Participants

The participants in the Norwegian PhD Network on Nanotechnology for Microsystems are PhD candidates at NTNU, Dept of Electronics and Telecommunications and Dept. of Physics, University of Oslo, Dept. of Physics and Dept. of Informatics, University of Bergen, Dept. of Physics and Technology and Vestfold University College, Insitute of Microsystem Technology. All the participant in the network are enrolled in the PhD programs at their home institution.

Completed PhDs in the Nano-Network

Participating professors, associate professors and post.docs

List of PhD candidates

NTNU

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications

Abdul Mazid Munshi

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Semiconductor nanowire based solar cells

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Thesis advisor:
Helge Weman / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Bjørn Ove Fimland / IET, NTNU

Christian Weigand

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Nanostructured ZnO thin films for organic/inorganic solar cells

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Thesis advisor:
Helge Weman / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Jostein Grepstad / IET, NTNU
Co-Advisor:
Cecile Ladam / SINTEF Materials and Chemistry

Dheeraj Dasa

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Fabrication and characterization of III-V semiconductor nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy.

PhD thesis defended 22. October 2010
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Thesis advisor:
Helge Weman / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Bjørn Ove Fimland / IET, NTNU

Erik Folven

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: To be defined

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Thesis advisor:
Jostein Grepstad / IET, NTNU

Erlend Leirset

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Optical characterization of ultrasonic transducers

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Thesis advisor:
Astrid Aksnes / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Helge Engan /, NTNU

Fervin Moses Anthonysamy

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Optical characterization of GaAs based nanowires grown using molecular beam epitaxy

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Thesis advisor:
Helge Weman / IET, NTNU

Guro Kristin Svendsen

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Modeling of nanowire lasers

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Thesis advisor:
Johannes Skaar / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Helge Weman / IET, NTNU

Hans Herman Hansen

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: 3D integration of ASICs for advanced ultrasound probes

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Thesis advisor:
Trond Ytterdal / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Hans Torp / ISB, NTNU

Hourieh Atarzadeh

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Energy efficient in-probe ADCs for medical ultrasound imaging systems

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Thesis advisor:
Trond Ytterdal / IET, NTNU

Jon Olav Grepstad

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Photonic crystal based biosensing platform for protein detection

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Thesis advisor:
Johannes Skaar / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Aasmund Sudbø / UNiK/ FI, UiO
Co-Advisor:
Olav Solgaard, Stanford University
Co-Advisor:
Ib-Rune Johansen / SINTEF ICT

Jos Boschker

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Nanoscale magneto dynamics in manganite thin films

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Thesis advisor:
Thomas Tybell / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Erik Wahlstrøm / IFY, NTNU

Kamal Chapagain

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Integration of electronics and mechanics in next generation ultrasound transducers in medical imaging

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Thesis advisor:
Arne Rønnekleiv / IET, NTNU

Kangqiao Zhao

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications /
Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, NTNU

Thesis title: 3D integration of ASICs for advanced ultrasound probes

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Thesis advisor:
Kjell Kristoffersen / ISB, NTNU / GE Vingmed
Co-advisor:
Trond Ytterdal / IET, NTNU

Linga Reddy Cenkaramaddi

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Nanoscale Analog Front-end Amplifiers for Medical Ultra Sound Imaging Main

PhD thesis defended 2. March 2011
Thesis advisor:
Trond Ytterdal / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Tor A. Fjeldly / UNiK / IET, NTNU

Lyubomir Ahtapodov

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Optical Studies of Semiconductor Nanowire Lasers

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Thesis advisor:
Helge Weman / IET, NTNU

Magnus Breivik

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Processing and testing of GaSb based mid-infrared diode lasers / Laser diodes

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Thesis advisor:
Bjørn Ove Fimland / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Astrid Aksnes / IET, NTNU

Nitin Goyal

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU
University Graduate Center Kjeller, UNiK

Thesis title: Modelling of GaN field-effect transistors and design of GaN power amplifiers

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Thesis advisor:
Tor A. Fjeldly / UNiK / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Trond Ytterdal / IET, NTNU

Saroj Kumar Patra

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Mid Infrared Lasers

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Thesis advisor:
Bjørn Ove Fimland / IET, NTNU

Sigbjørn Vindenes Egge

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Reduction of Speckle in Laser Display Systems

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Thesis advisor:
Astrid Aksnes / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Ulf Österberg / IET, NTNU

Sourabh Khandelwal

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU
University Graduate Center Kjeller, UNiK

Thesis title: Modelling of advanced semiconductor devices and bench mark circuit design

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Thesis advisor:
Tor A. Fjeldly / UNiK / IET, NTNU

Surya Sharma

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Nano scale integrated circuits for ultrasound probe

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Thesis advisor:
Trond Ytterdal / IET, NTNU

