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Education:
PhD, Electrical Engineering Aug 2003 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MS, Electrical Engineering May 1999 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
BE (Honors) Electrical and Electronics Engineering Oct 1996 Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India
Academic Experience:
2016-present Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
2014-present Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University
2010-2016 Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
2012-2013 Associate Dean of Graduate Education, School of Engineering, Tufts University
2011-2012 Visiting Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University and Harvard-MIT Health Science and Technology
2004-2010 Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
2002-2004 Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Industrial and Consulting Experience
2011- present Founder, Boston Sensors LLC, Massachusetts
1999, 2000 Texas Instruments, Summer Intern, New Jersey
1998 Texas Instruments, Summer Intern, Dallas
1996-1997 Texas Instruments, IC Design Engineer, Bangalore
Awards and Highlights:
1. Alumni of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) US Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium, Irvine, CA, Sep 19-21 2015.
2. Recipient of two National Academies Arab-American Frontiers Fellowship, 2015 with seed grant for collaborative research with researchers in Middle East and North Africa.
3. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 2016-present
4. Associate Editor, Nature Scientific Reports, 2015 – present
5. Associate Editor, IET Electronic Letters, 2015 – present
6. Research on Smart Threads appeared on National Public Radio (WBUR), BBC, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Design Trends and featured on NSF Science Nation and over 200 news outlets worldwide.
7. Research work on developing flexible smart wound dressings using tissue engineered flexible sensors, actuators and electronics featured on the NSF Website at http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/flexiblesensors.jsp
8. Research highlighted on BBC. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-31540159
9. Guest Editor, Special Issue on BIOCAS 2014, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 2015.
10. Invited participant at the National Academies (NAS) Frontiers Meeting on Science Engineering and Medicine, Arab-America Frontiers Meeting, Muscat Oman, December 2014
11. Won Best Paper Award, IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BIOCAS), 2014
12. Nominated for Best Poster Award, International Conf. on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Lifesciences (microTAS), 2014
13. Senior Member of IEEE
14. Chair, IEEE Biomedical and Lifesciences Circuits and Systems Committee for 2014-2016
15. Chair of an NSF workshop on Instrumentation Development for Biological Research (IDBR) May 1-2, 2014 in Rosslyn VA.
16. Joe Noonan Outstanding Doctoral Research Prize for Jian Guo (PhD Advisee), 2014
17. News article on Reduced graphene oxide chemical sensor at Nanotechweb, “Kelvin probe microscopy measures chemical doping of reduced graphene oxide” http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/53731, posted Jun 12 2013.
18. Past Vice Chair, IEEE Biomedical and Lifesciences Circuits and Systems Committee for 2012-2014
19. Awarded ONR DURIP award in 2012 for research on terahertz integrated circuits and metamaterials.
20. Awarded NSF Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) award for research on flexible sensors and electronics for chronic wound management in 2012.
21. Invited presentations at CMOS Emerging Technologies workshop in 2012 and 2015.
22. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions of Circuits and Systems, 2011-2012
23. Featured in Boston Globe in the article, “The Sky's the limit, it seems, with graphene", http://articles.boston.com/2011-11-28/business/30604596_1_graphene-patent-office-boston-university, posted Nov 28 2011.
24. National Science Foundation NSF CAREER Award, 2010
25. Associate Professor with tenure at Tufts University, 2010
26. News article on DNA decorated Carbon Nanotube Gas Sensor at Nanotechweb, “DNA decorated CNT on chips detects emissions”, http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/42378, posted April 21 2010.
27. Invited presentations at Future Trends in Microelectronics (FTM) workshop in 2009 and 2012.
28. Won Best Paper Award, Future Trends in Microelectronics Workshop (FTM), 2009.
29. Research on Cover Page of IOP Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, No. 22, 3 June 2009
30. Won Best Student Device Paper Award (poster category), International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS), 2009.
