Aerospace Faculty Profile
Dr. Benjamin Shapiro
Associate Professor
Joint appointment with Institute for Systems Research (ISR)
Member Maryland NanoCenter
Affiliated with Bioengineering graduate program and
Applied Math and Scientific Computation (AMSC) program
3178 Glenn L. Martin Hall, College Park, Maryland 20742
Room 3178 Martin Halll
benshap@umd.edu | (301) 405-4191 | Personal
Website
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Modeling and control of micro flows for aerospace and bio-chemical applications. Focus on micro-scale applications where control can dramatically improve or allow new system capabilities. Interested in demonstrating pathway from initial application choice, to system modeling, phrasing of application goals as tractable control problems, control algorithm development, and experimental validation.
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
California Institute of Technology,
Biology Boot Camp, Summer 2007.
California Institute of Technology,
Post-doctorate, Control and Dynamical Systems, August 1999 to April 2000.
California Institute of Technology,
Doctor of Philosophy in Control and Dynamical Systems, June 1999.
Thesis Title: “Passive Control of Flutter and Forced Response in Bladed Disks via Mistuning”.
Thesis Advisor Dr. Richard Murray.
Mistuning refers to unavoidable blade-to-blade variations in fans, turbines, and compressors of jet engines. A small amount of mistuning can dramatically change flutter boundaries and forced response of the jet engine. My thesis analyzed the effects of mistuning and found intentional mistuning patterns that robustly improved both stability and forced response.
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering with Highest Honors, September 1995.
Patents Awarded
B.Shapiro, E.Westbrook, “Real-Time Gamma Imaging of Particles In-Vivo”. Patent disclosure sent to OTC Oct 2008.
B.Shapiro, M.Emmert-Buck, “Methods and Systems for Confining Drugs to a Region of the Body”. Provisional patent filed 19 May 2008. Patent disclosure sent to OTC at UMD on 5 May 2008. Provisional patent filed 19 May 2008.
R.Probst, B.Shapiro, “Micro Fluidic Device that Allows 3 Dimensional Control of Nano and Micro Particles by Electroosmotic Flow (EOF) Actuation”. Patent disclosure received by OTC at UMD on 12 March 2008.
B.Shapiro, E.Waks, “Positioning Quantum Dots in Devices by Electroosmotic Feedback Control”. Patent disclosure not yet filed (George Letscher is the contact at OTC). Patent disclosure submitted to OTC at UMD on 20 Dec 2007.
E.Smela, P.Abshire, B.Shapiro “Microfluidic System for Sample Preparation”. Provisional patent filed by OTC on 14 Oct 2008. Patent disclosure submitted to OTC at UMD on 10 Dec 2007.
B.Shapiro, H.Potts, D.Diver, R.Probst*, “Methods and Systems for Magnetic Focusing of Therapeutic, Diagnostic or Prophylactic Agents to Deep Tumors”. Patent filed 11 Dec 2008. Provisional patent filed 11 Dec 2007. Patent disclosure submitted to OTC at UMD on 12 March 2007.
B.Shapiro, S.Quake, “Feedback Control of Protein Crystal Growth”. Patent disclosure submitted to OTC at UMD on 30 June 2006.
B.Shapiro, S.Quake, “Nanoparticle Nucleation of Protein Crystal Growth”. Patent disclosure submitted to OTC at UMD on 30 June 2006.
M.Emmert-Buck, J.Gillespie, B.Shapiro, E.Smela, “Micro-Array for Nucleotide Amplification with 2D Positional Information”. Provisional patent submitted to OTC office Nov 2005.
B. Shapiro, E.Smela “Micro-Fluidic Pumping for High Stress and Strain Actuation”. Provisional patent filed by OTC office Sept 2004. Submitted to patent office 7 Sep 2005.
B.Shapiro, E.Smela, P.Abshire, D.Wirtz “Cell Sensor Based Pathogen Detection”. Provisional patent filed by OTC office Sept 2004. Submitted to patent office 30 Aug 2005. |Awarded: Invention of the year in 2004 at the University of Maryland within the Physical Science category. One winner was chosen in each of the six categories by the Office of Technology Commercialization and by an external review process.|
Chapters in books
M.Armani*,R.Probst*,B.Shapiro, “Fabricating Micro-Fluidic Channels Using a Vinyl Sign Plotter”, editors K.E.Herold, A.Rasooly chapter for “Lab on a Chip Technology: Fabrication and Microfluidics”. Caister Academic Press, August 2009.