Udit Monga

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU
University Graduate Center Kjeller, UNiK

Thesis title: Modeling and characterization of SOI Multigate MOSFETs

PhD thesis defended 16. December 2011
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Thesis advisor:
Tor A. Fjeldly / UNiK / IET, NTNU

Xu Ye

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Thesis title: Energy Efficient Nanoscale Analog Integrated Circuits

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Thesis advisor:
Trond Ytterdal / IET, NTNU

NTNU

Department of Physics

Fredrik Aleksander Martinsen

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title:  Semiconductor microwire solar cells

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Thesis advisor:
Ursula Gibson / IFY, NTNU

Håvard Granlund

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: X-ray characterization of functional materials and devices

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Thesis advisor:
Dag W. Breiby / IFY, NTNU

Jelena Todorovic

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Transmission electron microscopy study of III-V semiconductor nanowires for solar cell applications

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Thesis advisor:
Ton van Helvoort / IFY, NTNU

Jostein Bø Fløystad

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: To be announced

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Thesis advisor:
Dag W. Breiby / IFY, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Ragnvald Mathiesen / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Magnus Rønning / IKP, NTNU

Kristin Elisabeth Haugstad

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Structure-function investigations of biological macromolecules using single molecule techniques

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Thesis advisor:
Marit Sletmoen / IFY, NTNU

Magnus Nord

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: STEM studies of oxide interfaces

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Thesis advisor:
Randi Holmestad / IFY, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Thomas Tybell / IET, NTNU

Mari Helene Farstad

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Surface studies of metal oxide systems

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Thesis advisor:
Anne Borg / IFY, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Anders Sandell / Uppsala University
Co-advisor:
Erik Wahlstöm / IFY, NTNU

Maryam Gholami Mayanin

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Fabrication of nanomaterials for third generation solar cells

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Thesis advisor:
Turid Worren Reenaas / IFY, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Bjørn Ove Fimland / IET, NTNU

Ming Gao

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Label-free biosensor hydrogel materials

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Thesis advisor:
Bjørn Torger Stokke / IFY, NTNU

Mohammad Alidoust

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Proximity Effects and Transport Properties of Nano-Scale Systems with Multiple Broken Symmetries

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Thesis advisor:
Jacob Linder / IFY, NTNU

Mohammadreza Nematollahi

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Intermediate Band Solar cell

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Thesis advisor:
Turid Worren Reenaas / IFY, NTNU
Co-advisor
Ursula Gibson / IFY, NTNU

Morteza Esmaeili

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: X-ray characterization of nanofibres

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Thesis advisor:
Dag W. Breiby / IFY, NTNU

Sedsel Fretheim Thomassen

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Quantum dot intermediate band solar cells

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Thesis advisor:
Turid Worren Reenaas / IFY, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Bjørn Ove Fimland / IET, NTNU

Tatyana Sherstova

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Nanostructuring and application of biofunctionalized surfaces

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Thesis advisor:
Bjørn Torger Stokke / IFY, NTNU

Vidar Tonaas Fauske

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Understanding and optimizing III-V nanowire nucleation and growth on different substrates for device applications

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Thesis advisor:
Ton van Helvoort / IFY, NTNU
Co-advisor
Helge Weman / IET, NTNU

Åsmund Monsen

Department of Physics, NTNU

Thesis title: Point contact investigations of manganite based TMR structures

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Thesis advisor:
Erik Wahlström / IFY, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Thomas Tybell / IET, NTNU

University of Oslo

Department of Physics

Chi Kwong Tang

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: Metal-hydrogen related defects in solar-grade p-type silicon

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Thesis advisor:
Edouard Monakhov / FI, UiO / IFE
Co-advisor:
Bengt G. Svensson / FI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Lasse Vines / FI, UiO

Ethan Long

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: Mastering of ZnO-based transistors in thin films and nanowires

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Thesis advisor:
Andrej Kuznetzov / FI, UiO

Hans Bjørge Normann

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: Formation of shallow emitter solar cells

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Thesis advisor:
Edouard Monakhov / FI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Bengt Svensson / FI, UiO

Helge Malmbekk

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: Hydrogen in solar grade p-type silicon: Dominant complexes and solar cell efficiency

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Thesis advisor:
Edouard Monakhov / FI, UiO / IFE
Co-advisor:
Bengt G. Svensson / FI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Lasse Vines / FI, UiO

Jakob Blad

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: To be announced

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Thesis advisor:
Aasmund Sudbø / UNiK / FI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Terje Finstad / FI, UiO

Jo Gjessing

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: To be announced

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Thesis advisor:
Aasmund Sudbø/ UNiK / FI, UiO

Josefine Selj

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: Thin and highly efficient silicon-based solar cells incorporating nanostructures

