| Dr. Marc Madou - Biography |
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1978 |
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Ph.D. Semiconductor Electrochemistry, Solid-State Physics Laboratory, Rijksuniversiteit, Ghent, Belgium - Doctoral thesis: "n-and p-type GaP as Semi-conductor Electrodes" (summa cum laude) |
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1975 |
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M.Sc. Physical Chemistry, Rijksuniversiteit, Ghent, Belgium |
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1973 |
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B. Sc. Physical Chemistry, Rijksuniversiteit, Ghent, Belgium |
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Personal Details |
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Date of Birth: February 5, 1953
Birth Place: Zwevezele, Belgium
Citizenship: Belgium, Resident Alien - US
Languages: Dutch, French, German and English
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| Professional Experience |
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| 1 July 2002- Present |
Chancellor's Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Irvine, CA
Professor Biomedical Engineering
Professor Materials Concentration
Professor Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility (INRF)
Distinguished Honorary Professor IIT Kanpur |
| 1994 - Present |
NASA Ames Research Center Associate (Mountain View, CA) |
| 1993 - Present |
Microfabrication Applications Principal and Founder (San Diego, CA) |
| 2001- 2002 |
Vice President Advanced Technology (Nanogen, San Diego, CA) |
| 1997 - 2000 |
Center for Materials Research (CMR) Scholar (Endowed chair) at Ohio State University (OSU)
Professor Materials at OSU
Professor Chemistry at OSU
Director NSF Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements (CISM) Microfabrication Applications Principal |
| 1996 - 2000 |
Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley |
| 1995 - 1996 |
Visiting Miller Professor at UC Berkeley |
| 1994 - 1995 |
Visiting Professor at Louisiana State University, Senior Scientific Advisor to CAMD |
1989 - 1993
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Vice Chairman and Founder Teknekron Sensor Development Corporation (TSDC) (Menlo Park, CA) |
| 1983 - 1989 |
Director, Microsensor Department, SRI International (Menlo Park, CA) |
| 1982 - 1989 |
Associate Director, Microsensor Department, SRI International (Menlo Park, CA) |
| 1982 - 1983 |
Founder and Manager of Microsensor Program, SRI International, Associate Director, Physical Electronics Laboratory (Menlo Park, CA) |
| 1981 - 1982 |
Senior Materials Scientist, Materials Research Laboratory SRI International (Menlo Park, CA) |
1980 - 1981
1978 - 1979 |
Assistant Professor, Rijksuniversiteit (State University of Ghent) Ghent, Belgium |
| 1979 - 1980 |
Visiting Scientist SRI International ( Menlo Park, CA), Materials Scientist, Materials Research Laboratory under Dr. S. R. Morrison |
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| Board Memberships and Professional Societies |
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- Founder and Director of Scientific Advisory Board, CHIPRx (Columbus, OH)
- Founder and Director of Scientific Advisory Board, SensIrOx (Columbus, OH)
- Member at Large of The Electrochemical Society (Sensors)
- Scientific Advisory Board for Transducers 1997, Chicago, Transducers 1999, Sendai
- Scientific Advisory Board for Solid State Sensors, Hilton Head Island 1998 and 2000
- Organizing Committee and Scientific Advisory Committee Nanotech 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, Montreux, Switzerland
- Organizer and General Chairman BIO-MEMS 1999 and 2000, San Francisco, CA
- Regional Editor for Sensors and Actuators B, North and South America
- Advisory Board of the NSF-IGERT at the University of Kentucky
- NASA Ames Associate since 1994
- Member of the International Advisory Board of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
- SIM Session Organizer, Salt Lake City, 2002
- MRS Symposium Organizer, Boston, Fall 2001, 2002 , 2003
- Member of the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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| CHRONOLOGY OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES |
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The SRI International Years (1979-1989):
By 1989 Dr. Madou’s research group consisted of 19 people working with an average budget of $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 per year.Representative projects:
- Conductive polymers for batteries and electrochromics. Sponsor: Osaka Gas (size: $350,000 per year).
- Low-temperature fuel cell based on LaF3. Sponsor: Meidensha (size: $250,000 per year).
- The effect of additives on the Ni/NiO charging and discharging behavior. Sponsor: DOE (size: $75,000 per year).
- Planar Si-based glucose sensors. Sponsor: Boehringer Mannheim (size: $500,000 per year).
