves," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., vol. AP- 31, May, 1983, pp. 512-515.

9. D.P. Neikirk and D.B Rutledge, "Air-Bridge Microbolometer for Far-Infrared Detection," Appl. Phys. Lett. 44,15 Jan. 1984, pp. 153-155.

10. P.P. Tong, D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, P.E. Young, W.A. Peebles, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., "Imaging Polarimeter Arrays for Near-Millimeter Waves," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. MTT-32, March 1984, pp. 507-512.

11. D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, and W. Lam, "Far-Infrared Microbolometer Detectors," Int. J. Infrared and Millimeter Waves 5, March 1984, pp. 245-277.

12. D.P. Neikirk and D.B. Rutledge, "Far-Infrared Imbedding Impedance Measurements," Int. J. Infrared and Millimeter Waves 5, July 1984, pp. 1017-1026.

13. P.E. Young, D.P. Neikirk, P.P. Tong, D.B. Rutledge, and N.C. Luhmann, Jr., "Multichannel far-infrared phase imaging for fusion plasmas," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 56, Jan. 1985, pp. 81-89.

14. P.E. Young, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., R.J. Taylor, D.P. Neikirk, and D.B. Rutledge, "Far-infrared imaging of tokamak plasma," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 56, May 1985, pp. 903-904.

15. Y. Fukuoka, Q. Zhang, D. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Analysis of multilayer interconnection lines for a high speed digital integrated circuit," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. MTT- 33, June 1985, pp. 527-532.

16. N. Song, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Modeling of Ion-implanted GaAs MESFETs by the Finite Element Method," IEEE Electron Device Lett. EDL-7, April 1986, pp.208-210.

17. V. P. Kesan, D. P. Neikirk, B. G. Streetman, and P. A. Blakey, "A New Transit Time Device Using Quantum Well Injection," IEEE Electron Device Lett. EDL-8, April 1987, pp. 129-131.

18. A.C. Cambell, V.P. Kesan, G.E. Crook, C.M. Maziar, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Impedance Switching Effects in GaAs/AlAs Barrier Structures," Electronics Letters 23, Aug 27, 1987, pp. 926-927.

19. Y.D. Lin, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Coplanar Waveguide Phase Shifter Controlled by a Spatially Periodic Optical Illumination," Int. J. Infrared and Millimeter Waves 8, Sept. 1987, pp. 1027-1036.

20. C.W. Farley, G.E. Crook, V.P. Kesan, T.R. Block, H.A. Stevens, T.J. Mattord, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Substrate Rotation and Carbon Generation in a Molecular Beam Epitaxy System," J. Vac. Science Tech. B, Sept./Oct. 1987, pp. 1374-1376.

21. V. P. Kesan, D. P. Neikirk, T. D. Linton, P. A. Blakey, and B. G. Streetman, "Influence of Transit Time Effects on the Optimum Design and Maximum Oscillation Frequency of Quantum Well Oscillators," IEEE Trans. Electron Devices ED-35, April 1988, pp. 405-413.

22. A.C. Campbell, V.P. Kesan, G.E. Crook, C.M. Maziar, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Capacitive Hysteresis Effects in 5.0nm Single and Double Barrier AlAs Tunneling Structures Grown by MBE," J. Vac. Science Tech. B 6, Mar/Apr 1988, pp. 651-656.

23. V.P. Kesan, A. Mortazawi, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Monolithic Millimeter-Wave Oscillator using a Transmission Line Periodically Loaded by QWITT Diodes," Electronics Letters , May 26, 1988, pp. 666-667.

24. T.J. Mattord, V.P. Kesan, G.E. Crook, T.R. Block, A.C. Campbell, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Baffle-free Refractory Dimer Source for Molecular Beam Epitaxy," J. Vac Sci. Technol. B 6, Nov./Dec. 1988, pp. 1667-1670.

25. V.P. Kesan, A. Dodabalapur, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Growth and Rapid Thermal Annealing of AlGaAs/InGaAs Pseudomorphic Modulation-doped Structures," Appl. Phys. Lett. 53, 22 Aug. 1988, pp. 681-683.

26. T.J. Mattord, V.P. Kesan, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "A Single-filament Effusion Cell with Reduced Thermal Gradient for Molecular Beam Epitaxy," J. Vac Sci. Technol. B 7, Mar/Apr 1989, pp. 214-216.

27. A. Dodabalapur, V.P. Kesan, T.R. Block, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Optical and Electrical Characterization of Pseudomorphic AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs Modulation-doped Structures Processed by Rapid Thermal Annealing," J. Vac Sci. Technol. B 7, March/April 1989, pp. 380-383.

28. V.P. Kesan, A. Mortazawi, D.R. Miller, T.Itoh, B.G. Streetman, and D.P. Neikirk, "Microwave Frequency Operation of the Quantum Well Injection Transit Time (QWITT) Diode," Electronics Letters , 24 Nov. 1988, pp. 1473-1474.

29. C.S. Kyono, V.P. Kesan, D.P. Neikirk, C.M. Maziar, and B.G. Streetman, "Dependence of Apparent Barrier Height on Barrier Thickness for Perpendicular Transport in AlAs/GaAs Single Barrier Structures Grown by MBE," Appl. Phys. Lett. 54, 6 Feb. 1989, pp. 549-551.

30. R. L. Rogers and D. P. Neikirk, "Use of Broadside Twin Element Antennas to Increase Efficiency on Electrically Thick Dielectric Substrates," Int. J. Infrared and Millimeter Waves 9, Nov. 1988, pp. 949-969.

31. R. L. Rogers and D. P. Neikirk, "Radiation Properties of Slot and Dipole Elements on Layered Substrates," Int. J. Infrared and Millimeter Waves 10, June 1989, pp. 697-728.

32. A. Dodabalapur, V.P. Kesan, D.R. Hinson, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Photoluminescence Studies of Pseudomorphic modulation-doped AlGaAs/ InGaAs/ GaAs Quantum Wells," Appl. Phys. Lett. 54, 24 April 1989, pp. 1675-1677.

33. A.C. Campbell, V.P. Kesan, T.R. Block, G.E. Crook, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Influence of MBE Growth Temperature on GaAs/AlAs Resonant Tunneling Structures," Journal of Electronic Materials 18, 1989, pp. 585-588.

34. S. M. Wentworth, D. P. Neikirk, and C. R. Brahce, "The High Frequency Characteristics of Tape Automated Bonding (TAB) Interconnects," IEEE. Trans. Components, Hybrids, and Manufacturing Tech. 12, Sept. 1989, pp. 340-347.

35. V.P. Kesan, A. Mortazawi, D.R. Miller, V.K. Reddy, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Microwave and Millimeter Wave QWITT Diode Oscillators," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. MTT-37 , Dec. 1989, pp. 1933-1941.

36. P. Cheung, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "A Schottky-Biased, Optically-Controlled Coplanar Waveguide Phase Shifter," Electronics Letters 25, Sept. 14, 1989, pp. 1301-1302.

37. S. M. Wentworth and D. P. Neikirk, "Far Infrared Microbolometers made with Tellurium and Bismuth," Electronics Letters 25, Nov. 9, 1989, pp. 1558-1560.

38. A. Dodabalapur, V.P. Kesan, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Photoluminescence and Electroreflectance Studies of Modulation-Doped Pseudomorphic AlGaAs/ InGaAs/ GaAs Quantum Wells," Journal of Electronic Materials 19, 1990, pp. 265-270.

39. P. Cheung, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Optically Controlled Coplanar Waveguide Phase Shifters," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. MTT-38 , May 1990, pp. 586-595.

40. S.M. Wentworth, R.L. Rogers, J.G. Heston, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Millimeter Wave Twin Slot Antennas on Layered Substrates," Int. J. Infrared and Millimeter Waves 11, Feb. 1990, pp. 111-131.

