research overview
- Prof. Bright's research is in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology with integrated sensing, control, and actuation. To build nano-scale systems, Prof. Bright's research integrates semiconductor microfabrication, atomic layer deposition, and advanced electronics packaging, combined with modeling and simulation. Applications of this work are in novel materials, microelectronics, microwave and optical communications, mechanical signal processing, sensors in extreme environments, and bioengineering. Educational component of this work includes development of low cost micro-scale instrumentation for laboratory experiments to provide a novel hands-on approach in teaching traditional engineering disciplines. Prof. Bright's research group is multidisciplinary, composed of students with diverse backgrounds in engineering, physics, chemistry, and biology.
