My CV

Curriculum Vitae - Dr. SHEN Zhiyuan

Address: Block 613 Clementi west street 1 #08-330, Singapore, 120613

Tel: +65-83439709

EDUCATION

2008–2012 Ph.D., with a major in Engineering Mechanics: Micromachines Lab 1, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

2005–2008 M. Eng., with a major in Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory (EMRL), School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China (was recommended for postgraduate admission without exams).

2001–2005 B. Eng. major in Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics: School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.

WORK EXPERIENCE

May. 2015–present Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM), Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), Singapore

Sep. 2012–Sep. 2014 Scientist I, Sensors & Transducers Programme, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.

SKILLS

· Systematic knowledge and hands-on experience with MEMS, functional dielectric materials, microelectronics, acoustics and ultrasonic non-destructive testing, and microwave engineering.

· Microfabrication processes: lithography, lift-off, wafer bonding, inkjet printing, plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, sputtering, reactive ionic etching (RIE), DRIE, wire bonding, dicing saw, wet chemical etching, screen printing.

· Materials characterization and devices testing: piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials testing, impedance spectroscopy, vector network analyzer, scanning laser vibrometer, vibration testing system, ultrasonic non-destructive testing, acoustic testing system, analog/digital signal acquisition, profilometer, confocal imaging profiler, scanning electron microscopy, particle size distribution analyzer, thermo-gravimetric analysis.

· Ceramics forming: Ceramics green forming techniques, rapid prototype stereolithography for forming ceramic materials into complex shapes, ceramic-plastic composites, and ceramics sintering.

· Software: familiar with ANSYS, Matlab, HFSS, LabView, Maple, L-Edit, and similar applications.

PROJECTS

· “Biomimetic flow sensors for biomedical flow sensing in intravenous tube”, 2015-present

· Industrial projects such as: “Ultrasonic Non-destructive Testing of Yielding in Aircraft Parts” (Co-PI), “Direct-write Ultrasonic Transducers”, “Wireless Piezoelectric Accelerometer System for Machine Vibration Monitoring”, and “Dielectric-Based Humidity Sensing Materials and Sensors”, 2012-2014.

· “Research on the Fabrication and Mechanism of Multi Gaps Tunable Electromagnetic Bandgap Structure” sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2005 -2008.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

1, Zhiyuan Shen, Shuwei Liu, Jingyu Lu, Jianmin Miao, Lye Sun Who, Zhihong Wang, “Spiral electrode d33 mode piezoelectric diaphragm combined with proof mass as energy harvester”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering，25，(2015), pp. 035004.

2, Zhiyuan Shen, Yufeng Zhou, Jianmin Miao, and Vu Kien Fong, “Enhanced visualization of fine needle under sonographic guidance using a MEMS actuator”, Sensors. 15, (2015), pp. 3107-3115.

3, Shuwei Liu, Zhiyuan Shen, Sun Who Lye, Jianmin Miao, “Charging and characterization of non-patterned organic micro electret arrays". Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 24, (2014), pp. 085004.

4, Zhiyuan Shen, Jingyu Lu, Chee Wee Tan, Jianmin Miao, Zhihong Wang, “d₃₃ mode piezoelectric diaphragm based acoustic transducer with high sensitivity”, Sensor and Actuator A: Physical, 189, (2013), pp. 93-99.

5, Asadnia Mohsen, Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli, Zhiyuan Shen, Jianmin Miao, George Barbastathis, and Michael Triantafyllou, “Flexible, zero-powered, surface-mountable piezoelectric sensor arrays for underwater sensing in marine vehicles”. IEEE Sensor Journal, 13, (2013), pp. 3918-3925.

6, Zhiyuan Shen, Mohamad Olfatnia, Jianmin Miao, and Zhihong Wang, “Displacement and resonance behaviors of a piezoelectric diaphragm driven by a double-sided spiral electrode”, Smart Materials and Structures, 21, (2012), pp. 055001.

7, Zhiyuan Shen, Wei Chen, “Converse flexoelectric effect in comb electrode piezoelectric microbeam”, Physics Letters A, 376, (2012), pp. 1661-1663.

8, Shuwei Liu, Zhiyuan Shen, Sun Woh Lye, and Jianmin Miao, “Stable micro sized electret array produced by localised charging using a silicon shadow mask”, Micro & Nano Letters, IET, 7 , (2012), pp. 1094-1096.