31. Won Best Paper Award (poster category), 8th Intl Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO), 2008
32. Nominated for Best Paper Award, Top Five Selection, IEEE Sensors Conference (SENSORS), 2008
33. Nominated for Best Student Paper Award, Top Four Selection, IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, 2008
34. Top 5 Selection for Semiconductor Research Corporation, System on Chip (SoC) Design Challenge, 2007
35. Distinguished lectures at several universities and research laboratories (MIT, Boston University, Washington University of St. Louis, North Carolina State University, Michigan State University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Texas Instruments, Draper Labs, Army Research Lab, Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Dartmouth, Lincoln Labs, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani-Hyderabad, Yale University, ETRI Korea, etc.)
36. Invited Speaker at several conferences and professional societies: IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society (APS) and URSI Symposium, SPIE Defense Sensing and Security Conference, CMOS Emerging Technologies Workshop, Design Automation Conference (DAC), IEEE Sensors Conference (SENSORS) and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC), International Conference on Computational Engineering and Science (ICCES), IEEE Antennas and Propagation/ Electron Devices chapter at IIT Bombay, ATMOS Lecture series in Hyderabad India, and IEEE Engineering and medicine and biology society chapter at MIT)
37. News Articles on success of Tufts team led by Sonkusale in Semiconductor Industry Association’s Design Contest.
· Semiconductor Industry Initiatives Seek to Capture EE Student Interest, Increase Retention, IEEE Today’s Engineer, www.todaysengineer.org/2005/Nov/SIA-initiatives.asp, posted November 2005
· Student Chip Design Could Improve Medical Imaging, Semiconductor Online, http://www.semiconductoronline.com/article.mvc/Student-Chip-Design-Could-Improve-Medical-Ima-0001, posted October 2005
38. Raised more than $13.5M in research grants from federal agencies, government labs and foundations.
39. Research funded by DARPA, ONR, NSF, Intelligence Community, Lincoln Labs, Draper Labs, Qatar Foundation, Catalyst Foundation and Industry
40. Advised over 4 postdoctoral researchers, 12 PhD students and 17 MS students over the last 13 years.
Awards and Highlights for Student Advisees:
7. Robert D’Angelo, Outstanding researcher, School of Engineering, Tufts University, 2013
8. Guoqing Fu, Deans Fellowship, Tufts University, 2012-2014
9. Edward Weiyi Zheng, Summer Scholars, Tufts University, 2011
10. Brian Nugent, Draper Lab Fellowship, 2010-2012
11. Nick Marcoux, Draper Lab Fellowship, 2010-2012
12. Ashwin Duggal, Draper Lab Fellowship, 2007-2009
13. Wes Uy, Draper Lab Fellowship, 2011-2013
14. Mike Trakimas, ECE Chair Fellowship, Tufts University, 2007
15. Vinay Agarwal, Provost Fellowship, Tufts University, 2006
16. Vinay Agarwal, Best Student Paper Award Finalist, IEEE Sensors Conference, 2008
17. Vinay Agarwal, Best Poster Award, IEEE Conf. on Nanotechnology, 2008
18. Niraj Shreshtha, Tufts Summer Scholar Award, Tufts University 2008
19. Kofi Aninakwa, Tufts Summer Scholar Award, Tufts University 2009
20. Joshua Levinson, Tufts Summer Scholar Award, Tufts University 2008
21. David Tilton, Tufts Summer Scholar Award, Tufts University 2007
22. Krenar Komoni, 5th Place, Student Paper Award, Sarnoff Symposium, 2008
23. Sam MacNaughton, Best Poster Award, International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, 2009
24. Marc Weintraub, Jon Chow, Wing Siu, Yasumichi Iwamoto, Top 5 Winners of Phase 1 and Finalist of 2006 Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Design Content, 2006
Scientific and Professional Societies:
Research Grants and Funding
Monetary Grants Awarded:
Total Funding Amount > $ 15 Million
ACTIVE GRANTS:
COMPLETED GRANTS:
Patents and Invention Disclosures
Education:
PhD, Electrical Engineering Aug 2003 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MS, Electrical Engineering May 1999 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
BE (Honors) Electrical and Electronics Engineering Oct 1996 Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India
Academic Experience:
2016-present Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
2014-present Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University
2010-2016 Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
2012-2013 Associate Dean of Graduate Education, School of Engineering, Tufts University
2011-2012 Visiting Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University and Harvard-MIT Health Science and Technology
2004-2010 Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
2002-2004 Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Industrial and Consulting Experience
2011- present Founder, Boston Sensors LLC, Massachusetts
1999, 2000 Texas Instruments, Summer Intern, New Jersey
1998 Texas Instruments, Summer Intern, Dallas
1996-1997 Texas Instruments, IC Design Engineer, Bangalore
Awards and Highlights:
1. Alumni of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) US Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium, Irvine, CA, Sep 19-21 2015.
