ARTURO A. AYÓN · Established MEMS program at Sony San Antonio. Structured MEMS business development plan including personnel, revenue projections, profit margins, marketing policies

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ARTURO A. AYÓN 14506 Snip Street Cell (210) 854-8925

San Antonio, TX 78248 Work (210) 458-7245

Citizenship: United States

[email protected]

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PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

University of Texas at San Antonio 2003 – Present

Founding Director, MEMS Research Laboratory (2004 – Present)

Directing research activities in a variety of MEMS and NEMS projects including high-efficiency

photovoltaics, micro-rockets, drug eluting bio-absorbable stents, field emission with carbon nanotubes,

power generation from wearable fabrics, hyperlenses, metamaterials, chemical sensors on a robotic

platform, microactuators for radar applications and printable electronics, among others. Intellectual

property generation and the fabrication and characterization of laboratory prototypes are strongly

emphasized. The examples include the following devices:

(i.) Roof Load Sensor (see: http://www.roofmonitor.com/), to monitor, quantify and display in real time

roof loads on strip malls and dwellings due to rain, hail or snow accumulation. This product was

offered to the public in November, 2014,

(ii.) Chemical Sensor on a Robotic Platform otherwise known as a Lab-on-a-Robot, to monitor and

identify chemical compounds in aqueous and air media. This device was awarded by NASA an

STTR phase I in 2012 and an STTR Phase II in 2013 to HJ Science and Technology, Inc., of Santa

Clara, California,

(iii.) Wireless Baby Vitals Monitor to detect, quantify and display in real time breathing and pulse rates of

babies and infants. This device won 1st place in the $100K Student Technology Venture Competition

in 2008.

(iv.) Self-Contained Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Mask for sleep apnea disorders. This device also

won 1st place in the $100K Student Technology Venture Competition in 2014.

University of Sonora, México 2014 – Present

External Professor

Graduate Nanotechnology Program

Physics Department

Collaborating with the Graduate Nanotechnology Program in the Physics Department by imparting formal

courses, workshops, seminars and directing or co-directing M.S. and Ph.D. thesis. The activities include

hosting graduate students in the MEMS Laboratory in San Antonio to perform research activities associated

with their respective thesis work.

University of Texas at San Antonio 2007 – 2009

Associate Vice President for Research Development

Appointed Vice President of Research Development to promote interdisciplinary research collaborations

and facilitate the research proposal submission. Visited and briefed federal agencies and national

laboratories (ARO, DARPA, NSF, USDA, DOE, ONR, Oak Ridge) to disseminate UTSA research

capabilities, laboratory facilities and faculty interests, and identify funding opportunities; subsequently,

organized seminars with representatives from the aforementioned federal funding agencies to actively

promote interactions with faculty and researchers. Participated in the streamlining of electronic research

proposal submission. Participated in the definition of guidelines for limited-submission research proposals.

Responsible for reviewing and updating the guidelines for establishing research Centers and Institutes at

UTSA, assessing their required financial support, conducting formal reviews of all organized research

units, defining and issuing standardized performance report, coordinating the reporting timelines with the

deans and the directors of the centers and institute, staffing an external review committee, specifying the

review criteria and preparing individual feedback reports indicating the strengths and weaknesses of each

research unit and a recommendation for its future.

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University of Texas at San Antonio 2006 – 2007

Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering

Interacted with the chairs of the engineering departments at the University of Texas at San Antonio

(Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Biomedical) to promote collaborations among faculty, increase the

number and quality of the submitted research proposals, and better understand department needs in terms of

technical support and teaching / research upgrades since the office of the Associate Dean for Research was

responsible for the areas of research space distribution, information technology, electronic repair, and

research infrastructure upgrade and renovations. Organized Research Proposal Submission Workshops.

Streamlined research proposal submission protocols in the College of Engineering.

University of Texas at San Antonio

Full Professor 2009 – Present

Associate Professor 2006 – 2009

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

Physics and Astronomy Department.

Visiting Professor 2005 – 2006

Research Professor 2003 – 2005

Joined the Electrical Engineering Department to initiate MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS)

teaching and research activities and to found the UTSA MEMS Research Laboratory. Interfaced with Sony

Semiconductor to secure a U.S. $2,200,000 microfabrication equipment donation which was installed in the

UTSA Microfabrication Facility. Founding Director of the 4600 ft2, class-100 MEMS Research Laboratory

which encompasses photolithography, plasma etching, thin film deposition, metallization and metrology.

Established the Microelectronics concentration area in the Electrical and Computer Engineering curriculum

by introducing 4 new courses, namely, Electronic Devices, Introduction to Micro and Nanotechnology,

Laboratory of Microfabrication, and Advanced Topics in Micro and Nanotechnology. Established research

programs on microwave devices with the Army Research Office. Secured research grants from the Army

Research Office and the San Antonio Life Sciences Association.

SONY Semiconductor, San Antonio, TX 78230 2000 – 2003

Director, MEMS Business Development Reported directly to the President. Established MEMS program at Sony San Antonio. Structured MEMS

business development plan including personnel, revenue projections, profit margins, marketing policies and

capital investment. Determined strategic MEMS devices for development on site. Supervised MEMS

personnel to model microfabricate and test MEMS applications. Planned and implemented MEMS

technology Road Map to demonstrate and enhance the portfolio of MEMS processing units. Worked with

and supervised MEMS development managers to detect and address the needs of technologists exploring a

wide array of MEMS applications including: Optical Switching and Networking, Image Projection

Structures, Field Emission Devices, OLED and Flat Panel Displays, Surface Acoustic Waves,

Accelerometers, Gyroscopes, Pressure Sensors, Infra-Red Sensors, Laser Thermal Scanners, cooling

microstructures, and DNA chips among others. Established cooperation agreements with other Sony sites in

Japan and Singapore. Proposed and demonstrated a new scheme for micromanufacturing high-density

OLED displays. Appointed to the 6-member Sony Corporate MEMS Working Group that defines and

advises Sony’s strategic direction regarding MEMS technology. Established MEMS business projects as a

solid and steady source of revenue at Sony San Antonio by demonstrating, qualifying and taking to mass-

production a DNA-chip and a MEMS microphone, employing QS 9000 methodology. As of today Sony

has micromanufactured several Billion MEMS Microphones.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 1996 – 2000

Research Scientist (1998-2000)

Participated in the development of all pertinent micromanufacturing protocols for the pioneering field of

Power MEMS: micro-rockets, turbochargers, turbine engines for micro air vehicle, micro-combustors,

turbopumps and other microturbomachinery applications. Planned, performed and analyzed designed

experiments to characterize a Deep Reactive Ion Etcher (DRIE) as well as fusion, anodic and thermo-

compression wafer bonding. Data collected and analyzed statistically. Participated in the development of

new processing approaches for high temperature ceramics such as Silicon Carbide and Cordierite/Mullite.

Proposed and demonstrated parallel processing for multi-stack wafer projects opposite to serial processing.

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Research was conducted at the MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories.

Post-Doctoral Research Associate (1996-1998) Involved in the microfabrication of the first micromachined gas turbine engine, and subsequent projects:

micro motor compressor and micro-generator. These highly interdisciplinary projects represented a new

paradigm in the generation of electrical power as well as a novel approach to microengines. The utilization

of high density plasmas and wafer bonding technology permitted the etching of silicon trenches with depths

in excess of 500 m and the assembly of devices requiring stacks of up to 7single-crystal silicon wafers.

Research was conducted at the MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories.

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 1992 - 1996

Ph.D Graduate Research Assistant

Conducted the microfabrication and testing of microwave applications of high aspect ratio, cantilevered

structures using high resistivity silicon substrates: out of plane, tunable transmission lines and wafer free

dipole antennas operating up to 40 GHz. Research was conducted at the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility.

Plasticos Industriales, Guadalajara, Mexico 1986 - 1989

President

Assumed direction of commercialization of plastic commodities in Guadalajara. Expanded market to cover

Northwest and Central Mexico. Tripled annual sales effort. Promoted growth of organization. Achieved

high levels of employee morale.

IBM Mexico, Guadalajara 1985 – 1986

Manufacturing and Quality Engineering Manager

Supervised 11 engineers in the design and overall technical support of production line for S/5360 and

S/5362 computer systems. Determined the manufacturing floor layout, specified required tools, designed

operator assembly stations, provided and updated manufacturing routes, implemented engineering changes,

specified quality control checkpoints and tests, highlighted acceptability criteria, compiled field

performance and feedback to manufacturing line. Systems were exported to Latin America, Australia, New

Zealand, Thailand, Korea and Japan.

IBM Corporation, Rochester, MN 55901 1983 – 1985

Engineering Liaison

Represented Guadalajara Plant in the decision process for new engineering releases and product

introduction strategy. Assessed the impact of engineering changes on overseas suppliers, parts inventory,

finished product distribution centers in Far East and Latin America and delays from vendors updating

tooling. Interfaced technical difficulties and concerns between manufacturing plant and development

groups.

IBM Mexico, Guadalajara 1983

Manufacturing Engineer

Worked as an integral part of the support team for computer systems production line. Updated

manufacturing routes for S/5360. Provided technical support to field engineers and vendors. Earned rapid

promotion to more skilled and responsible assignments.

Unisys Mexico, Guadalajara 1982 - 1983

Systems Technician

Provided technical support for computers, terminals and printers. Calibrated oscilloscopes and electronic

equipment according to preventive maintenance plan.

EDUCATIONAL 1996 Doctor of Philosophy

BACKGROUND Nuclear Science and Engineering

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

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1992 Master of Science

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

1983 Bachelor of Science

Electronic Engineering

Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico

PH.D. THESIS Tunable Micromachined Microwave Devices,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, NY, 1996

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio (2003-Present).

Modern Physics,

Electrodynamics,

Solid State Physics,

Electricity and Magnetism for Physicists,

Algebra Based Physics I and II,

Engineering Physics I,

Mathematical Physics I and II

Engineering Analysis I and II,

Electromagnetic Engineering,

Electronic Devices,

RF-MEMS,

Bio-MEMS,

Introduction to Micro and Nanotechnology,

Principles of Microfabrication,

Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 (1992-1993). Electromagnetic Engineering,

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion,

Lecturer, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico (1988-1989).

Partial Differential Equations,

Vector and Tensor Calculus,

Probability and Statistics.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

MEMBER (2006 – 2010)

Nanomaterials Applications Center,

Texas State University - San Marcos 601 University Drive Centennial Hall, Room 346B San Marcos, Texas 78666

AWARDS AND HONORS

2014 Annual Innovation Award: For performance in terms of issued patents and licensing revenue.

2013 Innovation of Excellence Award: Recognizing technology innovation and scientific contributions.

UT-System STARS AWARD: Awarded $400,000 on April 2007 for research and education track record.

