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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
54
Citations
9437
World Ranking
973
National Ranking
401

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
54
Citations
9972
World Ranking
2313
National Ranking
900

Materials Science

D-Index
52
Citations
9066
World Ranking
9621
National Ranking
2324

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to micro- and nano-electromechanical systems
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Victor M. Bright is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research activity spans primarily in the field of Engineering, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering alongside contributions to Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Mechanical Engineering, and Water Science and Technology.

The main topics of their scholarly work include:

  • Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection

Frequent publication venues for Victor M. Bright feature journals with a focus on optics, applied physics, water treatment, and experimental techniques. These include:

  • Optics Express
  • Desalination
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Listed recent papers from their work demonstrate an engagement with both fundamental and applied topics. Examples include:

  • Molecular layer deposition for the fabrication of desalination membranes with tunable metrics (2021, Desalination)
  • Real-time monitoring of calcium sulfate scale removal from RO desalination membranes using Raman spectroscopy (2020, Desalination)
  • High extinction ratio, low insertion loss, optical switch based on an electrowetting prism (2020, Optics Express)
  • Adaptive aberration correction using an electrowetting array (2023, Applied Physics Letters)
  • Continuous polymer films deposited on top of porous substrates using plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition and molecular layer deposition (2020, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Victor M. Bright's research, with frequent coauthors including Juliet T. Gopinath, M. Zohrabi, Omkar D. Supekar, Eduardo J. Miscles, and Alan R. Greenberg.

Several recognitions have been awarded to Victor M. Bright, including being named an IEEE Fellow in 2015 for contributions to micro- and nano-electromechanical systems and being a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2007.

Best Publications

  • Atom Michelson Interferometer on a Chip Using a Bose-Einstein Condensate

    Ying-Ju Wang;Dana Z. Anderson;Victor M. Bright;Eric A. Cornell

  • Fabrication of Single-Walled Carbon-Nanotube-Based Pressure Sensors

    Stampfer C;Helbling T;Obergfell D;Schöberle B

  • Surface tension-powered self-assembly of microstructures - the state-of-the-art

    R.R.A. Syms;E.M. Yeatman;V.M. Bright;G.M. Whitesides

  • Applications for surface-micromachined polysilicon thermal actuators and arrays

    John H Comtois;Victor M Bright

  • The mechanical properties of atomic layer deposited alumina for use in micro- and nano-electromechanical systems

    Marie K. Tripp;Marie K. Tripp;Christoph Stampfer;David C. Miller;Thomas Helbling

  • Fabrication of SiCN MEMS by photopolymerization of pre-ceramic polymer

    Li-Anne Liew;Yiping Liu;Ruiling Luo;Tsali Cross

  • Fabrication of SiCN ceramic MEMS using injectable polymer-precursor technique

    Li-Anne Liew;Wenge Zhang;Victor M. Bright;Linan An

  • Ceramic MEMS new materials, innovative processing and future applications

    Li-Anne Liew;Wenge Zhang;Linan An;Tsali Cross

  • Atom-chip Bose-Einstein condensation in a portable vacuum cell

    Shengwang Du;Matthew B. Squires;Yutaka Imai;Leslie Czaia

  • Atomic layer deposited protective coatings for micro-electromechanical systems

    Nils D. Hoivik;Jeffrey W. Elam;Ryan J. Linderman;Victor M. Bright

  • Solder self-assembly for three-dimensional microelectromechanical systems

    Kevin F. Harsh;Victor M. Bright;Y.C. Lee

  • Thermal microactuators for surface-micromachining processes

    John H. Comtois;Victor M. Bright;Mark W. Phipps

  • Optical beam steering using MEMS-controllable microlens array

    Adisorn Tuantranont;V.M. Bright;J. Zhang;W. Zhang

  • The Development of Polymer-Based Flat Heat Pipes

    C Oshman;Bo Shi;Chen Li;Ronggui Yang

  • Flat flexible polymer heat pipes

    Christopher Oshman;Qian Li;Li-Anne Liew;Ronggui Yang

  • Development of microelectromechanical variable blaze gratings

    David M. Burns;Victor M. Bright

  • Automated assembly of flip-up micromirrors

    J. Robert Reid;Victor M. Bright;J.T. Butler

  • Design and modeling of RF MEMS tunable capacitors using electro-thermal actuators

    Zhiping Feng;Wenge Zhang;Bingzhi Su;K.F. Harsh

  • Optical power induced damage to microelectromechanical mirrors

    David M. Burns;Victor M. Bright

  • Flip-chip assembly for Si-based RF MEMS

    K.F. Harsh;W. Zhang;V.M. Bright;Y.C. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Yung-Cheng Lee
Yung-Cheng Lee University of Colorado Boulder
Steven M. George
Steven M. George University of Colorado Boulder
Rishi Raj
Rishi Raj University of Colorado Boulder
Martin L. Dunn
Martin L. Dunn University of Colorado Denver
Adisorn Tuantranont
Adisorn Tuantranont National Science and Technology Development Agency
Ronggui Yang
Ronggui Yang Peking University
Diego Restrepo
Diego Restrepo University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Alan R. Greenberg
Alan R. Greenberg University of Colorado Boulder
Rodney S. Ruoff
Rodney S. Ruoff Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

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