Invited Lectures in Piezoelectrics and MEMS to several external Universities
Biography
I obtained my B.S.E, M.S.E, and Ph.D in Bioengineering from Arizona State University in 2003, 2008, and 2009 respectively. My background was in the area of BioMEMS, microfabrication, thin film flexible circuits, and microelectronic packaging. My PhD was focused on developing novel Implantable Microelectrodes to be used as a Neural Prosthetic device or Deep Brain Stimulator. I joined Tyndall National Institute in 2009 as a Researcher working in the Micro-Systems Department. After 3 years I was promoted to the position of Senior Researcher and then given a Tenured Staff Researcher Position in 2013. I'm the team leader of the PiezoMEMS team, in the heterogeneous system integration group, which focuses on development of MEMS devices and development of novel Piezoelectric materials. I'm currently the Principal Investigator of various national and internationally funded projects. My team works primarily with Aluminium Nitride as well as flexible piezoelectrics, and other smart materials. We create MEMS devices using these smart materials. Current MEMS devices focus on Vibrational Energy Harvesting, Resonators, sensors/transducers, and drug delivery.I also manage thin film polymer deposition projects focusing on Parylene coating at Tyndall, where we work on developing novel devices, coatings, and surface modifications. In addition my team works on developing novel methods for creating fabrication friendly permanent magnets. My team works on both fundamental science materials as well as working with Multi-National Companies, and we are always interested in solving challenging problems, which will increase our teams capabilities.
Research Interests
MEMS
Bio-MEMS
PiezoMEMS
Neural Interface
Flexible Circuits
Thin Film Polymers
Stimuli-responsive Polymers
Smart-Materials
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMOS compatible MEMS Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Device. | Industry/EI Projects | 01-MAY-13 | 30-SEP-15 | €61,530.00 | |
| EI - CS-2015-1204 - Brain Ultrasound Micro-Probe Stimulator Nathan Jackson [X] | Enterprise Irl | 21-JAN-15 | 20-OCT-15 | €10,000.00 | |
| MANpower | European Framework Programme Seven (FP7) | 16-SEP-13 | €1,200,000.00 | ||
| Intel Particle Sensor | Intel Corporation | 09-JUN-14 | €93,000.00 | ||
| Feasibility study on MEMS Piezoelectric Micro-Pump Technology | Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-MAR-16 | 28-FEB-17 | €65,677.00 | |
| Feasibility study on MEMS Piezoelectric Micro-Pump Technology | SFI Industry | 01-OCT-15 | 28-FEB-17 | €50,000.00 | |
| Wide Bandwidth Energy Harvester | Science Foundation Ireland | 01-JAN-14 | 31-DEC-14 | €100,000.00 | |
| Co-ordination Support. | Enterprise Irl | 01-AUG-12 | 31-JUL-13 | €10,000.00 | |
| Novel Plezoelectric MEMS based Nebulizer Technologies. | Tyndall National Institute | 01-MAY-14 | 30-NOV-15 | €146,700.00 | |
| CMOS Compatible MEMS Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Device. | Enterprise Irl | 01-MAY-13 | 30-SEP-15 | €255,914.00 |
Publications
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2014) | ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering. Paul Cahill, Nora Aine Ni Nuallain, Nathan Jackson, Alan Mathewson, Raid Karoumi and Vikram Pakrashi (2014) ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering. United States of America: ASCE. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | 'Crystallinity and mechanical effects from annealing Parylene thin films' Jackson, N;Stam, F;O'Brien, J;Kailas, L;Mathewson, A;O'Murchu, C (2016) 'Crystallinity and mechanical effects from annealing Parylene thin films'. Thin Solid Films, 603 :371-376 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Widening the bandwidth of vibration energy harvesters using aliquid-based non-uniform load distribution' Nathan Jackson, Frank Stam, Oskar Olszewski, Hugh Doyle, Aidan Quinn, Alan Mathewson (2016) 'Widening the bandwidth of vibration energy harvesters using aliquid-based non-uniform load distribution'. Sensors and Actuators A-Physical, 246 (1):170-179 