Best Teacher Award: Honor Society HKN, November, 2006.

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IEEE Senior Member: November, 2000.

RESEARCH / SCHOLARLY / CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

BOOK CHAPTERS

Pushpa Raj Pudasaini and Arturo A Ayon,

Design Guidelines for High Efficiency Plasmonics Silicon Solar Cells,

Featured in High-Efficiency Solar Cells - Physics, Materials and Devices,

Springer Verlag Series in Materials Science,

Volume 190, pp. 497-514, 2014.

A. A. Ayón, A. McQuarry, J. Elders, J. Bryzek, J. Brown, P. Podesser and S. Walsh,

Roadmap for Commercializing Microsystems Technologies

Chapter 8: Standards or Lack Thereof in,

Sponsored by the Micro and Nano Technology Commercialization Education Foundation,

September, 2002.

BOOK EDITOR

Micro and Nanosystems Materials Research Society,

Volume 782, 2004,

Nano and Micro Microelectromechanical (NEMS and MEMS) and Molecular Machines,

Materials Research Society,

Volume 741, 2003,

ISBN: 9781558996786.

Materials Science of Microelectromechanical Systems Devices (MEMS) IV Materials Research Society,

Volume 687, 2002,

ISBN: 9781107412125.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Ulises Tronco-Jurado, Emmanuel Saucedo-Flores, Ruben Ruelas, Rosendo Lopez and Arturo A. Ayon,

Synergistic Effects of Nanotexturization and Down Shifting CdTe Quantum Dots in Solar Cell

Performance,

Submitted to Microsystem Technologies,

2015

Manisha Sharma, Bardaj Bhattarai, Ekaterina Vinogradova and Arturo A. Ayon,

Effect of Au Nanoclusters on the Electrical Performance of Hybrid Silicon Solar Cells,

Submitted to ACS Journal of Applied Materials and Interface,

2015.

Dylan Gin and Arturo A. Ayon,

Modeling a Monolithic Silicon Carbide Pintle Rocket Injector,

Submitted to IEEE Journal of Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology,

2015.

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D. Strickland, A. Ayon and A. Alu,

Dynamic polarizability tensor for circular cylinders,

Physical Review B,

Phys. Rev. B 91, 085104, 2015.

Ramakrishna Kotha, Diana Strickland, and Arturo A Ayon,

Nanowire Fabrication in Porous Alumina Templates produced by employing Sulphuric, Oxalic and

Phosphoric Acids,

Journal of Inorganic Non-metallic Materials,

Vol. 5, No. 3, 2015.

Emmanuel Saucedo-Flores, Rubén Ruelas, Víctor Rangel, Ulises Tronco y Arturo Ayón,

Modelado de la fotoluminiscencia descendente en nanopartículas de CdSe/Te,

Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias,

Vol. 1, No. 7, December, 2014, pp. 113-121.

M. Sharma, P. R. Pudasaini, F. Ruiz-Zepeda, D. Vinogradova and A. A. Ayon,

Plasmonic Effects of Au/Ag Bimetallic Multi-spiked Nanoparticles for Photovoltaic Applications,

ACS Journal of Applied Materials and Interface,

2014, 6(17):15472-9 (DOI: 10.1021/am5040939).

M. Sharma, P. R. Pudasaini, F. Ruiz-Zepeda, D. Elam and A. A. Ayon,

Ultrathin, Flexible, Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells based on Silicon Nanowires and

PEDOT:PSS,


2014, 6, 4356-4363 (DOI: 10.1021/am500063w).

Pushpa Raj Pudasaini, Manisha Sharma, Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda and Arturo A Ayon,

Efficiency Improvement of a Nanostructured Polymer Solar Cell Employing Atomic Layer

Deposited Al2O3 as a Passivation Layer,

Microelectronic Engineering,

Volume 119, 1 May 2014, Pages 6–10.

Pushpa Raj Pudasaini, Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda, Manisha Sharma, David Elam, Arturo Ponce

and Arturo A Ayon,

High Efficiency Hybrid Silicon Nanopillar-Polymer Solar Cells,


2013, 5 (19), pp 9620–9627.

K. R. Van Sickle, H. R. Nanda Kumar, A. Parikh, A. A. Ayon and S. M. Cohn,

Development of an animal model to investigate optimal laparascopic trocar site fascial closure,

J. Surg. Res.,

2013 Sep; 184 (1): 126-31,

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.05.025


Aluminum oxide passivated radial junction sub-micron pillar arrays textured silicon solar cells,

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics,

2013, 46 235104 (DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/46/23/235104).


Nanostructured plasmonic silicon solar cells,

Journal of Microelectronic Engineering,

110 (2013) 126–131.

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H. Nanda Kumar, K. R. Van Sickle, A. Parikh, C. Louden, J. Michalek, A. A. Ayon and S. M. Cohn,

Development of an Animal Model to Investigate Optimal Laparoscopic Trocar Site Fascial Closure, J Surg Res. 2013 Sep;184(1):126-31,

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.05.025.


Modeling the front side plasmonics effect in nanotextured silicon surface for thin film solar cell

applications,

Microsystem Technologies,

(2013) 19:871–877 (DOI: 10.1007/s00542-013-1756-5).

M. F. Cabral, J. D. Barrios, E. M. Kataoka, S. A. S. Machado, E. Carrilho, C. D. Garcia and A. A. Ayon,

Computational, Electrochemical, and Spectroscopic, Studies of Acetycholinesterase Covalently

Attached to Carbon Nanotubes,

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces,

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.08.039,

Volume 103, March 2013, pp. 624-629.

Eric Tavares da Cost, Carlos Antonio Neves, Guilherme Minoru Hotta, Denis Tadeu Rajh Vidal, Marcelo

Fagundes Barros, Arturo A. Ayon, Carlos D. Garcia, and Claudimir Lucio do Lago,

Unmanned Platform for Long-Range Remote Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Air Samples,

Electrophoresis,

2012, 33(17), 2650-2659,

doi: 10.1002/elps.201200273.

Pushpa Raj Pudasaini and Arturo A. Ayon,

High Efficiency Nanotextured Silicon Solar Cells,

Journal of Optics Communications,

Volume 285, Issues 21-22, October 2012, pp. 4211-4214.


Nanostructure Thin Film Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Improvement Using Gold Nanoparticles,

Journal of Physica Status Solidi A,

Vol. 209, pp. 1475-1480, 2012.

D. Valdez, C. Garcia and A. Ayon,

Implementation of a Field Programmable Gate Array for Wireless Control of a Lab-on-a-Robot,

Journal of Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing,

Vol. 71, pp. 29-38, 2012.

G. Collins, D. Elam, R. Hackworth, R. Kotha, A. Ayon, A. Chabanov and C. Chen,

The Use of Pulsed Laser Deposition to Produce Low-Temperature Barium Titanate Films on Nickel

Tape and Carbon Fiber Fabric,

Journal of Microsystem Technologies,

Volume 17, Number 4, pp. 701-706, 2011.

C. Berg, D. C. Valdez, P. Bergeron, M. F. Mora, C. D. Garcia and A. A. Ayon,

Lab-on-a-Robot: Integrated Microchip CE, Power Supply, Electrochemical Detector, Wireless Unit, and

Mobile Platform,

Electrophoresis, Special Issue on Miniaturization,

Volume 29, pp. 4914 – 4921, 2009.

G. Mani, D. M. Johnson, D. Marton, M. D. Feldman, D. Patel, A. A. Ayon and C. M. Agrawal,

Drug Delivery from Gold and Titanium Surfaces Using Self-Assembled Monolayers,

Biomaterials,

Volume 29, pp. 4561-4573, 2008.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23764309

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.08.039

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G. Mani, D. Johnson, M. Denes, V. Dougherty, M. Feldman, D. Patel, A. Ayon and M. Agrawal,

Stability of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Titanium and Gold,

Langmuir,

Volume 24, pp. 6774-6784, 2008.

M. F. Mora, J. Felhofer, A. Ayon, and C. D. Garcia,

Surfactants as a Preferred Option to Improve Separation and Detection in Capillary Electrophoresis,

Analytical Letters,

Volume 41, pp. 312 – 334, 2008,

P. Cotae, S. Yalamanchili, C. L. P. Chen and A. Ayon

Optimization of Sensor Locations and Sensitivity Analysis for Engine Health Monitoring Using

Minimum Interference Algorithms,

Eurasip Journal on Advances in Signal Processing

Special Issue on Distributed Signal Processing Techniques for Wireless Sensors Networks,

Volume 2008, pp. 1-9, (Article ID 280346), 2008,

doi:10.1155/2008/280346.

L. Blanes, M. F. Mora, C. L. do Lago, A. Ayon and C. D. Garcia,

Lab-on-a-Chip Biosensor for Glucose Based on a Packed Immobilized Enzyme Reactor,

Electroanalysis,

Volume 19, pp. 2451-2456, 2007.

Yongsheng Ding, Arturo A. Ayon and Carlos Garcia

Electrochemical Detection of Phenolic Compounds Using Cylindrical Carbon-ink Electrodes and

Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis,

Analytica Chimica Acta,

Volume 584, pp. 244-251, 2007.

A. A. Ayon, M. Cantu, K. Chava, C. M. Agrawal, M. D. Feldman, D. Johnson, D. Patel and E. Shi

Drug Loading of Nanoporous TiO2 Films

Journal of Biomedical Materials,

Volume 1, pp. L11-L15, 2006.

D. M. Johnson, D. Marton, A. Mahapatro, M. Feldman, D. Patel, A. Ayon, and C. M. Agrawal,

The Use of Alkanethiol Self-assembled Monolayers (SAMs) on 316L Stainless Steel for Coronary Artery

Stent Nanomedicine Applications: An Oxidative and In Vitro Stability Study,

Journal of Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine,

Volume 2, pp. 182-190, 2006.

A. Mahapatro, D. M. Johnson, D. N. Patel, M. D. Feldman, A. A. Ayon and C. M. Agrawal,

Surface Modification of Functional Self-Assembled Monolayers on 316L Stainless Steel via Lipase

Catalysis,

Langmuir,

Volume 22, pp. 901 – 905, 2006.

