Nathan Jackson
Contact
njack@unm.edu
Phone: 505-272-7095
Fax: 505-277-1571
Physical Address
Room
319
Mechanical Engineering Building
Building #
122 on the UNM map
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Education
PhD, Bioengineering, Arizona State University, 2009
MS, Bioengineering, Arizona State University, 2008
BS.E, Bioengineering, Arizona State University, 2003
Biography
Dr. Nathan Jackson joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2017 after working at the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland as a Senior Staff Researcher for 8 years. He has an extensive background in developing various Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS). His research focuses on developing microfabricated Smart Materials and applying them to MEMS applications. He has a particular interest in piezoelectric MEMS devices and biomedical applications. He is a Senior Member in IEEE and active scientific member in both MEMS and energy harvesting community. He is a member of the Nanoscience and Microsystem Engineering Department and the Center for High Technology Materials at UNM.
Research Focus: His research focuses on developing MEMS devices for numerous applications including vibration energy harvesters, atomizers (aerosol generators), ultrasound transducers, acoustic resonators for sensing and biosensing applications, flexible/stretchable electronics, development of novel flexible piezoelectric materials, and advanced microfabrication techniques.