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Electromechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Infused Polyacrylamide Hydrogel' Jackson, N;Sheehan, A;Hasan, M;Stam, F;Razeeb, KM (2015) 'Electromechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Infused Polyacrylamide Hydrogel'. Advances In Polymer Technology, 34 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Surface modification of piezoelectric aluminum nitride with functionalizable organosilane adlayers' Chan, E;Jackson, N;Mathewson, A;Galvin, P;Dow, ABA;Kherani, NP;Blaszykowski, C;Thompson, M (2013) 'Surface modification of piezoelectric aluminum nitride with functionalizable organosilane adlayers'. Applied Surface Science, 282 :709-713 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Flexible-CMOS and biocompatible piezoelectric AlN material for MEMS applications' Jackson, N;Keeney, L;Mathewson, A (2013) 'Flexible-CMOS and biocompatible piezoelectric AlN material for MEMS applications'. Smart Materials and Structures, 22 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Optimization of Electrical Stimulation Parameters for electro-responsive hydrogels for Biomedical Applications' Nathan Jackson and Frank Stam (2015) 'Optimization of Electrical Stimulation Parameters for electro-responsive hydrogels for Biomedical Applications'. Journal of applied polymer science, [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Tunable MEMS Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Device' A. Rivadeneyra, J. Soto, R. O’Keeffe, N. Jackson, A. Mathewson, J. Lopez-Vilanueva (2015) 'Tunable MEMS Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Device'. Microsystem Technologies-Micro-And Nanosystems-Information Storage And Processing Systemsmicrosystem Technologies-Micro-And Nanosystems-Information Storage And Processing Systems, [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Reversible Integration of Microfluidic Devices with Microelectrode Arrays for Neurobiological Applications' Grygoryev, Konstantin and Herzog, Gr\'egoire and Jackson, Nathan and Strutwolf, J\"org and Arrigan, Damien WM and McDermott, Kieran and Galvin, Paul (2014) 'Reversible Integration of Microfluidic Devices with Microelectrode Arrays for Neurobiological Applications'. BioNanoScience, :1-13 [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'A cardiovascular occlusion method based on the use of a smart hydrogel' Nathan Jackson, P. Verbrugghe, D. Cuypers, K. Adesanya, L. Engel, P. Glazer, P. Dubruel, Y. Shacham-Diamand, E. Mendes, P. Herijigers, F. Stam (2014) 'A cardiovascular occlusion method based on the use of a smart hydrogel'. IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering, [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Evaluation of low-acceleration MEMS piezoelectric energy harvesting devices' Jackson, Nathan and O’Keeffe, Rosemary and Waldron, Finbarr and O’Neill, Mike and Mathewson, Alan (2014) 'Evaluation of low-acceleration MEMS piezoelectric energy harvesting devices'. Microsystem Technologies, 20 (4-5):671-680 [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Energy Harvesting from Train-Induced Response in Bridges' Cahill, Paul and Nuallain, Nora Aine Ni and Jackson, Nathan and Mathewson, Alan and Karoumi, Raid and Pakrashi, Vikram (2014) 'Energy Harvesting from Train-Induced Response in Bridges'. Journal Of Bridge Engineering, [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Electromechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Infused Polyacrylamide Hydrogel' Nathan Jackson, Aisling Sheehan, Maksudul Hasan, Frank Stam, Kafil M Razeeb (2014) 'Electromechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Infused Polyacrylamide Hydrogel'. Wiley-Liss, Inc, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Tunable MEMS Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Device' R. O'Keeffe, Nathan Jackson, Alan Mathewson (2014) 'Tunable MEMS Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Device'. Journal Of Intelligent Material Systems And Structures, [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Energy Harvesting from Train-Induced Response in Bridges' Cahill, P,Nuallain, NAN,Jackson, N,Mathewson, A,Karoumi, R,Pakrashi, V (2014) 'Energy Harvesting from Train-Induced Response in Bridges'. Journal Of Bridge Engineering, 19 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Surface modification of piezoelectric aluminum nitride with functionalizable organosilane adlayers' Chan, Edmund and Jackson, Nathan and Mathewson, Alan and Galvin, Paul and Alamin Dow, Ali B and Kherani, Nazir P and Blaszykowski, Christophe and Thompson, Michael (2013) 'Surface modification of piezoelectric aluminum nitride with functionalizable organosilane adlayers'. Applied Surface Science, 282 :709-713 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | '3-D Interdigitated electrodes for uniform stimulation of electro-responsive hydrogels for biomedical applications' Jackson, Nathan and Cordero, Nicolas and Stam, Frank (2013) '3-D Interdigitated electrodes for uniform stimulation of electro-responsive hydrogels for biomedical applications'. Journal Of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 51 (21):1523-1528 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Influence of aluminum nitride crystal orientation on MEMS energy harvesting device performance' Jackson, Nathan and O’Keeffe, Rosemary and Waldron, Finbarr and O’Neill, Mike and Mathewson, Alan (2013) 'Influence of aluminum nitride crystal orientation on MEMS energy harvesting device performance'. Journal Of Micromechanics And Microengineeringjournal Of Micromechanics And Microengineering, 23 (7) [Details] | |
| (2013) | '3-D Interdigitated electrodes for uniform stimulation of electro-responsive hydrogels for biomedical applications' Jackson, N,Cordero, N,Stam, F (2013) '3-D Interdigitated electrodes for uniform stimulation of electro-responsive hydrogels for biomedical applications'. Journal Of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, 51 :1523-1528 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Evaluation of low-acceleration MEMS piezoelectric energy harvesting devices' Jackson, N,O'Keeffe, R,Waldron, F,O'Neill, M,Mathewson, A (2014) 'Evaluation of low-acceleration MEMS piezoelectric energy harvesting devices'. Microsystem Technologies-Micro-and Nanosystems-Information Storage and Processing Systems, 20 :671-680 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'PolyVinyliDene Fluoride (PVDF) Material based Energy Harvesting from Train and Damaged Bridge Interaction' Cahill P, Jackson N, Mathewson A and Pakrashi V (2013) 'PolyVinyliDene Fluoride (PVDF) Material based Energy Harvesting from Train and Damaged Bridge Interaction'. Key Engineering Materials, [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Flexible-CMOS and biocompatible piezoelectric AlN material for MEMS applications' Jackson, N,Keeney, L,Mathewson, A (2013) 'Flexible-CMOS and biocompatible piezoelectric AlN material for MEMS applications'. Smart Materials and Structures, 22 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Surface modification of piezoelectric aluminum nitride with functionalizable organosilane adlayers' Chan, E,Jackson, N,Mathewson, A,Galvin, P,Dow, ABA,Kherani, NP,Blaszykowski, C,Thompson, M (2013) 'Surface modification of piezoelectric aluminum nitride with functionalizable organosilane adlayers'. Applied Surface Science, 282 :709-713 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Energy Harvesting from Train Induced Response in Bridges' Cahill P, Ni Nuallain N.A.,Jackson N, Mathewson A, Karoumi R and Pakrashi V (2014) 'Energy Harvesting from Train Induced Response in Bridges'. American Society of Civil Engineers; Journal of Bridge Engineering, [Details] | |
| (2005) | 'Single Neuronal Recordings using Surface Micromachined polysilicon microelectrodes' Jit Muthuswamy, M. Okandan, N. Jackson (2005) 'Single Neuronal Recordings using Surface Micromachined polysilicon microelectrodes'. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 142 (1):45-54 [Details] | |