C. Livermore, A. R. Forte, T. Lyszczarz, S. D. Umans, A. A. Ayon and J. H. Lang,

A High-Power MEMS Electric Induction Motor,

Journal of MicroElectroMechanical Systems,

Volume 13, pp. 465-471, 2004

X. Zhang, A. Mehra, A. A. Ayón and I. Waitz,

Igniters and Temperature Sensors for a Micro Scale Combustion System,

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Volume 103, pp. 253-262, 2003.

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A. A. Ayón, X. Zhang, K. Turner, D. Choi, B. Miller, S. Nagle and S. M. Spearing,

Characterization of Silicon Wafer Bonding for Power MEMS Applications,

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical,

Volume 103, pp. 1-8, 2003.

N. Miki, X. Zhang, R. Khanna, A. A. Ayón, D. Ward, and S. M. Spearing,

Multi-Stack Silicon-Direct Wafer Bonding for 3D MEMS Manufacturing,


Volume 103, pp. 194-201, 2003.

K.-S. Chen, A. A. Ayon, X. Zhang and M. Spearing,

Effect of Process Parameters on the Surface Morphology and Mechanical Performance of Silicon after

Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE),


Volume 11, pp. 264-275, 2002.

A. P. London, A. H. Epstein, A. A. Ayón, S. M. Spearing, T. Harrison and J. L. Kerrebrock,

Microfabrication of a High Pressure Bipropellant Rocket Engine,


Volume 92, pp. 351-357, 2001.

X. Zhang, K.-S. Chen, R. Ghodssi, A. A. Ayón and S. M. Spearing,

Residual Stress and Fracture in Thick Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and Silane-Based PECVD Oxide

Films,


Volume 91, pp. 373-380, 2001.

R. Khanna, X. Zhang, J. Protz and A. A. Ayón,

Microfabrication Protocols for Deep Reactive Ion Etching and Wafer-Level Bonding,

SENSORS,

Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 51-60, April 2001.

A. A. Ayón, X. Zhang and R. Khanna,

Anisotropic Silicon Trenches 300 - 500 m Deep Employing Time Multiplexed Deep Etching (TMDE),


Volume 91, pp. 381-385, 2001.

A. A. Ayón, R. L. Bayt and K. S. Breuer, Deep Reactive Ion Etching: A Promising Technology for Micro and Nanosatellites,

Journal of Smart Materials and Structures, Special Issue: Space Applications for MEMS,

Volume 10, pp. 1135-1144, 2001.

R. L. Bayt, A. A. Ayon and K. S. Breuer,

Micro Propulsion for the Aerospace Industry,

SENSORS,

Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 43-48, February 2001.

A. Mehra, X. Zhang, A. A. Ayon, I. A. Waitz, M. A. Schmidt and A. H. Epstein,

A 6-Wafer Combustion System for a Silicon Micro gas Turbine Engine,


Volume 9, pp. 517-527, 2000.

A. A. Ayón,

Time Multiplexed Deep Etching,

SENSORS,

Vol. 16, No. 9, pp. 64-73, September 2000.

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A. Mehra, X. Zhang, A. A. Ayon, I. A. Waitz and M. A. Schmidt,

A Through-Wafer Electrical Interconnect for Multi-Level MEMS devices

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology,

Volume B18, pp. 2583-2589, 2000.

K. S. Chen, A. A. Ayón and S. M. Spearing,

Controlling and testing the fracture strength of silicon on the mesoscale,

Journal of the American Ceramic Society,

Volume 83, pp. 1476-1484, 2000.

A. A. Ayón, A. Epstein, L. Frechette, S. Nagle and M. A. Schmidt,

Tailoring Etch Directionality in a Deep Reactive Ion Etching Tool,


Volume B18, pp. 1412-1416, 2000.

A. A. Ayón, K. Ishihara, R. A. Braff, H. H. Sawin and M. A. Schmidt,

Microfabrication and Testing of Suspended Structures Compatible with SOI Technology,


Volume B17, pp. 1589-1593, 1999.

K. Ishihara, C.-F. Yung, A. A. Ayón and M. A. Schmidt,

An Inertial Sensor Technology using DRIE and Wafer Bonding with Enhanced Interconnect Capability,

Journal Of MicroElectroMechanical Systems,

Volume 8, pp. 403-408, 1999.

A. R. Mirza and A. A. Ayón,

Silicon Wafer Bonding for MEMS Manufacturing,

Solid State Technology,

Vol. 42, No. 9, pp. 73-78, August 1999.

A. A. Ayón, K. Ishihara, R. Braff, H. H. Sawin and M. Schmidt,

Application of the Footing Effect in the Microfabrication of Self-Aligned, Free-Standing Structures,


Volume A17, pp. 2274-2279, 1999.

A. A. Ayón, R. A. Braff, R. Bayt, H. H. Sawin and M. A. Schmidt,

Influence of Coil Power in the Etching Characteristics in a High Density Plasma Etcher,

Journal of the Electrochemical Society,

Vol. 146, pp. 2730-2736, 1999.

A. Mehra, A. A. Ayón, I. Waitz and M. A. Schmidt,

Microfabrication of High Temperature Silicon Devices using Wafer Bonding and Deep Reactive Ion

Etching,


Volume 8, pp. 152-160, 1999.

A. A. Ayón, R. Braff, C. C. Lin, H. H. Sawin and M. Schmidt,

Characterization of a Time Multiplexed Inductively Coupled Plasma Etcher,


Volume 146, pp. 339-349, 1999.


Advanced Silicon Wafer Bonding,

Micromachine Devices,

Vol. 4, No. 2, February 1999.

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Silicon Wafer Bonding: The key Enabling Technology for MEMS High-Volume Manufacturing,

Future Fab,

pp. 51-56, Issue 6, January 1999.

A. Folch, A. Ayon, O. Hurtado, M. Schmidt and M. Toner,

Molding of deep polydimethylsiloxane microstructures for microfluidics and biological applications,

J. of Biomechanical Engineering – Transactions of the ASME,

Volume 121, pp. 28-34, 1999.


Silicon Wafer Bonding: Key to MEMS High-Volume Manufacturing,

SENSORS,

Vol. 15, No. 12, pp. 24-33,

December 1998.

N. C. MacDonald, A. A. Ayón et al,

Micromachined Microdevices and Microinstruments,

Microelectronic Engineering,

Volume 30, pp. 563-564, 1996.

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

Marcial M. F, Garcia G. L, Hernandez T. J and Ayon A. A.,

Influence of silicon dioxide nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of concrete mixtures,

VIII International Conference on Surfaces, Materials and Vacuum” (VIII ICSMV),

Puebla, México,

September 21-25, 2015.

Invited Speaker:

Arturo A. Ayón,

Influence of CdTe Quantum Dot Down Shifting Photoluminescent Nanostructures and

Nanotexturization in Solar Cell Performance,

XXIV International Materials Research Conference,

Cancun, México,

August 16-20, 2015.

A. Ayon, U. Tronco-Jurado, R. López-Delgado, M. Sharma, E. Saucedo-Flores, and E. Alvarez-Ramos,

Influence of Au/Ag Nanostars and CdTe Quantum Dots on Photon Manipulation,

18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers 2015),

Anchorage, Alaska,

June 21-25, 2015.

Manisha Sharma and Arturo A. Ayon,

Organic-Inorganic hybrid solar cell efficiency improvement by employing gold nanoclusters,

2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC),

New Orleans, LA,

June 14-19, 2015.

Ulises Tronco-Jurado, Emmanuel Saucedo-Flores, Ruben Ruelas, Rosendo Lopez and Arturo A. Ayon,

Efficiency Improvement Employing CdTe Quantum Dot Based Luminescent Down Shifting

Nanostructures on c-Silicon Solar Cells,


New Orleans, LA,

June 14-19, 2015.

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Rosendo Lopez, Mario Enrique Alvarez and Arturo A. Ayon,

Performance of Inorganic Photovoltaic Structures Employing Heterojunctions with Large Band Gap

materials,


New Orleans, LA,

June 14-19, 2015.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Influence of Nanotechnology Techniques in the Power Conversion Efficiency of Photovoltaic Devices,

Nanotechnology Week,

Universidad de Sonora,

Hermosillo, México,

May 25, 2015.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Robotics Workshop,

III Congreso de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Didácticas de las Ciencias,



April 16, 2015.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Influence of Nanotexturization, Nanoparticles and CdTe Quantum Dots in the Power Conversion

Efficiency of Solar Cells,



April 16, 2015.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Terahertz Devices Enabled by the Utilization of Thermally Induced Silicon Diffusion and Atomic-Layer-

Deposition,



April 15, 2015.

Invited Speaker:

Arturo A. Ayon,

Influence of Quantum Dots and Surface Nanotexturization on Solar Cell Performance,

American Physical Society Meeting,

San Antonio, Texas,

March 2-6, 2015.

Manisha Sharma, Pushpa Raj Pudasaini and Arturo A Ayon,

Au Nanocluster assisted PCE improvement in PEDOT: PSS - Si Hybrid Devices,


San Antonio, Texas,

March 2-6, 2015.

Diana Strickland, Arturo A Ayon and Andrea Alu,

Electrodynamic Tensor properties of Periodic Arrays,


San Antonio, Texas,

March 2-6, 2015.

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Invited Speaker:

Arturo A. Ayon,

Utilization of Nanotexturization, Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots in Inorganic and Hybrid Solar

Cells,

XIX Reunión Universitaria de Investigación en Materiales, p. 19,


November 19 -21, 2014.

Arturo A. Ayón,

Influence of Quantum Dots and Au/Ag Nanostar Alloys on the Efficiency of Solar Cells,

School of Sciences,

University of Guadalajara

Guadalajara, México,

October 13, 2014.

Plenary Speaker:

Arturo A. Ayon,

Utilization of Nanotexturization and Nanoparticles in Organic/Inorganic Heterojunction Hybrid Solar

Cells,

VII International Conference on Surfaces, Materials and Vacuum,

Ensenada, México,

October 6 -10, 2014.

Keynote Speaker:

Arturo A. Ayon,

Photon capture and photon scattering employing Nanotexturizatino, Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots,

XIV Research Seminar,

Mérida, México,

October 2-3, 2014.

Invited Presentation:

Arturo A. Ayon,

Utilization of Nanotexturization for Photon Capture and Nanoparticles in Single Crystal and Hybrid

Solar Cells,

International Symposium on Materials for Enabling Nanodevices,

Tainan, Taiwan,


Arturo A. Ayon,

Photon Trapping and Photon Scattering in Nanotexturized Solar Cells,

National Cheng Kung University,

Tainan, Taiwan,

September 2, 2014.

Manisha Sharma, Pushpa Raj Pudasaini, and Arturo A Ayon,

Plasmonic Light Trapping in Ultrathin Single Crystal Silicon Membrane for Solar Cells Applications,

2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC),

Denver, CO

June 8-13, 2014.