- A micromachined electrochemical pH, CO2, O2 sensor for in-vivo blood testing (RTMECCS). Sponsor: Commtech (size: $3, 600, 000 over 3 years).
The TSDC Years (1989-1993):
By 1993 TSDC employed 22 people and relied on an annual revenue of approximately $4,000,000 per year. Projects were sponsored by 1/3 European, 1/3 Japanese, and 1/3 American companies. Representative projects:
- Planar zirconia oxygen sensors. Sponsor: AC Rochester (GM) (size: $250,000 per year).
- Micromachined, low power methane sensor. Sponsor: GasTech (size: $75,000 per year).
- Non-Invasive glucose sensor. Sponsor: Colin (size: $1,000,000 per year).
- Rapid-Response gas sensors. Sponsor: Colin (size: $500,000 per year).
- Oil degradation monitor. Sponsor: Komatsu (size: $120,000 per year).
- Solid state NOx sensor. Sponsor: IVECO (size: $350,000 per year).
- Magnetti-Marelli Automotive sensor report. Sponsor: Magnetti-Marelli (size: $175,000 for six months).
NASA Ames (1994-Present):
- Telemetric biosensors in collaboration with UCSF. Sponsor: NASA (size: $500,000 per year).
- Ionized calcium sensor. Sponsor: NASA (size: $40,000 per year -DDF funds).
- Acoustic/chemiresistive low concentration gas sensors. Sponsor: ERAST (size: $250,000 per 6 months).
CAMD/LSU LIGA (1994-1995):
- LIGA optical IR gas sensor. Sponsor: NASA (size: $40,000 per year).
- Micromachined tool set for AFM. Sponsor: CAMD (size: $25,000 per year).
UCB (1995-1997):
- Micromachined volcano arrays for gas detection. Sponsor: Miller Institute (size: Dr. Madou’s Visiting Miller Professor and Visiting Scholar salary).
- Acoustic gas sensors. Sponsor: NASA (size: $120,000 a year).
OSU (1995-1997):
- Solid state ph-sensor.
- Polymer micromachining.
- Ceramic micromachining.
- Solid state gas sensors.
- CD fluidic platform.
- Drug delivery devices.
- Carbon MEMS.
Nanogen (2001-Present):
- DNA probes AFM cantilevers.
- Active DNA arrays.
- Merging of DNA arrays with microfluidics.
- DNA arrays on evanescent wave guides.
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| Consulting Projects (Examples) |
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| 1998 - 2003 |
Corning-IntelliSense |
Biannual lecture series |
1998 |
YSI |
Patent study, polymer MEMS |
1998 |
PG |
Lecture on MEMS |
1997-2000 |
ALPHA-M.O.S. |
Consulting on gas sensor development and member SAB |
1997- |
Microbionics |
Chief Technology Officer |
1995-1999 |
Gamera Biosciences |
Consulting on MEMS and Director SAB |
1995-1996 |
Action/MEMS |
Consulting on optical switching |
1995 |
National Semiconductor, Corp. |
Consulting on MEMS options |
1995 |
Quantum Group, Corp., |
Consulting on gas sensors |
1994-1999 |
Polychip, Inc. |
Consulting on pH sensor and carbon dioxide sensor |
1993-1996 |
Center for Advanced Microdevices (CAMD) |
Consulting on LIGA |
1993 |
Sandia National Laboratories |
MEMS lecture |
1991-1992 |
Marelli Autronica |
Consulting on MEMS in automotive sensing |
1991 |
PG&E |
Consulting on sensors for PG&E |
1991 |
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories |
MEMS lecture |
1991 |
Jena |
Consultant to SRI for Innovation Search for the Jena Region |
1990 |
SRI's Business Intelligence Program |
• Conductive Polymers
• Mechatronics
• Chemical Sensors |
1988 |
JPL |
Consulting on gas sensor arrays |
1987-1989 |
CommTech International |
Consulting on gas sensors development |
1985 |
Flakt Industrial
Smygehus Havsbad Sweden |
Innovation Search |
1985 |
Landis & Gyr
Zug, Switzerland |
Gas Sensor feasibility |
1985 |
ITT
Germany, UK, Sweden |
Evaluation of Sensor Capabilities of ITT' European Companies |
1984 - |
NASA Ames |
Consulting for SETI , astrobiology and Sensors 2000! |
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