2. Recipient of two National Academies Arab-American Frontiers Fellowship, 2015 with seed grant for collaborative research with researchers in Middle East and North Africa.
3. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 2016-present
4. Associate Editor, Nature Scientific Reports, 2015 – present
5. Associate Editor, IET Electronic Letters, 2015 – present
6. Research on Smart Threads appeared on National Public Radio (WBUR), BBC, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Design Trends and featured on NSF Science Nation and over 200 news outlets worldwide.
7. Research work on developing flexible smart wound dressings using tissue engineered flexible sensors, actuators and electronics featured on the NSF Website at http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/flexiblesensors.jsp
8. Research highlighted on BBC. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-31540159
9. Guest Editor, Special Issue on BIOCAS 2014, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 2015.
10. Invited participant at the National Academies (NAS) Frontiers Meeting on Science Engineering and Medicine, Arab-America Frontiers Meeting, Muscat Oman, December 2014
11. Won Best Paper Award, IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BIOCAS), 2014
12. Nominated for Best Poster Award, International Conf. on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Lifesciences (microTAS), 2014
13. Senior Member of IEEE
14. Chair, IEEE Biomedical and Lifesciences Circuits and Systems Committee for 2014-2016
15. Chair of an NSF workshop on Instrumentation Development for Biological Research (IDBR) May 1-2, 2014 in Rosslyn VA.
16. Joe Noonan Outstanding Doctoral Research Prize for Jian Guo (PhD Advisee), 2014
17. News article on Reduced graphene oxide chemical sensor at Nanotechweb, “Kelvin probe microscopy measures chemical doping of reduced graphene oxide” http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/53731, posted Jun 12 2013.
18. Past Vice Chair, IEEE Biomedical and Lifesciences Circuits and Systems Committee for 2012-2014
19. Awarded ONR DURIP award in 2012 for research on terahertz integrated circuits and metamaterials.
20. Awarded NSF Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) award for research on flexible sensors and electronics for chronic wound management in 2012.
21. Invited presentations at CMOS Emerging Technologies workshop in 2012 and 2015.
22. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions of Circuits and Systems, 2011-2012
23. Featured in Boston Globe in the article, “The Sky's the limit, it seems, with graphene", http://articles.boston.com/2011-11-28/business/30604596_1_graphene-patent-office-boston-university, posted Nov 28 2011.
24. National Science Foundation NSF CAREER Award, 2010
25. Associate Professor with tenure at Tufts University, 2010
26. News article on DNA decorated Carbon Nanotube Gas Sensor at Nanotechweb, “DNA decorated CNT on chips detects emissions”, http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/42378, posted April 21 2010.
27. Invited presentations at Future Trends in Microelectronics (FTM) workshop in 2009 and 2012.
28. Won Best Paper Award, Future Trends in Microelectronics Workshop (FTM), 2009.
29. Research on Cover Page of IOP Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, No. 22, 3 June 2009
30. Won Best Student Device Paper Award (poster category), International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS), 2009.
31. Won Best Paper Award (poster category), 8th Intl Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO), 2008
32. Nominated for Best Paper Award, Top Five Selection, IEEE Sensors Conference (SENSORS), 2008
33. Nominated for Best Student Paper Award, Top Four Selection, IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, 2008
34. Top 5 Selection for Semiconductor Research Corporation, System on Chip (SoC) Design Challenge, 2007
35. Distinguished lectures at several universities and research laboratories (MIT, Boston University, Washington University of St. Louis, North Carolina State University, Michigan State University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Texas Instruments, Draper Labs, Army Research Lab, Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Dartmouth, Lincoln Labs, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani-Hyderabad, Yale University, ETRI Korea, etc.)