Pushpa Raj Pudasaini, Manisha Sharma, Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda and Arturo Ayon,

Ultrathin, Flexible, Hybrid Solar Cells in Sub-ten Micrometer Single Crystal Silicon Membrane,

2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC),

Denver, CO

June 8-13, 2014.

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Arturo A. Ayon,

Introduction to Micro and Nanotechnology Workshop,



June 2-6, 2014.

Arturo A. Ayon,


MEMS Research Laboratory,

San Antonio, TX,

May 26-30, 2014.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Utilization of Nanoparticles and Nanotexturization in Solar Cells,

School of Physics and Mathematics,

Instituto Politecnico Nacional,

México City,

May 9, 2014.

Pushpa Raj Pudasaini and Arturo Ayon,

Electrical characterization of organic/inorganic hybrid solar cells based on silicon nanopillars-poly(3,4-

ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate),

DTIP 2014, pp. 227-230,

Cannes, France

April 1-4, 2014.

D. Strickland, A. Alu and A. A. Ayon,

Magnetoelectric coupling in cylindrical inclusions,

Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures (SPIE OPTO),

San Francisco, CA,

February 1-6, 2014.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Nanotexturized Solar Cells,

School of Sciences, Universidad Veracruzana,

Veracruz, México,

January 16, 2014.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Utilizaction of nanoparticles and nanotexturization in organic/inorganic heterojunction hybrid solar

cells,

CINVESTAV, Mérida, México,

January 16, 2014.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Utilización de nanopartículas y nanotexturización en celdas solares híbridas de hetruniones

orgánicas/inorgánicas,

Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán,

Mérida, México,

January 14, 2014.

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Arturo A. Ayon,

Utilization of Nanoparticles and Nanotexturization in Organic/Inorganic Heterojunction Hybrid Solar

Cells,

XIV School of Molecular Physics, Universidad de Sonora,


December 11-12, 2013.


Low-cost, High-efficiency Organic/Inorganic Heterojunction Hybrid solar cell for Next Generation

Photovoltaic Devices,

The 13th Int. Conf. on Micro and Nanotech. for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications,

London, United Kingdom,

December 3-6, 2013,

Journal of Physics Conference Series,

2013 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 476 012140

Arturo A. Ayon,

Inorganic and Hybrid Solar Cells,

School of Sciences,

University of Guadalajara

Guadalajara, México,

November 26, 2013.


Effect of Al2O3 Recombination barrier layer on Silicon Nanopillar-Polymer, Hybrid Solar Cells,

39th International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering,

London, United Kingdom,


D. Strickland, A. Alu and A. A. Ayon,

Dynamic Polarizability Tensor for Cylindrical Rods and their Application to the Homogenization of

Uniaxial Metamaterials,

The 7th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics,

Metamaterials’2013,

Bordeaux, France,


Arturo A. Ayon,

MEMS Technology: Challenges and Perspectives,

MEMS Summer School, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico,

Mexico City, México,

July 22-24, 2013.

Pushpa Raj Pudasaini, David Elam and Arturo Ayon,

Radial Junction Nanopillar Array Textured n-Type Silicon Solar Cells,

39th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference,

Tampa, Florida,

June 16-21, 2013.

Arturo A. Ayon,



San Antonio, TX,

May 27-31, 2013.

http://congress2013.metamorphose-vi.org/index.php/8-general-information/1-metamaterials-2013

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High Performance Nanopillar Array Silicon Solar Cells,

DTIP 2013, pp. 89-93,

Barcelona, Spain,

April 16-18, 201

H. Nanda Kumar, K. R. Van Sickle, A. Parikh, C. Louden, J. Michalek, A. A. Ayon and S. M. Cohn,

Development of an Animal Model to Investigate Optimal Laparoscopic Trocar Site Fascial Closure, Academic Surgical Congress,

New Orleans, Louisiana,

February 5-7, 2013.

Pushpa R. Pudasaini and A. Ayon,

Sub-wavelength nanotextured plasmonics silicon solar cells,

The 12th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy

Conversion Applications, Power MEMS 2012,

Atlanta, Georgia,

December 2-5, 2012.

E. T. da Costa, C. Neves, G. Hotta, D. Vidal, M. F. Barros, A. A. Ayon, C. D. Garcia and C. L. do Lago,

Unmanned Platform for Long-Range Remote Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Air Samples,

19th International Symposium, Exhibit & Workshops on Electro- and Liquid Phase-separation Techniques,

Baltimore, Maryland,

Sep. 30-Oct. 3, 2012.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Forward Scattering and Waveguiding Effects in Thin Film Solar Cell,

Army Research Office,

Raleigh, North Carolina,

June 18, 2012.


Plasmon Enhanced Optical Absorption in Silicon Nanohole Arrays for Thin Film Solar Cell

Applications,

38th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference,

Austin, Texas,

Jun 3-8, 2012.

Arturo A. Ayon,



San Antonio, TX,

May 21-25, 2012.

Dylan Ginn and Arturo A. Ayon,


DTIP 2012, pp. 144-147,

Cannes, France

April 25-27, 2012.


Plasmon Enhanced Optical Absorption in Silicon Nanohole Arrays for Thin Film Solar Cells

Applications,

DTIP 2012, pp. 3-7,

Cannes, France

April 25-27, 2012.

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Diana Strickland, Ramakrishna Kotha, Arturo Ayon, Jerome Hellfrich,

Design of a Metallic Wire Media Hyperlens,

SPIE OPTO,

San Francisco, California,

21 - 26 January 2012.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Introduction to Micro and Nanotechnology,

Universidad Autónoma de Morelos,

Cuernavaca, México,

January 16-20, 2012.

D. Strickland, J. Helffrich, R. Kotha and A. Ayón,

Design of a Mid Infrared Hyperlens,

5th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics,

Barcelona, Spain,

October 10-15, 2011.

Joseph Barrios, Ramakrishna Kotha, Arturo Ayon,

The Fabrication of Metallic Nano Wires Using Electroplating,

XX International Materials Research Congress,

Cancun, Mexico

August 14-19, 2011.

R. Kotha, D. Strickland and A. Ayon,

Multi-dimensional silver nanowires grown in anodic Al2O3 membranes by electroless deposition,


Cancun, Mexico,

August 14-19, 2011.

D. Strickland, R. Kotha and A. Ayon,

Impedance Matching a Nanostructured Subdiffraction Imaging Lens,


Cancun, Mexico,

August 14-19, 2011.

Ramakrishna Kotha, Joseph Barrios, and Arturo A Ayon,

Nanowire Fabrication in Porous Alumina Templates Using Electroless Deposition and

Electroplating,

3rd International Conference from Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials to Nanodevices and Nanosystems,

Crete Island, Greece, p. 6,

June 26-29, 2011.

Dylan Ginn and Arturo A. Ayon,


2011 Mathematics and Engineering International Conference,

Honolulu, Hawaii,

June 13-15, 2011.

Ramakrishna Kotha, Diana Strickland, and Arturo A Ayon,

Characterization of Silver nanowire growth in Porous Aluminum Oxide Templates produced employing

Sulphuric Acid, Oxalic Acid and phosphoric Acids, 2011 Mathematics and Engineering International Conference,

Honolulu, Hawaii,

June 13-15, 2011.

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David Elam, Anastasiia Nemashkalo, Yuri Strzhemechny, Chonglin Chen, Arturo Ayon and

Andrey Chabanov,

Structural and photoluminescence properties of ALD zinc oxide thin films,

2011 Mathematics and Engineering International Conference,

Honolulu, Hawaii,

June 13-15, 2011.

Arturo A. Ayon,



San Antonio, TX,

May 30- June 3, 2011.

R. Hackworth, J. Moreira, R. Kotha, R. Maxwell and A. A. Ayon,

Piezoelectric Charging for Smart Fabric Applications,

DTIP 2011, pp. 138-141,

Aix en Provence, France

May 11-13, 2011.

G. Collins, E. Silva, M. Liu, C. Ma, A. Chabanov, A. A. Ayon, and C. L. Chen,

Integration Ferroelectric BaTiO3 on Metallic Ni Tapes for Energy Generation,

DTIP 2011, pp. 72-74,


May 11-13, 2011.

D. Elam, R. Kotha, A. Ayon, C. Chen and A. Chabanov,

Potential stress mechanisms in ZnO thin films deposited by ALD,

DTIP 2011, pp. 185-186,


May 11-13, 2011.

R. Hackworth, J. Moreira, R. Kotha, R. Maxwell and A. Ayon,

Piezolectric Charging for Smart Fabric Applications,

2010 Fall Meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society,

San Antonio, TX

October 22-23, 2010.

J. Barrios, M. Cabral, E. Carrilho, C. Garcia and A. Ayon,

Application of Carbon Nanotubes as Working Electrodes for Cyclic Voltammetry & Impedance

Spectroscopy,


San Antonio, TX

October 22-23, 2010.

D. Elam, R. Kotha, A. Ayon and A. Chabanov,

Residual stress in zinc oxide thin films deposited by atomic layer deposition,


San Antonio, TX

October 22-23, 2010.

C. L. do Lago, C. Neves, E. Tavares, G. Minoru, M. Fagundes, T. Garcia, A. A. Ayon and C. D. Garcia,

Integration of Microchips, Capillary Electrophoresis, and Electrochemical Detection with

Robotic Platforms to Perform Remote Chemical Analysis,

17th International Symposium on Capillary Electroseparation Techniques (ITP 2010),


August 29-September 1, 2010.

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Ramakrishna Kotha, David Elam, Chonglin Chen, Andrey Chabanov, Arturo A Ayon,

Atomic Layer Deposited (ALD) Zinc Oxide Film Characterization for NEMS and MEMS,

DTIP 2010, Proceedings pp. 185-189,

Seville, Spain,

May 5-7, 2010.

R. Moreira, D. Elam, R. Kotha, and A. Ayon

Utilization of Atomic-Layer-Deposition in the Microfabrication and Testing of Dye-Sensitized-Solar-Cells DTIP 2010, Proceedings pp. 182-184,

Seville, Spain,

May 5-7, 2010.

G. Collins, D. Elam, R. Hackworth, R. Kotha, J. Pusateri, A. Ayon, A. Chabanov and C. Chen,

Utilization of Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) to produce Low-Temperature Barium Titanate (BTO)

films on Flexible Fabrics.


Seville, Spain,

May 5-7, 2010.

