Amar S. Basu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Wayne State University. URL: http://www.microfluidics.wayne.edu
Vice President of Engineering Research and Digital Assays, Bioelectronica Corp. URL: http://www.bioelectronica.com
Email: amar.basu@wayne.edu | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amarbasu | Phone: 734-709-6688

Areas of Expertise
I have more than 15 years interdisciplinary experience in lab-on-a-chip systems and bioinstrumentation for life sciences
research, and wearable sensors for health monitoring. My primary areas of expertise are in microfluidics and computer
vision, but I have experience and a published record in a broad range of areas: Imaging flow cytometry
 Single cell assays
 MEMS/Microfabrication
 Droplet based digital assays  Microfluidic and microscale physics
 Microelectronics

Previous Experience
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Associate Professor with Tenure, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
Vice President of Engineering Research and Digital Assays, Bioelectronica Corp.
(as consultant and full time VP during entrepreneurial leave from WSU)
Director, Wayne State Nanofabrication Facility
Graduate Program Director, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Visiting Scientist, Wearable Devices Group, Intel Corporation
Visiting Scientist, Aston Mass Spectrometry Labs, Purdue University (Prof. G. Cooks)
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Michigan (Prof. Yogesh Gianchandani)Aug. 2014 - Present
Oct. 2018-Present
Sept. 2016 - Present
Sept. 2016 - Aug. 2018
Jan. - May 2016
Sept. 2015 - Aug 2016
Aug. 2008 - July 2014
Dec. 2002 - Aug. 2008

Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Sept. 1996 - Aug. 2008
 Ph.D., Electrical Engineering - Circuits and Microsystems, August 2008.
NSF Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems (WIMS), under Professor Yogesh Gianchandani
Thesis: Microthermal Devices for Fluidic Actuation by Modulation of Surface Tension.
 MSE, Biomedical Engineering - Biotechnology, Summa Cum Laude, GPA 8.36/9.0, December 2005.
 MSE, Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, GPA 8.36/9.0, May 2003.
 BSE, Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.95/4.0, May 2001.

Honors and Awards
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Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening New Product Award, “Bioelectronica Hypercell”
Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening Reader’s Choice Award for “Digital Assays Part I”
Defense Tech Connect Innovation Showcase Finalist, “TRACE wearable Sensor”
College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award
College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Service Award
National Science Foundation BRIGE award
IEEE Professor of the Year (voted by ECE students)“Virtual microfluidic traps, filters, channels and pumps using Marangoni flows” selected for
Institute of Physics Highlights of 2008
Sandia National Laboratories Harry S. Truman Fellowship
Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Graduate Research Fellowship
NSF Graduate Fellowship, Honorable Mention

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Professional Service

Guest Editor, Micromachines Special Issue on Droplet Microfluidics in High Throughput Biology
Micro and Nanotechnologies Track Chair, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening
Technical Program Committee and Emerging Sensors Track Chair, IEEE Sensors

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Technical Program Committee, IEEE Transducers
Minisymposia Editorial Board, Session Co-Chair, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Advisory Board Member, NIH/NIBIB Microfluidics in Biomedical Sciences Training Program
Conference promotion and judging committee, Micro Total Analysis Systems
Review Panelisto National Science Foundation: Electronic, Photonic, and Magnetic Devices (EPMD), Particulate
and Multiphase Processes (PMP), Integrative/Hybrid Complex Systems (IHCS), and Chemistry.
o National Institutes of Health: Interdisciplinary Molecular Sciences and Training (IMST) SBIR,
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) UD3
o International: National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC),
Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), US-Israel Binational Science Foundation,
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), Academy of Finland
Reviewer for Nature Methods, Nature Scientific Reports, Lab on Chip, PLOS One, Applied Physics
Letters, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Analytical Chemistry, Analyst, RSC Advances,
ACS Applied Materials, Electrophoresis, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Biotechnology andBioengineering, Sensors and Actuators, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering,
Biomedical Microdevices, IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering, and others.
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Engineering in Medicine andBiology, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) and Chemical and Biological Microsystems
Society (CBMS), IEEE Education Society
Science Fair Judge, Science and Engineering Fair of Metro Detroit, First Robotics SE Michigan
Lecturer and Curriculum Development, Michigan Science Center Nanodays Summer Camp2017-20192011-20122014-Present
2011-20132009-Present

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1996-Present
2011-2014
2008-2012

