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Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
208 North Wright Street Urbana, Illinois 61801

 

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Phone: 217-333-3097
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Rashid Bashir

Rashid Bashir

Director
2000 Micro and Nanotechnology Lab
208 N. Wright Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-3097
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Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
2000 Micro and Nanotechnology Lab
208 N. Wright Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-3097
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PhD, 1992, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Research Statement:
My research interests include BioMEMS, Lab on a chip, nano-biotechnology, interfacing biology and engineering from molecular to tissue scale, and applications of semiconductor fabrication to biology, all applied to solve biomedical problems.
Research Interests:
BioMEMS and Biosensors, BioNanotechnology, Nanomedicine, Applications of MEMS and nanotechnology in medical and biological problems, Multi scale tissue engineering.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities:
We are looking for undergraduate students interested in integrating Nanotechnology with Biotechnology for diagnostics, therapeutics, and tissue engineering.
For more information:
Prof. Bashir's Research Group Page
Web Page for the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Teaching:

  • "Education and Mentorship Award", 2003 BioMEMS and biomedical Nanotechnology World Congress Meeting, Columbus, OH.
  • Joel and Spira "Outstanding Teacher Award" from School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2000.

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Research:

  • Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2009.
  • Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2009
  • Invited to attend and present at the NSF US-EU symposium on BioNanotechnology, Ispra, Italy, May 2008
  • Invited to Attend the Japan-US National Academy of Engineering, Frontiers of Engineering Meeting, Nov 5-7th, 2007, Palo Alto, CA.
  • 2006 College of Agricultural Team Research Award: Biosensors for Food Safety, Purdue University.
  • Small Times Magazine one of five Finalist of “Innovator of the Year” Award, 2005.
  • “Global Indus Technovator" Award 2003, in Materials and Devices, by the MIT Sloan Business School and the Indian Business Club. http://technovators.mit.edu/ . Top 20 technologist South Asian Background in 2003.
  • Purdue University Faculty Scholar, 2005 – 2008.
  • Member of the United States delegation to Japan for the 2nd Japan-US (NSF/MEXT) Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology in Advanced Therapy and Diagnostics at Yokohama, Japan on October 9-12th, 2003.
  • Selected by National Academy of Engineering to attend the Frontiers in Engineering Workshop in Fall 2003.
  • Student Poster Award at 2003 BioMEMS and biomedical Nanotechnology World Congress Meeting, Columbus, OH. (graduate student Rafael Gomez)
  • NSF Faculty Early Career Award 2000-2004.
  • Student Poster Award at 2002 BioMEMS and biomedical Nanotechnology World Congress Meeting, Columbus, OH. (graduate student Haibo Li)
  • Honorary Member, Golden Key International Honor Society, 2005.
  • Technology Translation Award, 2001, BioMEMS and biomedical Nanotechnology World Congress Meeting, Columbus, OH.
  • Invited to attend DARPA Workshop on Nanotechnology for Biodetection/Bioassay and Delivery of Therapeutics to Individual Cells, December 12th –13th , 2000, Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Patent achievement Awards from National Semiconductor Corp. 1993-1998