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Principal Investigator

         

Matthew Johnston


Associate Professor
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS) Institute
Oregon State University

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
B.S. Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
   

Matthew Johnston received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 2005, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 2006 and 2012. He was a Co-Founder and Manager of Research with Helixis, Carlsbad, CA, a Caltech-based spinout developing instrumentation for real-time PCR, from 2007 to its acquisition by Illumina in 2010. From 2012 to 2013, he was a postdoctoral scholar with the Bioelectronic Systems Lab at Columbia University. He also worked as an Associate at a life sciences venture capital firm, Ascent Biomedical Ventures, in New York City.

He joined Oregon State University in 2014, where he is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. His current research interests include the integration of sensors and transducers with silicon CMOS integrated circuits, stretchable circuits and sensor systems, lab-on-CMOS platforms, bio-energy harvesting, and low-power distributed sensing.

Professor Johnston was the recipient of the 2020 Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Young Faculty Award, the 2021 Oregon State University College of Engineering Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, and the 2021 Oregon State University Provost Fellowship. He is currently an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems and the IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems. He also serves on the Biomedical and Life Science Circuits and Systems Technical Committee and the Analog Signal Processing Technical Committee of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society.


Graduate Students

      

Tzu-Hsuan (Debbie) Chou

M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
   Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
B.S. Electrical Engineering
   National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Internship(s): InvenSense, Skyworks, Texas Instruments
choutz@oregonstate.edu
      

Jacob Dawes

M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
   Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Internship(s): HP, Inc.
dawesj@oregonstate.edu
      

Alyssa Estenson

Honors B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
   Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

estensoa@oregonstate.edu
      

Joseph Karam

Honors B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
   Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

karamj@oregonstate.edu
      

Jaehyeong Park

M.S. Electronic Engineering
B.S. Electronic Engineering
   Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Internship(s): Infineon
parkjaeh@oregonstate.edu
      

Callen Votzke

SRC Graduate Fellow (Texas Instruments/SRC)

B.A. Engineering Sciences
B.E. Engineering Sciences
   Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Internship(s): Texas Instruments Kilby Labs
votzkec@oregonstate.edu
Co-advised with Yiğit Mengüç (mLab, Robotics)


      

Calder Wilson

Honors B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
   Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Internship(s): Intel
wilscald@oregonstate.edu
      

Siyuan (Richard) Yu

M.S. Electrical Engineering
   University of California, San Diego, CA
B.S. Electrical Engineering
   University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Internship(s): Texas Instruments, Skyworks
yusiy@oregonstate.edu


Undergraduate Students

Alexei Burgos-Davila, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Alessandro Giuliani, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Honors College

Shirley Lam, Electrical and Computer Engineering; STEM Leaders, ONR STEM, SRC URP Scholar

Louis Marun, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Honors College

SIM Lab Graduate Alumni

Callen Votzke, Ph.D. Robotics & Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2023
"Stretchable electronics for wearable devices and soft robotics"
Prior education: B.A. Engineering Sciences, B.S. Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College
Internship(s): Texas Instruments Kilby Labs
Next stop: Burro (Augean Robotics), Philadelphia, PA
Jacob Cook, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2022
"SIMstat: Wireless, highly-reconfigurable electrochemical analog-front-end for point-of-care diagnostics and continuous monitoring"
Prior education: Honors B.S. Oregon State University
Internship(s): Analog Devices
Next stop: Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Kyle Clocker, Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2021
"Automous sensor system for wind turbine blade collision detection"
Prior education: B.S. University of North Texas, M.S. Oregon State University
Internship(s): Insitu, Intel
Next stop: Synex Medical, Boston, MA
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Shaan Sengupta, Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2021
"CMOS transducers and programmable interface circuits for resource-efficient sensing applications"
Prior education: B.S. Manipal Institute of Technology, M.S. University of Florida
Internship(s): Intel, Texas Instruments
Next stop: Texas Instruments, Tucson, AZ

Tzu-Hsuan (Debbie) Chou, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2021
"Linear and single-photon avalanche diode dual-Mode CMOS optical sensor with high frame rate operation"
Prior education: B.S. National Taiwan University
Next stop: Ph.D. Candidate, SIM Lab, Oregon State University

Naixuan Ma, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2021
"Gamma ray detection module for radioactive isotope identification"
Prior education: B.S. Oregon State University
Internship(s): Intel
Next stop: Infineon, Lynnwood, WA

Jinyong Kim, Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, August 2021
"New techniques for multi-channel biosignal acquisition and low-powered, low-resistance measurement systems"
Prior education: B.S., M.S. University of Seoul
Internship(s): IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Next stop: Intel, Hillsboro, OR