41. J.G. Heston, J.M. Lewis, S.M. Wentworth, and D.P. Neikirk, "Twin slot antenna structures integrated with microbolometer detectors for 94 GHz imaging," Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 4, no. 1, Jan. 5, 1991, pp. 15-19.

42. R.L Rogers, S.M. Wentworth, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "A twin slot antenna on a layered substrate coupled to a microstrip feed line," Int. J. Infrared and Millimeter Waves 11, no. 10, October 1990, pp. 1225-1249.

43. T.Y. Chu, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Properties and Applications of AlxGa1-xAs Grown at Low Temperatures," J. Crystal Growth 111, 1991, pp. 26-29.

44. V.K. Reddy, A.J. Tsao, and D.P. Neikirk, "High Peak-to-Valley Current Ratio AlGaAs/AlAs/GaAs Double Barrier Resonant Tunneling Diodes," Electronics Letters 26, Oct. 11, 1990, pp. 1742-1744.

45. A.J. Tsao, V.K. Reddy, and D.P. Neikirk, "Epitaxial Liftoff of AlAs/GaAs Double Barrier Resonant Tunneling Diodes," Electronics Letters 27, March 14, 1991, pp. 484-486.

46. D.R. Miller and D. P. Neikirk, "Simulation of Intervalley Mixing in Double Barrier Diodes Using the Lattice Wigner Function," Appl. Phys. Lett. 58, 17 June 1991, pp. 2803-2805.

47. M.S. Islam, A.J. Tsao, V.K. Reddy, and D.P. Neikirk, "GaAs on Quartz Coplanar Waveguide Phase Shifter," IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters 1, Nov. 1991, pp. 328-330.

48. S.M. Wentworth and D.P. Neikirk, "Composite Microbolometers with Tellurium Detector Elements," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. MTT-40, no. 2, Feb. 1992, pp. 196-201.

49. T.D. Linton, Jr., P.A. Blakey, and D.P. Neikirk, "The impact of three-dimensional effects on EEPROM cell performance," IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 39, April 1992, pp. 843-850.

50. V.K. Reddy and D.P. Neikirk, "Influence of Growth Interruption on I - V Characteristics of AlAs/GaAs Double Barrier Resonant Tunneling Diodes," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 10, Mar/Apr 1992, pp. 1045-1047.

51. A.J. Tsao, V.K. Reddy, D.R.Miller, K.K. Gullapalli, and D.P. Neikirk, "The effect of barrier thickness asymmetries on the electrical characteristics of AlAs/GaAs double barrier resonant tunneling diodes," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 10, Mar/Apr 1992, pp. 1042-1044.

52. T.R. Block, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Photoluminescence study of the effects of growth interruption on integer and fractional monolayer AlGaAs/GaAs quantum wells," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 10, Mar/Apr 1992, pp. 832-834.

53. Emre Tuncer and Dean P. Neikirk, "Highly Accurate Quasi-Static Modeling of Microstrip Lines Over Lossy Substrates," IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters 2, Oct. 1992, pp. 409-411.

54. S. Javalagi, V. Reddy, K. Gullapalli, and D. Neikirk, "High efficiency microwave diode oscillators," Electronics Letters 28, 27 August 1992, pp. 1699-1701.

55. K. K. Gullapalli, A. J. Tsao, and D. P. Neikirk, "Multiple self-consistent solutions at zero bias and multiple conduction curves in quantum tunneling diodes containing N- - N+ - N- spacer layers," Appl. Phys. Lett. 62, 7 June 1993, pp. 2971-2973.

56. K. K. Gullapalli, A. J. Tsao, and D. P. Neikirk, "Experimental observation of multiple current - voltage curves and zero-bias memory in quantum well diodes with N- - N+ - N- spacer layers," Appl. Phys. Lett. 62, 31 May 1993, pp. 2856-2858.

57. V. K. Reddy and D. P. Neikirk, "High breakdown voltage AlAs/InGaAs quantum barrier varactor diodes," Electronics Letters 29, 4 March 1993, pp. 464-466.

58. T. R. Block, D. P. Neikirk, and B. G. Streetman, "Molecular-beam epitaxial growth condition dependence of reflection high-energy electron diffraction dampening and quantum well photoluminescence," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 11, May/June 1993, pp. 791-794.

59. Y. C. Albert Shih, D. P. Neikirk, B. G. Streetman, and C. W. Magee "Effects of As flux on Si d-doped GaAs," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 11, May/June 1993, pp. 905-907.

60. T. J. Mattord, K. Sadra, A. Srinivasan, A. Tang, T. R. Block, Y. C. Albert Shih, D. P. Neikirk, and B. G. Streetman, "Real-time flux monitoring and feedback control of a valved arsenic source," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 11, May/June 1993, pp. 1050-1052.

61. M. Saiful Islam, Emre Tuncer and Dean P. Neikirk, "Calculation of Conductor Loss in Coplanar Waveguide using Conformal Mapping," Electronics Letters 29, 24 June 1993, pp. 1189-1191.

62. Emre Tuncer and Dean P. Neikirk, "Efficient Calculation of Surface Impedance for Rectangular Conductors," Electronics Letters 29, 25 Nov. 1993, pp. 2127-2128.

63. K. Sadra, A. Srinivasan, D. P. Neikirk, and B. G. Streetman, "Speed and Efficiency in Multiple p-i-n Photodetectors," IEEE J. Lightwave Technol. 11, December 1993, pp. 2052-2056.

64. K. K. Gullapalli, D. R. Miller, and D. P. Neikirk, "Simulation of quantum transport in memory-switching double-barrier quantum-well diodes," Phys. Rev. B (Condensed Matter) 49, 15 January 1994, pp. 2622-2628.

65. M. Saiful Islam, Emre Tuncer and Dean P. Neikirk, "Accurate Model for Schottky-Contacted Coplanar Waveguide Including Finite Epilayer Resistance Effects," Electronics Letters 30, 28 April 1994, pp. 712-713.

66. Emre Tuncer, B.-T. Lee, M. S. Islam, and D. P. Neikirk, "Quasi-Static Conductor Loss Calculations in Transmission Lines using a New Conformal Mapping Technique," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. 42, September 1994, pp. 1807-1815.

67. Youngmin Kim and D. P. Neikirk, "Micromachined Fabry-Perot Cavity Pressure Transducer," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 7, Dec. 1995, pp. 1471-1473.

68. Youngmin Kim and Dean P. Neikirk, "Design for Manufacture of Micro Fabry-Perot Cavity-based Sensors," Sensors and Actuators A 50, Jan. 1996, pp. 141-146.

69. I. Busch-Vishniac, C. S. Chu, S. Flagg, V. Gupta, C. Hearn, Y. Kim, P. Koeneman, W. Maddox, D. Masser, D. Neikirk, W. Weldon, H. Wells, and K. Wood, "Smart Hydrodynamic Bearings with Embedded MEMS Devices," Journal of Tribology, submitted 3/96, 1996.

70. Beom-Taek Lee, Sangwoo Kim, Emre Tuncer, and Dean P. Neikirk, "Effective Internal Impedance Method for Series Impedance Calculations of Lossy Transmission Lines: Comparison to Standard Impedance Boundary Condition," submitted to: IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, June 1997.

71.  John J. Lavigne, Steve Savoy, Marvin B. Clevenger, Jason E. Richie, Bridget McDoniel, Seung-Jin Yoo, Eric V. Anslyn, John T. McDevitt, Jason B. Shear, and Dean Neikirk, “Solution-Based Analysis of Multiple Analytes by a Sensor Array: Toward the Development of an ‘Electronic Tongue’,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 120, July, 1998, pp. 6429-6430.