Additional Industry Experience
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Microfluidics Consultant to multiple biotech startup companies
Circuit Design Consultant, Mobius Microsystems (now IDT), San Jose CA
Senior Software Consultant, Arbortext, Ann Arbor MI
Partner and Consultant, idea2net Inc., Ann Arbor MI
Circuit Designer, Intel Advanced Technology Division, Hillsboro OR

2010-Present
2003-2004
2001-2003
2000-2001
1998-1999

Research Funding(Total: $2.9 Million, of which $1.5M directed to my lab, and $1.3M as Sole Investigator)
 Michigan Health Endowment Fund, “Preventing Falls before they occur using a novel wearable
sensor”, Sole-PI, $100K
 WSU Provost AI and data analytics award, “Cancer Diagnostics by Liquid Biopsy
Enabled by High Speed Imaging Cytometry and Machine Learning,” Lead-PI, $10K.
 National Science Foundation (CBET) Chemical and Biological Separations, “Fractionation,
purification, and analysis of gases in microbubbles,” Sole PI, $300,293. URL.
 Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Fund (M-TRAC), “Hi-Trace: a wearable
heart rate monitor with beat-to-beat accuracy,” Sole PI, $100,000. URL.
 National Science Foundation (ECCS) Electronic Photonic and Magnetic Devices, “Optofluidic
Tweezers,” Sole PI, $335,340. URL.
 National Science Foundation (CBET) Particulate and Multiphase Processes/Chemical andBiological Separations, “Tensiophoresis: Label Free Droplet Sorting in Surfactant Microgradients,”
Sole PI, $300,784. URL.
 National Science Foundation (CBET) Chemical and Biological Separations, “Microfractionation in
Droplets (µFD) - Linking Proteomic Separations to High-Throughput Functional Screening,” Sole
PI, $175,000. URL.
 Great Lakes Protection Fund, “Automated Ballast Treatment Verification to Stop Invasive
Species,” Co-PI, $823,000. URL.

2020-2022
2019-20202015-2020
2016-2017
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National Science Foundation (ECCS), “MRI: Acquisition of a Dual Beam Focus Ion Beam System
for Nanotechnology, Biomedical, and Energy Research,” Co-PI, $750,000. URL.
Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) Award, “Ultraminiature Heart Monitor Ring for 24-hour
Wireless Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) of Cardiovascular Health,” Co-PI, $23,000.