D. Elam, R. Kotha, R. Hackworth, A. Ayon, C. Chen and A. Chabanov,

Influence of deposition temperature of ZnO thin films for self powered wearable fabrics using ALD


Seville, Spain,

May 5-7, 2010.

R. Kotha, D. Elam, A. Chabanov and A. A. Ayon,

Phase Shifting Microwave Structure employing Atomic Layer Deposited (ALD) and Ferroelectric Films

on Flexible Substrates, DTIP 2010, Proceedings pp. 232-234,

Seville, Spain,

May 5-7, 2010.

Invited Presentation,

A. A. Ayon, C. Chen, A. Chabanov, D. Elam, R. Kotha, J. Hoy, G. Collins and R. Hackworth

Microstructure Evolution of Atomic Layer Deposited Zinc-Oxide Films,

Symposium on Nanotechnology in Active Materials, pp. 3452-3460,

Honolulu, Hawaii,

March 14-17, 2010


Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) Employed in the Fabrication of Low temperature Barium Titanate

(BTO) films on Carbon Fibers,

20th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers,

Cholula, Mexico,

February 22-24, 2010

D. Elam, R. Kotha, R. Hackworth, A. Ayon, C. Chen and A. Chabanov,

Temperature Dependence of ZnO Thin Film Growth and its Application to Self-Powered Fabrics

20th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers,

Cholula, Mexico,

February 22-24, 2010.

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Low Temperature Fabrication of Barium Titanate (BTO) Films on Carbon Fiber Employing Pulsed

Laser Deposition (PLD),

NanoMex’09,

Ensenada, Mexico,

November 10-11, 2009

R. Kotha, R. Moreira, D. Elam, J. Hoy, H. Ji, C. Garcia, A. Chabanov, CL. Chen, A.A. Ayon,

Characterization of ZnO and Al2O3 Atomic Layer Deposited (ALD) films for Nanoscale Applications,

2009 Villa Conference on Complex Oxide Heterostructures,

Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands,


R. Kotha, C. Garcia and A. Ayon,

Characterization of Atomic Layer Deposited (ALD) Al2O3 and ZnO films for nano and micro

Applications,

2009 Nanotech Conference,

Houston, TX,

May 3-7, 2009.

D. C. Valdez, C. Berg, P. Bergeron, M. F. Mora, C. D. Garcia and A. A. Ayon,

Wireless Control of Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis with a Mobile Platform,

Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS and MOEMS, pp. 150-152,

Rome, Italy,

April 1-3, 2009.

J. Ficklen, J. Weaver, C. Chen and A. A. Ayon,

High Permittivity Ferroelectric Actuators for Radar Applications,

Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS and MOEMS, pp. 412-414,

Rome, Italy,

April, 2009.

Maria F. Mora, Jessica Felhofer, Gabrielle Guy, Carla Giacomelli, Arturo Ayon, and Carlos D. Garcia,

Robots, Chips, and Nanomaterials: Novel Strategies for the Analysis of Biologically Active Compounds, Congreso Internacional de Quimica,

Monterrey, Mexico,

March, 2009.

C. D. Garcia, M. F. Mora, J. Felhofer, G. Guy, C. Giacomelli, J. Wehmeyer, R. Bizios and A. A. Ayon,

Smaller is Better: A Tale about Surfaces and Microfluidics,

XVII Simpósio Brasileiro de Eletroquímica e Eletroanalítica,

Fortaleza, Brasil,

February, 2009.

Carlos D. Garcia, Maria F. Mora, Jessica Felhofer, Gabrielle Guy, Carlos A. Neves, and Arturo Ayon,

Microfluidics and Nanostructured Surfaces,

Latin American Capillary Electrophoresis Meeting

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,

December, 2008.

C. Neves, A. Ayon and C. Garcia,

LOAR2: A newly designed Integrated System for Remote Chemical Sensing,

Latin American Capillary Electrophoresis Meeting

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,

December, 2008.

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D. C. Valdez, C. Berg, P. Bergeron, M. F. Mora, C. D. Garcia, and A. A. Ayon

Wireless Control of Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis with Electrochemical Detection,

Third International Workshop on Multianalyte Biosensing Devices,

Athens, Greece,


M. F. Mora, R. Hackworth, R. Kotha, C. E. Giacomelli, C. D. Garcia and A. Ayon,

Combining Surfaces, Enzymes and Microfluidic Structures,

Third International Workshop on Multianalyte Biosensing Devices,

Athens, Greece,


Ross Hackworth, Ramakrishna Kotha, Carlos D. Garcia and Arturo A. Ayon,

Enhanced Electrochemical Responses of Glassy Carbon and Gold Electrodes Modified with Gold

Nanoparticles,

34th International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering, p. 300,

Athens, Greece,

September 15-18, 2008

M. F. Mora, J. Felhofer, G. Guy, J. Wehmeyer, R. Bizios, A. Ayon, and Carlos D. Garcia,

Analysis of Biologically relevant compounds using Microchips, Capillary Electrophoresis and

Biosensors,

50th Annual Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry

Breckenridge, Colorado

July 27-31, 2008.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Nanotechnology: Challenges and opportunities,

Third Nanotechnology Conference,

Lagos de Moreno, Mexico

July 28-30, 2008

C. Garcia, L. Blanes, M. F. Mora, C.L. do Lago and A. Ayon,

Lab-on-a-Chip Biosensor for Glucose Based on a Packed Immobilized Enzyme Reactor,

59th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy

New Orleans, Louisiana,

March 1-7, 2008

Maria F. Mora, Jessica Felhofer, Arturo Ayon and Carlos D. Garcia.,

What we can do to improve the Analysis of Phenolic compounds by Microchip Capillary

Electrophoresis?,

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Conference 2008,

Cancun, Mexico,

February 21-24, 2008.

C. Berg, D. C. Valdez, P. Bergeron, M. F. Mora, C. D. Garcia, and A. Ayon,

Microfluidics Chip with a Reciprocating MEMS Micropumpfor Gaseous Sample Diffusion, Wirelessly

Controlled and Integrated on a Robotic Platform: LAB-ON-A-ROBOT,

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Conference 2008,

Cancun, Mexico,

February 21-24, 2008.

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Maria F. Mora, Jessica Felhofer, Karen Scida, Arturo Ayon, Carla Giacomelli, and Carlos D. Garcia,

What can we do to improve the analysis of Phenolic Compounds by Capillary Electrophoresis?

LACE 2007,

Santiago de Chile, Chile,

December 2-5, 2007.

C. Garcia, L. Blanes, M. Mora, C. do Lago and A. Ayon,

Development of Lab-on-a-Chip Biosensor for Glucose Based on a Packed Immobilized Enzyme Reactor,

34th Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS),

Memphis, Tennessee,

October 14-18, 2007

Madhavi Adusumilli, Arturo Ayon, Paul Cotae,

Wireless Sensor Networks for Health Monitoring,

Wireless Hive Networks Symposium,

Austin, Texas,

August 8, 2007.

M. Adusumilli, A. A. Ayon and P. Cotae,

Continuous Health Monitoring using Wearable Bio-Sensors,

Symposium for Space Applications of Wireless and RFID,

IEEE Galveston Bay Section, Houston, TX May 8-9, 2007.

Mani G, Johnson DM, Marton D, Dougherty V, Feldman M, Patel D, Ayon A, Agrawal CM,

Immobilization of Therapeutics on Metal Surfaces Using Self-Assembled Monolayers,

Transactions of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, Vol. # 30, Abstract # 4,

Chicago, Illinois,

April 18-21, 2007.

Mani G, Johnson DM, Marton D, Dougherty V, Feldman M, Patel D, Ayon A, Agrawal CM, Stability of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Titanium for Biomedical Applications,

Transactions of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, Vol. # 30, Abstract # 758,

Chicago, Illinois,

April 18-21, 2007.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Power MEMS: Challenges and Opportunities,

Université Catholique de Louvain

Microelectronics Laboratory (DICE)

Louvain la Neuve, Belgium

March 28, 2007.

Keynote Speaker,

Arturo A. Ayon,

Revolutions in Materials,

Annual Iberoamerican Research and Development Summit

Albuquerque, New Mexico

March 19-21, 2007.

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Arturo A. Ayon,

MEMS Technology: an Overview

Université Catholique de Louvain, Microelectronics Laboratory (DICE)

Louvain la Neuve, Belgium

September 19, 2006.

R. Kotha and A. A. Ayon,

Modeling of CMOS Compatible MEMS Actuators for Wireless Communications,

2006 Solid State Sensor and Actuator Workshop,

Hilton Head, North Carolina,

June 4-8, 2006.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Influence of Fringe Capacitance on RF-MEMS Devices,

U.S. Army Research Laboratory - RF Micro Devices Branch,

Adelphi, Maryland,

May 31, 2006.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Tailoring Boundary Conditions on MEMS Actuators,

U.S. Army Research Laboratory - Materials and Ceramics Laboratory,

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

May 30, 2006.

Transactions of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials,

Biomaterials 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

April 26-29, 2006.

(1.) G. Mani, D. M. Johnson, D. Marton, A. Mahapatro, M. Feldman, D. Patel, A. Ayon, and C.

M. Agrawal,

Stability of Therapeutic Self Assembled Monolayers during Drug loading and in-vitro

Drug Delivery,

Vol. # 29, Abstract # 327,

(2.) A. A. Ayon, C. M. Agrawal, K. Chava, M. D. Feldman, D. M. Johnson and D. Patel,

Utilization of Nanoporous Titanium Dioxide Films on Drug-Eluting Stents,


(3.) A. A. Ayon, C. M. Agrawal, M. Cantu, M. D. Feldman, D. M. Johnson, D. Marton, D. Patel

and E. Shi,

Characterization of Nanoporous Titanium Dioxide Films for Biomedical Applications,


(4.) G. Mani, D. M. Johnson, D. Marton, A. Mahapatro, M. Feldman, D. Patel, A. Ayon, and C.

M. Agrawal,

Drug Elution Using Therapeutic Self Assembled Monolayers,


(5.) A. Mahapatro, D. M. Johnson, D. N. Patel, M. D. Feldman, A. A. Ayon and C. M. Agrawal,

Oxidative and In-vitro Stability of Alkanethiol Self Assembled Monolayers on

316L Stainless Steel,


(6.) A. Mahapatro, D. M. Johnson, D. N. Patel, M. D. Feldman, A. A. Ayon, C. M. Agrawal,

Nanosized Therapeutic Self Assembled Monolayers (T-SAMs) on 316L Stainless Steel,


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K. Chava, A. A. Ayon, C. M. Agrawal, K., M. D. Feldman, D. M. Johnson and D. Patel,

Utilization of Mesoporous Metal Oxide Films on Medical Implants,

IEEE Region 5 Conference,

San Antonio, Texas

April 7-8, 2006.