72. K. L. Wood, D. Neikirk, I. Busch-Vishniac, W. Weldon, C.-S. Chu, Y. Kim, V. Gupta, W. Maddox, and D. Masser, “MEMs hydrodynamic bearings: Applications to and implications for machine failure prevention,” TriboTest, vol. 4, pp. 275-288, 1998.

73. R. J. Friar and D. P. Neikirk, “Limitations on the Extraction of Loss Tangent from Submicron Transmission Line Test Structures,” IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ADVANCED PACKAGING, vol. 23, p. 393, August 2000.

74. Adrian Goodey, John J. Lavigne, Steve M. Savoy, Marc Rodriguez, Theodore Curey,  Andrew Tsao,  Glen Simmons, John Wright , Seung-Jin Yoo, Youngsoo Sohn, Eric V. Anslyn, Jason B. Shear, Dean P. Neikirk,  John T. McDevitt, "Development of Multi-analyte Sensor Arrays Composed of Chemically Derivatized Polymeric Microspheres Localized in Micromachined Cavities," J. Am. Chem. Soc., submitted.

75. Curey, Theodore E.; Goodey, Adrian; Tsao, Andrew; Lavigne, John; Sohn, Youngsoo; McDevitt, John T.; Anslyn, Eric V.; Neikirk, Dean; Shear, Jason B, “Characterization of multicomponent monosaccharide solutions using an enzyme-based sensor array,” ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 293 (2): pp. 178-184 JUN 15 2001.

76. Goodey, Adrian; Lavigne, John J.; Savoy, Steve M.; Rodriguez, Marc D.; Curey, Theodore; Tsao, Andrew; Simmons, Glen; Wright, John; Yoo, Seung-Jin; Sohn, Youngsoo; Anslyn, Eric V.; Shear, Jason B.; Neikirk, Dean P.; McDevitt, John T., “Development of multianalyte sensor arrays composed of chemically derivatized polymeric microspheres localized in micromachined cavities,” JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 123 (11): pp. 2559-2570 MAR 21 2001.

77. N. Christodoulides, M. Tran, P. Floriano, M. Rodriguez, A. Goodey, M. Ali, D. Neikirk, and J, McDevitt, “A novel Microchip-based Multi-Analyte Assay System for the Assessment of Cardiac Risk,” accepted for publication in Analytical Chemistry, 2/2002.


 

B. Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, M.S. Muha, H. Park, and C.-X. Yu, "Progress in Millimeter-Wave Integrated-Circuit Imaging Arrays," SPIE Conf. on Integrated Optics and Millimeter and Microwave Integrated Circuits, Huntsville, Alabama, November, 1981.

2. D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, M.S. Muha, H. Park, and C.-X. Yu, "Imaging Antenna Arrays," 6th Int. Conf. on Inf. and Millimeter Waves, Miami Beach, Florida, December, 1981, p. Th-4-1.

3. D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, H. Park, C.-X. Yu, W.A. Peebles and N.C. Luhmann, Jr., "Development of Imaging Arrays for Poloidal Field Determination and Holographic Imaging of Plasmas," Proc. of U.S.A. - Japan Workshop on Submillimeter Diagnostic Techniques, Nagoya, US-J FRC-006, p. 60, January, 1982.

4. D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, P.E. Young, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., H. Park, W.A. Peebles, and C.-X. Yu,"Far-Infrared Imaging Systems for the Determination of Fusion Plasma Density and Magnetic Field Distributions," Department of Energy Workshop on Magnetic Field Measurements, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, April, 1982.

5. P. Young, Q.-X. Yu, W.A. Peebles, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, and P. Tong, "Far-Infrared Imaging," Digest 7th Int. Conf. on Inf. and Millimeter Waves, Marseille, France, February, 1983, p. J3-4.

6. D.P. Neikirk, P.P. Tong, D.B. Rutledge, and P.E. Young, "Progress in Far-Infrared Imaging Arrays," 7th Int. Conf. on Inf. and Millimeter Waves, Marseille, France, February, 1983, p. J3-3.

7. P.E. Young, W.A. Peebles, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., R.J. Taylor, D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, and P.P. Tong, "Simultaneous FIR Interferometry/Polarimetry in the UCLA Microtor Plasma," 8th Int. Conf. on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Miami, Florida, December, 1983.

8. P.E. Young, W.A. Peebles, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., D.P. Neikirk, D.B. Rutledge, and P.P. Tong, "Interferometric FIR Phase Imaging of a Tokamak Plasma," 8th Int. Conf. on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Miami, Florida, December, 1983.

9. D.P. Neikirk and D.B. Rutledge, "Advances in Microbolometers," 8th Int. Conf. on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Miami, Florida, December, 1983.

10. P.P. Tong, D.B. Rutledge, and D.P. Neikirk, "Polarization- sensitive imaging arrays," IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, San Francisco, Ca., May 29- June 1, 1984, pp. 542-544.

11. Y. Fukuaka, Q. Zhang, D. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Analysis of multilayer interconnection lines for a high speed digital integrated circuit," IEEE VLSI Multilevel Interconnection Conference, June 21-22, 1984, pp. 246-251.

12. P. Young, D. Neikirk, C. Domier, P. Tong, W. Peebles, D. Rutledge, and N. Luhmann, "Near-millimeter wave imaging," 9th Int. Conf. on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Takarazuka, Japan, Oct. 22-26, 1984, pp. 250-251.

13. P. Cheung, D. Fun, D. Miller, C.-K.C. Tzuang, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Optically Controlled Coplanar Waveguide Millimeter Wave Phase Shifter," Tenth International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Dec. 9-13, 1985, pp.303-304.

14. N.U. Song, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Device Modeling and Characterization of Ion-Implanted GaAs MESFET's by the Finite Element Method," 8th Colloquium on Microwave Communication, Budapest, Hungary, August 26-29, 1986.

15. C.-K. Tzuang, P. Cheung, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Analysis of an Optically Controlled CPW Phase Shifter Containing Laterally Non-uniform Lossy Layers, Eleventh International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Pisa, Italy, Dec., 1986, pp. 127-129.

16. V. Kesan, D. P. Neikirk, and B G. Streetman, "A Proposed Quantum Well Injection Transit Time Device (QWITT)," Second Topical Meeting on Picosecond Electronics and Optoelectronics, Jan., 1987, pp. 66-68.

17. C.-K. Tzuang, D. Miller, T.-H. Wang, D. P. Neikirk, T. Itoh, P. Williams, and M. Downer, "Picosecond Response of an Optically Controlled Millimeterwave Phase Shifter," Second Topical Meeting on Picosecond Electronics and Optoelectronics, Jan., 1987, pp. 182-184.

18. Y.-D. Lin, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Periodically Illuminated CPW Phase Shifter," 12th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Dec. 14-18, 1987, pp. 93-94.

19. V.P. Kesan, D.P. Neikirk, T.D. Linton, P.A. Blakey, and B.G. Streetman, "Influence of Transit Time Effects on the Optimum Design and Maximum Oscillation Frequency of Quantum Well Oscillators," 12th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Dec. 14-18, 1987, pp. 12-13.

20. P. Cheung, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Measurements of an Optically Controlled Coplanar Waveguide Phase-Shifter," 12th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Dec. 14-18, 1987, pp. 91-92.

21. R.L. Rogers, D.P. Neikirk, and H. Ling, "Planar Matching of Antennas on Electrically Thick Dielectric Substrates," 12th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Dec. 14-18, 1987, pp. 288-289.

22. V.P. Kesan,T.D. Linton,C.M. Maziar, D.P. Neikirk, P.A. Blakey, and B.G. Streetman, "Power-optimized design of quantum well oscillators," 1987 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, Dec. 6-9, 1987, pp. 62-65.