2012-20152011-2012

Journal Publications
1. P. Weerappuli, A.S. Basu, “Novel Monolithic "Slightly-Open Doormat" (SOD) Valve Enables Efficient Fabrication ofHighly-Scalable Microfluidic Gas-On-Gas Multiplexer,” in revision for Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical.
2. G. Kamalakshakurup, A.S. Basu, “Droplet sorting using chemomechanical transduction at sub-millimeter lengthscales driven by surfactant microgradients,” submitted to Lab on a Chip.
3. A.S. Basu, “Digital Assays, Part I: Partitioning Statistics and Digital PCR,” Society of Laboratory Automation andScreening (SLAS) Technology Journal (formerly Journal of Laboratory Automation), accepted. Invited Review Paper.
4. A.S. Basu, “Digital Assays, Part II: Digital Protein and Cell Assays,” Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening(SLAS) Technology Journal (formerly Journal of Laboratory Automation), accepted. Invited Review Paper.
5. R. Kebriaei, A.S. Basu, “Inline protein detection using droplet shape detector,” submitted.
6. A.C. Akram, S. Noman, R. Moniri-Javid, J.P. Gizicki, E.A. Reed, S.B. Singh, A.S. Basu, F. Banno, M. Fujimoto, and J.L.
Ram, "Development of an automated ballast water treatment verification system utilizing fluorescein diacetatehydrolysis as a measure of treatment efficacy," Water Research, December 2014. DOI.
7. Eric A. Davidson, A.S. Basu, Travis S. Bayer, "Programming Microbes Using Pulse Width Modulation of Optical
Signals," Journal of Molecular Biology, vol. 425, pp. 4161–4166, August 2013. (Impact factor 3.888). DOI.
8. A.S. Basu, "Droplet Morphometry and Velocimetry (DMV): A video processing software for time-resolved, label-freetracking of droplet parameters," Lab on a Chip, vol. 13, pp. 1892-1901, April 2013. DOI.
( >50 research labs in 15 countries now use this software. Selection for Lab on a Chip Blog. Impact factor 6.5)
9. M. Chen, T. Mertiri, T. Holland, and A.S. Basu, "Optical microplates for high-throughput screening of photosynthesis
in lipid-producing algae," Lab on a Chip, vol. 12, pp. 3870-3874, September 2012. (Special issue for emerging
investigators. Impact factor 6.5). DOI.
10. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu," Field Free Particle Focusing in a Microfluidic Plug," Biomicrofluidics Special Issue on
Multiphase Microfluidics, vol. 6, pp. 022008, April 2012. (Invited paper in special issue on multiphase microfluidics,
highlighted by guest editor. Impact factor 3.9). DOI.
11. V. Trivedi, A. Doshi, G.K. Kurup, E. Ereifej, P.J. Vandevord, and A.S. Basu, "A Modular Approach for the Generation,
Storage, Mixing, and Detection of Droplet Libraries for High Throughput Screening," Lab on a Chip, vol 10, pp. 24332442, 2010. (Special issue for emerging investigators, Impact factor 6.5). DOI.
12. A.S. Basu and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Microfluidic Doublets in Aqueous Samples Generated by Microfabricated Thermal
Probes," Sensors and Actuators A:Physical, vol. 158, pp. 116-120, 2010. (Impact factor 2.0). DOI.
13. A.S. Basu and Y.B. Gianchandani, "A Programmable Array for Contact-Free Manipulation of Floating Droplets on
Featureless Substrates by the Modulation of Surface Tension," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 18,
pp. 1163-1172, 2009. (Impact factor 2.3). DOI.
14. A.S. Basu and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Surfaces feel the heat,” Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 4, pp. 622-623, 2009.
(Invited paper, Impact factor 30.3). DOI.
15. A.S. Basu and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Virtual microfluidic traps, filters, channels and pumps using Marangoni flows,"
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 18, pp. 110531, 2008. (Selected for Institute of Physics
Highlights of 2008, Impact factor 2.9). DOI.
16. A.S. Basu and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Shaping High-Speed Marangoni Flow in Liquid Films by Microscale Perturbationsin Surface Temperature," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 90, pp. 03410/1-03410-3, 2007. (Impact factor 3.8). DOI.
17. A.S. Basu, S. McNamara, and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Scanning Thermal Lithography: Maskless, Submicron ThermoChemical Patterning of Photoresist by Ultracompliant Probes," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, vol. 22,
pp. 3217-3220, 2004. (Impact factor 2.9). DOI.
18. S. McNamara, A.S. Basu, and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Ultracompliant thermal probe array for scanning non-planar
surfaces without force feedback", Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 15, pp. 237-243, 2004.
(Impact factor 1.4). DOI.