M. Cantu , A. A. Ayon, C. M. Agrawal, M. D. Feldman, D. M. Johnson, D. Marton, D. Patel and E. Shi,

Characterization of Mesoporous Metal Oxide Films for Medical Implants IEEE Region 5 Conference,

San Antonio, Texas

April 7-8, 2006.

R. Kotha and A. A. Ayon,

Advanced MEMS Actuators for Wireless Communications,

IEEE R5 Conference,

San Antonio, Texas,

April 7-8, 2006.

A. Mahapatro, D. M. Johnson, G. Mani, D. N. Patel, M. D. Feldman, A. A. Ayon and C. M. Agrawal,

Preparation and Characterization of Functional Self Assembled Monolayers) on 316L stainless steel,

230th ACS National Meeting,

Washington, D.C.,

August 28th-September 1st, 2005.

Arturo A. Ayon,

MEMS Technology Transition: from Research to Commercialization,

2005 Nanobiotech Summit,

San Marcos, Texas,

April 1, 2005.

Arturo A. Ayon,

MEMS Technology: an Overview,

2nd Iberoamerican Conference,

Veracruz, Mexico,

March 7-8, 2005.

A. A. Ayon,

MEMS Technology: an Overview

BioMEMS International Symposium

Monterrey, Mexico,

March 5-6, 2005.

Arturo A. Ayon,

An introduction to MEMS devices and the new MEMS laboratory at UTSA,

Trinity University,

San Antonio, Texas,

February 17, 2005.

Arturo A. Ayon,

MEMS and NEMS Technology Applications: Challenges and Opportunities,

Brooks-City Base,

San Antonio, Texas,

June 17, 2004.

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Arturo A. Ayon,

MEMS: An Overview,

Instituto Tecnologico de Piedras Negras,

Piedras Negras, Mexico,

April 28, 2004.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Including a Manufacturing Partner in your MEMS Business Model,

Wireless Integrated Microsystems Laboratory,

University of Michigan,

Ann Arbor, Michigan,

April 1, 2003.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Panelist, Trends in Technology,

Technology Advocates of San Antonio Conference,

San Antonio, Texas,

March 19, 2003.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Bulk MicroMachining and Wafer Bonding: Enabling Technologies for MEMS and NEMS,

Workshop sponsored by the US-Mexico Foundation for Science,

San Antonio, Texas,

March 13-14, 2003.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Micro and Nano Electromechanical Systems Tutorial,

Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society,

Symposium on NEMS, MEMS and Molecular Machines,

Boston, Massachusetts,

December 2-6, 2002.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Panelist, New Directions in Sensing: Where will MEMS Sensors take us?

Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems Conference (COMS’02),

Ypsilanti, Michigan,


Arturo A. Ayon,

Multilayered Structures for MEMS Applications,

NASA Electronics Parts and Packaging Program,

Johnson Space Center,

Houston, Texas

April 30, 2002.

X. Zhang, A. Mehra, A. A. Ayón and I. Waitz,

Development of Polysilicon Igniters and Temperature Sensors for a Micro Gas Turbine Engine

MEMS’02, pp. 280-283,

Las Vegas, Nevada,

January 20-24, 2002.

A. A. Ayón, X. Zhang, K. Turner, D. Choi, B. Miller, S. Nagle and S. M. Spearing,

Low Temperature Silicon Wafer Bonding for MEMS Applications,

MEMS’02, pp. 407-410,

Las Vegas, Nevada,

January 20-24, 2002.

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N. Miki, X. Zhang, R. Khanna, A. A. Ayón, D. Ward, and S. M. Spearing,

A Study of Multi-Stack Silicon-Direct Wafer Bonding for MEMS Manufacturing,

MEMS’02, pp. 411-414,

Las Vegas, Nevada,

January 20-24, 2002.

Arturo A. Ayon,

MEMS Technology Applications in the Consumer Market: Challenges and Opportunities,

Sony Research Forum,

Tokyo, Japan,

December 14, 2001.

Arturo A. Ayon,

MEMS Tutorial,

Symposium on Materials Science of MicroElectroMechanical Systems IV (MEMS),



November 26 – November 28, 2001.

X. Zhang, A. Mehra, A. A. Ayón and I. Waitz

Development of Polysilicon Materials for Igniters and Temperature Sensors in a Micro Gas Turbine

Engine,



November 26 - December 1, 2001.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Multilayered Structures for MEMS Applications

Karta Technologies,

San Antonio, Texas,

November 1, 2001.

A. A. Ayón,

Multilayered Ceramics Structures for Power MEMS Applications.

Gordon Research Conference,

Solid State Studies in Ceramics,

Meridien, New Hampshire,

August 12-17, 2001.

S. Sullivan, X. Zhang, A. A. Ayón and J. G. Brisson,

Demonstration of a Microscale Heat Exchanger for a Silicon Micro Gas Turbine Engine,

Transducers’01, Eurosensors XV, pp. 1606-1609,

Munich, Germany,

June 10-14, 2001.

Arturo A. Ayon,

Deep Reactive Ion Etching and Wafer Bonding for MEMS applications.

SRI International

Menlo Park, California,

May 11, 2001.

Deep Reactive Ion Etching for MEMS applications.

Northern California Chapter of the American Vacuum Society,

Plasma Etch Users Group,

Santa Clara, California,

May 10, 2001.

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Deep Reactive Ion Etching and Wafer Bonding for MEMS applications.

Center for Applied Microtechnology,

Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington,

Seattle, Washington,

February 15, 2001.

MEMS Tutorial

Symposium on Materials Science of MicroElectroMechanical Systems III (MEMS),



November 26 – December 1, 2000.

K. T. Turner, A. A. Ayón, D. Choi, B. Miller and S. M. Spearing,

Characterization of Silicon Fusion Bonds Using Four-Point Bend Specimen,



November 26 – December 1, 2000.

Materials Science of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Devices,

Volume 657, pp. EE 6.3.1 - EE 6.3.6, 2001.

A. A. Ayón, J. Protz, R. Khanna, X. Zhang and A. Epstein,

Application of Deep Silicon Etching and Wafer Bonding in the MicroManufacturing of

Turbochargers and Micro Gas Turbine Engines,

47th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society,


October 2-6, 2000.

A. P. London, A. H. Epstein, A. A. Ayón, S. M. Spearing, T. Harrison and J. L. Kerrebrock,

A Microfabricated High Pressure Bipropellant Rocket Engine,

14th European Conference on Solid-State Transducers (Eurosensors XIV), pp. 367-368,

Copenhagen, Denmark,

August 27-30, 2000.

A. A. Ayón, X. Zhang and R. Khanna,

Ultra Deep Anisotropic Silicon Trenches Using Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE),

Technical Digest of 2000 Solid State Sensors and Actuator Workshop, pp. 339 - 342,

Hilton Head, South Carolina,

June 2000.

X. Zhang, K.-S. Chen, R. Ghodssi, A. A. Ayón and S. M. Spearing,

Residual Stress Characterization of Thick PECVD TEOS Film for Power MEMS Applications,

Technical Digest of 2000 Solid State Sensors and Actuator Workshop, pp. 316 - 319,


June 2000.

A. A. Ayón, D.-Z. Chen, R. A. Braff, R. Khanna, H. H. Sawin and M. A. Schmidt,

A novel Integrated Process Using Fluorocarbon Films Deposited with a Deep Reactive Ion Etching

(DRIE) tool,



November 29 - December 3, 1999,

Materials Science of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Devices II,

Volume 605, pp. 141-147, 2000.

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K. Ishihara, C.-F. Yung, A. A. Ayón and M. A. Schmidt,

An Inertial Sensor Technology using DRIE and Wafer Bonding with Enhanced Interconnect Capability,

Proceedings of Transducers’99, pp. 254 – 257,

Sendai, Japan,

June 1999.

R. Ghodssi, L. G. Frechette, S. Nagle, X. Zhang, A. A. Ayon, S. D. Senturia and M. A. Schmidt,

Thick Buried oxide in Silicon (TBOS): An Integrated Fabrication Technology for Multi-Stack Wafer

Bonded MEMS Processes,

Proceedings of Transducers’99, pp. 1456 – 1459,

Sendai, Japan,

June 1999.

A. A. Ayón, A. Epstein, L. Frechette, S. Nagle and M. A. Schmidt,

Tailoring and Controlling Etch Directionality in a Deep Reactive Ion Etching Tool,

Proceedings of Transducers’99, pp. 854 - 857,

Sendai, Japan,

June 1999.

C.-C. Lin, A. A. Ayón, R. Ghodssi, D.-Z. Chen, S. Jacobson, K. Breuer, A. Epstein and M. A. Schmidt,

Fabrication and Characterization of a Micro Turbine/Bearing Rig,

IEEE International MEMS’99, pp. 529-533,

Orlando, Florida,

January 17-21, 1999.

K. A. Lohner, K.-S. Chen, A. A. Ayón and S. M. Spearing,

Microfabricated Silicon Carbide Microengine Structures,



November 30-December 4, 1998,


Volume 546, pp. 85-90, 1999.

Invited Presentation,


Deep Reactive Ion Etching of Silicon,



November 30-December 4, 1998.


Volume 546, pp. 51-61, 1999.

Keynote Speaker, Arturo A. Ayon,

Etching Characteristics and Profile Control in a Time Multiplexed Inductively

Coupled Plasma Etcher,

4th Surface Technology Systems Users Meeting,


July 15, 1998.

K. S. Chen, A. A. Ayón and S. M. Spearing,

Tailoring and Testing the Fracture Strength of Silicon at the Mesoscale,

Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society,


April 13-17, 1998,

Microelectromechanical Structures for Materials Research,

Volume 518, pp. 123-130, 1999.

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Application of the Footing Effect in the Microfabrication of Self-Aligned, Free-Standing Structures,

45th International AVS Symposium,


November 2-6, 1998.

K.-S. Chen, A. A. Ayón, K. A. Lohner, M. A. Kepets, T. K. Melconian and S. M. Spearing,

Dependence of Silicon Fracture Strength and Surface Morphology on Deep Reactive Ion Etching

Conditions,



November 30-December 4, 1998.

R. Bayt, K. Breuer and A. A. Ayón,

DRIE-Fabricated Nozzles for Generating Supersonic Flows in Micropropulsion Systems,

1998 Solid State Sensors and Actuator Workshop, pp. 312- 315,


June 1998.

