Roya Maboudian

Roya Maboudian is an American academic and researcher in the field of chemical engineering. She is professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.[1] She is a co-director of the Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, and an editor of the IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. She was one of the first women to earn tenure in the chemical engineering department at the University of California, Berkeley.

Professor

Roya Maboudian
Academic background
EducationCatholic University, B.S. Electrical Engineering, Caltech, M.S. and Ph.D. in Applied Physics
Academic work
DisciplineSurface science
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Websitehttps://maboudianlab.berkeley.edu/

Education and early career

Maboudian obtained her B.S. in electrical engineering from Catholic University in 1982. She went on to receive her M.S. and Ph.D. in applied physics at California Institute of Technology in 1984 and 1988, respectively, under advisor David L. Goodstein and co-advisor Paul Murray Bellan.[2]

Research

Maboudian's research is in the development of new applications of micro- and nano-technology, especially surface chemistry and adhesion. Her early research studied the use of self-assembled monolayers as anti-stiction coatings for MEMS (microelectromechanical) structures.[3] Since then, her work has broadened to other aspects of materials, surfaces, and interfaces, including chemical sensing,[4] gecko-inspired adhesives, and supercapacitors.

In 2019, she was named a Bakar Fellow, a UC Berkeley fellowship for projects with commercial promise. Her area of focus within this fellowship is miniaturized carbon dioxide sensors.[4]

Awards and honors
  • Bakar Fellow, 2019[5]
  • Fellow of the American Vacuum Society, 2014
  • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientist and Engineers, 1998[6]
  • Arnold and Mabel Beckman Young Investigator Award, 1996[7]
  • Hellman Family Award, 1996[8]
  • National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, 1994[9]

References
  1. "Roya Maboudian | College of Chemistry". chemistry.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  2. Maboudian, Roya (1989) In-Situ Observation of Surface and Near-Surface Modification Using Scattering of Ballistic Phonons. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology.
  3. Maboudian, Roya (June 1998). "Adhesion and Friction Issues Associated With Reliable Operation of MEMS". MRS Bulletin. 23 (6): 47–51. doi:10.1557/S0883769400030633. ISSN 0883-7694.
  4. "Miniature Sensors Can Detect Potential Dangers of CO2 | Research UC Berkeley". vcresearch.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  5. Sanders, Robert (2019-09-05). "Seven new Bakar Fellows already are making an impact". Berkeley News. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  6. "02.10.99 -Three UC Berkeley researchers named outstanding young scientists by President Clinton". www.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  7. "Roya Maboudian". Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  8. "Hellman Fellows » Roya Maboudian". Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  9. Maboudian, Roya. "NSF Young Investigator: Surface Chemistry at Semiconductor Interfaces". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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