Conference Publications (Note: Majority are peer reviewed and archived)
19. A. Vedhanayagam and A.S. Basu, "Flow Focus-Free Image Flow Cytometry by Image Processing and Data
Estimation," Micro Total Analysis Systems, October 2020, online conference.
20. A. Vedhanayagam and A.S. Basu, "Real Time Tracking of Particles at >1,200 events per second using GPUAccelerated Image Processing," Micro Total Analysis Systems, October 2020, online conference.
21. A. Fatima1 and A.S. Basu, "Binary Constrictions, Tip Elongation and Duty Cycle: Shape-Based Mechanisms for LabelFree Detection in Droplets”, Micro Total Analysis Systems, October 2020, online conference.
22. A. Vedhanayagam and A.S. Basu, “Real-time tracking of droplets and single cells at 12,000 events per second using
GPU-accelerated image processing,” Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening, January 2020, San Diego CA.
Selected for Tony B. Travel Award.
23. A. Vedhanayagam and A.S. Basu, "Imaging Flow Cytometry at >13K events/s Using GPU-Accelerated Computer
Vision," IEEE Sensors, October 2019, Montreal, Canada. DOI. (Oral presentation; top 20% of >1000 submissions).
24. M. Rezaei, Avik Basu, and A.S. Basu, "Trace: An Earlobe Mounted Sensor for Accurate, Continuous Measurement ofHeart Rate Dynamics," IEEE Sensors, October 2019, Montreal, Canada. DOI. (Oral presentation; top 20% of >1000
submissions)25. A. Fatima and A.S. Basu, "Label Free Quantitation of Immunoglobulin G using the Stagnant Cap Hydrodynamic
Retardation Effect Detector (SHRED)," IEEE Sensors, October 2019, Montreal, Canada. DOI.
(Oral presentation; top 20% of >1000 submissions)
26. A. Fatima and A.S. Basu, "Measuring Analyte Desorption using a Surfactant Hydrodynamic Retardation Effect
Detector," IEEE Sensors, October 2019, Montreal, Canada. DOI. (Oral presentation; top 20% of >1000 submissions)27. Jonathan Hull, Ashwini Bhat, Tian Yu, Anthony Henderson, and A.S. Basu, "A Novel Computer Vision System for
Integrated Biomolecule and Cell Assays", IEEE Sensors, October 2019, Montreal, Canada. DOI.
(Oral presentation; top 20% of >1000 submissions)
28. A.S. Basu, "Keynote Presentation: Novel Computer Vision System for Integrated Biomolecule and Cell
Assays", Labroots Laboratory Testing and Automation, May 2019. Youtube. (Invited Talk)
29. A.S. Basu, T. Yu, A. Bhatt, A. Henderson, J. Hull, “A Novel Computer vision System for Integrated Biomolecule andCell Assays,” Proc. Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS), January 2019, Washington DC.
30. M. Rezaei and A.S. Basu, “Comparison of Two Low-Power Signal Processing Algorithms for Optical Heart Rate
Monitoring,” Proc. IEEE Sensors, November 2017, New Delhi India. DOI.
31. R. Kebriaei and A.S. Basu, “Droplet Frequency Sensor: A New Modality for Sensitive, Label-free, Inline Biochemical
Detection,” The 19th Intl. Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers), June 2017,
Kaohsiung Taiwan. DOI. (Oral Presentation, 20% acceptance rate from 940 submissions)32. P. Weerappuli and A.S. Basu, “Scalable 256-bit Droplet Random Access Memory (DRAM) Platform for Capture andRelease of Single Microdroplets,” Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2016, Dublin Ireland(Oral Presentation, 9% acceptance rate from >1100 submissions)33. M.S. Utomo and A.S. Basu, “Electrophoretic Fractionation and Detection of Proteins Using Droplets,” Micro Total
Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2016, Dublin Ireland.
34. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, "Label-Free Detection of Proteins by Drop Shape Analysis," Micro Total Analysis Systems(MicroTAS), October 2014, San Antonio TX. (Oral Presentation, 9% acceptance rate from 1100 submissions). PDF.
35. R. Kebriaei and A.S. Basu, "Label-Free Inline HPLC Detector using a Drop Generator," Micro Total Analysis Systems(MicroTAS), October 2014, San Antonio TX. PDF.
36. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, "Microfractionation of Gases Separated by Gas Chromatography," Micro Total Analysis
Systems (MicroTAS), October 2014, San Antonio TX. PDF.
37. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, "Viscophoresis: Migration and Sorting of Droplets in a Viscosity Gradient," Micro Total
Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2014, San Antonio TX. PDF.
38. R.M. Javid, S. Noman, A. Akram, A.S. Basu, and J. Ram, “Automated Ballast Water Treatment Verification,” Society
for Laboratory Automation and Screening, January 2014, San Diego CA.
39. R. Kebriaei and A.S. Basu, “Inline Label-Free Protein Detection Using Interfacial Tension,” Society for Laboratory
Automation and Screening, January 2014, San Diego CA.
40. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, "Deterministic Protein Extraction from Droplets Using Interfacial Drag andTensiophoresis," Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2013, Freiburg Germany.
(Oral Presentation, 8.7% acceptance rate from 1178 submissions). PDF.