23. S. M. Wentworth, D. P. Neikirk, and C. R. Brahce, "High Frequency Characterization of Tape-Automated Bonding (TAB) Interconnects," SPIE Advances in Semiconductors and Superconductors: Physics and Device Applications, Conf. 947: Interconnection of High Speed and High Frequency Devices and Systems, Newport Beach, CA, March 13-18, 1988. pp. 81-84.

24. D.R. Miller, V.P. Kesan, R.L. Rogers, C.M. Maziar, and D.P. Neikirk, "Time Dependent Simulation of the Quantum Well Injection Transit Time Diode," 13th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, R.J. Temkin, Editor, SPIE Vol. 1039, Dec. 5-9, 1988, pp. 5-6.

25. P. Cheung, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Experimental Performance of a Periodically Illuminated Optically Controlled Coplanar Waveguide Phase Shifter," 13th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, R.J. Temkin, Editor, SPIE Vol. 1039, Dec. 5-9, 1988, pp. 63-64.

26. R.L. Rogers, D.P. Neikirk, H. Ling, and T. Itoh, "Antennas on Electrically Thick Multilayered Substrates," 13th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, R.J. Temkin, Editor, SPIE Vol. 1039, Dec. 5-9, 1988, pp. 33-34.

27. A. Mortazawi, V.P. Kesan, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Periodic Monolithic Millimeter-Wave Quantum Well Oscillator," 13th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, R.J. Temkin, Editor, SPIE Vol. 1039, Dec. 5-9, 1988, pp. 47-48.

28. V.P. Kesan, A. Mortazawi, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Microwave and Millimeterwave QWITT Diode Oscillator," IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, Vol. 1, June 13-15, 1989, pp. 487-489.

29. P Cheung, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "An Optically Controlled Coplanar Waveguide Phase-Shifter," IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, Vol. 1, June 13-15, 1989, pp. 307-309.

30. A. Mortazawi, V.P. Kesan, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "A Self Oscillating QWITT Diode Mixer," 19th European Microwave Conference, Sept. 4-7, 1989, pp. 715-718.

31. R.L. Rogers, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Impedance Measurements and Calculations of a Microstrip-fed Slot Antenna on a Multilayered Electrically Thick Dielectric Substrate," 19th European Microwave Conference, Sept. 4-7, 1989, pp. 167-171.

32. S.M Wentworth, R.L. Rogers, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "A Twin Slot Antenna Structure on a Layered Substrate for Millimeter Wave Imaging Arrays," 14th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, M. von Ortenberg, Editor, SPIE Vol. 1240, Oct. 2-6, 1989, pp. 399-400.

33. S.M.Wentworth, R.L. Rogers, J.G. Heston, and D.P. Neikirk, "Twin-slot multi-layer substrate-supported antennas and detectors for terahertz imaging," First International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., March 5-6, 1990, pp. 201-213.

34. D.R. Miller, V.K. Reddy, and D.P. Neikirk, "Realistic Band Structure Effects of GaAs/AlAs Quantum Well Diodes: Theory and Experiment," Proceedings of the SPIE Symposium on Advances in Semiconductors and Superconductors: High Speed Electronics and Device Scaling, SPIE Vol. 1288, San Diego, CA, March 17-21, 1990, pp. 167-176.

35. P. Cheung, M.S. Islam, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Circuit Model of Coplanar Waveguide Phase Shifters on GaAs Substrates," Gallium Arsenide Applications Symposium '90, Rome, Italy, April 19-20, 1990.

36. P. Cheung, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Measurements of an Optically Controlled Co-Planar Waveguide Phase Shifter," Microwaves and Optronics Conference and Exhibition on Ultra High Frequency Engineering (MIOP 90), Stuttgart, West Germany, April 24-26, 1990.

37. S.M. Wentworth and D.P. Neikirk, "A Transition Edge Microbolometer (TREMBOL) for Far-Infrared Detection," SPIE Conference on Superconductivity Applications for Infrared and Microwave Devices, SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1292, Orlando, FL, April 19-20, 1990.

38. M.S. Islam, P. Cheung, C.-Y. Chang, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Optically-Controlled Tunable CPW Resonators," IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, Vol. II, May 8-10, 1990, pp. 949-950.

39. S.M. Wentworth and D.P. Neikirk, "Far-Infrared Composite Microbolometers," IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, Vol. III, May 8-10, 1990, pp. 1309-1310.

40. J.G. Heston, S.M. Wentworth, R.L. Rogers, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "MM Wave /FIR Twin Slot Antenna Structures," AP-S International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, May, 1990.

41. T.Y. Chu, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Properties and Applications of AlxGa1-xAs Grown at Low Temperatures," Fifth International Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conference, San Diego, CA, Aug. 27-, 1990.

42. A. Mortazawi, D. Miller, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Small Signal Measurements of the Microwave Impedance of QWITT Diodes," 20th European Microwave Conference, Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 10-14, 1990, pp. 715-718.

43. V.K. Reddy, A.J. Tsao, S. Javalagi, D.R. Miller, and D.P. Neikirk, "Quantum Well Injection Transit Time (QWITT) Diode Oscillators," 15th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Richard J. Temkin, Editor, SPIE vol. 1514, Dec. 10-14, 1990, pp. 88-90.

44. M.S. Islam, P. Cheung, D.P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Microwave response of a coplanar waveguide phase shifter to pulsed optical illumination," 15th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Richard J. Temkin, Editor, SPIE vol. 1514, Dec. 10-14, 1990, pp. 484-486.

45. J.M. Lewis, D.P. Neikirk, and S.M. Wentworth, "Low growth temperature GaAs microbolometers," 15th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Richard J. Temkin, Editor, SPIE vol. 1514, Dec. 10-14, 1990, pp. 398-400.

46. C.S. Kyono, P. Cheung, C.J. Pinzone, N.D. Gerrard, T. Bustami, C.M. Maziar, D.P. Neikirk, and R.D. Dupuis, "High gain, high speed InGaAs/InP heterojunction bipolar transistors," 1990 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, Dec. 1990.

47. Nanda Gopal, Dean P. Neikirk, and Lawrence T. Pillage, "Evaluating RC-Interconnect using Moment-Matching Approximations," Conference Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, Santa Clara, CA, Nov. 10-14, 1991.

48. K.K. Gullapalli, D.R. Miller, and D.P. Neikirk, "Hybrid Boltzmann Transport - Schrödinger Equation Model for Quantum Well Injection Transit (QWITT) Diodes," 1991 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, Washington, DC, Dec. 8-11, 1991, pp. 18.5.1-18.5.4.

49. Douglas R. Miller and D.P. Neikirk, "Lattice Wigner simulations of double barrier resonant tunneling devices," Third International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., March 24-26, 1992, pp. 560-574.

50. Youngmin Kim, Wanjun Wang, Dean P. Neikirk, and Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac, "Fabrication and characterization of a clover type position sensitive photodetector," IEEE Instrumentation / Measurement Technology Conference, New York NY, May 12-14, 1992.

51. Nanda Gopal, Emre Tuncer, Dean P. Neikirk, and Lawrence T. Pillage, "Non-uniform lumping models for transmission line analysis," IEEE Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, Tucson, AZ, April 22-24, 1992, pp. 119-121.

52. K.K. Gullapalli and D.P. Neikirk, "Evaluating space charge resistance in resonant tunneling diodes," 11th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Richardson, TX, June 1-2, 1992.

53. D.R. Miller and D.P. Neikirk, "Realistic Lattice Wigner simulations of double barrier resonant tunneling devices," 11th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Richardson, TX, June 1-2, 1992.

54. V.K. Reddy, S. Javalagi, and D.P. Neikirk, "Molecular beam epitaxial growth and characterization of double barrier resonant tunneling diodes for microwave oscillator applications," 11th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Richardson, TX, June 1-2, 1992.

