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Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS), design and manufacturing of microfabricated sensors and actuators, mechatronics and control systems.

Education

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1998

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Research Overview

Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS), design and manufacturing of microfabricated sensors and actuators, mechatronics and control systems.

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Selected Publications

  • Z. Liu, S. Yoshida, D.A. Horsley, and S. Tanaka, “Fabrication and Characterization of Row-Column Addressed pMUT Array with Monocrystalline PZT Thin Film Toward Creating Ultrasonic Imager,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, p.113666. June, 2022.
  • G. -L. Luo, Y. Kusano, and D. A. Horsley, “Airborne Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers for Long-Range Detection,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 81–89, Feb. 2021, doi: 10.1109/JMEMS.2020.3037298.
  • Y. Kusano, I. Ishii, T. Kamiya, A. Teshigahara, G. Luo, and D. A. Horsley, “High-SPL Air-coupled Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers based on 36% ScAlN Thin-film,” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, June, 2019.
  • P. Taheri-Tehrani, M. Defoort, and D. A. Horsley, “Observation of the Effect of Fractional Synchronization on Amplitude and Frequency Stability in Micromechanical Oscillators,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, pp. 1-8, May, 2019.
  • P. Taheri-Tehrani, A. D. Challoner, and D. A. Horsley, “Micromechanical Rate Integrating Gyroscope With Angle-Dependent Bias Compensation Using a Self-Precession Method,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 18, pp. 3533-3543, 2018.
David Horsley

Faculty

Sep 05, 2024

Creating International Deep Tech Partnerships

ECE Professor and Deputy Director of the Institute for NanoSystems Innovation David Horsley, in collaboration with Innovation Impact International, was awarded a $299,898 NSF EAGER grant for “Catalyzing Deep Tech Innovation and Entrepreneurship via International Partnerships.”

Network Campus

Apr 29, 2024

New Institute for NanoSystems Innovation in Boston and Oakland

The Institute for NanoSystems Innovation, a first-of-its-kind research institute located on both U.S. coasts, is developing nano-scale technologies to drive innovation and miniaturization of chip-level technology advancements and applications. ECE Professor Matteo Rinaldi is the institute’s director and ECE Professor David Horsley is deputy director. 

Faculty

Apr 16, 2024

Horsley and Rinaldi Receive Global Network Accelerator Award

ECE Professors David Horsley and Matteo Rinaldi received the 2024 Northeastern University Global Network Accelerator Award, which recognizes the contributions of faculty who continue to push the advancement of experiential learning and discovery beyond the boundaries of place.

David Horsley

Faculty

Jul 06, 2023

New Faculty Spotlight: David Horsley

David Horsley joins the Electrical and Computer Engineering department in July 2023 as a Professor in Oakland, CA.

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