| (2008) | 'Artificial dural sealant that allows multiple penetrations of long-term implantable brain probes' N. Jackson and J. Muthuswamy (2008) 'Artificial dural sealant that allows multiple penetrations of long-term implantable brain probes'. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 17 (1):147-152 [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Flexible Chip Scale Package and Interconnect for implantable MEMS movable Microelectrode for the Brain' N. Jackson and J. Muthuswamy (2009) 'Flexible Chip Scale Package and Interconnect for implantable MEMS movable Microelectrode for the Brain'. Journal Of Microelectromechanical Systems, 18 (2):396-404 [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Non-hermetic encapsulation materials for MEMS based movable microelectrodes for long-term implantation in the brain' N. Jackson, S. Anand, M. Okandan, J. Muthuswamy (2009) 'Non-hermetic encapsulation materials for MEMS based movable microelectrodes for long-term implantation in the brain'. Journal Of Microelectromechanical Systems, 18 (6):1234-1245 [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Doped polycrystalline silicon thin films for low noise interfaces with single neurons' R. Saha, N. Jackson, C. Patel, J. Muthuswamy (2010) 'Doped polycrystalline silicon thin films for low noise interfaces with single neurons'. Ieee Transactions On Neural Systems And Rehabilitation Engineering, [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Long-term Neural Recordings using MEMS based movable microelectrode in the brain' N. Jackson, A. Sridharan, S. Anand, M. Baker, M. Okandan, J. Muthuswamy (2010) 'Long-term Neural Recordings using MEMS based movable microelectrode in the brain'. Frontiers In Neurosciencefrontiers In Neuroscience, [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Electro-Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes infused hydrogel' N. Jackson, A. Sheehan, M. Hasan, F. Stam, K. Razeeb (2014) 'Electro-Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes infused hydrogel'. Journal of applied polymer science, [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'A Cardiovascular occlusion method based on the use of smart hydrogels' Jackson, Nathan; Verbrugghe, P; Cuypers, D; Adesanya, K; Engel, L; Glazer, P; Dubruel, P; Mendes, E; Herijigers, P; Stam, F (2014) 'A Cardiovascular occlusion method based on the use of smart hydrogels'. IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering, [CORA Link] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Influence of aluminum nitride crystal orientation on MEMS energy harvesting device performance' Jackson, N,O'Keeffe, R,Waldron, F,O'Neill, M,Mathewson, A (2013) 'Influence of aluminum nitride crystal orientation on MEMS energy harvesting device performance'. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 23 [DOI] [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2010) | 'Highly doped polycrystalline silicon microelectrodes reduce noise in neuronal recordings in vivo' Saha, Rajarshi and Jackson, Nathan and Patel, Chetan and Muthuswamy, Jit (2010) 'Highly doped polycrystalline silicon microelectrodes reduce noise in neuronal recordings in vivo' Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on, 18 (5) :489-497. [Details] | |
| (2011) | 'Wireless Accelerometers for Early Detection of Restenosis' Jackson, Nathan and O’Keeffe, Rosemary and O’Leary, Robert and O’Neill, Mike and Moriarty, Miche\'al and Mathewson, Alan (2011) 'Wireless Accelerometers for Early Detection of Restenosis' Procedia Engineering, 25 :563-566. [Details] | |
| (2005) | 'Single neuronal recordings using surface micromachined polysilicon microelectrodes' Muthuswamy, Jit and Okandan, Murat and Jackson, Nathan (2005) 'Single neuronal recordings using surface micromachined polysilicon microelectrodes' Journal of neuroscience methods, 142 (1) :45-54. [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Flexible chip-scale package and interconnect for implantable MEMS movable microelectrodes for the brain' Jackson, Nathan and Muthuswamy, Jit (2009) 'Flexible chip-scale package and interconnect for implantable MEMS movable microelectrodes for the brain' Microelectromechanical Systems, Journal of, 18 (2) :396-404. [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Long-term neural recordings using MEMS based movable microelectrodes in the brain' Jackson, Nathan and Sridharan, Arati and Anand, Sindhu and Baker, Michael and Okandan, Murat and Muthuswamy, Jit (2010) 'Long-term neural recordings using MEMS based movable microelectrodes in the brain' Frontiers in neuroengineering, 3 . [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Nonhermetic encapsulation materials for MEMS-based movable microelectrodes for long-term implantation in the brain' Jackson, Nathan and Anand, Sindhu and Okandan, Murat and Muthuswamy, Jit (2009) 'Nonhermetic encapsulation materials for MEMS-based movable microelectrodes for long-term implantation in the brain' Microelectromechanical Systems, Journal of, 18 (6) :1234-1245. [Details] | |