B.Shapiro, “Control of Microfluidics” entry for “Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics”, editor D. Li. Springer Verlag, 2008.
Journals
* P.Mathai, B.Shapiro, "Interconnection of Subsystem Reduced-Order Models in the Electrothermal Analysis of Large Systems" Components and Packaging Technologies, IEEE Transactions on [see also Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Part A: Packaging Technologies, IEEE Transactions on] Volume 30, Issue 2, June 2007 Page(s):317 - 329
* S.Walker, B.Shapiro "Modeling the Fluid Dynamics of Electro-Wetting On Dielectric (EWOD)" Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS), vol 15, no 4, pg 986-1000, Aug 2006.
M.Armani*, S.Chaudhary*, R.Probst*, B.Shapiro, “Using Feedback Control and Micro-Fluidics to Independently Steer Multiple Particles”, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS). In-press 31 Jan 2006.
S.Walker*, B.Shapiro, “Modeling the Fluid Dynamics of Electro-Wetting On Dielectric (EWOD)”, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS). In-press 6 Jan 2006.
B.Shapiro, "Opportunities and Challenges in Control of Micro- and Nano-Scale Systems: Recommendations from the March 2004 NSF Workshop", IEEE Control Systems Magazine. To appear April 2005.
S.Chaudhary, B.Shapiro, "Arbitrary Steering of Multiple Particles at Once in an Electroosmotically Driven Microfluidic System", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. Submitted 14 Jan 2005.
M.Armani, S.Chaudhary, R.Probst, S.Walker, B.Shapiro, "Control of Micro-Fluidic Systems: Two Examples, Results, and Challenges", International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. Submitted Nov 2004.
S.W.Walker, B.Shapiro, "Modeling the Fluid Dynamics of Electro-Wetting On Dielectric (EWOD)", Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS). Submitted 22 September 2004.
M.Christophersen, B.Shapiro, E.Smela, “Characterization and Modeling of PPy Bilayer Microactuators. Part 1: Curvature”, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. In press, 18 Oct 2005.
S.Walker*, B.Shapiro, “A Control Method for Steering Individual Particles Inside Liquid Droplets Actuated by Electrowetting”, Lab on a Chip Journal. In press, 10 October 2005.
P.Mathai*, B.Shapiro, “Interconnection of Subsystem Reduced Order Models in the Electro-thermal Analysis of a Large System”, IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies. Accepted with requested revisions 22 Aug 2005.
B.Shapiro, E.Smela, “Bending Actuators with Maximum Curvature and Force and Zero Interfacial Stress”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (JIMSS). In press 1 Aug 2005.
S.Chaudhary*, B.Shapiro, “Arbitrary Steering of Multiple Particles at Once in an Electroosmotically Driven Microfluidic System”, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. In-press 28 Jan 2006.
M.Armani*, S.Chaudhary*, R.Probst*, S.Walker*, B.Shapiro, “Control of Micro-Fluidic Systems: Two Examples, Results, and Challenges”, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. vol 15, issue 16, pg 785-803, 10 November 2005. |Invited paper|
B.Shapiro, “Workshop on Control of Micro- and Nano-Scale Systems”, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, vol 25, pg 82-88, April 2005.
I.Treise*, N.Fortner*, B.Shapiro, A.Hightower, “Efficient Energy Based Modeling and Experimental Validation of Liquid Filling in Planar Micro-Fluidic Components and Networks”, Lab on a Chip Journal, vol 5, no 3, pg 285-297, 2004.
X. Wang, E.Smela, B.Shapiro “Visualizing Ion Currents during Electrochemical Phase Transitions” Advanced Materials, vol 16, no 18, pg 1605–1609, Oct 2004.
T.Lin*, A.Modafe, B.Shapiro, R.Ghodssi “Characterization of Dynamic Friction in MEMS-Based Microball Bearings”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol 53, no 3, pg 839-846, June 2004.
B.Shapiro, H.Moon, R.Garrell, C.J.Kim, “Equilibrium Behavior of Sessile Drops under Surface Tension, Applied External Fields, and Material Variations”, Journal of Applied Physics, vol 93, no 9, pg 5794-5811, May 2003.