PhD thesis defended 1. April 2011
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Thesis advisor:
Terje Finstad / FI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Sean Foss / FI, UiO

Klaus Magnus Johansen

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: Group I impurities in single crystalline Zinc Oxide

Phd thesis defended 15. April 2011
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Thesis advisor:
Bengt G. Svensson / FI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Lasse Vines / FI, UiO

Lars Løvlie

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: Interface defects and long-range migration of intrinsic defects in silicon carbide (SiC)

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Thesis advisor:
Bengt G. Svensson / FI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Edouard Monakhov / FI, UiO / IFE

Lars Olav Vestland

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: To be announced

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Thesis advisor:
Terje Finstad / FI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Arne Olsen / FI, UiO

Michael Bøttger

Department of Physics, UiO

Thesis title: Transport Properties of Novel Thermoelectric Materials

PhD thesis defended 30. June 2011
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Thesis advisor:
Terje Finstad / FI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Johan Taftø / FI, UiO

University of Oslo

Department of Informatics

Amir Hasanbegovic

Department of Informatics, UiO

Thesis title: Exploring Efficient Implementation Techniques of Low Power, Radiation Tolerant Mixed-Signal CMOS Circuits in Commercial Nanoscale Technologies

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Thesis advisor:
Snorre Aunet / IET, NTNU
Co-advisor:
Oddvar Søråsen / IFI,UiO
Co-Advisor:
Sunniva Siem / FI, UiO

Jan Erik Ramstad

Department of Informatics, UiO

Thesis title: Micromachined RF front-end-modules (RF MEMS) integrated with standard CMOS microelectronics in smart wireless sensor networks

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Thesis advisor:
Oddvar Søråsen / IFI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Geir Uri Jensen / SINTEF ICT
Co-Advisor:
Tor Fjeldly / UNiK / IET, NTNU

Kin Keung Lee

Department of Informatics, UiO

Thesis title: IRWT – Impulse Radio Wireless Technology

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Thesis advisor:
Tor Sverre Lande / IFI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Phillipp Häfliger / IFI, UiO

Malihe Zarre Dooghabadi

Department of Informatics, UiO

Thesis title: Impulse Radio Transmit/Receive Beamforming

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Thesis advisor:
Tor Sverre Lande / IFI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Dag Wisland / IFI, UiO
Co-Advisor:
Svein Erik Hamran / FFI

Srinivasa Reddy Kuppireddi

Department of Informatics, UiO

Thesis title: CMOS-RF MEMS

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Thesis advisor:
Oddvar Søråsen / IFI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Snorre Aunet / IET, NTNU

Thanh Trung Nguyen

Department of Informatics, UiO

Thesis title: Optimizing ADC power consumption for a wireless biomedical micro-implant

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Thesis advisor:
Phillipp Häfliger / IFI, UiO
Co-advisor:
Dag Wisland / IFI, UiO

Tuan Anh Vu

Department of Informatics, UiO

Thesis title: HILOC – High precision RF localization

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Thesis advisor:
Tor Sverre Lande / IFI, UiO
Co-advisor
Øivind Næss / IFI, UiO
Co-advisor
Svein Erik Hamram / Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
Co-advisor:
Dag Wisland / IFI, UiO

University of Bergen

Department of Physics and Technology

Erik Mannseth

Deptartment of Physics and Technology, UiB

Thesis title: Developing Nanosensors with Electron Beam Lithography

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Thesis advisor:
Bodil Holst / IFT, UiB

Sabrina Eder

Deptartment of Physics and Technology, UiB

Thesis title: A neutral matter wave microscope (NEMI): design and setup

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Thesis advisor:
Bodil Holst / IFT, UiB

Vestfold University College

Institute for Microsystems Technology

Ani Duan

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Wafer-level encapsulation and packaging
of 3D stacked heterogenous microsystems.

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Thesis advisor:
Nils Høivik / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Knut Aasmundtveit / IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Per Øhlckers / IMST, HiVe

Cuong Phu Le

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Multi-mass electrostatic energy harvesters

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Thesis advisor:
Einar Halvorsen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Oddvar Søråsen / IFI, UiO

Deokki Min

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Development of RF MEMS capacitive shunt switches and switch matrices with integrated PZT dielectric layer

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Thesis advisor:
Ulrik Hanke / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Oddvar Søråsen / IFI, UiO
Co-Advisor:
Nils Høivik / IMST, HiVe

Duy Son Nguyen

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: MEMS energy harvesters utilizing nonlinear mechanical structures

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Thesis advisor:
Einar Halvorsen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Yngar Berg / IFI, UiO

Gang Li

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Physics of Charge Accumulation and Technology Development for Robust Capacitive RF MEMS Switches

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Thesis advisor:
Xuyaun Chen / IMST, HiVe

Grunde Waag

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Air-coupled ultrasonic handheld device for inspection of ships

