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1625 About the Authors Authors Aditya Aryasomayajula Chapter C.16 McMaster University Dr Aditya Aryasomayajula received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Technical University Dresden. He worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the European Hamilton, Canada Molecular Biology Laboratory on microfluidics and genomics, before joining Mc- [email protected], Master University as a Postdoctoral Fellow researching microfluidics, electrochemical [email protected] sensors, and bio-sensing technology. W. Robert Ashurst Chapter I.39 Auburn University Dr W. Robert Ashurst is currently the Uthlaut Family Associate Professor of Chemical Dept. of Chemical Engineering Engineering at Auburn University. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Auburn, USA the University of California at Berkeley. His research focuses on design of molecular [email protected] precursors for advanced monolayer films, tribology at the micro and nanoscale, and the influence of surface chemical treatments on micro and nanoscale devices. Massood Z. Atashbar Chapter A.3 Western Michigan University Professor Massood Z. Atashbar received degrees in Electrical Engi- Dept. of Electrical & Computer neering from Isfahan University of Technology and Sharif University Engineering of Technology and in 1998 a PhD from RMIT University, Melbourne. Kalamazoo, USA After a postdoctoral at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, he [email protected] joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Western Michigan University, where he currently is a Professor. His research inter- ests include physical and chemical microsensors development, advanced signal processing, and engineering education. Wolfgang Bacsa Chapter B.8 Centre National de la Recherche Professor Wolfgang S. Bacsa received his PhD from the Swiss Federal Scientifique, Université de Toulouse Institute of Technology (Zurich, 1990). He worked at Pennsylvania Centre d‘Elaboration de Matériaux et State University and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne d‘Etudes Structurales (CEMES), UPR #8011 and was a Visiting Professor at Boston University and at UNIST Korea. Toulouse, France [email protected] He is now a Professor at CEMES CNRS and the University of Toulouse. His research is dedicated to optical spectroscopy on nanostructured materials and novel optical microscopy techniques. William S. Bainbridge Chapter J.46 National Science Foundation William Sims Bainbridge is the Director of the Cyber-Human Systems program of the Division of Information & Intelligent National Science Foundation. He earned his PhD in Sociology from Harvard (1976). Systems He has participated centrally in the Nanotechnology and Convergence activities and Arlington, USA has co-edited and edited several books. [email protected] Antoni Baldi Chapter A.3 Barcelona Microelectronics Institute Dr Antonio Baldi received a degree in Telecommunication Engineering from (IMB-CNM-CSIC) BarcelonaTech (UPC) and a PhD in Electronics Engineering from Universitat Chemical Transducers Group Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), followed by a postdoctoral at the University of Bellaterra, Spain Minnesota, working in the field of bioMEMS. In 2003, he joined the Chemical Trans- [email protected] ducers Group at the Barcelona Microelectronics Institute (IMB-CNM, CSIC). His current research is focused on electrochemical transducers and lab-on-a-chip devices for chemical sensing and biodetection. 1626 About the Authors Authors Wilhelm Barthlott Chapter H.36 University of Bonn Dr Wilhelm Barthlott is a Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Nees-Institute for Biodiversity of Plants Biodiversity Institute at the University of Bonn. He is interested in Bonn, Germany structure, function, and biomimetic application of biological surfaces and [email protected] has published more than 400 papers. His discovery of the Lotus Effect in 1997 has led to innovation in surface technologies. His current interests concentrate on air retaining surfaces and the relation between biodiversity and bionics. Pouriya Bayat Chapter C.16 York University Pouriya Bayat obtained his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Isfahan University of Technology. During his studies, he focused on Toronto, Canada bio-fluid mechanics. He joined the ACUTE Lab at York University in [email protected] 2015, where he works on solution exchange of microparticles. Mehmet Z. Baykara Chapter E.24 Bilkent University Mehmet Z. Baykara received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bogazici˘ Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & UNAM University and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Yale Ankara, Turkey University. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical [email protected] Engineering and the National Nanotechnology Research Center at Bilkent University, where he leads the scanning probe microscopy research group. Bharat Bhushan Chapters 1, D.22, E.23, F.27, F.32–G.35, H.36–I.38, J.47 For biographical profile, please see the section “About the Editor”. Marcie R. Black Chapter B.9 Advanced Silicon Group Dr Marcie Black is the CEO of Advanced Silicon Group (ASG). ASG commercializes Lincoln, USA silicon nanowire arrays for applications, including black silicon solar cells, biosensors [email protected] for less invasive testing, and lithium ion batteries. She has had over 25 patents issued and has numerous patents pending on using nanotechnology. Marcie earned her BS, MEng, and PhD degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Maarten P. de Boer Chapter I.39 Carnegie Mellon University Dr Maarten P. de Boer received his PhD in Chemical Engineering and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Materials Science from the University of Minnesota in 1996. His work Pittsburgh, USA at Carnegie Mellon University, and prior to that at Sandia National Labs, [email protected] addresses challenges in tribology and thin film mechanical properties. Current research topics include reliability of nanomechanical switches, irradiation and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline metals, strength of semi-crystalline polymers, and adjustable coefficient of thermal expansion metamaterials. Donald W. Brenner Chapter F.30 North Carolina State University Professor Donald Brenner is a Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor of Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University. Raleigh, USA He received his degrees in Chemistry from the State University of [email protected] New York and Penn State University. His research interests focus on using atomic and multiscale modelling to develop and understand technologically important processes and materials. About the Authors 1627 Jean-Marc Broto Chapter B.8 Authors Centre National de la Recherche Jean-Marc Broto is a Professor at the University Paul Sabatier Toulouse III. He is Scientifique, Institut National des a specialist in electronic transport and magnetization properties under high magnetic Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, fields and contributed to the discovery of giant magnetoresistance in 1988. Université de Toulouse Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses de Toulouse (LNCMI-T), UPR #3228 Toulouse, France [email protected] Patrizio Candeloro Chapter D.21 University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Dr Patrizio Candeloro is an Assistant Professor in Physics at the University Magna Dept. of Experimental and Clinical Graecia of Catanzaro and a Senior Researcher at BioNEM laboratory. Throughout his Medicine scientific career, he worked in the field of micro and nanotechnologies for different Catanzaro, Italy purposes and applications. Currently, he develops plasmonic nanostructures for SERS [email protected] spectroscopy and investigates the applications of Raman techniques to biomedical issues. Brigitte Caussat Chapter B.8 Centre National de la Recherche Brigitte Caussat is a Professor at INP Toulouse, ENSIACET. Since 1991 Scientifique, Université de Toulouse, she has been working on thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) Institut National Polytechnique de processes, either on planar substrates or on powders. Her recent research Toulouse activities have dealt with CNT oxidation in dry mode using gaseous Laboratoire de Génie Chimique (LGC), UMR #5503 mixtures containing ozone and CNT decoration by silicon, iron, nickel, Toulouse, France and copper using the fluidized bed CVD process. [email protected] Chunying Chen Chapter J.45 National Center for Nanoscience & Dr Chunying Chen received her PhD from Huazhong University of Technology of China Science and Technology. She has worked at the Institute of High Energy CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Medical Nobel of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety Institute for Biochemistry at Karolinska Institute of Sweden, and at the Beijing, China [email protected] National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China. She was one of the earliest researchers in the field of nanosafety in China. Rui Chen Chapter J.45 National Center for Nanoscience & Dr Rui Chen received his PhD from the Chinese Academy of Science in 2005. He Technology of China has worked at the School of Life Sciences of Tsinghua University and at the National CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China. His research on nanoscience and of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety nanotoxicology focuses on the risk assessment of nanomaterials