| (2008) | 'Artificial dural sealant that allows multiple penetrations of implantable brain probes' Jackson, Nathan and Muthuswamy, Jit (2008) 'Artificial dural sealant that allows multiple penetrations of implantable brain probes' Journal of neuroscience methods, 171 (1) :147-152. [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'PolyVinyliDene Fluoride (PVDF) Material Based Energy Harvesting from Train and Damaged Bridge Interaction' Cahill, Paul and Jackson, Nathan and Mathewson, Alan and Pakrashi, Vikram (2013) 'PolyVinyliDene Fluoride (PVDF) Material Based Energy Harvesting from Train and Damaged Bridge Interaction' Key Engineering Materials, 569 :335-341. [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Energy Harvesting Potential of Piezoelectric Materials from Train-Bridge Interaction using Finite Element Modelling' Cahill, Paul and Pakrashi, Vikram and Mathewson, Alan and Jackson, Nathan (2013) 'Energy Harvesting Potential of Piezoelectric Materials from Train-Bridge Interaction using Finite Element Modelling' IABSE Symposium Report, 99 (20) :812-818. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2014) | Civil Engineering Research Ireland (CERI) Conference, Belfast, UK Cahill P, Amato G, Jackson N, Mathewson A and Pakrashi V. (2014) Design of Scaled Bridge Prototype for Energy Harvesting Testing Civil Engineering Research Ireland (CERI) Conference, Belfast, UK [Details] | |
| (2013) | DAMAS 2013 10th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures Cahill P, Jackson N, Mathewson A and Pakrashi V (2013) PolyVinyliDene Fluoride (PVDF) Material based Energy Harvesting from Train and Damaged Bridge Interaction DAMAS 2013 10th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures [Details] | |
| (2012) | Bridge and Concrete Research in Ireland (BCRI) Cahill P, Pakrashi V, Mathewson A and Jackson N (2012) Characterisation of a PolyVinyliDene Fluoride (PVDF) Material for Energy Harvesting from Road Infrastructure Bridge and Concrete Research in Ireland (BCRI) [Details] | |
| (2014) | Eurosensors Olszewski, O; Houlihan, R; O'Keeffe, R; O'Neill, M; Waldron, F; Mathewson, A; Jackson, N (2014) A MEMS Silicon-based piezoelectric AC current Sensor Eurosensors [Details] | |
| (2013) | SPIE Microtechnologies Jackson, N; O'Keeffe, R; O'Neill, M; Waldron, F; Mathewson, A (2013) CMOS compatible Low Frequency Aluminium Nitride MEMS piezoelectric energy harvesting device SPIE Microtechnologies [Details] | |
| (2013) | Workshop on Ultra Low power sensor networks Magno, M; Jackson, N; Mathewson, A; Benini, L; Popovici, E (2013) Combination of hybrid energy harvesters MEMS piezoelectric and nanowatt radio wake up to extend lifetime of system for wireless sensor nodes Workshop on Ultra Low power sensor networks [Details] | |
| (2013) | IEEE Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures O'Keeffe, R; Jackson, N; McCarthy, K; Mathewson, A (2013) Investigation of Devices for in vitro energy harvesting through blood flow excitation IEEE Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures [Details] | |
| (2012) | IEEE Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures Jackson, N; O'Keeffe, R; O'Neill, M; Waldron, F; Mathewson, A (2012) A diaphragm based piezoelectric AlN film quality test structure IEEE Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures [Details] | |
| (2011) | Eurosensors Jackson, N; O'Keeffe, R; O'Leary, R; O'Neill, M; Mathewson, A (2011) Wireless Accelerometers for Early Detection of Restenosis Eurosensors [Details] | |