55. Alwin J. Tsao, M.S. Islam, and D.P. Neikirk, "Epitaxial liftoff of GaAs/AlGaAs thin film device structures for hybrid integration on silicon and quartz substrates," 11th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Richardson, TX, June 1-2, 1992 (Best Student Paper Award).

56. A.J. Tsao, K.K. Gullapalli, and D.P. Neikirk, "Effect of barrier asymmetries in AlAs/GaAs double barrier resonant tunneling diodes: experiment and numerical simulation," 11th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Richardson, TX, June 1-2, 1992.

57. K.K. Gullapalli, A.J. Tsao, and D.P. Neikirk, "Observation of zero-bias multi-state behavior in selectively doped two-terminal quantum tunneling devices," 1992 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 13-16, 1992, pp. 479-482.

58. D.R. Miller and D.P. Neikirk, "Lattice Wigner Simulations of Quantum Devices," 1992 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 13-16, 1992, pp. 561-564.

59. J.M. Lewis and D.P. Neikirk, "HiTc composite microbolometers using YBCO," 17th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Richard J. Temkin, Editor, SPIE vol. 1929, Dec. 14-17, 1992, pp. 202-203.

60. V.K. Reddy and D.P. Neikirk, "AlAs/InAs heterojunction barrier varactors," 17th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Richard J. Temkin, Editor, SPIE vol. 1929, Dec. 14-17, 1992, pp. 358-359.

61. A.J. Tsao, M. Saiful Islam, and D.P. Neikirk, "Hybrid integration of millimeter wave devices using the epitaxial lift-off (ELO) technique," 17th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Richard J. Temkin, Editor, SPIE vol. 1929, Dec. 14-17, 1992, pp. 421-422.

62. M. Saiful Islam, Emre Tuncer and Dean P. Neikirk, "Accurate Quasi-Static Model for Conductor Loss in Coplanar Waveguide," 1993 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, Vol. II, pp. 959-962.

63. V. K. Reddy, S. Javalagi, and D.P. Neikirk, "AlAs/InGaAs Single Barrier Diodes," 12th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Austin, TX, June 7-8, 1993.

64. Y. Kim and D. P. Neikirk, "Monolithically integrated optical pressure microsensor," 12th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Austin, TX, June 7-8, 1993.

65. K. K. Gullapalli and D. P. Neikirk, "Memory Switching Phenomena in Quantum Well Diodes," 12th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Austin, TX, June 7-8, 1993.

66. E. Tuncer, S. Y. Kim, L. T. Pillage and D. P. Neikirk, "A new, efficient circuit model for microstrip lines including both current crowding and skin depth effects" IEEE 2nd Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, Monterey, CA, Oct. 20-22, 1993, pp. 85-88.

67. S. Y. Kim, E. Tuncer, R. Gupta, B. Krauter, D. P. Neikirk, and L. T. Pillage, "An Efficient Methodology for Extraction and Simulation of Transmission Lines for Application Specific Electronic Modules," IEEE/ACM International Conference on CAD - 93, Santa Clara, CA, Nov. 7-11, 1993, pp. 58-65.

68. K. K. Gullapalli, D. R. Miller, and D. P. Neikirk, "Wigner-Poisson simulation of memory switching heterostructure tunneling diodes," 1993 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, Washington, DC, Dec. 5-8, 1993, pp. 109-112.

69. T. R. Block, K. G. Eyink, D. P. Neikirk, and B. G. Streetman, "Diffraction condition dependence of RHEED dampening during MBE growth," Epitaxial Growth Processes, Proc. SPIE Conf. on Optics, Electro-optics, and Laser Applications, SPIE Vol. 2140, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 26-27, 1994, pp. 10-24.

70. K. K. Gullapalli and D. P. Neikirk, "Incorporating spatially varying effective-mass in the Wigner-Poisson model for AlAs/GaAs resonant-tunneling diodes," Proceedings of the Third Annual International Workshop on Computational Electronics, Portland, OR, May 18-20, 1994, pp. 171-174.

71. E. Tuncer, Beom-Taek Lee, and D. P. Neikirk, "Interconnect Series Impedance Determination Using a Surface Ribbon Method" IEEE 3rd Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, Monterey, CA, Nov. 2-4, 1994, pp. 250-252.

72. C. Hearn, W. Maddox, Y. Kim, V. Gupta, D. Masser, P. Koeneman, C. S. Chu, I. Busch-Vishniac, D. Neikirk, W. Weldon, and K. Wood, "Smart Mechanical Bearings Using MEMS Technology," ASME Energy and Environment EXPO '95: Tribology Symposium 1995, editro: H. Masudi, Houstin, TX, Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 1995, pp. 1-10.

73. Y. Kim and D. P. Neikirk, "Fabry Perot Pressure Sensor," AVS 14th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Austin, Texas, June 6-7, 1995.

74. O. Hartin and D. P. Neikirk, "Memory Switching in RTDs," AVS 14th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Austin, Texas, June 6-7, 1995.

75. V. Gupta and D. P. Neikirk, "Design and Fabrication of an Inductive Proximity Sensor using a Two-Coil Planar Transformer on a Micromachined Membrane," AVS 14th Annual Symposium on Electronic Materials, Processing, and Characterization, Austin, Texas, June 6-7, 1995.

76. D. P. Neikirk, E. Tuncer, and B.-T. Lee, "The Use of Effective Internal Impedance Approximations in Lossy Transmission Line Modeling," Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium PIERS 95, The Universtity of Washington, Seattle, Washington, July 24-28, 1995, p. 955.

77. D. P. Neikirk, M. S. Islam, and E. Tuncer, "Accurate Quasi-Static Modeling of Transmission Lines on Semiconducting Substrates," Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium PIERS 95, The Universtity of Washington, Seattle, Washington, July 24-28, 1995, p. 929.

78. B. Krauter, D. P. Neikirk, and L. T. Pillage, "Sparse Partial Inductance Matrix Formulation," Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium PIERS 95, The University of Washington,Seattle, Washington, 1995, p. 957.

79. O. Hartin, D. P. Neikirk, A. Anselm, and B. Streetman, "Design and Fabrication of a Three Terminal Quantum Storage Device," 1995 IEEE/Cornell Conference on Advanced Concepts in High Speed Semiconductor Devices and Circuits, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, August 7-9, 1995, p. 4.15.

80. K. L. Wood, I. Busch-Vishniac, D. Neikirk, and W. Weldon, "Smart Hydrodynamic Bearing Applications of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems," American Society of Mechanical Engineers' 1995 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, San Francisco, Nov. 12-17, 1995.

81. B.-T. Lee, E. Tuncer, and D. P. Neikirk, "Efficient 3-D Series Impedance Extraction using Effective Internal Impedance," IEEE 4th Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, Portland, OR, October 1-4, 1995, pp. 220-222.

82. V. Gupta and D. P. Neikirk, "Design of an Eddy-Current Proximity Sensor using a Two-Coil Planar Transformer," in Micromached Devices and Components, Ray Roop, Kevin Chau, Editors, Proc. SPIE 2642, pp. 173-182, Austin, Texas, USA, 23-24 October, 1995.

83. Y. Kim and D. P. Neikirk, "Micromachined Fabry-Perot Pressure Transducer with Optical Fiber Interconnects," in Micromached Devices and Components, Ray Roop, Kevin Chau, Editors, Proc. SPIE 2642, pp. 242-249, Austin, Texas, USA, 23-24 October, 1995.

84. Kristin L. Wood, Dean Neikirk, Ilene Busch-Vishniac, and William Weldon, "MEMS Hydrodynamic Bearings: Applications and Implications to Machine-Failure Prevention," Proceedings of a Joint Conference on Integrated Monitoring, Diagnostics and Failure Prevention, Joint Oil Analysis program Technical Support Center, University of Wales, Swansea, Mobile, AL, April 22-26, 1996, pp. 363-372.