36. Invited Speaker at several conferences and professional societies: IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society (APS) and URSI Symposium, SPIE Defense Sensing and Security Conference, CMOS Emerging Technologies Workshop, Design Automation Conference (DAC), IEEE Sensors Conference (SENSORS) and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC), International Conference on Computational Engineering and Science (ICCES), IEEE Antennas and Propagation/ Electron Devices chapter at IIT Bombay, ATMOS Lecture series in Hyderabad India, and IEEE Engineering and medicine and biology society chapter at MIT)
37. News Articles on success of Tufts team led by Sonkusale in Semiconductor Industry Association’s Design Contest.
· Semiconductor Industry Initiatives Seek to Capture EE Student Interest, Increase Retention, IEEE Today’s Engineer, www.todaysengineer.org/2005/Nov/SIA-initiatives.asp, posted November 2005
· Student Chip Design Could Improve Medical Imaging, Semiconductor Online, http://www.semiconductoronline.com/article.mvc/Student-Chip-Design-Could-Improve-Medical-Ima-0001, posted October 2005
38. Raised more than $13.5M in research grants from federal agencies, government labs and foundations.
39. Research funded by DARPA, ONR, NSF, Intelligence Community, Lincoln Labs, Draper Labs, Qatar Foundation, Catalyst Foundation and Industry
40. Advised over 4 postdoctoral researchers, 12 PhD students and 17 MS students over the last 13 years.
Awards and Highlights for Student Advisees:
- Pengxiang (Jerry) Hu, Tufts Summer Scholar Award, Tufts University, 2015
- Pooria Mostafalu’s work on smart bandages highlighted on BBC Persian TV: http://www.bbc.com/persian/tv/2011/04/000001_ptv_click
- William Lenk and Pooria Mostafalu, Best Student Paper Award at IEEE BIOCAS 2014
- Meera Punjiya, Christian Herter Graduate Student Travel award, 2014
- Jian Guo, Joe Noonan Outstanding Doctoral Research Prize at Tufts University (Advisee), 2014
7. Robert D’Angelo, Outstanding researcher, School of Engineering, Tufts University, 2013
8. Guoqing Fu, Deans Fellowship, Tufts University, 2012-2014
9. Edward Weiyi Zheng, Summer Scholars, Tufts University, 2011
10. Brian Nugent, Draper Lab Fellowship, 2010-2012
11. Nick Marcoux, Draper Lab Fellowship, 2010-2012
12. Ashwin Duggal, Draper Lab Fellowship, 2007-2009
13. Wes Uy, Draper Lab Fellowship, 2011-2013
14. Mike Trakimas, ECE Chair Fellowship, Tufts University, 2007
15. Vinay Agarwal, Provost Fellowship, Tufts University, 2006
16. Vinay Agarwal, Best Student Paper Award Finalist, IEEE Sensors Conference, 2008
17. Vinay Agarwal, Best Poster Award, IEEE Conf. on Nanotechnology, 2008
18. Niraj Shreshtha, Tufts Summer Scholar Award, Tufts University 2008
19. Kofi Aninakwa, Tufts Summer Scholar Award, Tufts University 2009
20. Joshua Levinson, Tufts Summer Scholar Award, Tufts University 2008
21. David Tilton, Tufts Summer Scholar Award, Tufts University 2007
22. Krenar Komoni, 5th Place, Student Paper Award, Sarnoff Symposium, 2008
23. Sam MacNaughton, Best Poster Award, International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, 2009
24. Marc Weintraub, Jon Chow, Wing Siu, Yasumichi Iwamoto, Top 5 Winners of Phase 1 and Finalist of 2006 Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Design Content, 2006
Scientific and Professional Societies:
- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) and its member societies:
- Antennas and Propagation Society.
- Circuits and Systems Society,
- Solid State Circuits Society,
- Electron Devices Society,
- Photonics Society,
- Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
- Microwave theory and techniques
- American Association of Advanced of Science (AAAS)
- Material Research Society (MRS)
- Optical Society of America (OSA)
- Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society
Research Grants and Funding
Monetary Grants Awarded:
Total Funding Amount > $ 15 Million
ACTIVE GRANTS:
- PI, “Lab-on-a-pill for In-vivo Spatial Sampling of Gut Microbiome”, Office of Naval Research (ONR), 2016-2019.