B.Shapiro, K.Willcox “Analyzing Mistuning of Bladed Disks by Symmetry and Reduced-Order Aerodynamic Modeling”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, vol 19, no 2, pg 307-311, March-April 2003.
B.Shapiro “Creating Compact Models of Complex Electronic Systems: An Overview and Suggested Use of Existing Model Reduction and Experimental System Identification Tools”, IEEE Transactions on Components, Parts and Manufacturing Technology, vol 26, no 1, pg 165-172, March 2003. |Invited paper|
Articles in conference proceedings
Articles in conference proceedings. Citation
X.Wang, B.Shapiro, E.Smela, “Modeling Charge Transport in Conjugated Polymers”, EAPAD 2006, San Diego, CA, March 2006. Submitted Jan 2006.
P.Mathai*, B.Shapiro, D.DeVoe, S.Sivanesan, “Modeling and Simulation of Ampholyte Behavior in 2-Dimensional Isoelectric Focusing”, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress on Exposition, Orlando, Florida, 5-11 Nov 2005. (IMECE2005-81854)
M.Armani*, S.Walker*, B.Shapiro, “Modeling and Control of Electrically Actuated Surface Tension Driven Micro-Fluidic Systems”, Joint 2005 International Symposium on Intelligent Control & 13th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (2005 ISIC-MED), pg 131-138, Cyprus, Greece, 27-29 June 2005. |Won best paper in session award.|
S.Fanning*, Y.Liu, M.Christophersen, M.Duerkop, E.Smela, B.Shapiro, “Polypyrrole/Gold Bilayer Characterization”, EAPAD 2005, vol 5759, pg 292-301, San Diego, CA, March 2005, vol
X. Wang, E. Smela, and B. Shapiro, "Modeling ion transport in conjugated polymers", Second World Congress on Biomimetics, Artificial Muscles, & Nano-Bio, Albuquerque, NM, Dec. 6-8, 2004.
B. Shapiro and E. Smela, "Ion and electron transport in PPy conjugated polymers (conducting plastic) microactuators", ASME Int'l. Mechanical Engineering Congress, Anaheim, CA. Nov. 13-19, 2004. |B.Shapiro invited speaker.|
X. Wang, B. Shapiro, and E. Smela, "Modeling conjugated polymer actuators: understanding ion transport", ASME Int'l. Mechanical Engineering Congress, Anaheim, CA, Nov. 13-19, 2004.
M.Armani*, S.Chaudhary*, R.Probst*, B.Shapiro, “Using Feedback Control and Micro-Fluidics to Steer Individual Particles”, MEMS 2005, pg 855-858, Miami, Florida. 30 Jan to 3 Feb, 2005. |Accepted as oral presentation. Only 5% of the 750 submitted abstracts were accepted as oral presentations.|
X.Wang, B.Shapiro, E.Smela, “Understanding Ion Transport in Conjugated Polymers”, The International Conference on Synthetic Metals (ICSM) 2004, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 28 June to 2 July 2004. |Invited paper.|
X. Wang, E. Smela, and B. Shapiro, "Understanding ion transport in conjugated polymers", SPIE's 11th Annual Int'l. Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, EAPAD, San Diego, CA, 15-18 March, 2004, SPIE, Ed. Y. Bar-Cohen, Vol. 5385, 146-154. |Smela invited speaker.|
M.Armani*, S.Chaudhary*, R.Probst*, B.Shapiro, “Micro Flow Control Particle Tweezers”, mTAS 2004, Malmo, Sweden, 26-30 September 2004.
B. Shapiro, “Summary of the NSF Workshop on Control and System Integration of Micro- and Nano-Scale Systems”, American Control Conference, Boston, MA, June 30 – July 2, 2004.
