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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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49
Citations
7826
World Ranking
1238
National Ranking
502

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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50
Citations
7983
World Ranking
2856
National Ranking
1075

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

David A. Horsley is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research portfolio spans multiple fields, including Medicine and Engineering, with a focus on subfields such as Physiology, Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Emergency Medicine, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach. Notable papers include:

  • Airborne Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers for Long-Range Detection (2020), published in the Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Fabrication and characterization of row-column addressed pMUT array with monocrystalline PZT thin film toward creating ultrasonic imager (2022), published in Sensors and Actuators A Physical
  • What can trauma patients' experiences and perspectives tell us about the perceived quality of trauma care? a qualitative study set within the UK National Health Service (2020), published in Injury
  • Rescue of synaptosomal glutamate release defects in tau transgenic mice by the tau aggregation inhibitor hydromethylthionine (2024), published in Cellular Signalling
  • Mechanism of core-tau unit assembly and inhibition in Alzheimer's disease (2024), published in Research Square (Research Square)

David A. Horsley's research emphasizes several main topics, including:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Horsley include:

  • Charles R. Harrington
  • Claude M. Wischik
  • Renato X. Santos
  • Soumya Palliyil
  • Gernot Riedel

Their work has appeared in a variety of publication venues, notably:

  • Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Sensors and Actuators A Physical
  • Injury
  • Cellular Signalling
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Among career recognitions, Horsley has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2020 and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Verfahren zur Herstellung von suspendierten Mikrostrukturen

    Horsley David

  • Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor using a piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer array integrated with complementary metal oxide semiconductor electronics

    Yipeng Lu;H. Tang;S. Fung;Q. Wang

  • Mapping protein collapse with single-molecule fluorescence and kinetic synchrotron radiation circular dichroism spectroscopy

    Armin S. Hoffmann;Avinash S. Kane;Daniel Nettels;David E. Hertzog

  • In-Air Rangefinding With an AlN Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducer

    R. J. Przybyla;S. E. Shelton;A. Guedes;I. I. Izyumin

  • Modeling, Fabrication, and Characterization of Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Arrays Based on Cavity SOI Wafers

    Yipeng Lu;David A. Horsley

  • Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Scandium Aluminum Nitride-Based Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers

    Qi Wang;Yipeng Lu;Sergey Mishin;Yury Oshmyansky

  • Monolithic ultrasound fingerprint sensor.

    Xiaoyue Jiang;Yipeng Lu;Hao-Yen Tang;Julius M Tsai

  • Batch transfer of microstructures using flip-chip solder bonding

    A. Singh;D.A. Horsley;M.B. Cohn;A.P. Pisano

  • 3D Ultrasonic Rangefinder on a Chip

    Richard J. Przybyla;Hao-Yen Tang;Andre Guedes;Stefon E. Shelton

  • Three-Axis Lorentz-Force Magnetic Sensor for Electronic Compass Applications

    Mo Li;V. T. Rouf;M. J. Thompson;D. A. Horsley

  • Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor With Transmit Beamforming Based on a PMUT Array Bonded to CMOS Circuitry

    Xiaoyue Jiang;Hao-Yen Tang;Yipeng Lu;Eldwin J. Ng

  • CMOS-compatible AlN piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers

    Stefon Shelton;Mei-Lin Chan;Hyunkyu Park;David Horsley

  • 3-D Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor-on-a-Chip

    Hao-Yen Tang;Yipeng Lu;Xiaoyue Jiang;Eldwin J. Ng

  • A High Fill-Factor Annular Array of High Frequency Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers

    Yipeng Lu;Amir Heidari;David A. Horsley

  • Self-induced parametric amplification arising from nonlinear elastic coupling in a micromechanical resonating disk gyroscope

    Sarah H. Nitzan;Valentina Zega;Mo Li;Chae H. Ahn

  • Precision positioning using a microfabricated electrostatic actuator

    D.A. Horsley;N. Wongkomet;R. Horowitz;A.P. Pisano

  • Pulse-Echo Ultrasound Imaging Using an AlN Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Array With Transmit Beam-Forming

    Yipeng Lu;Hao-Yen Tang;Stephanie Fung;Bernhard E. Boser

  • 12.1 3D ultrasonic gesture recognition

    Richard J. Przybyla;Hao-Yen Tang;Stefon E. Shelton;David A. Horsley

  • Optical phased array using high contrast gratings for two dimensional beamforming and beamsteering.

    Byung-Wook Yoo;Mischa Megens;Trevor Chan;Tianbo Sun

  • Epitaxially-encapsulated polysilicon disk resonator gyroscope

    S. Nitzan;C. H. Ahn;T.-H Su;M. Li

  • High-bandwidth high-accuracy rotary microactuators for magnetic hard disk drive tracking servos

    T. Hirano;Long-Sheng Fan;Wen Y. Lee;J. Hong

  • Design and fabrication of an angular microactuator for magnetic disk drives

    D.A. Horsley;M.B. Cohn;A. Singh;R. Horowitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernhard E. Boser
Bernhard E. Boser University of California, Berkeley
Liwei Lin
Liwei Lin University of California, Berkeley
Ming C. Wu
Ming C. Wu University of California, Berkeley
Thomas W. Kenny
Thomas W. Kenny Stanford University
Connie J. Chang-Hasnain
Connie J. Chang-Hasnain University of California, Berkeley
Albert P. Pisano
Albert P. Pisano University of California, San Diego
Kazuo Yamazaki
Kazuo Yamazaki University of California, Davis
Roberto Horowitz
Roberto Horowitz University of California, Berkeley
Kyoungsik Yu
Kyoungsik Yu Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Wei Wu
Wei Wu Wuhan University

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