Ahmed Busnaina
WL Smith Chair and University Distinguished Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Affiliated Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, CHN
Contact
- busnaina@coe.northeastern.edu
- 467 Egan Center
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
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Office
- 467D EC
- 617.373.2992
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Research Focus
Nanomanufacturing; nano and microscale printing of sensors and electronics; nano and micro-scale defects in semiconductor manufacturing; high rate nanomanufacturing; power electronics, RF, NEMS devices and nanomaterials based nanoelectronics, flexible and hybrid electronics
Education
- PhD (1983), Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University
Honors & Awards
- 2020 William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award
- 2018 Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
- Fulbright Senior Scholar
- Life Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 2013 Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology’s Willis J. Whitfield Award
- 2006 Nanotech Briefs National Nano50™ Award, category: Innovator, National
- 2006 Outstanding Faculty, SØren Buus Outstanding Research Award, Northeastern University
- 2005 Aspiration Award, Northeastern University
- 2005 Induction, Alpha Nu Chapter, Phi Beta Delta
- 2004 Guest of Honor, Opening Ceremony, MicroBio Chip Research Center, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea
- 2000 ASMC DuPont Photomasks Best Paper Award, Annual IEEE/SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference
- 1999 Elected as R. L. Patrick Fellow of the Adhesion Society
- 1997 ASME Computers in Engineering Division Chair Award
- 1997 ASME Computers in Engineering Conference Chair Award
- 1996 Elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- 1993, 1994 Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, Egypt
- 1993 Elected as an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- 1990 Best Paper Award, ASME Computers in Engineering Conference
- 1990 John W. Graham, Jr. Faculty Research Award, Clarkson University
- 1988 Dow Outstanding Young Faculty Award, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
- 1988 Northeastern Region AIAA Faculty Advisor Award
- 1986 Ralph R. Teetor National Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- 1986 AIAA Northeastern Region Special Service Citation Award
Professional Affiliations
- R. L. Patrick Fellow, Adhesion Society
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Member, American Society of Engineering Education
- Member, American Vacuum Society
- Member, Electrochemical Society
- Senior Member, Institute of Environmental Sciences
- Life Member, Fulbright Association
- Member, Materials Research Society
Research Overview
Nanomanufacturing; nano and microscale printing of sensors and electronics; nano and micro-scale defects in semiconductor manufacturing; high rate nanomanufacturing; power electronics, RF, NEMS devices and nanomaterials based nanoelectronics, flexible and hybrid electronics
Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN)
The Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) is a research center focused on nanomanufacturing processes and designing sensors and other products using these processes. Headquartered at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, we create and translate knowledge so that nanotechnology can better meet global and societal needs.
Our research and development work falls into four broad categories:
Nanotechnology products and applications
Nanomanufacturing processes
Environmental health & safety of nanomanufacturing and nanoproducts
Regulatory, legal, and ethical issues related to nanomanufacturing
Selected Research Projects
- Advanced Manufacturing Cluster for Smart Sensors and Materials
- – Principal Investigator, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
- Novel Nanoprinting for Wireless Chemical Gas sensors
- – Principal Investigator, NASA
Research Centers and Institutes
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- Cetin, Arif E., Yilmaz, Cihan, Galarreta, Betty C., Yilmaz, Gizem, Altug, Hatice, Busnaina, Ahmed (2020). Fabrication of Sub-10-nm Plasmonic Gaps for Ultra-Sensitive Raman Spectroscopy. Plasmonics, 15(4),1165-1171. 10.1007/S11468-020-01137-3
- S.A. Abbasi, T.H. Kim, S. Somu, H. Wang, Z. Chai, M. Upmanyu, A.A. Busnaina, Fabrication of a Nanoelectromechanical Bistable Switch Using Directed Assembly of SWCNTs, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 53(23), 2020
- Z. Chai, A. Korkmaz, C. Yilmaz, A.A. Busnaina, High-Rate Printing of Micro/Nanoscale Patterns Using Interfacial Convective Assembly, Advanced Materials, 2020, 2000747
- Gao, Sen, Jiang, Qiuyi, Shi, Yu, Kim, Hyehee, Busnaina, Ahmed, Jung, Hyun Young, Jung, Yung Joon (2020). High-performance lithium battery driven by hybrid lithium storage mechanism in 3D architectured carbonized eggshell membrane anode. Carbon, 166,26-35. 10.1016/J.CARBON.2020.05.006
- Z. Chai, H. Jeong, S.A. Abbasi, A.A. Busnaina Fabrication of Organic Field Effect Transistors using Directed Assembled and Transfer Printed Carbon Nanotube Source/Drain Electrodes, Applied Physics Letters, 114(10), 2019, 103301
- Z. Chai, J. Seo, S.A. Abbasi, A. Busnaina, Assembly of Highly Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Using an Electro-Fluidic Assembly Process, ACS Nano, 12(12), 2018, 12315-12323
Sep 20, 2022
Northeastern in Top 100 Universities with U.S. Utility Patents
For the seventh consecutive year, Northeastern University has appeared in the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) list of Top 100 Universities that were granted U.S. utility patents in 2021, cementing it as a world leader in academia and research.
Aug 16, 2022
Spearheading the Resurgence of Semiconductor Manufacturing Domestically
University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor Ahmed Busnaina, mechanical and industrial engineering, is part of the Massachusetts Semiconductor Coalition which has been working to grow the semiconductor sector in the state.
Jan 11, 2022
Creating 3D Crystalline Nanostructures Using an Electric Field
MIE Professor Ahmed Busnaina & Director of the Kostas Nanoscale Research Center Siva Somu were awarded a patent for “Three-dimensional crystalline, homogeneous, and hybrid nanostructures fabricated by electric field directed assembly of nanoelements.” Abstract Source: USPTO A variety of homogeneous or layered hybrid nanostructures are fabricated by electric field-directed assembly of nanoelements. The nanoelements and […]
Oct 29, 2021
Improved Methods for the Fabrication of Damascene Templates
University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor Ahmed Busnaina, mechanical and industrial engineering, was awarded a patent for “Damascene template for nanoelement printing fabricated without chemomechanical planarization.”
Nov 10, 2020
Busnaina and Somu Awarded Damascene Template Patent
MIE Professor Ahmed Busnaina & Director of the Kostas Nanoscale Research Center Siva Somu were awarded a patent for creating a “Damascene template for directed assembly and transfer of nanoelements”.
May 28, 2020
Busnaina Receives ASME William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award
Professor Ahmed Busnaina, mechanical and industrial engineering, has received the 2020 William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Jun 25, 2019
Depositing Colloidal Particles onto Substrates
MIE Professor Ahmed Busnaina was awarded a patent for developing an “Interfacial convective assembly for high aspect ratio structures without surface treatment”.
Mar 19, 2019
Busnaina and Somu Awarded Patent
MIE Professor Ahmed Busnaina & Director of the Kostas Nanoscale Research Center Siva Somu were awarded a patent for “High rate electric field driven nanoelement assembly on an insulated surface”.
Feb 26, 2019
Busnaina and Somu Awarded Patent
MIE Professor Ahmed Busnaina & Director of the Kostas Nanoscale Research Center Siva Somu were awarded a patent for “Damascene template for directed assembly and transfer of nanoelements”.
Dec 12, 2018
Busnaina Selected as NAI Fellow
MIE Professor Ahmed Busnaina has been selected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for having demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.