9, M Olfatnia, Z Shen, J M Miao, L S Ong, T Xu, and M Ebrahimi, “Medium damping influences on the resonant frequency and quality factor of piezoelectric circular microdiaphragm sensors”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 21, (2011), pp. 045002.

10, Wei Dai, Hong Wang, Minjie Wang, Zhiyuan Shen, Dichen Li, Di Zhou, “Diamond electromagnetic band gap structure based on Bi(Nb0.992V0.008)O4 ceramic”, J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 22, (2011), pp. 422-425.

11, Wei Dai, Hong Wang, Di Zhou, Zhiyuan Shen, Yong Li, and Dichen Li, “The ultra-wide band gap property induced by lattice period gradually changing in three-dimensional photonic crystals”, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 93[12], (2010), pp. 3980-3982.

12, Wei Dai, Hong Wang, Minjie Wang, Zhiyuan Shen, Dichen Li, Di Zhou, Jianzhang Shi, “Fabrication of three-dimensional electromagnetic band-gap structure with high-K dielectric ceramics by rapid-prototyping”, J. Electroceram, 25, (2010), pp. 218-222.

13, Feng Xiang, Hong Wang, Haibo Yang, Zhiyuan Shen, Xi Yao, “Low loss flexible SrTiO3/POE dielectric composites for microwave application”, J. Electroceram, 24, (2010), pp. 20-24.

14, Zhiyuan Shen, Hong Wang, Jianzhang Shi, and Xi Yao, “Electromagnetic bandgap structure containing high-K dielectric ceramics”, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 91[9], (2008), pp. 2892-2896.

15, Feng Xiang, Hong Wang, Kecheng Li, Yuehua Chen, Minghui Zhang, Zhiyuan Shen, and Xi Yao, “Dielectric tunability of Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3/poly (methyl methocrylate) composites in 1-3-type structure”, Applied Physics Letters, 91, (2007), pp. 192907.

16, Jianzhang Shi, Hong Wang, Zhiyuan Shen, Nan Wang, Xi Yao, “Preparation and Properties of embedded thick film multilayer capacitor”, Rare Metal Materials and Engineering, 36 Supplement: 1, (2007), pp. 954-956.

Conference Proceeding

1，Zhiyuan Shen, Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli, Mohsen Asadnia, Jianmin Miao, and Michael Triantafyllou, “Tunable nonlinear resonance in a piezoelectric MEMS diaphragm with floating bottom electrode”. IEEE-NEMS 2016, (2016), Sendai, Japan. (accepted)

2，Ajay G. P. Kottapalli, Mohsen Asadnia, Zhiyuan Shen, Vignesh Subramaniam, Miao Jianmin, and Michael Triantafyllou, “MEMS artificial neuromast arrays for hydrodynamic control of soft robots”. IEEE-NEMS 2016, (2016), Sendai, Japan. (accepted)

3，Kui Yao, Shuting Chen, Zhiyuan Shen, Lei Zhang, and Chin Yaw Tan， “Direct-write piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers for structural health monitoring”. International Conference on Electronic Materials (IUMRS-ICEM 2016), (2016), Singapore, (accepted)

4, Zhiyuan Shen, Yi Fan Chen, Lei Zhang, Chin Yaw Tan, and Kui Yao, “A Wireless Accelerometer Using Micromachined Piezoelectric Sensor”. ISAF-ISIF-PFM 2015, (2015), Singapore.

5, Shifeng Guo, Lei Zhang, Shuting Chen, Zhiyuan Shen, Meysam Sharifzadeh Mirshekarloo, Huajun Liu, Yi Fan Chen, and Kui Yao, “Evaluation of Plastic Deformation in Titanium and Aluminum Alloys with Nonlinear Rayleigh Surface Acoustic Waves”. ISAF-ISIF-PFM 2015, (2015), Singapore.

6, Kui Yao, Chin Yaw Tan, Szu Cheng Lai, Lei Zhang, Zhiyuan Shen, and Yifan Chen, “Ferroelectrics for wireless sensor and transducer applications”, CIMTEC 2014 - 13th International Ceramics Congress, (2014), Montecatini Terme, Italy.