85. S. Kim and D. P. Neikirk, "Compact Equivalent Circuit Model for the Skin Effect," 1996 IEEE-MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, San Francisco, California, June 17-21, 1996, pp. 1815-1818.

86. J. Han, D. P. Neikirk, M. Clevenger, and J. T. McDevitt, "Fabrication and characterization of a Fabry-Perot based chemical sensor," SPIE Microelectronic Structures and MEMS for Optical Processing II, M. E. Motamedi and W. Bailey, editors, Proc. SPIE 2881, Austin, Texas, USA, 14-15 October, 1996, pp. 171-178.

87. J. Han and D. P. Neikirk, "Deflection behavior of Fabry-Perot pressure sensors having planar and corrugated membrane," SPIE's Micromachining and Microfabrication '96 Symposium: Micromachined Devices and Components II, R. Roop and K. Chau, Proc. SPIE 2882, Austin, Texas, USA, 14-15 October, 1996, pp. 79-90.

88. B.-T. Lee and D. P. Neikirk, "Minimum Segmentation in the Surface Ribbon Method for Series Impedance Calculations of Microstrip Lines," IEEE 5th Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, Napa, CA, October 28-30, 1996, pp. 233-235.

89. S. -J. Yoo, J. Lavigne, S. Savoy, J. B. McDoniel, E. V. Anslyn, J. T. McDevitt, D. P. Neikirk, J. B. Shear, "Micromachined storage wells for chemical sensing beads in an 'artificial tongue'," SPIE's Micromachining and Microfabrication '97 Symposium: Micromachined Devices and Components III, K. Chau and P. J. French, editors, Proc. SPIE 3224, Austin, Texas, USA, 29-30 September, 1997.

90. Sangwoo Kim and Dean P. Neikirk, "Time Domain Multiconductor Transmission Line Analysis Using Effective Internal Impedance," IEEE 6th Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, San Jose, CA, October 27 - 29, 1997, pp 255-258.

91. S.-J. Yoo, R. Friar, and D. P. Neikirk, “Analytic modeling of monolithic inductors on semiconductor substrates,” IEEE Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, , Oct 26-28, 1998, pp. 219-222.

92. S. Savoy, J. J. Lavigne, J. S.-J. Yoo, J. Wright, M. Rodriguez, A. Goodey, B. McDoniel, J. T. McDevitt, E. V. Anslyn, J. B. Shear, A. Ellington, and D. P. Neikirk, “Solution-based analysis of multiple analytes by a sensor array: toward the development of an electronic tongue,” SPIE Chemical Microsensors and Applications, Vol. 3539, Boston, MA, Nov. 4, 1998, pp. 17-26.

93. J. J. Lavigne, A. Metzger, K. Niikura, L. A. Cabell, S. M. Savoy, J. S. Yoo, J. T. McDevitt, D. P. Neikirk, J. B. Shear, and E. V. Anslyn, “Single-analyte to multianalyte fluorescence sensors,” SPIE Advances in Fluorescence Sensing Technology IV, S. A. Soper and R. B. Thompson, Vol. 3602, Boston, MA, May, 1999, pp. 220-231.

94. R. J. Friar and D. P. Neikirk, “Experimental Determination of the Importance of Inductance in Sub-Micron Microstrip Lines,” IEEE 1999 International Interconnect Technology Conference, San Francisco, May 24-26, 1999, pp. 176-177.

95. Eames, Sara J.; Yoo, J. Seung-Jin; Warner, John C.; Neikirk, Dean P.; McDevitt, John Thomas, “Lithographically patterned superconductor bolometer detectors for visible and near-infrared radiation incorporating wavelength-selective light-absorbing elements,”  Proc. SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng.  (1999), 3790 (Engineered Nanostructural Films and Materials), pp. 160-168, July 23, 1999.

96. R. Friar and D. P. Neikirk, “Limitations due to systematic phase errors on the extraction of loss tangent from micron-sized transmission line test structures,” IEEE Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, San Diego, CA, October 25-27, 1999, p. 67-70 

97. Youngsoo Sohn, John Levigne, Dr. Yi Deng, Adrian Goodey, Marc Rodriquez, Andrew Tsao, Theodore E. Curey, Dean P. Neikirk, Eric Anslyn, John McDevitt, and Jason Shear, “Micromachined multi-analyte sensors: towards an ‘electronic tongue’,” NASA NanoSpace 2000, International Conference on Integrated Nano/Microtechnology for Space Applications, League City, TX, Jan. 23-28, 2000.

98. Y.-S. Sohn, A. Tsao, E. Anslyn, J. McDevitt, J. B. Shear, and D. P. Neikirk, “Liquid Flow through an Array-based Chemical Sensing System,” Proc. SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng.  (2000),  4177(Microfluidic Devices and Systems III),  212-219.presented at SPIE Micromachining and Microfabrication Symposium, Sept. 18-21, 2000.
 

C. Published Abstracts

1. P.E. Young, Q.-X. Yu, W. A. Peebles, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., D.P. Neikirk, and D.B. Rutledge, "Application of Far-Infrared Imaging Arrays to Plasma Density and Magnetic Field Measurements," 4th APS Topical Conference on High Temperature, 1982.

2. P.E. Young, Q.-X. Yu, W.A. Peebles, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., D.P. Neikirk, and D.B. Rutledge, "Demonstration of Far-Infrared Phase Imaging," 24th Annual Meeting, Division of Plasma Physics, New Orleans, La., November, 1982.

3. P. E. Young, W.A. Peebles, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., R.J. Taylor, D.B. Rutledge, D.P. Neikirk, and P.P. Tong, "Current Profile Measurements in a Tokamak Plasma," 25th Ann. APS Meeting, Div. of Plasma Physics, Nov., 1983.

4. D.B. Rutledge, D.P. Neikirk, P.P. Tong, P.E. Young, W.A. Peebles, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., and R.J. Taylor, "Demonstration of a FIR Imaging System as a Multi-Channel Interferometer," 25th Ann. APS Meeting, Div. of Plasma Physics, Nov., 1983.

5. P.E. Young, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., R.J. Taylor, D.P. Neikirk, and D.B. Rutledge, 26th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, Boston, MA, Oct 29- Nov 2, 1984.

6. D.L. Brower, W.A. Peebles, S. Kim, R.L. Savage, Jr., T. Lehecka, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., J. Wagner, D.B. Rutledge, D.P. Neikirk, P.E. Young, and H.K. Park, "Recent advances in multichannel far-infrared collective scattering and interferometry systems," Eleventh Symposium on Fusion Engineering, Austin, TX, Nov. 18-22, 1985.

7. A.C. Campbell, V.P. Kesan, G.E. Crook, C.M. Maziar, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Capacitive Hysteresis Effects in 5.0nm single and double barrier AlAs Tunneling Structures," 8th Molecular Beam Epitaxy Workshop, Los Angeles CA, September 9-11, 1987.

8. A.C. Campbell, V.P. Kesan, G.E. Crook, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Capacitance Transient Analysis of GaAs/AlAs Tunneling Structures," 1988 Electronics Materials Conference, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, June 22-24, 1988.

9. V.P. Kesan, A. Dodabalapur, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Influence of MBE Growth and Rapid Thermal Annealing Conditions on the Electrical Properties of Normal and Inverted AlGaAs/InGaAs Pseudomorphic HEMT Structures," IEEE 46th Annual Device Research Conference, June 20-22, 1988, Boulder, CO.

10. A. Dodabalapur, V.P. Kesan, T.R. Block, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Optical and Electrical Characteristics of Normal and Inverted AlGaAs/InGaAs Pseudomorphic HEMT Structures Processed by RTA," 9th Molecular Beam Epitaxy Workshop, West Lafayette, Indiana, September 21-23, 1988.

