Faculty Profile - Oliver Brand

Professor
Bioengineering, and Microelectronics/Microsystems

Phone: 404.894.9425
Fax: 404.385.0343
Office: MIRC 219

Biography

Oliver Brand received his diploma degree in Physics from Technical University Karlsruhe, Germany in 1990, and his Ph.D. degree (Doctor of Natural Sciences) from ETH Zurich, Switzerland in 1994.

From 1995 to 1997, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Tech. From 1997 to 2002, he was a lecturer at ETH Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland and deputy director of the Physical Electronics Laboratory (PEL). In January 2003, Dr. Brand joined the Electrical & Computer Engineering faculty at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Dr. Brand has co-authored more than 120 publications in scientific journals and conference proceedings. His research interests are in the areas of CMOS-based microsystems, microsensors, MEMS fabrication technologies, and microsystem packaging.

Selected Publications, Patents

Research Interests

Micromachining, MEMS, Micro and Nano Systems Technology
Microsensors for Physical, Chemical and Biological Applications
Microsensor Fabrication based on IC Technologies
Microsystem Packaging

Distinctions

General Co-Chair, 2008 IEEE Int. Conf. on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Co-Editor, Wiley-VCH book series Advanced Micro and Nanosystems
Member Editorial Board, Sensor and Materials
Co-Recipient, 2005 IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
Senior Member, IEEE

Last revised on June 30, 2009.