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Thesis advisor:
Lars Hoff / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Petter Norli / Det Norske Veritas
Co-Advisor:
Lars Christian Iversen / HiVe

Guangmin Ouyang

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Hybrid integrated components for optical display systems – Micro-optical actuator technologies

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Thesis advisor:
Xuyaun Chen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Kaiying Wang / IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Per Øhlckers / IMST, HiVe

Hoang-Vu Nguyen

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Metal coated polymer spheres for fine pitch interconnect: Reliability and failure mechanisms

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Thesis advisor:
Knut Aasmundtveit / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Rolf Johannessen / SINTEF ICT
Co-Advisor:
Nils Høivik / IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Yngvar Berg / IFI, UiO

Lars-Cyril Julin Blystad

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Energy Harvesting and Power Management for Microsystems

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Thesis advisor:
Einar Halvorsen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Svein Husa/ IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Yngar Berg / IFI, UiO

Lingjuan Che

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Triaxial piezoelectric microaccelerometer using lead zirconate titanate films

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Thesis advisor:
Einar Halvorsen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Xuyaun Chen / IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Per Øhlckers / IMST, HiVe

Luca Petricca

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: To be defined

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Thesis advisor:
Per Øhlckers / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Christopher Grind / IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Trygve Marton / IProx Dynamics

Luis André Lourenco Fernandes

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title:Packaging and Integrations aspects of a novel dehydration sensor

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Thesis advisor:
Erik A. Johannessen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Phillipp Häfliger / IFI. UiO
Co-Advisor:
Mehdi Azadmehr / IMST, HiVe

Nuno Miguel Matos Pires

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Multi-physical microfluidic system for ultra-sensitive detection and manipulation of bio-particles

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Thesis advisor:
Tao Dong / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Nils Høivik / IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Ulrik Hanke / IMST, HiVe

Quoc Bao Ta

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Local synthesis and Integration of Carbon Nanotubes on microsystems, for sensor application

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Thesis advisor:
Knut Aasmundtveit / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Nils Høivik/ IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Einar Halvorsen / IMST, HiVe

Ruilin Zheng

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Design and microfabrication of folded waveguide slow-wave circuits for millimeter wave traveling-wave tubes.

Phd thesis defended 28. October 2011
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Thesis advisor:
Xuyuan Chen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Per Øhlckers / IMST, HiVe

Sukhdeep Kaur

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Nonlinear energy harvester utilising different methods of biasing

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Thesis advisor:
Einar Halvorsen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor
Oddvar Søråsen / IFI, UiO

Sun Wei

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Design, fabrication and testing of three-dimensional MEMS supercapacitors.

PhD thesis defended 22. February 2011

Thesis advisor:
Xuyuan Chen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Per Øhlckers / IMST, HiVe

Thi-Thuy Luu

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Optimization of Cu/Sn wafer-level bonding

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Thesis advisor:
Nils Høivik / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Knut Aasmundtveit / IMST, HiVe

Torleif A. Tollefsen

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: High Temperature Power Electronic Packaging – Novel Design, Failure Mechanisms and Material Properties

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Thesis advisor:
Knut Aasmundtveit / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Ole Martin Løvvik / SINTEF Materials and Chemistry & Fi, UiO
Co-Advisor:
Andreas Larsson / SINTEF Instrumentation

Trinh Thi Kim Tran

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Concepts and Devices for Speckle Reduction in DMD Laser Projectors

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Thesis advisor:
Mohammad Nadeem Akram / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Xuyuan Chen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor
Einar Halvorsen / IMST, HiVe

Tung Manh

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: High frequency miniature ultrasound transducer

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Thesis advisor:
Lars Hoff / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Tonni Franke Johansen / ISB, NTNU

Uyen Phuong Do

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Glucose energy harvester for self powering of remote distributed bioanalytical microsystems

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Thesis advisor:
Erik A. Johannessen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Kaiying Wang / IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Øivind Johannesen / HiBu

Xinyan Zhao

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Autonomous Microarrays for accurate early-stage diagnosis of Infectious Salmon Diseases (Lepeophtheirus salmonis, ISAV, SPDV, IPNV) simultaneously on-the-spot

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Thesis advisor:
Frank Karlsen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Tao Dong / IMST, HiVe

Zhaochu Yang

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Device concepts for micro energy harvesting

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Thesis advisor:
Einar Halvorsen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Tao Dong / IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Atle Jensen / UiO

Zhaomin Tong

Institute for microsystem technology, HiVe

Thesis title: Design and Integration of a Speckle-free Device Used in Laser Projection Displays.

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Thesis advisor:
Xuyaun Chen / IMST, HiVe
Co-advisor:
Muhammad Nadeem Akram / IMST, HiVe
Co-Advisor:
Astrid Aksnes / IET, NTNU