41. R. Kebriaei and A.S. Basu, "Autosizing Closed Loop Droplet Generator Using Morphometric Image Feedback,” Micro
Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2013, Freiburg Germany.
(Oral Presentation, 8.7% acceptance rate from 1178 submissions). PDF.
42. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, "Size Based Droplet Sorting with Wide Tuning Range Using Tensiophoresis," Micro Total
Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2013, Freiburg Germany. PDF.
43. K.M. Dadesh and A.S. Basu, “A 40 MHz Frequency Multiplexed Electronic System for Multicolor Droplet Flow
Cytometry,” Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2013, Freiburg Germany. PDF.
44. A. Bulbul, A.S. Basu, and H. Kim, “Characterization of Microbubbles of Multiple Gases in Microfluidic Channels,”
Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2013, Freiburg Germany. PDF.
45. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, "Passive, Label- Free Droplet Sorting based on Chemical Composition using
Tensiophoresis," Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2012, Okinawa Japan.
(Oral Presentation, 8.1% Acceptance rate from 1210 submissions). PDF.
46. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, "Field-Free Particle Segregation and Extraction for Bead-Based Assays in Plugs," Micro
Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2012, Okinawa Japan. PDF.
47. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, "Indirect Particle Manipulation using a Scanning Optofluidic Tweezer," Micro Total
Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2012, Okinawa Japan. PDF.
48. A.S. Basu, "Droplet Tracking Velocimetry: Automated, High Throughput Measurement of Droplet Motion Using
Image Processing," Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2012, Okinawa Japan. PDF.
49. D. Chandrasekar, B. Arnetz, P. Levy, and A.S. Basu, “Plug-and-Play, Single-Chip Photoplethysmography,” IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, August 2012, San Diego, CA. (Oral Presentation, 15% Acceptance rate). DOI.
50. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, “Tensiophoresis: Migration and Sorting of Droplets in an Interfacial Tension Gradient,”
Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2011, Seattle WA. (Oral Presentation, 7.4% acceptance from1251 submissions). PDF.
51. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, “Optofluidic Tweezers: Manipulation of Oil Droplets with 105 Greater Force than OpticalTweezers,” Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2011, Seattle WA. PDF.
52. K.M. Dadesh and A.S. Basu, “Multicolor LIF detection in a Single Optical Window Using Phase-Sensitive
Multiplexing,” Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2011, Seattle WA. PDF.
53. P. Sehgal, A. Doshi, and A.S. Basu, “Microfractionation of CE-Separated Compounds into Droplets,” Micro Total
Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), October 2011, Seattle WA. PDF.
54. S. Hamed, B. Shay, and A.S. Basu, “Capillary Fractionation of HPLC Substrates by a Microfluidic Droplet Generator forHigh Throughput Analysis,” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS), September 2011, Boston MA.
(Oral presentation, 15% acceptance). DOI.
55. T. Mertiri, M. Chen, A. Hundich, T. Holland, and A.S. Basu, “Optical Microplates for Photonic High Throughput
Screening of Algal Photosynthesis and Biofuel Production”, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS),
September 2011, Boston MA. (Oral presentation, 15% acceptance). DOI.
56. K. Dadesh and A.S. Basu, “High Speed Low-Noise Multiplexed Three Color Absorbance Photometry,” IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS), pp. 39-42, September 2011, Boston MA. DOI.
57. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, “Shape Dependent Laplace Vortices in Deformed Liquid-Liquid Slug Flow,” IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS), September 2011, Boston MA. DOI.
58. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, “Rolling, Aligning, and Trapping Droplets on a Laser Beam using Marangoni Optofluidic
Tweezers,” Intl. Conference on Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems (Transducers), June 2011, Beijing China. DOI.
59. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, "Hydrodynamic Particle Concentration in a Microfluidic Plug," Micro Total Analysis
Systems (MicroTAS), pp 740-742, Oct. 2010, Groningen, The Netherlands. (Oral presentation, 10% acceptance from1140 submissions). PDF.
60. G.K. Kurup and A.S. Basu, "Multispectral Absorbance Photometry with a Single Light Detector Using Frequency
Division Multiplexing," Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), pp. 1268-1270, Oct. 2010, Groningen, The
Netherlands. PDF.
61. Doshi, V. Trivedi, P. Sehgal, and A.S. Basu, "Digital Chromatography and the Formation of Heterogeneous Droplet
Libraries using Microfractionation in Droplets (µFD)," Micro Total Analysis Systems (MicroTAS), Nov. 2009, Jeju,
Korea. (Oral presentation, 6.4% acceptance from 1031 submissions). PDF.

