People in Bioengineering

BSEE, 1987, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
MSEE, 1989, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
PhD, 1992, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Research Statement:
My research interests include BioMEMS, Lab on a chip, nano-biotechnology, interfacing biology and engineering from molecular to tissue scale, and applications of semiconductor fabrication to biology, all applied to solve biomedical problems.

Teaching Statement:
I am interesting in teaching courses in micro-fabrication, semiconductor processing, MEMS, Nanotechnology, and especially interdisciplinary courses at the interface of nanotechnology, biology, and chemistry.

Research Interests:

• BioMEMS and Biosensors, BioNanotechnology, Nanomedicine, Applications of MEMS and nanotechnology in medical and biological problems, Multi scale tissue engineering.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities:
We are looking for undergraduate students interested in integrating Nanotechnology with Biotechnology for diagnostics, therapeutics, and tissue engineering.

For more information:

• Prof. Bashir's Research Group Page
• Web Page for the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory

Academic Positions

• May Oct 1992 - Aug. 1997 Sr. Process Engineer, Staff Process Engineer, Engineering Manager, Process Technology Dev., National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA.
• Aug. 1997 - Oct. 1998. Sr. Engineering Manager, Process Technology Dev., National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA.
• Oct. 1998 – Aug. 2001 Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN.
• Aug. 2001 – Aug 2005 Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN.
• July 2000 – Oct 2007 Courtesy Professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN.
• Sept 2004 – Oct 2007 Scientific Director - Bionanotechnology, Bindley Biosciences Center/Birck Nanotechnology Center, Discovery Park, Purdue University. W. Lafayette, IN
• Aug. 2005 – Oct 2007 Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN.
• Nov 2005 – Oct 2007 Courtesy Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN.
• April 2006 – present Visiting Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Massachusettes General Hospital, Cambridge, MA. With Prof. Mehmet Toner.
• Oct 2007 – Present Director, Micro and Nano Technology Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
• Oct 2007 – Present Abel Bliss Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering & Bioengineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Other Professional Employment

• Feb 2002 - Present, Co-founder, VP Technology Development, BioVitesse, Inc.
• Aug. 1997 - Oct. 1998. Sr. Engineering Manager, Process Technology Dev., May 1995 - Aug. 1997 Engineering Manager, Process Technology Dev., Jan. 1995 - May 1995 Staff Process Engineer, Process Technology Dev., Oct. 1992 - Dec. 1994 Sr. Process Engineer, Process Technology Dev., National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA.

Major Consulting Activities

• May 1999 - 2001, Consultant with National Semiconductor Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to transfter a High Voltage Trench Isolated Process Technology.

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Teaching

• "Education and Mentorship Award", 2003 BioMEMS and biomedical Nanotechnology World Congress Meeting, Columbus, OH.
• Joel and Spira "Outstanding Teacher Award" from School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2000.

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Research

• Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2009.
• Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2009
• Invited to attend and present at the NSF US-EU symposium on BioNanotechnology, Ispra, Italy, May 2008
• Invited to Attend the Japan-US National Academy of Engineering, Frontiers of Engineering Meeting, Nov 5-7th, 2007, Palo Alto, CA.
• 2006 College of Agricultural Team Research Award: Biosensors for Food Safety, Purdue University.
• Small Times Magazine one of five Finalist of “Innovator of the Year” Award, 2005.
• “Global Indus Technovator" Award 2003, in Materials and Devices, by the MIT Sloan Business School and the Indian Business Club. http://technovators.mit.edu/ . Top 20 technologist South Asian Background in 2003.
• Purdue University Faculty Scholar, 2005 – 2008.
• Member of the United States delegation to Japan for the 2nd Japan-US (NSF/MEXT) Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology in Advanced Therapy and Diagnostics at Yokohama, Japan on October 9-12th, 2003.
• Student Poster Award at 2003 BioMEMS and biomedical Nanotechnology World Congress Meeting, Columbus, OH. (graduate student Rafael Gomez)
• NSF Faculty Early Career Award 2000-2004.
• Student Poster Award at 2002 BioMEMS and biomedical Nanotechnology World Congress Meeting, Columbus, OH. (graduate student Haibo Li)
• Honorary Member, Golden Key International Honor Society, 2005.
• Technology Translation Award, 2001, BioMEMS and biomedical Nanotechnology World Congress Meeting, Columbus, OH.
• Invited to attend DARPA Workshop on Nanotechnology for Biodetection/Bioassay and Delivery of Therapeutics to Individual Cells, December 12th –13th , 2000, Scottsdale, AZ.
• Patent achievement Awards from National Semiconductor Corp. 1993-1998

Books Edited or Co-Edited (Original Editions)

• BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology, Vol-4 Biomolecular Sensing, Processing and Analysis, Set: : BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology, Bashir, Rashid; Wereley, Steve; Ferrari, Mauro (Eds.), 2006, Approx. 420 p., 110 illus., Hardcover, ISBN: 0-387-25566-4, Springer.

Chapters in Books

• S. M. Iqbal, R. Bashir, "Nanoelectronic-Based Detection for Biology and Medicine," In Handbook of Automation, (Ed. Shimon Y. Nof), Springer Publishers, 2008.
• S. Lee and R. Bashir, "Biological and Chemical-Mediated Self-Assembly of Artificial Micro and Nanostructures", in CRC Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, 2nd Edition, edited by Goddard, Brenner, Iafrate, and Lyshevski. 2007.
• A. Gupta and R. Bashir, "Integrated Cantilever Based Biosensors for the Detection of Chemical and Biological Entities", in Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine, CRC Press, Editor-in-Chief, Tuan Vo-Dinh, 2007.
• R. Gomez and R. Bashir, "Microscale Impedance-Based Detection of Bacterial Metabolism", in Encyclopedia of Rapid Microbiological Methods, Volume 3, Series Editor, Michael J. Miller, Davis Healthcare International Publishing (DHI), pp. 333-362. 2006.
• H. Li, R. Gomez, R. Bashir, "Integrated Microsystems for Cellular Analysis and Manipulation", in R. Bashir and Steve Wereley, Editors, Volume 4: "Biomolecular Sensing, Processing, and Analysis", Springer, 4 Volume Encyclepedia in BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology, 2006.
• R. Bashir, "Biologically Mediated Assembly of Artificial Micro and Nanostructures", CRC Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, edited by Goddard, Brenner, Iafrate, and Lyshevski. Chapter 15, Page 1-28, 2003, CRC Press.