Srinivas Tadigadapa
Professor and Chair,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- C. Zhang, S. Tadigadapa, Modified Inductively Coupled Plasma Reactive Ion Etch Process for High Aspect Ratio Etching of Fused Silica, Borosilicate and Aluminosilicate Glass Substrates, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 273, 2018, 147-158
- J. Obungoloch, J.R. Harper, S. Consevage, S. Tadigadapa et al., Design of a Sustainable Prepolarizing Magnetic Resonance Imaging System for Infant Hydrocephalus, Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, 2018, 1-12
- C. Zhang, A. Cocking, E. Freeman, Z. Liu, S. Tadigadapa, On-Chip Glass Microspherical Shell Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators, Scientific Reports, 2017
- D. Gaddes, W. Brian Reeves, S. Tadigadapa, A Calorimetric Biosensing System for Quantification of Urinary Creatinine, ACS Sensors, 2017
- H. Min, W. Zhang, C. Ashraf, D. Allara, A.C.T. Van Duin, S. Tadigadapa, Modified Random Sequential Adsorption Model For Understanding Kinetics of Proteins Adsorption at a Liquid-Solid Interface, Langmuir, 2017
- E. Freeman, J. Harper, N. Goel, I. Gilbert, J. Unguris, S. Schiff, S. Tadigadapa, Improving The Magnetoelectric Performance of Metglas/Pzt Laminates by Annealing in Magnetic Field, Smart Materials & Structures, 2017
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 […]
Apr 09, 2018
Scientists Cross Disciplines to Develop an Implantable Device to Prevent and Treat Brain Diseases
ECE Chair and Professor Srinivas Tadigadapa was featured in PennState's article "Scientists cross disciplines to develop an implantable device to prevent and treat brain diseases".
Jan 08, 2018
New Faculty Spotlight: Srinivas Tadigadapa
Srinivas Tadigadapa joins the Electrical & Computer Engineering department in January 2018 as Professor and Chair.