X. Tan, A. Modafe, R. Hergert, N. Ghalichechian, B. Shapiro, J.S. Baras, and R. Ghodssi, “Vision-based Microtribological Characterization of Linear Microball Bearings”, ASME/STLE International Joint Tribology Conference: Special Symposia on Contact Mechanics, Long Beach, CA, 24-27 Oct 2004. (TRIB2004-64334)
G.Barrett, E.Smela, B.Shapiro, S.Fanning*, L.H.Oh, M.S.Furst, J.Wallace, P.Sheth, N.Thakor, A.Natarajan, “The Development of a MEMS Based System for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence”, 19th ASME Nanomechanics conference, Reno, Nevada, 18 May 2004. |Chosen as best presentation at the conference.|
G. Barrett, E. Smela, B. Shapiro, L. H. Oh, J. Wallace, N. Thakor, and A. Natarajan, "Nanotechnology: From nanobots to reality and back again", G. Barrett invited speaker at Nanotechnology In Biomedical Innovation, Tysons Corner, VA, May 6, 2004, Feynman Beltway Series.
M.Manion*, N.Sergeev, I.,Treise*, B.Shapiro, A.Rasooly, “Hand-held Microfluidics Multi-channel Immunosensor for Detection of Multiple Microbial Toxins Simultaneously”, 2004 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Science Forum, Washington DC, 18-19 May 2004. |Won the “Clear Science Communication Award” out of 412 competing posters. It is now displayed in the FDA commissioners office.|
B. Shapiro, “Flow Control on the Micro-Scale for Bio-Chemical Sensing and Actuation”, 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, 5-8 Jan 2004.
S. Walker*, B. Shapiro, “Modeling the Fluid Dynamics of Electro-Wetting on Dielectric (EWOD)”, 2004 Nanotech, Boston, MA, March 7-11, 2004.
B.Shapiro, “Control Challenges in Micro Fluidic Systems and Nanoscale Transport Phenomena”, 2003 IEEE Conference on Decision & Control (CDC 2003), Maui, Hawaii, 9-12 Dec 2003.
S.Chaudhary*, B.Shapiro, “Arbitrary Control of Multiple Particles in a Microfluidic Device”, International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Washington DC, 16-21 Nov 2003.
B.Shapiro, S.Walker*, N.Fortner* “Modeling Surface Tension under Applied Fields: Energy Methods, Stokes Flow, and Level Sets”, 7TH US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM), Alburquerque, New Mexico, 28-31 July 2003. |Invited talk.|
N. Fortner*, B.Shapiro, “Equilibrium and Dynamic Behavior of Micro Flows Under Electrically Induced Surface Tension Actuation Forces”, The 2003 International Conference on MEMS, NANO, and Smart Systems (ICMEMS), Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 20-23, 2003. |Invited talk.|
B.Shapiro, “Modeling for Design and Control in Micro-Fluidic Systems”, Mathematical Problems in Microscale Systems, 5th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM), Sydney Australia 7-11 July, 2003. |Invited talk.|
N.Fortner*, B.Shapiro, A.Hightower, “Modeling and Passive Control of Channel Filling for Micro Fluidic Networks with Thousands of Channels”, American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) 33rd AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, Orlando, FL, 23-26 June 2003. (AIAA-2003-4015)
Y.Liu, L.Oh, S.Fanning*, B.Shapiro, E.Smela, “Fabrication of Folding Microstructures Actuated by Polypyrrole/Gold Bilayer”, Transducers 2003, vol 1, pg 786-789, Boston, June 8-12.
B.Shapiro, H.Moon, R.Garrell, C.J.Kim, “Modeling of Electrowetted SurfaceTension for Addressable Microfluidic Systems: Dominant Physical Effects, Material Dependences, and Limiting Phenomena”, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS2003), pg 201-205, Kyoto, Japan, 19-23 Jan 2003.
B. Shapiro “Creating Reduced-Order Models for Electronic Systems: An Overview and Suggested Use of Existing Model Reduction and Experimental System Identification Tools”, THERMES 2002, Thermal Challenges in Next Generation Electronic Systems, vol 26, no 1, pg 165-172, Santa Fe, Jan 13-16, 2002. Proceedings published by Millpress, Netherlands.
D. Lin*, D. Wendland, B. Shapiro, R. Ghodssi “Measurement of Rolling Friction for MEMS Applications”. IUVSTA 15th International Vacuum Congress (IVC-15), AVS 48th International Symposium (AVS-48), 11th International Conference on Solid Surfaces (ICSS-11). San Francisco, CA. Oct 28-Nov 2, 2001.