| (2012) | Microelectronic Test Structures (ICMTS), 2012 IEEE International Conference on Jackson, N and O'Keeffe, R and O'Leary, R and O'Neill, M and Waldron, F and Mathewson, A (2012) A diaphragm based piezoelectric AlN film quality test structure Microelectronic Test Structures (ICMTS), 2012 IEEE International Conference on , pp.50-54 [Details] | |
| (2013) | Architecture of Computing Systems (ARCS), Proceedings of 2013 26th International Conference on Magno, Michele and Jackson, Nathan and Mathewson, Alan and Benini, Luca and Popovici, E (2013) Combination of hybrid energy harvesters with MEMS piezoelectric and nano-Watt radio wake up to extend lifetime of system for wireless sensor nodes Architecture of Computing Systems (ARCS), Proceedings of 2013 26th International Conference on , pp.1-6 [Details] | |
| (2005) | Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology, 2005. 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on Muthuswamy, J and Okandan, M and Gilletti, A and Baker, M and Jain, T and Jackson, N (2005) Movable microprobes for the brain Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology, 2005. 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on , pp.86-87 [Details] | |
| (2012) | Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), 2012 International Conference on Rivadeneyra, Almudena and Lopez-Villanueva, Juan A and O'Keeffe, Rosemary and Jackson, Nathan and O'Neill, Mike and Mathewson, Alan (2012) Frequency response of variants of a cantilever beam Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), 2012 International Conference on , pp.177-180 [Details] | |
| (2009) | Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Khraiche, Massoud Louis and Jackson, Nathan and Muthuswamy, Jit (2009) Early onset of electrical activity in developing neurons cultured on carbon nanotube immobilized microelectrodes Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE , pp.777-780 [Details] | |
| (2007) | Neural Engineering, 2007. CNE'07. 3rd International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Jackson, N and Stice, P and Okandan, M and Muthuswamy, J (2007) Long-term cortical recordings with microactuated microelectrodes Neural Engineering, 2007. CNE'07. 3rd International IEEE/EMBS Conference on , pp.141-143 [Details] | |
| (2008) | Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Khraiche, Massoud L and Phillips, William B and Jackson, Nathan and Muthuswamy, Jitendran (2008) Ultrasound induced increase in excitability of single neurons Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE , pp.4246-4249 [Details] | |
| (2013) | Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE), 2013 14th International Conference on O'Keeffe, Rosemary and Jackson, Nathan and Waldron, Finbarr and O'Niell, M and McCarthy, K and Mathewson, Alan (2013) Investigation into modelling power output for MEMS energy harvesting devices using COMSOL Multiphysics R Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE), 2013 14th International Conference on , pp.1-6 [Details] | |
| (2013) | Microelectronic Test Structures (ICMTS), 2013 IEEE International Conference on O'Keeffe, Rosemary and Jackson, Nathan and Mathewson, Alan and McCarthy, Kevin G (2013) Investigation of devices of in-vivo energy harvesting through blood-flow-like excitation Microelectronic Test Structures (ICMTS), 2013 IEEE International Conference on , pp.19-24 [Details] | |
| (2014) | EWSHM-7th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring Cahill, Paul and O'Keeffe, Rosemary and Jackson, Nathan and Mathewson, Alan and Pakrashi, Vikram and others (2014) Structural Health Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Beam Using Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System EWSHM-7th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring [Details] | |
| (2014) | Civil Engineering Research Ireland (CERI) Conference, Belfast, UK Cahill P, Jackson N, Mathewson A and Pakrashi V (2014) The Full Potential of Energy Harvesting from Train Induced Responses in Bridges Civil Engineering Research Ireland (CERI) Conference, Belfast, UK [Details] | |
