Srinivas Tadigadapa
Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact
- srinivas@northeastern.edu
- 409 Dana
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Research Focus
Sensor Devices and Smart Sensor Systems realized through interdisciplinary field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); including the design, optimization, fabrication, testing, and networking of such transducers; fabrication of novel micro and nano-sensors and actuators by integrating non-traditional materials using silicon planar microfabrication techniques and exploring phenomenon at the micro-nano interfaces; development of sustainable sensing solutions for biomedical applications including investigation of robust magnetic technologies for interfacing to the brain
About
Starting in January 2018, Professor Srinivas Tadigadapa assumed the role of Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Formerly a Professor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, his field of expertise includes physics and microelectronics; research includes integrated heterogeneous materials-based microsystems, bio and chemical sensors, and exploring electric and thermal transport at the micro-nano interfaces
Education
- PhD, Cambridge University, 1994
Honors & Awards
- IEEE Fellow
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in Germany
- Walton Fellowship, Science Foundation of Ireland
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics, London
- Life-Fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
- Founding Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Sensors Letters Journal
Research Overview
Sensor Devices and Smart Sensor Systems realized through interdisciplinary field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); including the design, optimization, fabrication, testing, and networking of such transducers; fabrication of novel micro and nano-sensors and actuators by integrating non-traditional materials using silicon planar microfabrication techniques and exploring phenomenon at the micro-nano interfaces; development of sustainable sensing solutions for biomedical applications including investigation of robust magnetic technologies for interfacing to the brain
Selected Research Projects
- Continuous Urine Assay Instrumentation for Monitoring Kidney Function
- – Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation
- EAGER: Gate Tunable Thermo-Plasmonic Mid-Ir Coherent Light Emitters
- – Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation
- Multi-Gas Sensor Demonstrator Program
- – Principal Investigator, Invensense-TDK
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- D.S. Kim, R. Du, S.-Y. Yu, Y. Yin, S. Dong, Q. Li, S.E. Mohney, X. Li, S.Tadigadapa, Enhanced Thermoelectric Efficiency in Nanocrystalline Bismuth Telluride Nanotubes, Nanotechnology, 31(36), 2020, 365703
- D. Kumaran, S. Tadigadapa, M. Panchagnula, A Study of Spray Performance of MEMS Based Microscale Pressure Swirl Atomizer, Atomizers & Sprays, 20(6), 2019, 477–491
- D. Butler, N. Goel, L. Goodnigh, S. Tadigadapa, A. Ebrahimi, Detection of Bacterial Metabolism in Lag-Phase using Impedance Spectroscopy of Agar-integrated 3D Microelectrodes, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 126, 2019, 269 – 276
- I. Sandeep, V. Toutam, S. Tadigadapa, Robust Visibility of Graphene Monolayer on Patterned Plasmonic Substrates, Nanotechnology, 30(1), 2019, 015202
Oct 16, 2020
COE Faculty Awarded Seed Funding in Collaboration with University of Maine
BioE Assistant Professors Jiahe Li and Mingyang Lu, ECE Professor & Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa, ECE Assistant Professors Sarah Ostadabbas and Xue “Shelley” Lin, and ECE Associate Research Scientist Ataur Katebi were among the faculty chosen for five competitive collaborative research projects with the University of Maine in the areas of artificial intelligence, earth and climate sciences, health and life sciences, manufacturing, and marine sciences.
Oct 01, 2020
Assuring that Self-Driving Cars are Accessible to Those with Disabilities
ECE Assistant Professor Xue “Shelley” Lin is working with the algorithms in self-driving vehicles to ensure that they will be accessible to those with disabilities.
Jul 15, 2020
Tadigadapa Recipient of 2020 IEEE Sensors Council Meritorious Service Award
ECE Professor and Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa is the recipient of the 2020 IEEE Sensors Council Meritorious Service Award for his outstanding long-term service to the IEEE Sensors Council.
Jun 04, 2020
Tunable, Mid-Infrared Light Emitters
ECE Professor and Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa was awarded a $110K NSF EAGER grant for “Gate tunable thermo-plasmonic mid-IR coherent light emitters.”
Mar 31, 2020
Tadigapada Awarded Biochemical Sensing Patent
ECE Professor & Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa was awarded a patent for Biochemical Sensing Using Microbubbles On A Chip Using Whispering Gallery Mode Resonance.
Jul 30, 2019
Creating Pressure Sensors with Higher Sensitivity over a Wider Range
ECE Professor & Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa was awarded a patent for creating a “Micromachined bulk acoustic wave resonator pressure sensor”. Abstract Source: USPTO A pressure sensor includes a piezoelectric substrate having a generally planar structure and an anchor location fixing the piezoelectric substrate at the periphery of the planar structure of the piezoelectric substrate. The […]
Mar 12, 2019
Providing Students with Access to Superconducting Electronics and Circuits
ECE Assistant Professor Yanzhi Wang and ECE Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa were awarded a $300K NSF IRES grant for a “U.S.-Japan International Research Experience for Students on Superconducting Electronics.”
Jun 10, 2018
Smart Sensors for Health Applications
ECE Professor & Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa is using his inquisitive instincts to develop sensing technology for health applications.
May 16, 2018
ECE Professor and Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa Authors Top 15 Physics Paper in Scientific Reports
ECE Professor and Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa authored one of the 2017 most read physics papers published in Scientific Reports. The article, “On-Chip Glass Microspherical Shell Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators,” placed at number 11 for most read out of more than 3000. For a comprehensive list of the most read physics papers, visit Scientific Reports.
May 16, 2018
ECE Professor & Chair Tadigadapa Awarded Patent
ECE Professor & Chair Srinivas Tadigadapa was awarded a patent for “Ultra-high speed anisotropic reactive ion etching.” Abstract Source: USPTO A system and method for reactive ion etching (RIE) system of a material is provided. The system includes a plasma chamber comprising a plasma source and a gas inlet, a diffusion chamber comprising a substrate holder for supporting […]