Cassandra Davis, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2021
"Development of a collision detection module for avian and bat species on wind turbine blades"
Prior education: B.S. Oregon State University
Next stop: SpaceX, McGregor, TX

Boyu Shen, Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, September 2020
"Impedance sensing techniques for integrated circuits sensor applications"
Prior education: B.S. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Internship(s): Velodyne LiDAR
Next stop: Texas Instruments Kilby Labs, Dallas, TX

Jacob Dawes, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2020
"Design and modeling techniques for impedance-based flow cytometry"
Prior education: B.S. Oregon State University
Internship(s): HP Inc.
Next stop: Ph.D. Student, SIM Lab, Oregon State University

Hyunkyu Ouh, Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, September 2019
"New Architectures and Circuits for Pushing the Dynamic Range and Multiplexing Boundaries of CMOS-Integrated Sensors"
Prior education: B.S. KAIST; M.S. Seoul National University
Internship(s): IBM TJ Watson Research Center (2x)
Next stop: Apple, Cupertino, CA

Soumya Bose, Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, September 2019
"Energy Harvesting and Power Management Integrated Circuits for Self-Sustaining Wearables"
Prior education: B.Eng. Bengal Engineering and Science University; M.Tech. IIT Kharagpur
Internship(s): Texas Instruments Kilby Labs
Next stop: Intel, Hillsboro, OR

Jason Matthews, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2019
"Low power CMOS sensors for wireless sensing applications"
Co-advised with Arun Natarjan (HSIC)
Prior education: B.S. Southern Oregon University; Ph.D. University of Oregon
Next stop: Tektronix, Beaverton, OR

Kyle Clocker, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2018
"CMOS-integrated single-element thermal flow sensors"
Internship(s): Insitu, Intel
Prior education: B.S. University of North Texas
Next stop: Ph.D. Student, SIM Lab, Oregon State University

McKay Lindsay, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, September 2017
"Co-planar integration of silicon integrated circuits and microfluidic networks for biosensor applications"
Prior education: B.S. Oregon State University
Next stop: Garmin AT, Salem, OR


SIM Lab Undergraduate Alumni

Tieying Chu, B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2023
Next stop: M.S. Student, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Austin Green, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2023
Next stop: Ph.D. Student, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA

Joseph Karam, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2023
Next stop: M.S. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University

Alyssa Estenson, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2022
Next stop: M.S. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University

Abigail Hasler, B.S., Bioengineering, June 2022; SRC URP Scholar
Next stop: M.S. Student, Chemistry, University of Oregon

Jordyn Marshall, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2022

Cruz Solano-Nieblas, B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2022; OSU STEM Leaders
Next stop: Apple, Cupertino, CA

Ekaterina Rott, Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2022; URSA Engage Scholar
Next stop: Palo Verde Generating Station, Tonopah, AZ

Samuel Wagner, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2022
Next stop: M.S. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCLA

Calder Wilson, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dec 2021
Next stop: M.S. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University

Kendrea Beers, Honors B.S., Philsophy, June 2021
Next stop: M.S. Student, Artificial Intelligence, Oregon State University

Karen Berba, B.S., Computer Science, June 2021; SRC URP Scholar
Next stop: M.S. Student, Computer Science, California State University, Los Angeles

Braam Beresford, B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2021
Next stop: Ampere, Portland, OR

Jinwon Kim, B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2021
Next stop: M.S./Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering, Columbia University

Derek Webb, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2021
Next stop: Intel, Hillsboro, OR

Victoria Vasquez, B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2021; SRC URP Scholar
Next stop: M.S. Student, Electrical Engineering, Penn State University

Richard Inocenio Smith, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, March 2021
Next stop: Eaton Corporation, Sacramento, CA

Nuran Alteir, Post-Bacc B.S., Chemical Engineering, June 2020
Next stop: Automated Engineering Services, Oceanside, CA

Jacob Cook, Honors B.S., Bioengineering & Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2020
Next stop: M.S. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University

Christopher Snyder, B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2019
Next stop: Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Karen Harper, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2019
Next stop: Cirrus Logic, Austin, TX

Megan Co, Honors B.S., Mechanical Engineering, June 2018
Next stop: Ph.D. Student, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Ohio State University

Kevin Bishop, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2018
Next stop: Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering, University of Washington; NSF Graduate Fellow

Hayden Bialek, Honors B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2018
Next stop: M.S./Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, HSIC Lab, Oregon State University

Jacob Dawes, B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2017
Next stop: M.S./Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, SIM Lab, Oregon State University

Tanner Fiez, B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 2016
Next stop: M.S./Ph.D. Student, Computer Science, University of Washington; NDSEG Graduate Fellow