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The faculty members of LASST span several academic departments within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and College of Engineering.

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Faculty

Scott Collins

Scott Collins

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Chemistry/Biochemistry (Ph.D., Brigham Young, 1980)
scott.collins@maine.edu
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MEMS, nanofabrication, micromechanical components, microphotonic devices

William DeSisto

William DeSisto

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B.S. University of Rhode Island, 1986; Ph.D. Brown University, 1989
wdesisto@umche.maine.edu
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Inorganic membrane synthesis and characterization; application of chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition to membrane synthesis; filtration for microdevices; selective adsorption materials synthesis and characterization

Brian G. Frederick

Brian G. Frederick

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Chemistry (Ph.D., Cornell, 1991)
brian.frederick@umit.maine.edu
metal and oxide surfaces, vibrational spectroscopy, time-of-flight electron analyzers and mass spectrometers

Peter Kleban

Peter Kleban

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Physics (Ph.D., Brandeis, 1970)
kleban@maine.maine.edu
surface physics, statistical mechanics, condensed matter theory

Robert Lad

Robert Lad

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Ph.D., Cornell (1986)
rjlad@maine.edu
materials science, ceramics, thin film synthesis, surface characterization, sensors

Paul Millard

Paul Millard

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Microbiology (Ph.D., Maryland, 1984)
paul.millard@maine.edu
biosensors, microbial pathogen detection

Mauricio Pereira da Cunha

Mauricio Pereira da Cunha

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PhD, Electrical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; MSEE and Bachelor in Electrical Engieering at Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
mdacunha@eece.maine.edu
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Biosensors; microfluidic devices and systems; new piezoelectric materials and acoustic wave devices for military electronic systems; Microwave Acoustic Devices; High Frequency RF Devices; Wireless Communication; Signal Processing; High Temperature Acoustic Wave Sensors and materials

Rosemary Smith

Rosemary Smith

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Bioengineering (Ph.D., Utah, 1982)
rosemary.smith@maine.edu
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Microfluidic instruments for biomolecular analysis, microsensors, biomedical microdevices

Carl Tripp

Carl Tripp

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Ph.D., Ottawa (1988)
ctripp@maine.edu
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surface chemistry, infrared/Raman spectroscopy, nanoparticles, organic thin films, colloids, biointerfaces

William Unertl

William Unertl

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Physics (Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1973)
unertl@maine.edu
nanotechnology, polymers, tribology, composite coatings, surface physics

John Vetelino

John Vetelino

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Electrical & Computer Engineering (Ph.D., Rhode Island, 1969)
vet@eece.maine.edu
Microsensors; acoustics; solid state

Research Staff

George Bernhardt

George Bernhardt

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georgeb@maine.edu
thin films, microfabrication, sensor testing

Lee Bickerstaff

Lee Bickerstaff

lee.bickerstaff@maine.edu
biosensors, biochemistry

Mike Call

Mike Call

michael.call@maine.edu
microfabrication, electronics, instrumentation

David Frankel

David Frankel

frankel@maine.edu
instrumentation, sensors, thin films, analysis

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