DAVID P. ARNOLD
Assistant Professor

 

Education:

PhD, EE, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004
MS, EE, University of Florida, 2001
BSEE, University of Florida, 1999
BSCEN, University of Florida, 1999

Contact Information:

Email:  darnold@ufl.edu
Phone: 352-392-4931
Office:  229 Benton Hall
Homepage: www.img.ufl.edu/darnold

Program Affiliation:

Area:  Devices, Electromagnetics
Lab:   Interdisciplinary Microsystems Group

Fields of Interest:

• Design, fabrication, and characterization of magnetic and electromechanical microsensors/microactuators
• Miniaturized power and energy systems

Employment:

2005 - Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida

Refereed Journals in the Last 3 Years:

2009
I. Boniche, S. Masilamani, R. J. Durscher, B. C. Morgan, and D. P. Arnold, “Design of a miniaturized thermoelectric generator using micromachined silicon substrates,” J. Electronic Materials, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 1293-1302, July 2009.

2008
N. Wang and D. P. Arnold, “Thick electroplated Co-rich Co–Pt micromagnet arrays for magnetic MEMS,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 44, no. 11, pp. 3969-3972, Nov. 2008.

S. B. Shetye, I. Eskinazi, and D. P. Arnold, “Self-assembly of millimeter-scale components using integrated micromagnets,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 44, no. 11, pp. 4293-4296, Nov. 2008.

F. Herrault, D. P. Arnold, I. Zana , P. Galle, and M. G. Allen, “High temperature operation of multi-watt, axial-flux, permanent-magnet microgenerators,” Sensors & Actuators A: Physical, vol. 148, pp. 299-305, Nov. 2008.

I. Boniche, B. C. Morgan, P. J. Taylor, C. D. Meyer, and D. P. Arnold, “Process development and material characterization of polycrystalline Bi2Te3, PbTe, and PbSnSeTe thin films on silicon for millimeter-scale thermoelectric generators,” J. Vacuum Sci. Tech. A, vol. 26, no. 4, pp.739-744, July/Aug. 2008.

J. S. Agashe and D. P. Arnold, “A study of scaling and geometry effects on the forces between cuboidal and cylindrical magnets using analytical force solutions,” J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., vol. 41, no. 10, pp. 105001-1-9, May 2008.

J. S. Agashe and D. P. Arnold, “A study of scaling and geometry effects on the forces between cuboidal and cylindrical magnets using analytical force solutions,” J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., vol. 41, no. 10, pp. 105001-1-9, May 2008.

N. Wang, B. J. Bowers, and D. P. Arnold, “Wax-bonded NdFeB micromagnets for microelectromechanical systems applications,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 103, no. 7, pp. 07E109-1-3, April 2008.

2007
S. Cheng, N. Wang, and D. P. Arnold, “Modeling of magnetic vibrational energy harvesting systems using equivalent circuit representations,” J. Micromech. Microeng., vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 2328-2835, Nov. 2007.

D. P. Arnold, “Review of microscale magnetic power generation,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 43, no. 11, pp. 3940-3951, Nov. 2007.

S. B. Shetye, J. S. Agashe, and D. P. Arnold, “Investigation of microscale magnetic forces for magnet array self-assembly,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 2713-2715, June 2007.

Contracts and Grants:

• Army Researach Office, Femtosecond laster for 3D Micromachining (DURIP)"
• Air Force Office of Sponsored Research, "Demonstraton of a Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle"
• Army Research Lab, "Ultra-Miniature Power Managemetn for Microsystem Platforms"
• National Science Foundation, "Magnetic Self-Assembly of Small Parts"
• NASA, "Development of Advanced Zero-Net Mass-Flux Actuators for Active Flow Control Applications"
• NASA, "Shear-Stress Sensor Array measurement Technology for the Support of Turbulence Model Development for Flow Separation"

Honors and Awards:

2009 - DARPA Young Faculty Award
2009 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
2007 - Southeastern Center for Electrical Engineering Education Young Investigator Grant
2005 - ECE Student-Selected Teacher of the Year, Runner-Up
2003 - Trainer of the Year, Honorable Mention, MiRC Cleanroom, Georgia Tech
2002 - Best Paper, AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technical Committee
1999 - UF ECE Electric E Award

Patents

• U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/186,589, "Resonating Inductors,” filed June 12, 2009.

• International Patent Application PCT/US2009/037158, “Structure and Fabrication of a Microscale Flow-Rate/Skin Friction Sensor,” with V. Chandrasekharan, J. Sells, M. Sheplak, filed Mar. 13, 2009.

• U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/112,977, “Magnetic Induction Power Generation System for Powering Elements in High Temperature Rotating Systems,” with S. Cheng, filed Nov. 10, 2008.

• UF Invention Disclosure, D. P. Arnold and V. Chandrasekharan, “Metal Passivation for Microfabricated Electrostatic Sensors and Actuators,” , submitted May 19, 2008.

• U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/098,103, “Miniature Thermoelectric Power Generator,” with I. Boniche, C. D. Meyer, and S. Masilamani, filed Sept. 18, 2008,
• U.S. Patent #7,092,539 - "MEMS Based Acoustic Array," with M. Sheplak, T. Nishida, and W. H. Humphreys, Jr.
• U.S. Patent Application, 61/025,698 - “A Method and Apparatus for Motional/Vibrational Energy Harvesting via Electromagnetic Induction,” with B. J. Bowers, filed Feb. 1, 2008.
• U.S. Patent Application, 60/973,339 - “Dual-Mode Piezoelectric/Magnetic Vibrational Energy Harvester,” with T. Nishida, filed Sept. 18,
• U.S. Patent Application, 60/832,358 - "Method and Apparatus for Electromagnetic Actuation, " with J. S. Agashe
• U.S. Patent Application #2006/045633 - Method and Structure for Magneticaly-Directed, Self-Assembly of Three-Dimensional Structures"
• U.S. Patent Application #60/645,295 - "Axial-Flux, Micromachined Permanent Magnet Microgenerator," with M. G. Allen, S. Das, J. H. Lang, J.-W. Park, and I. Zana, 2007.
• UF Invention Disclosure - "A capacitive microphone with integrated cavity and vent structures using printed circuit board fabrication  technology", with M. Sheplak, filed April 25, 2008
• UF Invention Disclosure - "Hybrid Piezoelectric/Magnetic Vibrational Energy Harvester", with T. Nishida
• UF Invention Disclosure - "Wireless Shear-Stress Sensor Array Measurement Technology," with M. Sheplak, and H. Zmuda, submitted Nov. 6, 2006