11. A. Sharif, D.P. Neikirk, and D.R. Diller, "Design and Fabrication of a Multi-Sensor Cryomicroscope Stage using VLSI Technology," Cryo 89, Charleston, SC, June 1989, published in Physics in Medicine and Biology 33.

12. A. Dodabalapur, V.P. Kesan, D.P. Neikirk, B.G. Streetman, M.H. Herman, and I.D. Ward, "Photoluminescence and Electroreflectance Characterization of Modulation-Doped Quantum Wells," Journal of Electronic Materials 18, July 1989, p. 51.

13. V.K. Reddy and D.P. Neikirk, "Influence of Growth Interruption on I - V Characteristics of AlAs/GaAs Double Barrier Resonant Tunneling Diodes," 11th Annual Molecular Beam Epitaxy Workshop, Austin TX, Sept. 16-18, 1991.

14. A.J. Tsao, V.K. Reddy, D.R.Miller, K.K. Gullapalli, and D.P. Neikirk, "The effect of barrier thickness asymmetries on the electrical characteristics of AlAs/GaAs double barrier resonant tunneling diodes," 11th Annual Molecular Beam Epitaxy Workshop, Austin TX, Sept. 16-18 1991.

15. T.R. Block, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "MBE growth condition dependence of RHEED dampening and QW photoluminescence," Twelfth North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 12-14, 1992.

16. T.J. Mattord, D.P. Neikirk, A. Srinivasan, A. Tang, K. Sadra, Y.C. Shih, and B.G. Streetman, "Real time flux monitoring and feedback control of a valved arsenic source" Twelfth North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 12-14, 1992.

17. Y.C. Shih, D.P. Neikirk, and B.G. Streetman, "Effects of As flux on Si d-doped GaAs," Twelfth North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 12-14, 1992.

18. Y. Kim and D.P. Neikirk, "Monolithically integrated optically interrogated pressure microsensor," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 92, No. 4 (pt. 2), October 1992, p. 2353.

19.  O. Hartin, D. P. Neikirk, A. Anselm, and B. Streetman, “Memory Switching Simulation in Resonant Tunneling Devices,”  1997 American Physical Society March Meeting, Kansas City, MO, March 17-21, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 42, No. 1, 1997, p. 548.

20.  O. Hartin and D. P. Neikirk, “Tight Binding Simulation of Memory Switching in Resonant Tunneling Devices,” 1997 American Physical Society International Conference on Computational Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Aug. 25, 1997.

21. D. Neikirk, "Embedded Passive Sensors for State Monitoring," presented at NSF Workshop on Exploring the Uses of Autoadaptive Media in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Austin, TX, January 10-12 2001.

22. Lavigne, John J.; Savoy, Steve; Best, Michael; Anslyn, Eric V.; Shear, Jason B.; McDevitt, John T.; Neikirk, Dean, “Toward the development of an ‘electronic tongue’,” Book of Abstracts, 219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 26-30, 2000  (2000), AGFD-193.

23. Wood, Sharon; Neikirk, Dean, “Development of a passive sensor to detect cracks in welded steel construction,” US-Japan Joint Workshop and Third Grantees Meeting,  US-Japan Cooperative Rsearch in Urban Earthquake Disaster Mitigation, Monbu-Kgagku-sho and The National Science Foundation, Seattle, August 15-16, 2001.

24. McCleskey, Shawn C.; Goodey, Adrian P.; Rodriguez, Marc D.; McDevitt, John T.; Anslyn, Eric V.; Neikirk, Dean P., “Development of a multi-component sensor array for the simultaneous detection of various analytes in solution,” Abstracts of Papers, 222nd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States, August 26-30, 2001.

D. Other Major Publications

V. Kesan and D.P. Neikirk, "Quantum Well Devices," Microwaves and RF, vol. 25, July 1986, pp. 93-97.

D.P. Neikirk, P. Cheung, M.S. Islam, and T. Itoh, "Optically Controlled Coplanar Waveguide Phase Shifters," Microwave Journal, Dec. 1989, pp. 77-88.

D.P. Neikirk, "Quantum Wells and Other Deep Subjects," Discovery, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1989, pp. 5-8.

S. M. Wentworth, J. M. Lewis, and D. P. Neikirk, "Antenna-Coupled Thermal Detectors of mm-Wave Radiation," Microwave Journal, Jan. 1993, pp. 94-103.

 

E. Book Chapter:

D.B. Rutledge, D.P. Neikirk, and D. Kasilingam "Integrated- Circuit Antennas," in Infrared and Millimeter Waves, vol. 11, editor K.J. Button, 1984.

 

F. Technical Reports

C-K Tzuang, D. P. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Finite Element Analysis of Slow-Wave Schottky Contact Printed Lines," Microwave Laboratory Report No. 87-P-2, AFOSR Grant 86-0036, Feb., 1987.

D.P. Neikirk and T. Itoh, "Monolithic Phase Shifter Study," Microwave Laboratory Report No. 87-P-3, AFOSR Grant 86-0036, Jan., 1987.

V. P. Kesan and D. P. Neikirk, "Quantum Well Devices," Electrical Engineering Research Laboratory Report No. 87-P-8, Joint Services Electronics Program Research Contract AFOSR F49620-86-C-0045, August 7, 1987.

Stuart M. Wentworth and D. P. Neikirk, "High Frequency Characteristics of Tape Automated Bonding (TAB) Interconnects," Microwave Laboratory Report No. 87-P-7, August 26, 1987.

Stuart M. Wentworth and D. P. Neikirk, "Characterization of Tape Automated Bonding (TAB) Interconnects at High Frequency ," Microwave Laboratory Report No. 87-P-9, October 23, 1987.

D.P. Neikirk and T. Itoh, "Monolithic Phase Shifter Study," Microwave Laboratory Report No. 90-P-1, Final Technical Report for AFOSR Grant 86-0036, Feb., 1990.

A. Mortazawi, D. Neikirk, and T. Itoh, "Microwave and millimeter wave oscillators and planar power combining structures for QWITT and Gunn diodes," Microwave Laboratory Report No. 90-P-4, Technical Report for ARO Grant DAAL03-88-K-0005 and JSEP Grant F49620-89-0044, Aug., 1990.

 

Patents:

US Patent # 5,080,870: "Sublimating and Cracking Apparatus," Jan. 14, 1992
Inventors: B.G. Streetman, T.J. Mattord, D.P. Neikirk

US Patent # 5,408,107: "Semiconductor Device Having Multiple Current-Voltage Curves and Zero-Bias Memory," April 18, 1995
Inventors: Dean P. Neikirk and Kiran Kumar Gullapalli

Courses (click here to go to my class summary page):

Introduction to Microwave Engineering

VLSI Fabrication Techniques

Integrated Circuit Fabrication

Solid State Microwave Devices

Electromagnetics of Packaging

Simulations Methods in VLSI/CAD

MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS): FABRICATION AND DEVICE APPLICATIONS

Senior Design Project Lab 

Continuing Education Courses Taught

"Microelectronics Fabrication - Chemical Aspects," with Isaac Trachtenberg, Continuing Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, June 1-4, 1987.

"Integrated Circuit Process & Design," with M. R. Mercer, Motorola short course, Continuing Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (1987-1990)

"Integrated Circuit Processing and Design," with L. T. Pillage, Advanced Micro Devices short course, Continuing Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin:

"Microelectronics Fabrication," for the Fellows of the Senior Service College Fellowship Program, Continuing Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1993-1996.