C. C. Lin, R. Ghodssi, A. A. Ayón, D. Z. Chen and M. A. Schmidt,

Fabrication of a Micro Turbine/Bearing Rig,

1998 Solid State Sensors and Actuator Workshop, Suplemental Digest pp. 25 – 26,


June 1998.

A. A. Ayón, C. C. Lin, R. Braff, R. Bayt, H. H. Sawin and M. Schmidt,

Etching Characteristics and Profile Control in a Time Multiplexed Inductively Coupled Plasma Etcher,

1998 Solid State Sensors and Actuator Workshop, pp. 41 – 44,


June 1998.

R. Bayt, A. A. Ayón and K. Breuer,

A Performance Evaluation of MEMS-based Micronozzles,

33rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit,

Seattle, Washington,

July, 1997.

A. Epstein, S. D. Senturia, G. Anathasuresh, A. A. Ayón et al,

Power MEMS and Microengines,

IEEE Conference on Solid State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers ’97), pp. 753 - 756,

Chicago, Illinois,

June 16-19, 1997.

A. Epstein, S. D. Senturia, O. Al-Midani, G. Anathasuresh, A. A. Ayón et al,

Micro-Heat Engines, Gas Turbines and Rocket Engines: The MIT Microengine Project,

28th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, 4th AIAA Shear Flow Control,

Snowmass Village,

Colorado, June 1997.

A. A. Ayón, N. Kolias, N. C. MacDonald and R. C. Compton,

Microwave Applications of MEMS Techno.: Cantilevered Interconnects& Tunable Transmission Lines,

XI International Microwave Conference,

Warsaw, Poland,

May 27-30, 1996.

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A. A. Ayón and N. C. MacDonald,

Fully Oxidized Cantilevered Structures for Microwave Applications,

XI International Microwave Conference,

Warsaw, Poland,

May 27-30, 1996.

A. A. Ayón and N. C. MacDonald,

Fully Oxidized Structures for Microwave Applications,

24th Annual Symposium on Applied Vacuum Science and Technology,

Orlando, Florida,

March 11-14, 1996.

A. A. Ayón,

High Aspect Ratio out-of-plane Microwave Devices and its Application to Antenna Arrays,

United States Army Research Laboratory,

Fort Monmouth, New Jersey,

March 11, 1996.

A. A. Ayón,

High Aspect Ratio Micromachined Microwave Devices,

University of Hawaii,

School of Electrical Engineering,

Honolulu, Hawaii,

March 1, 1996.

A. A. Ayón,

Wafer-Free Microwave Devices,

Microsystems Technology Laboratories,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Cambridge, Massachusetts,

December 1, 1995.

A. A. Ayón,

Out of the Plane Microwave Devices,

Wilson Center for Research and Technology,

Xerox Corporation,

Webster, New York,

November 30, 1995.

A. A. Ayón,

Cantilevered Interconnects, Tunable Resonators and Transmission Lines,

1995 Cornell Nanofabrication Facility Affiliates Meeting,

Cornell University,

Ithaca, New York,

November 29, 1995.

A. A. Ayón, N. Kolias and N. C. MacDonald,

Tunable Micromachined Parallel-Plate Resonators and Transmission Lines,

1995 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference,

Taejon, South Korea,

October 10-13, 1995.

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N. C. MacDonald, A. A. Ayón et al,

Micromachined Microdevices and Microinstruments,

Micro and Nano Engineering 1995,

Aix en Provence, France,


A. A. Ayón,

Microwave Applications of MEMS Technology: Fabrication Techniques,

Microelectronics Laboratory,

University of Illinois,

Urbana-Champaigne, Illinois,

September 7, 1995.

A. A. Ayón, N. Kolias and N. C. MacDonald,

Tunable Micromachined Parallel-Plate Transmission Lines,

Fifteenth Biennial IEEE/Cornell Conference,

Ithaca, New York,

August 7-9, 1995.

ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA

Session Chair: Manufacturing,

Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS (DTIP 2015),

Montpellier, France,

April 27-30, 2015.

Technical Program Committee Member,


Montpellier, France,

April 27-30, 2015.

International Scientific Committee,

Utilization of Nanotexturization and Nanoparticles in Organic/Inorganic Heterojunction Hybrid Solar

Cells,

VII International Conference on Surfaces, Materials and Vacuum,

Ensenada, México,

October 6-10, 2014

Session Chair: MEMS and Associated Electronics,


Cannes, France,

April 1-4, 2014.



Cannes, France,

April 1-4, 2014.

Co-Chair: CAD, Design and Test Conference,


Barcelona, Spain

April 16-18, 2013.

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Co-Chair: Technical Program Committee,


Barcelona, Spain

April 16-18, 2013

Session Chair: Electromagnetic Phenomena,


Barcelona, Spain

April 16-18, 2013

Chair: CAD, Design and Test Conference,


Cannes, France,

April 25-27, 2012.

Co-Chair: Technical Program Committee,


Cannes, France,

April 25-27, 2012



Aix-en-Provence, France,

May 11-13, 2011.

Session Chair: Compact and Behavioral Modeling,


Aix-en-Provence, France,

May 11-13, 2011.



Seville, Spain,

May 5-7, 2010.

Session Chair: Microfluidics I: Chemistry Applications

34th International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering,

Athens, Greece,


Chair: Technical Program

2006 IEEE Region V Conference,

San Antonio, Texas,

April 7-8, 2006.

Symposium Organizer: Nano and MicroElectromechanical Systems (NEMS and MEMS),



December 1-5, 2003.

North America Technical Committee,

12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers’03),


June 8-12, 2003.

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Symposium Organizer,

Nano and MicroElectromechanical Systems (NEMS and MEMS) and Molecular Machines,



December 2-6, 2002.

Symposium Organizer,

Symposium on Materials Science of MicroElectroMechanical Systems IV (MEMS),



November 26-30, 2001.

Session Chair: MEMS Power Generation Session,

2001 International Conference on Solid State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers’01),

Munich, Germany,

June 10-14, 2001.

Session Chair: Optical Microsystems and Processing Techniques Session,

Symposium on Materials Science of MicroElectroMechanical Systems III (MEMS),



November 26 - December 1, 2000.

Session Chair: Resonators Session,

1995 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference,

Taejon, South Korea,

October 10-13, 1995.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:

(1.) Plasma Etch Techniques for Fabricating Silicon Structures from a Substrate,

A. A. Ayon,

U.S. Patent 6399516 B1.

(2.) Noninvasive respiration monitoring utilizing isolated sensors, hardware and software analysis, and

vibration stimulation,

C. Berg, D. Valdez and A. Ayon,

U.S. Patent 8502679.

(3.) Cardiovascular Power Source for Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators,

C. Aguilar, A. Ayon, M. Feldman, L. Han, S. Bailey, D. Patel and S. Chen

U.S. Patent 20100160994A1.

(4.) Surface Mounted Mass Measurement, Monitoring and Alert System for Static and Dynamic Roof

Loads,

A. A. Ayon and C. Hallam

U.S. Patent 20130197825A1.

(5.) System and method for attachment free motion, respiration, heartbeat, and video monitoring,

E. Rivas, D. Nelly and A. Ayon,

U.S. Provisional Patent 13890487.

(6.) Self-Aligned, Tunable Metamaterials,

A. Ayon, R. Kotha and D. Strickland,


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(7.) Impact Tolerant and Snow Detection Roof Load Sensors,

A. Ayon, D. Ginn and C. Hallam,


(8.) Self-Contained Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Mask,

A. A. Ayon, Joseph Barrios, Eliud Gutierrez, Maxim Perkins and Aaron Mosqueda,

U.S Provisional Patent 61985531.

(9.) Compositions for UV Sequestration and Methods of Use, A. Ayon and U. Tronco,

U.S. Provisional Patent 62/141,596.

Hosting Visiting Scientists and Researchers

Aldo Zazueta, May, 2015 – April, 2016

Universidad de Sonora, México

J. Elías Pelayo, April, 2015 – March, 2016

Universidad de Guadalajara, México

Juan Manuel Hernández Lara Feb, 2015 – Mar, 2015

Universidad Veracruzana, México

Rosendo López Delgado, May, 2014 – April, 2015


Fernando Marcial , July, 2014 – January, 2015

Universidad Veracruzana, México

Omar Díaz July, 2014 – December, 2014


Hiram Higuera July, 2014 – December, 2014


Ulises Tronco Jurado, April, 2014 – October, 2014

Universidad de Guadalajara, México

Leonardo Chavez Guerrero, May, 2009 – August, 2009

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México

Graduate Students Supervised or Co-Supervised (**Denotes Underrepresented students)

** Clarissa Vazquez Physics

**Aldo Zazueta Nanotechnology

**Elías Pelayo Materials Science

**Guillermo Naranjo Physics

**Reginald Salinas Physics

**Fernando Marcial Physics

**Hiram Higuera Electrical Engineering

**Omar Diaz Physics

**Rosendo Lopez Physics

**Ulises Tronco Materials Science

**Manisha Sharma Chemistry

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**Elizabeth Evans Chemistry

Subarna Khanal Physics

Nabraj Bhattarai Physics

**Jessica Felhofer Chemistry

Savithra Eratne Electrical Engineering

Pushpa Raj Pudasaini Physics

**Srinidhi Murali Electrical Engineering

Dylan Gin Physics

**Diana Strickland Physics

Rama Kotha Electrical Engineering

Greg Collins Physics

**Maria F. Mora Chemistry

Ross Hackworth Chemistry

**Gabrielle Guy Chemistry

**Sireesha Yalamanchili Electrical Engineering

Chris Berg Electrical Engineering

**David Valdez Electrical Engineering

Justin Ficklen Electrical Engineering

James Pusateri Physics

Shrikanth Parameswaran Electrical Engineering

**Roxanne Gafford Electrical Engineering

Mark Gregory Electrical Engineering

**Kalpana Chava Electrical Engineering

Undergraduate Students (Research) Supervised (**Denotes Underrepresented students)

**Jennifer Rodriguez Mechanical Engineering

Jack Lloyd-Reilley Mechanical Engineering

Devin Richardson Mechanical Engineering

Pourya Samari Mechanical Engineering

Aaron Osmer Electrical Engineeering

Michael Didion Mechanical Engineering

**Reginald Salinas Physics

Lawrence Rhodes Physics

Brandon Wherry Physics

**Eliud Gutierrez Mechanical Engineering

**Mark Riojas Physics

**Aaron Mosqueda Mechanical Engineering

Maxim Perkins Mechanical Engineering

**Devon Lawrence Electrical Engineering

**Jessica Medintz Electrical Engineering

**Marc Castro (Honors) Electrical Engineering

**Alfredo Velazquez Electrical Engineering

**Noe Flores Civil Engineering

John White Mechanical Engineering

**Joseph Barrios Mechanical Engineering

**Dawn Lipscomb (Honors) Physics

**Patrick Porras Mechanical Engineering

**Eunji (Annie) Rhee Electrical Engineering

**Paula Moreno Electrical Engineering

James Pusateri Physics

Wayne Steidley Electrical Engineering

Aryeh Kluger Electrical Engineering

**July Hoy Electrical Engineering

Phillip Bergeron Electrical Engineering

https://asap.utsa.edu/pls/prod/bwlkosad.P_FacSelectAtypView?stupidm=947266&term=

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**Renan Moreira Electrical Engineering

**Mary Campbell Electrical Engineering

Mitchell Martin Electrical Engineering

Phillip Hamby (Honors) Electrical Engineering

Chris Berg Electrical Engineering

**David Valdez Electrical Engineering

Mark Gregory Electrical Engineering

Chuong Khuc Electrical Engineering

**Elizabeth Sembera Electrical Engineering

Henry Bushey Electrical Engineering

**Michael Cantu Mechanical Engineering

**Emily Shi Electrical Engineering

High School Students Supervised (**Denotes Underrepresented students)

**Christopher Gutierrez Scientific Research and Design Competition,

School of Science and Technology,

Awarded 3rd Place with the topic:

Minimizing Battery Energy Loss and Improving Recharge,

San Antonio, TX,

April, 2014.