7, Zhiyuan Shen, Shuwei Liu, Jianmin Miao, Lye Sun Woh and Zhihong Wang, “Proof mass effects on spiral electrode d33 mode piezoelectric diaphragm-based energy harvester”, IEEE MEMS 2013, January, (2013), Taipei.

8, Asadnia Mohsen, Ajay GiriPrakash Kottapalli, Zhiyuan Shen, Jianmin Miao, Andrew Benson Randles, “Flexible, zero powered, piezoelectric MEMS pressure sensor arrays for fish-like passive underwater sensing in marine vehicles”, IEEE MEMS 2013, January, (2013), Taipei.

9, Zhiyuan Shen, Shuwei Liu, Haobing Liu, Kottapalli Ajay Giri Prakash, Jianmin Miao, Lye Sun Woh, “Piezoelectric d33 mode diaphragm energy harvester for self-powered sensor application”, IEEE Sensors, October, (2012), Taipei.

10, Jingyu Lu, Zhiyuan Shen, Jianmin Miao, Ajay G. P. Kottapalli, Xianglin Li, Hongjin Fan, “Light detection by carbon nanotube circuit with strong intertube conduction”, IEEE Sensors, October, (2012), Taipei.

11, Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli, Mohsen Asadnia, Zhiyuan Shen, Jianmin Miao, George Barbastathis, Michael Triantafyllou, “Micromachined piezoelectric sensor array for passive fish-like underwater sensing”, IEEE Sensors, October, (2012), Taipei.

12, Zhiyuan Shen, Hong Wang, Jianzhang Shi, “Electromagnetic bandgap structure containing high-K dielectric ceramics”, Chinese Physical Society 2007 Fall Meeting, Sep, (2007), Nanjing, China.

13, Jianzhang Shi, Hong Wang, Zhiyuan Shen, “Preparation and properties of embedded thick film multilayer capacitor”, The 14th National Conference on High-Tech Ceramics, Nov., (2006), Luoyang, China.

Patent

1, Kui Yao, Zhiyuan Shen, Chin Yaw Tan, Yi Fan Chen, and Lei Zhang, “Wireless piezoelectric accelerometer and system”, WO 2015/156741 A1, 2015.

2, Kui Yao, Zhiyuan Shen, Shuting Chen, Lei Zhang, Chin Yaw Tan, “Direct-write acoustic transducers and method for structural health monitoring”, PCT/SG2015/050484, 2015.

3，Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli, Zhiyuan Shen, Mohsen Asadnia, Vignesh Subramaniam, Jianmin Miao, and Michael Triantafyllou，“MEMS sensors for ultrasensitive flow monitoring in biomedical applications”, (filed)

Unpublished

1, Zhiyuan Shen, Kui Yao, Chin Yaw Tan, Lei Zhang, Yifan Chen, “Wireless accelerometer with piezoelectric bending mode MEMS sensing element”. (under review)

2, Zhiyuan Shen, Kui Yao, Shuting Chen, Lei Zhang, and Chin Yaw Tan, “Direct writing piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers for non-destructive testing defects on plate aircraft parts”. (under review)

3, Kui Yao, Shifeng Guo, Lei Zhang, Shuting Chen, Yi Fan Chen, Meysam Sharifzadeh Mirshekarloo, Huajun Liu, and Zhiyuan Shen, “Nonlinear Rayleigh surface acoustic waves for determining yielding of alloys”. (under review)

HONORS AND AWARDS

· 2008–2012 Nanyang Technological Univ. Research Scholarship.

· 2005 The Outstanding Graduate Award of Heilongjiang Province.

· 2005 The Outstanding Graduate Award of Harbin Institute of Technology.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

2014-present IEEE Member

2014-present IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society Member

REVIEWER FOR JOURNALS AND CONFERENCES

IEEE Sensors Journal

Journal of Micromachining and Microengineering

IEEE MEMS

TEACHING EXPEERIENCE

Serves as teaching assistant for undergraduate laboratory sessions such as “Ultrasonic non-destructive testing”, “Work and energy”, and “Tensile and viscoelastic properties of materials”. Supervision of industrial attachment student (6 months).

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SMART Innovation Fellows Program (a 5-month technology entrepreneurship training course launched by Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology)

ACADEMIC EXCHANGES

2013 Nov. Technische Universität München (TUM) Research Opportunities Week, Germany

LANGUAGE

English, Chinese, German (Goethe-Institut Singapore, B2.1 level)