 

Representative Grants and Contracts

 

Grant title: Monolithic Phase Shifter Study

Co-principal Investigators: D.P. Neikirk, T. Itoh
Sponsoring Agency: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
beginning: Nov. 1, 1985
ending: Oct. 31, 1988


Grant title: Integrated Millimeter Wave and Optoelectronic Components for Very High
Speed Communications Applications
Principal Investigator: D.P. Neikirk
Co-investigators: B.G. Streetman, T. Itoh, A.B. Buckman
Sponsoring Agency: Texas Advanced Technology Research Program
beginning: Nov. 6, 1985
ending: Aug. 31, 1987

 
Grant title: Multilayer Heterojunctions in III-V Semiconductors
Principal Investigator: B. G. Streetman
Co-investigators: D.P. Neikirk, J.L. Erskine, L. Kleinman, F. Matsen, J. Stark
Sponsoring Agency: Texas Advanced Technology Research Program
beginning: Nov. 6, 1985
ending: Aug. 31, 1987


Grant title: Molecular Beam Epitaxy with High Speed Device Applications
Co-Principal Investigators: D.P. Neikirk, B.G. Streetman
Sponsoring Agency: Joint Services Electronics Program
beginning: April, 1986
ending: March, 1989



Grant title: Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Array Components
Co-Principal Investigators: D.P. Neikirk, T. Itoh
Sponsoring Agency: Joint Services Electronics Program
beginning: April, 1986
ending: March, 1989
 

Grant title: Presidential Young Investigator Award
Principal Investigator: D.P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
beginning: May 1, 1986
ending: 1/31/91


Grant title: 3M Nontenured Faculty Grant
Principal Investigator: D.P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: 3M Corporation
amount: $ 11,000
beginning: July, 1986

 
Grant title: 3M Nontenured Faculty Grant
Principal Investigator: D.P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: 3M Corporation
beginning: July, 1987


Grant title: Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth for Non-alloyed Ohmic Contacts to GaAs
Principal Investigator: D. P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: Texas Instruments
beginning: Sept. 1, 1987
ending: Aug. 31, 1988

 

Grant title: Microelectronics Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum Development
Principal Investigator: Willis Adcock
Sponsoring Agency: Semiconductor Research Corporation
beginning: Jan. 1, 1988
ending: Dec. 31, 1989
 

Grant title: Heterostructure Tunneling Devices for Ultra-high Speed Device Applications
Principal Investigator: D. P. Neikirk and B. G. Streetman
Sponsoring Agency: Texas Advanced Technology Program
beginning: June 15, 1988
ending: Aug. 31, 1990


Grant title: Quantum Transport Studies of Single and Double Barrier Heterostructures
Principal Investigator: D. P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: Texas Advanced Research Program
beginning: June 15, 1988
ending: Aug. 31, 1990

 

Grant title: Magnetically Levitated Microrobots, Emerging Technology Initiative on Microelectromechanical Engineering
Principal Investigators: Ilene Busch-Vishniac, J. Beaman, A.B. Buckman, S.I. Marcus, G.Y. Masada. D.P. Neikirk, A. Tasch
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
beginning: July, 1988
ending: Aug. 31, 1991


Grant title: Heterostructure Device Development
Principal Investigators: D.P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: Joint Services Electronics Program
beginning: April, 1989
ending: March, 1991

 
Grant title: Millimeter-Wave Active Guided Wave Structures
Co-Principal Investigators: D.P. Neikirk, T. Itoh
Sponsoring Agency: Joint Services Electronics Program
beginning: April, 1989
ending: March, 1991

 
Grant title: Quantum Well Device-based Circuits for Millimeter Wave Communications Applications
Principal Investigator: D. P. Neikirk and T. Itoh
Sponsoring Agency: Texas Advanced Technology Program
beginning: Jan., 1990
ending: Aug. 31, 1992

 
Grant title: Quantum Transport Models for Heterostructures Devices
Principal Investigator: D. P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: Texas Advanced Research Program
beginning: Jan., 1990
ending: Aug. 31, 1992

 
Grant title: Microwave/Millimeter Wave Hybrid Microelectronic Circuits
Principal Investigators: D.P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: Joint Services Electronics Program
beginning: April, 1992
ending: March, 1995

 
Grant title: Journal and Thrust Bearings with Active Deformable Surfaces
Co-Principal Investigators: I. Busch-Vishniac, D.P. Neikirk, W. Weldon, and K. Wood.
Sponsoring Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
beginning: Sept. 1, 1992
ending: Sept. 30, 1995

 
Grant title: A Unified CAD Tool for Integrated Systems
Co-Principal Investigators: M.R. Mercer, D.P. Neikirk, and L.T. Pillage.
Sponsoring Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
beginning: March 1, 1993
ending: Feb. 28, 1995

 
Grant title: Multi-State Quantum Storage Devices
Co-Principal Investigators: D.P. Neikirk and E.J. Powers.
Sponsoring Agency: DoD Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (AASERT)
beginning: Sept. 1, 1993
ending: Aug. 31, 1996

 
Grant title: An Efficient Methodology for Design Automation of Application Specific Multi-Chip Modules
Principal Investigators: D.P. Neikirk and L. T. Pillage
Sponsoring Agency: Texas Advanced Technology Program
beginning: Jan. 1994
ending: Aug. 1995


Grant title: Thermal Analysis and Electronic Test of Multi Chip Modules
Co-Principal Investigators: L.T. Pillage and D.P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: DoD Augmentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (AASERT)
beginning: Fall, 1994
ending: Fall, 1997


Grant title: Modeling and Design for Reduced Cross Talk in Mixed Signal Analog / Digital IC Packages for Wireless Applications
Co-Principal Investigators: D. P. Neikirk and Guanghan Xu
Sponsoring Agency: DoD Advanced Research Projects Agency
beginning: Fall, 1995
ending: Fall, 1998

 
Grant title: Modeling and High Frequency Characterization of Low K Dielectrics
Principal Investigator: D. P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: SEMATECH
beginning: March 1996
ending: March 1997

 
Grant title: Modeling (Electromagnetic) of Multilevel Interconnects for Capacitance, Conductance, Delay, and Crosstalk for Various Al and Cu Based Systems
Principal Investigator: D. P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: SEMATECH
beginning: March 1996
ending: March 1997

 
Grant title: Design, Growth, and Fabrication of New Memory Switching Quantum Storage Devices
Principal Investigators: D.P. Neikirk
Sponsoring Agency: Texas Advanced Research Program
beginning: Jan. 1996
ending: Aug. 1998

 

Students:

Former Students

Electronic copies of some of my students' MS and PhD work are available upon request.



Vita for Dean P. Neikirk:

Vita:

Dean P. Neikirk was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on October 31, 1957.  He received the B.S. degree (1979) in physics from Oklahoma State University, and the M.S. (1981) and Ph.D. (1984) degrees in applied physics from the California Institute of Technology.  He joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 1984, and is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, holding the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Professorship in Engineering (No. 7).  Dr. Neikirk developed the first monolithic, high resolution focal plane detector array for use at wavelengths between 0.1 mm and 1 mm, and in 1984 received the Marconi International Fellowship Young Scientist Award "for contributions to the development of millimeter wave integrated circuits especially in the area of detectors and imaging arrays."  He has also been named a 1986 National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator.

Dr. Neikirk's current research interests concentrate on the fabrication and modeling of electromagnetic and micromachined sensors and actuators.  His work also includes projects involving integrated circuit processing and the high frequency properties of transmission lines.  His work concentrates on the use of advanced fabrication techniques, including silicon micromachining, for new device and transmission line development.  Dr. Neikirk developed the teaching laboratory for semiconductor device fabrication at The University of Texas at Austin, and is an active member of The University of Texas at Austin Microelectronics Research Center. Recently Dr. Neikirk’s research project related to the development of new chemical sensors (an “electronic taste” sensor) was selected for a joint commercialization venture between the University of Texas and Labnetics, Inc.





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