B. Shapiro, N. Fortner*, A. Hightower “Surface Tension Flows in Bent Micro-Channels: An Energy Minimization Theory versus Experiment”, Applied Physics Society, Nano-Scale Physics Applications session. Seattle, March 12, 2000. |Presentation but no published proceedings.|
B.Shapiro, “Model Reduction of Models for MEMS Friction Dynamics”, Dynamics of Micro and Nanoscale Devices and Materials, minisymposium held at the SIAM Pacific Rim Dynamics meeting, August 2000 |Invited talk, no published proceedings.
Honors and Awards
1. 2006, selected for membership in Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni, Georgia Institute of Technology. Membership is reserved for alumni of the engineering college under forty years of age who have distinguished themselves through professional practice and or service to GT, the profession, or society-at-large.
2. 2005-2006 Outstanding Professor AIAA award. Each year students in the Aerospace department vote for the “… professor deemed to be the best teacher in courses over the past academic year”.
3. Invited by the National Science Foundation to be a part of the US delegation for US-Japan Young Researcher in Nano Program, in US March 2006, in Japan Oct 2006.
4. Won best paper in session award for conference paper: M.Armani, S.Walker, B.Shapiro, “Modeling and Control of Electrically Actuated Surface Tension Driven Micro-Fluidic Systems”, Joint 2005 International Symposium on Intelligent Control & 13th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (2005 ISIC-MED), Cyprus, Greece, 27-29 June 2005.
5. Patent awarded Invention of the year in 2004 at the University of Maryland within the Physical Science category. One winner was chosen in each of the six categories by the Office of Technology Commercialization and by an external review process. B.Shapiro, E.Smela, P.Abshire, D.Wirtz “Cell Sensor Based Pathogen Detection”. Provisional patent filed by OTC office Sept 2004.
6. Awarded ‘rainmaker’ status by the Vice President of Research, University of Maryland for securing major contract and grant support. Sept 2004.
7. Conference paper chosen as best presentation at conference: G.Barrett, E.Smela, B.Shapiro, S.Fanning, L.H.Oh, M.S.Furst, J.Wallace, P.Sheth, N.Thakor, A.Natarajan, “The Development of a MEMS Based System for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence”, 19th ASME Nanomechanics conference, Reno, Nevada, 18 May 2004.
8. Invention of the year finalist, one of three for invention of the year 2003 at the University of Maryland. B.Shapiro, S.Chaudhary, M.Armani, R.Probst “Arbitrary and Simultaneous Control of Multiple Particles in Micro-Fluidic Systems”. Invention of disclosure submitted to UMD Office of Commercialization on 14 Dec 2002. Patent filed 5 Sept 2004.
9. 2003 NSF CAREER Award “CAREER: Feedback Control of Micro-Fluidic Packets and the Bio-Particles Within Them”, funded by Dr. Maria Burka (CTS) and Dr. Kishan Baheti (ECS) for research on modeling and control of bio-chemical micro flows.
10. 1995-98 NSF fellowship for PhD studies.
Institutional and Professional Services
Program Committee and Associate Editor for 2005 American Control Conference.
Organized session at American Control Conference (Boston, June 2004) to report results of March ’04 NSF workshop + prior micro/nano control research.
Served on panel at American Control Conference (Boston, June 2004) for “Writing a winning NSF CAREER proposal” session.
Organized “Control and System Integration of Micro and Nano Systems” NSF panel/workshop, March 2004.
Organized “Modeling versus Design for Micro Fluidics in I: Aerospace Systems and II: Bio-Chem Applications” workshop at 42nd AIAA conference, Jan 2004.
Co-chaired session “Micro and Nanofluidics (Invited)”, 42nd AIAA conference, Jan 2004.
Co-chaired session “Microfluidics”, 42nd AIAA conference, Jan 2004.
Integrated the aerospace and mechanical controls curriculum at the University of Maryland: Aerospace and mechanical now offer joint controls classes which has allowed both departments to use their faculty resources more effectively and to teach more classes.
Consulting
Consultant on micro-fluidic modeling of surface tension flows and design for Nanostream Inc
Consultant on modeling and design of implantable devices for control of urinary incontinence for Infinite Biomedical Technologies
Consultant on modeling and control of flows around deforming airfoils for TechnoSciences
Consultant on modeling of electric fields in the skin created by MEMS needles for electroporation DNA injection CytoPulseScience
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