- PI, “High performance drivers for DDR4 applications”, IDT, 2015-2016.
- PI, “Neuroinspired Computation - Draper Lab Fellowship for Robert D’Angelo”, Draper Labs, 2015-2017.
- PI, “High dynamic range Laser Exposure Measurement Device ”, DHS STTR (Prime Contractor: Optra), 2014-2015.
- PI, “Laser Exposure Measurement Device", DHHS STTR (Prime: Optra), 2015-2017.
- PI, “Transparent flexible graphene electrode array for combined electrical/optical monitoring of neural activity, Tufts University Collaborates! Award, Other Investigators: Chris Dulla (Neuroscience, Sackler School), 2015-2016
- Co-PI, “EFRI-BioFLEX: Tissue engineered flexible sensors, actuators and electronics for chronic wound management”, PI: Ali Khademhosseini (Harvard Brigham and Women’s Hospital) Other Investigators: M. Dokmeci (Harvard Brigham and Women’s Hospital) and Co-PI: B. Ziaie (Purdue University), National Science Foundation- Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI), 2012-2016.
- Co-PI, “Integrated bio-sensors and automated instrumentation for early stomach cancer detection using flexible capsule endoscope”, PI: Jong Woon Yoon (Qatar University, ME), Other Investigators: Prof. Eric Seibel, (University of Washington, ME), Qatar National Research Foundation QNRF, 2011-2015.
- PI, “CAREER: Nanoelectrochemical systems on silicon”, National Science Foundation, $405,999, 2010-2015
COMPLETED GRANTS:
- Co-PI, “Bio-degradable communication systems”, PI: D. Kaplan, Other Investigators: F. Omenetto and R. White, DARPA, 2008-2009
- Co-PI, “Chemical robots: morphing soft material robots for covert access”, PI: D. Kaplan, B. Trimmer, Other Investigators: L. Dorfmann, G. Leisk, V. Joyner, J. Rife, R. White, DARPA, 2008-2010
- Co-PI, “Chemical communications”, PI: David Walt (DARPA subcontract from Harvard, PI: George Whitesides), DARPA, , 2008-2010
- PI, “Mixed-signal VLSI interface for high aspect ratio optical/electrochemical hybrid sensor array”, Catalyst Foundation, 2007-2009
- Co-PI, “Biomimetic technologies for soft-bodied robots”, PI: David Kaplan, Other Investigators: R. White (ME), V. Joyner (EE), B. Trimmer (Biology), G. Leisk (ME) and L. Dorfmann (Civil), Keck Foundation, 2007-2009
- Co-PI “Detection of anthrax infection by magnetic reporting of molecular sensors”, PI: Eddie Goldberg, Other Investigators: Robert Guertin, NIH NIAID New England Research Center of Excellence (NERCE),2007-2009
- PI, “Development of RF CMOS receiver for ultra-low power applications”, Lincoln Laboratories, 2008-2010
- PI, “Programmable mixers – Bitwave fellowship”, Bitwave Semiconductors, 2007-2008
- PI, “Delta sigma converters – Draper fellows program for Ashwin Duggal”, Draper Laboratories, 2007-2008
- PI, “Metamaterials embedded terahertz signal processing: novel devices and architectures”, Co-PI: Willie Padilla (Boston College, Physics), Office of Naval Research (ONR), , 2009-2013
- PI, “EAGER: Collaborative research: Heterogeneous integration of nanotubes and nanowires on flexible polymers with cmos circuitry”, Co-PI: Mehmet Dokmeci (Northeastern University, ECE), National Science Foundation, 2009-2010.
- Co-PI, “Focal plane array technology for GHz imaging using meta-materials: detector technology”, PI: Willie Padilla (Boston College, Physics), Other Investigators: David Schurig (North Carolina State University), 2010-2011
- PI, “Collaborative research: active metamaterial/phemt hybrid devices for terahertz modulation and detection{, Co-PI: Willie Padilla (Boston College, Physics), National Science Foundation, 2010-2013.
