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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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65
Citations
11322
World Ranking
1246
National Ranking
510

Materials Science

D-Index
62
Citations
10327
World Ranking
6619
National Ranking
1673

Overview

Noel C. MacDonald is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Materials Science and Engineering, with specific attention to the subfields of Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics, and Biomaterials.

The main topics covered by MacDonald's work include:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Textile materials and evaluations
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications

MacDonald has contributed to scholarly literature through publications in relevant scientific venues. Their recent paper titled "Technique for measuring the low pull-out forces of bonded fibers: application to glue-based false eyelashes" was published in 2024 in the International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization.

Frequent co-authors associated with their research include:

  • Jimmy W. Mays

Their work has appeared in the following publication venue:

  • International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

This profile reflects the academic contributions and research interests of Noel C. MacDonald based on available data from publications and collaborations, emphasizing their role within the interdisciplinary fields linked to materials and biomaterial sciences.

Best Publications

  • Five parametric resonances in a microelectromechanical system

    Kimberly L. Turner;Scott A. Miller;Scott A. Miller;Peter G. Hartwell;Noel C. MacDonald

  • Electrically isolated released microstructures

    Kevin A. Shaw;Z. Lisa Zhang;Noel C. MacDonald

  • SCREAM I: A single mask, single-crystal silicon, reactive ion etching process for microelectromechanical structures

    Kevin A. Shaw;Z.Lisa Zhang;Noel C. MacDonald

  • Improved endothelial cell adhesion and proliferation on patterned titanium surfaces with rationally designed, micrometer to nanometer features.

    Jing Lu;Masaru P. Rao;Noel C. MacDonald;Dongwoo Khang

  • Method of forming compound stage MEM actuator suspended for multidimensional motion

    Z. Lisa Zhang;Noel C. MacDonald

  • Microelectromechanical lateral accelerometer

    Kevin A. Shaw;Scott G. Adams;Noel C. MacDonald

  • Microelectromechanical accelerometer for automotive applications

    Gregory J. Galvin;Timothy J. Davis;Noel C. Macdonald

  • Multistable tunable micromechanical resonators

    Scott G. Adams;Yongmei Cindy Wang;Noel C. MacDonald;James S. Thorp

  • Optimal shape design of an electrostatic comb drive in microelectromechanical systems

    Wenjing Ye;S. Mukherjee;N.C. MacDonald

  • Multi-dimensional precision micro-actuator

    Noel C. Macdonald;Jun Jason Yao

  • Micro-electro-mechanical-system (mems) mirror device and methods for fabricating the same

    John Edward Bowers;Roger Jonathan Helkey;Charles Corbalis;Robert Kehl Sink

  • Drive electrodes for microfabricated torsional cantilevers

    Scott A. Miller;Kimberly L. Turner;Noel C. MacDonald

  • Capacitance Based Tunable Micromechanical Resonators

    S.G. Adams;F.M. Bertsch;K.A. Shaw;P.G. Hartwell

  • High-aspect-ratio bulk micromachining of titanium

    Marco F. Aimi;Masa P. Rao;Noel C. MacDonald;Abu Samah Zuruzi

  • RIE process for fabricating submicron, silicon electromechanical structures

    Noel C. MacDonald;Zuoying L. Zhang

  • AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors on Si(111) substrates

    E.M. Chumbes;A.T. Schremer;J.A. Smart;Y. Wang

  • Parametric resonance in microelectromechanical structures

    Kimberly L. Turner;Noel C. MacDonald

  • A Flat Heat Pipe Architecture Based on Nanostructured Titania

    Changsong Ding;Gaurav Soni;Payam Bozorgi;Brian D Piorek

  • Chaos in MEMS, parameter estimation and its potential application

    Y.C. Wang;S.G. Adams;J.S. Thorp;N.C. MacDonald

  • Microstructures and high temperature isolation process for fabrication thereof

    Kevin A. Shaw;Z. Lisa Zhang;Noel C. MacDonald

  • SCREAM MicroElectroMechanical Systems

    Noel C. MacDonald

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. Bowers
John E. Bowers University of California, Santa Barbara
Kimberly L. Turner
Kimberly L. Turner University of California, Santa Barbara
Carl D. Meinhart
Carl D. Meinhart University of California, Santa Barbara
Cyrus R. Safinya
Cyrus R. Safinya University of California, Santa Barbara
Igor Mezic
Igor Mezic University of California, Santa Barbara
Martin Moskovits
Martin Moskovits University of California, Santa Barbara
Bruce R. Donald
Bruce R. Donald Duke University
James R. Shealy
James R. Shealy Cornell University
Karl F. Böhringer
Karl F. Böhringer University of Washington
Thomas J. Webster
Thomas J. Webster Northeastern University

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