Ferromagnetic Resonance Biochip for Diagnosing Pancreatic Cancer
We are developing a highly sensitive and non-invasive biochip for the detection of pancreatic cancer. The proposed technique exploits the immunochemistry between the tell-tale cancer protein biomarkers (antigens) and specific antibodies.

Electrically Tunable, Low Noise, On-chip Inductors
This research aims to develop electrically tunable, low noise on-chip inductors using current carrying synthetic antiferromagnet (SAF) lines. For the continued improvement and miniaturization of RF communications equipment such as cell phones and portable computers, there is an urgent need for high quality, integrated, tunable magnetic components. While electrically tunable capacitors (varactors) have been used for quite some time, the development of electrically tunable inductors has lagged.

Spintronic Devices Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition
We are developing new technologies for fabrication of nanostructured spintronic devices and the evaluation of these devices for computational logic applications. Our research is investigating both metal-insulator-metal (MIM) ferromagnetic tunnel junctions and metal-insulatorsemiconductor (MIS) tunnel junctions for injection of spin polarized electrons into silicon.

Field Programmable Magnetic Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Devices for Hybrid Sensor Networks
We are developing novel magnetic sensors amenable to wireless interrogation in complex sensor networks. These sensors are based on an acousto-electric effect where the propagation velocity of surface acoustic waves (SAW) in a piezoelectric substrate changes in response to the conductivity of an overlying magnetic film.

Surface Acoustic Wave Addressable Solid-State Magnetic Memory
The objective of this research is to develop the basic technology and demonstrate the feasibility of a novel solid state magnetic memory in which the storage and retrieval of data is accomplished by surface acoustic waves. The approach is to use a phased array of interdigitated transducers (IDTs) to excite, steer and focus the surface acoustic waves on a contiguous magnetostrictive thin film for reading or writing data. DE and inverse magnetostrictive effects are exploited respectively for reading and writing.

High Sensitivity Detection of Biomolecules Using Magnetic Nanobeads
The goal of this project is to develop technologies for a portable microscale sensor for ultrasensitive detection of biological and chemical agents. The sensor will use bio-functionalized magnetic nanobeads that bind selectively to the target molecule via highly specific biomolecular reactions.