- PI, “Wet chemistry based zinc oxide and copper oxide nanowire photovoltaic cells”, Co-PI: T. Vandervelde, Tufts University Wittich Sustainability Initiative, $70,000, Agency #: NA, 2010-2012
- PI, “Draper fellowship to Brian Nugent on analog to digital converters”, Draper Laboratories,2010-2012
- PI, “Draper fellowship to Nick Marcoux on RF devices and circuits”, Draper Laboratories, , 2010-2012
- PI, “Draper fellowship to Wes Uy on radiation hardening by design”, Draper Laboratories, 2011-2013
- PI, “Collaborative research: IDBR: Metamaterial enhanced spectrometer for terahertz hyperspectral imaging of biological specimens”, Co-PI: Willie Padilla (Boston College, Physics), National Science Foundation, 2011-2013
- PI, “Compressive terahertz imager”, Co-PI: Eric Miller, National Science Foundation Subcontract, Prime: Boston College (PI: Willie Padilla), $100,000, 2011-2012, 2011-2012.
- Co-PI, “All solid state metamaterial array for high speed spatiotemporal light modulator”, DARPA Subcontract, PI: Willie Padilla (Boston College, physics), 2011-2012.
- PI, “Growth and electrical activity of neurons on patterned Au/graphene substrates”, Other Investigators: C. Staii (Tufts, Physics), D. Kaplan (Tufts BME), Tufts Collaborates! Initiative, 2011-2012.
- Co-PI, “The effects of low frequency magnetic fields on neurotransmitter exocytosis in real time”, PI: Emmanuel Pothos (Tufts, Microbiology and Molecular Biology), Other Investigators: Alexei Degterev (Tufts, Biochemistry), Tufts Collaborates! Initiative, Tufts University, $40,000, 2011-2012
- Co-PI, “Frequency Modulated 2D Microplasma Array”, PI: J. Hopwood (Tufts, Electrical Engineering), Other Investigators: A. Hoskinson (Tufts, Electrical Engineering), DARPA/ AFOSR, 2011-2013
- PI, “Nanoelectrochemical sensors on CMOS”, PI: Sonkusale, Catalyst Foundation,2011-2012
- PI, “Metamaterial embedded terahertz integrated circuits and devices”, PI: Sonkusale, Office of Naval Research (ONR), Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), 2012-2013.
- PI, “High dynamic range CMOS laser threat sensor”, PI: Sonkusale, 2013-2014.
- PI, “IBDR: Workshop on Successful Approaches for Development and Dissemination of Instrumentation for Biological Research - May 1-2, 2014; Rosslyn, VA”, Co-PI: Valencia Joyner (Tufts University, ECE) and Eduardo Rosa-Molinar (University of Puerto Rico- Rio Pierdas, Biology), 2014-2015.
Patents and Invention Disclosures
- S. Sonkusale, J. Van der Spiegel, K. Nagaraj, Background Calibration of Analog-to-Digital Convertor, U.S. Patent # 6606042
- Z. Luo, S. Sonkusale, A Low Power BPSK Demodulator, US Patent #08159288 and World patent WO/2008/106512
- S. Sonkusale, Measurement of Biological Targets, World Patent, WO/2010/027785 and US Publication: #20110275538
- S. Sonkusale, S. Rout, and W. Padilla, “Active Manipulation of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Metamaterials”, World Patent, WO/2012/061345
- S. Sonkusale, W. J. Padilla, M. Dokmeci, “Three Dimensional Metamaterials from Conformal Polymer Coating Layers”, World Patent WO/2012/094162.
- J. Guo and S. Sonkusale, “Imaging Fluorescence or Luminescence Lifetime”, World Patent, WO/2013/040058
- J. Hopwood, C. Wu, A. Hoskinson, S. Sonkusale, “Microplasma Generating Array”, World Patent WO/2013/016497
- C. Mutzel, S. Sonkusale, “Paint-on-approach for metamaterials and antennas on arbitrary substrates”, World Patent WO/2014/035528
- S. Kabiri Ameri, P. Singh and S. Sonkusale, “Three dimensional graphene transistor”, Invention Disclosure, Tufts University, Aug 15 2014
- Pooria Mostafalu and S. Sonkusale, “Thread based integrated functional devices”, Invention Disclosure, Tufts University, July 30 2015