| (2014) | 7th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring EWSHM 2014, Nantes, France Cahill P, O’Keeffe R, Jackson N, Mathewson A and Pakrashi V (2014) Structural Health Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Beam using Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System 7th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring EWSHM 2014, Nantes, France [Details] | |
| (2013) | International IABSE Conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Cahill P, Pakrashi V, Mathewson A and Jackson N (2013) Energy Harvesting Potential of Piezoelectric Materials from Train-Bridge Interaction using Finite Element Modelling International IABSE Conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Student Paper/Presentation at IEEE EMBS | IEEE EMBS Neural Interface | |
| 2014 | Best Presentation at Tyndall Internal Conference | Tyndall National Institute | |
| 2008 | Best Student Research Poster by the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society | Arizona IMAPS Chapter | |
| 2008 | Outstanding Overall Paper/Presentation | IMAPS 41st Annual International Conference | |
| 2013 | Finalist for the University College Cork Innovation through teamwork | University College Cork |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior IEEE Member | Member of IEEE EMBS | 01-SEP-14 / |
Patents
| Patent Number | Title | Granted | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US2013/0245606 | HYDROGEL BASED OCCLUSION SYSTEMS | 13-MAY-13 |
Licensing
| Title | Inventor | Licensee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlN Deposition and Energy Harvesting | Nathan Jackson | Analog Devices |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD Commitee | Provide Supervsion to PhD Student | 2011 / 2014 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyndall National Institute | Senior Researcher | 01-MAY-13 / 14-OCT-13 | |
| Arizona State University | Graduate Research Associate | 01-AUG-03 / 30-JUN-09 | |
| Tyndall National Institute | Staff Researcher | 15-OCT-13 / | |
| Tyndall National Institute | Researcher | 15-OCT-09 / 30-APR-13 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Arizona State University | M.Sc. | Bioengineering | |
| 2003 | Arizona State University | B.Sc. (Honours) | Bioengineering | |
| 2009 | Arizona State University | PHD | Bioengineering |
Consultancy
| Client | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Analog Devices |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioresearch Open Access | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of Materials Science | Referee | - | |
| Micromachines | Guest Editor | 12-JAN-15 - 12-JUL-15 | |
| Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing | Member of Editorial Board | 12-JAN-15 - | |
| Microelectronic Engineering | Referee | - |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Chair for Piezoelectric Material session at the IWPMA conference 2013 | |
Chair for the Medical Device and Instrumentation session at BioMED 2012 |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
BioMedical Microsystems
MEMS
Bio-MEMS
Neural Interface
Neuroengineering
Piezoelectrics
Smart Materials
Piezoelectrics
Smart Materials
Invited Lectures in Piezoelectrics and MEMS to several external Universities
Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Paul Cahill | University College Cork | PHD | ||
| 2013 | Konstantin Grygoryev | UCC | PHD | ||
| 2015 | Rosemary O'Keeffe | UCC | PHD |
Research Information
Internal Collaborators
| Name | Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popovici | UCC | IRELAND | |
| Bill Wright | UCC | IRELAND | |
| Vikram Pakreshi | UCC | IRELAND |
External Collaborators
| Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Luft | University Zurich | SWITZERLAND | |
| Roger | Intel | U.S.A. | |
| Prof. Michael Thompson | University of Toronto | CANADA | |
| Mike O'Neill | Analog Devices | IRELAND | |
| Renzo | Sorin | FRANCE | |
| Prof. Paul Herigigers | KUL | BELGIUM | |
| Massoud Khraiche | University San Diego | U.S.A. | |
| Ronan | Aerogen | IRELAND |
Contact details
- Nathan Jackson
Staff Researcher - nathan.jackson@tyndall.ie
- Tyndall Microsystems
B 1.01
Tyndall National Institute
Lee Maltings
Cork, Ireland - +35321 4904120