**Pavela Bambekova History Fair Competition,

and 1st place in the Regional competition in San Antonio, TX,

Alexander Tinkovski 1st place in the State competition in Austin, TX,

Top 10 Finalists in the National competition in Washington,

Topic: Albert Einstein, Life and Legacy,

Fall, 2009.

ASSIGNED ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES

Associate Vice President for Research VPR Office 2007 – 2009

Associate Dean for Research College of Engineering 2006 – 2007

COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION

UTSA Member, UTSA Strategic Research Planning Committee,

Member, President’s Affirmative Action and Diversity Committee,

Member, UTSA Tuition and Fees Committee,

Member, Retention and Graduation Initiative Committee.

Member, UTSA International Travel Committee,

Member, Chemical Safety Committee.

Member, Faculty Grievance Committee.

College of Sciences Chair, Physics Department Chair Search Committee,

Co-Chair, College of Science Research Conference,

Member, President’s Distinguished Achievements Awards,

Member, College Policy,

Member, Limited Submission Proposal Review,

Member, Faculty Development Leaves,

Member, Core Curriculum Proposals,

Member, College Faculty Review Advisory Committee (CFRAC),

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College of Engineering Chair, Faculty Advisory Committee,

Chair, Space Distribution Committee,

Member, Faculty Search Committee,

Physics Department Chair, Faculty Search Committee,

Member, Qualifying Examination Committee,

Member, Department Faculty Review Advisory Committee (DFRAC),

ECE Department Chair, Senior Design ABET Accreditation,

Chair, Teaching Assistant Selection,

Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum,

Chair, Microelectronics Concentration,

Chair, Student Travel Selection,

Member, Ph.D. Student Admission Committee,

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF IRELAND PROPOSAL REVIEWER

Served as a reviewer in 2006.

OKLAHOMA CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

(OCAST)

(1.) Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project,

Oklahoma City, OK,

February 5, 2015


Oklahoma City, OK,

January 25, 2015


Oklahoma City, OK,

November 15, 2014


Oklahoma City, OK,

October 18, 2014


Oklahoma City, OK,

September 20, 2014.


Oklahoma City, OK,

August 4, 2014.


Oklahoma City, OK,

July 18, 2014.


Oklahoma City, OK,

June 9-10, 2014.

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Oklahoma City, OK,

June 3-4, 2012.


Oklahoma City, OK,

May 1-2, 2011.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) PROPOSAL REVIEWER

Solicitation: DE-FOA-0001204,

Department of Energy,

Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES),

Washington, D.C.,

May 8, 2015.

ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE (ARO) PROPOSAL REVIEWER

Serving as a reviewer for RF-MEMS and other microwave-related proposals since 2004.

AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH OFFICE PROPOSAL REVIEWER

Serving as a reviewer for RF-MEMS and other microwave-related proposals since 2014.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROPOSAL REVIEWER

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Panel,

Department of Defense,

Washington, D.C.,

February 18-20, 2011.

ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY-ENERGY (ARPA-E) PROPOSAL REVIEWER

2015 Open Funding Opportunity Announcement,

ARPA-E,

Washington, D.C.,

March 31, 2015.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PROPOSAL REVIEWER

Washington, D.C.

(1.) CREST, August 24, 2015.

(2.) SBIR/STTR Phase I: Assistive Technology Panel,

August 3, 2015.

(3.) CREST Panel,

July 30, 2015.

(4.) DMR MRI NanoFab/FiB Panel,

May 5, 2015.

(5.) EPsCOR,

April 24, 2015.

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(6.) Phase II: Energy Applications SBIR/STTR Panel,

April 22, 2015.

(7.) SBIR/STTR Phase I: Biomedical Engineering Panel,

March 13, 2015.

(8.) SBIR/STTR Phase I: Human Assistive Technology Panel,

February 23, 2015.

(9.) SBIR/STTR Phase II: Energy / Power Management Panel,

November 5, 2014.

(10.) ECCS CCSS Panel,

March 3-4, 2014.

(11.) SBIR/STTR Phase I Instrumentation Panel,

August 9, 2013.

(12.) MRI Thin Film Deposition Panel,

May 7, 2013.

(13.) SBIR/STTR Phase II MEMS/Sensors Panel,

April 10, 2013.

(14.) SBIR/STTR Phase I MEMS Applications Panel,

March 12, 2013.

(15.) Phase I SBI Packaging and Thermal Management Panel,

February 20, 2013.

(16.) Materials Research Graduate Research Fellowship Panel,

January 9-11, 2013.

(17.) Phase I SBIR MEMS Panel,

August 9, 2012.

(18.) EECS BRIGE Panel,

May 16-17, 2012.

(19.) Phase I SBIR MEMS Panel,

March 1, 2012.

(20.) Electrical Engineering Graduate Research Fellowship Panel,

January 11-13, 2012.

(21.) SBIR/STTR Phase I Optoelectronics Devices Panel,

August 15-16, 2011.

(22.) SBIR/STTR Phase I Scientific Instrumentation Panel,

August 3, 2011.

(23.) Phase II SBIR Energy Panel,

May 3, 2011.

(24.) Phase II SBIR MEMS Panel,

April 21, 2011.

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(25.) MRI Thin Film Deposition Panel,

April 14-15, 2011.

(26.) Partnerships for Innovation: Sensors and Wireless Communications Panel,

March 28-29, 2011.


February 11-13, 2011.

(28.) Nanomanufacturing and Nanomaterials SBIR/STTR Phase I Panel,


(29.) SBIR/STTR Phase I MEMS Panel,

August 16-17, 2010.

(30.) MRI Nanofabrication and Lithography Panel,

June 16-17, 2010.


February 4-6, 2010.

(32.) MRI – R2 Program Panel: Film Deposition and Characterization,

October 19-20, 2009.

(33.) SBIR/STTR Phase I Panel, NAM: Nanobiological Applications Panel,



February 5-7, 2009.

(35.) SBIR/STTR Phase II Panel, Packaging and Fab. Tech. for Electronics,


(36.) DMR Film Deposition and Characterization Panel,

April 24-25, 2008.

(37.) SBIR/STTR Phase II, Optical Materials Panel,

April 11, 2008.

(38.) Curriculum, Course and Laboratory Improvement Panel,

July 12-13, 2007.

(39.) SBIR/STTR Phase II, Terahertz Imaging Panel,

February 12, 2007.

(40.) SBIR/STTR Phase I, Light Conversion Panel,

February 5, 2007.

(41.) SBIR /STTR Phase II, Optics Panel,

October, 2006.

REFEREE FOR ARCHIVAL JOURNALS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

Journal of MicroElectroMechanical Systems (J-MEMS),

Journal of MicroMechanics and MicroEngineering

Journal of the American Vacuum Society,

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Sensors and Actuators,

Thin Solid Films,

Sensors and Materials,

Strain.

Journal of Applied Physics,

Computers and Electrical Engineering

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Biomedical Materials

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Journal of Microelectronic Engineering

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Journal of Microsystem Technologies

American Heart Association

Physica Status Solidi A

SEMI MEMS ADVISORY GROUP

Contributed in defining the role of SEMI in the MEMS community. The ultimate objective of the

MEMS Advisory Group is to create and deliver a report with recommendations on the services

that SEMI should offer to best support the MEMS industry, October 2002 – April 2003.

BOOK REVIEWER

(1.) Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections,

United States Naval Academy,

Debora Katz,

2010.

(2.) Electromagnetics for Engineers,

Fawwaz T. Ulaby,

Prentice Hall,

2005.

(3.) Fundamentals of Microfabrication, Second Edition,

Marc Madou,

CRC Press,

2002.

PROGRAMMING Fortran, SAS, Mathematica, Macsyma, Basic.

LANGUAGES Fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian.

SOCIETIES IEEE, Senior Member,

American Vacuum Society,

Electrochemical Society,

Materials Research Society

SPECIAL SKILLS Experienced in all relevant areas of Microfabrication and Nanofabrication and

extensive clean room environment experience: CAD design, Mask preparation, Wet

processing (including RCA cleans, KOH, TMAH, EDP and a variety of acids),

Photolithography including image reversal, Reactive ion etching (RIE), Magnetic

reactive ion etching (MERIE), Electron cyclotron resonance etchers (ECR), Plasma

enhanced vapor deposition (PECVD), Deep reactive ion etchers (DRIE), Wafer bonding

(fusion, anodic, thermo-compression and room temperature wafer bonding), Low

temperature oxidation (LTO), Low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD),

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Thermal oxidation (dry and TCA), Annealing, Ion milling, Thermal and electron beam

evaporators, Sputtering systems, Profilometers, Wire bonders and CO2 supercritical dry.

Proficient in a variety of Metrology Tools: Ellipsometers, Interferometers, Scanning

electron microscopes (SEM), Auger Analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

(FTIR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM),

Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Microwave Network Analyzers.

References Furnished Upon Request.

Documents

ARTURO A. AYÓN · Established MEMS program at Sony San Antonio. Structured MEMS business development plan including personnel, revenue projections, profit margins, marketing policies