62. V. Trivedi, E.S. Ereifej, A. Doshi, P. Sehgal, P.J. VandeVord, and A.S. Basu, "Microfluidic Encapsulation of Cells in
Alginate Capsules for High Throughput Screening," IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC), pp.
7037-40, Sept. 2009, Minneapolis, MN. (Oral presentation, 15% acceptance rate). DOI.
63. K. Visvanathan, F. Shariff, S.Y. Yee, and A.S. Basu, "Propulsion and Steering of a Floating Mini-Robot Based on
Marangoni Flow Actuation," Intl. Conference on Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems (Transducers), pp. 1293 –
1296, June 2009, Denver, Colorado. DOI.
64. A.S. Basu and Y.B. Gianchandani, "A 128-Bit Digitally Programmable Microfluidic Platform for Non-Contact Droplet
Actuation Using Marangoni Flows," Intl. Conference on Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems (Transducers), pp. 771774, June 2007, Lyon, France. DOI.
65. A.S. Basu, Seow Yuen Yee, and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Virtual Components for Droplet Control Using Marangoni Flows:
Size-Selective Filters, Traps, Channels, and Pumps," IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical
Systems (MEMS), pp. 401-404, Jan. 2007, Kobe, Japan. DOI.
66. S. Mutlu, A.S. Basu, and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Maskless Electrochemical Patterning of Gold Films for BioSensors Using
Micromachined Polyimide Probes," IEEE Conference on Sensors, Nov. 2005, Irvine, CA, pp. 1173-1177. DOI.
67. A.S. Basu and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Microthermal Techniques for Mixing, Concentration, and Harvesting DNA andOther Microdroplet Suspensions," Micro Total Analysis Systems, Oct. 2005, Boston, MA, pp. 131-135. PDF.
68. A.S. Basu and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Trapping and Manipulation of Particles and Droplets Using Micro-Toroidal
Convection Currents," Intl. Conference on Solid State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems (Transducers), June 2005,
Seoul, Korea, pp. 85-88. (Oral presentation, 10% acceptance). DOI.
69. A.S. Basu and Y.B. Gianchandani, "High Speed Microfluidic Doublet Flow in Open Pools Driven by Non-Contact
Micromachined Thermal Sources," IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Jan.
2005, Miami Beach, FL, pp 666-669. DOI.
70. A.S. Basu, S. McNamara, and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Maskless Lithography by Patterned Heating of Photoresist Using
Ultracompliant Thermal Probe Arrays," Electron, Ion, Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN), May
2004, San Diego, CA, pp. 109- 111. (Oral presentation, 10% acceptance). PDF.
71. S. McNamara, A.S. Basu, and Y.B. Gianchandani, "Ultracompliant, Passively Decoupled Thermal Probe Arrays: Large
Area Mapping of Non-Planar Surfaces Without Force Feedback," IEEE International Conference. on Micro Electro
Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Jan. 2004, Maastricht, The Netherlands, pp. 825-828.
(Oral presentation, 6.5% acceptance). DOI.

Theses1. A.S. Basu, Microthermal Devices for fluidic Actuation by Modulation of Surface Tension. Ph.D. Thesis, University ofMichigan, August 2008. PDF.
2. Priyan Weerappuli, The Design and Operation of a Microfluidic Droplet Random Access Memory (dRAM) platform.
Ph.D. Thesis, Wayne State University, May 2019.
3. Arpith Vedhanayagam, Droplet Tracking At Speeds 3000 Frames Per Second Using Gpu Accelerated Image
Processing. M.S. Thesis, Wayne State University, January 2017. URL.
4. Razieh Kebriaei, Sub-Picogram, Inline Detection of Proteins Using Microfluidic Drop Generators And Shape-Based
Detection. Ph.D. Thesis, Wayne State University, January 2016. URL.
5. Gopakumar Kamalakshakurup, Microvortices in Droplets: Generation and Applications. Ph.D. Thesis, Wayne State
University, January 2014. URL.
6. Khaled M. Dadesh, Multiplexed Photometry And Fluorimetry Using Multiple Frequency Channels. Ph.D. Thesis,
Wayne State University, January 2014. URL.

Patents
1. A.S. Basu, “Sensor and Method for Continuous Health Monitoring,” US Patent application WO2013148753, Wayne
State University, March 28th, 2012. Status: granted March 2019. URL.
2. B.W. Bramlett, A.S. Basu, “Microfluidic Information-Encoding Polymer Data Storage,” US Patent application, Intel
Corporation, January 2017. Status: pending. URL.
3. A.S. Basu, B.W. Bramlett, N.L. Dabby, L.O. Hernandez, “Wearable Assay System and Method of Use,” US Patentapplication, Intel Corporation, Filed Dec 8th, 2016. Status: pending4. D. Snyder, A.S. Basu, and R.G. Cooks, “Systems and Methods for Separating Ions at About or Above AtmosphericPressure,” US Patent application 62/288,082, Purdue Research Foundation, filed January 2017. Status: pending. URL.
5. A.S. Basu and G. Kamalaksakurup, “Optofluidic Tweezers,” US Patent US8944084, Wayne State University, Feb 3,
2015. Status: granted. URL.
6. A.S. Basu, “Device and method for optimizing photobiological processes,” US Patent application number
WO2013033080, Wayne State University, August 29, 2011. Status: pending. URL.
7. A. Gaitas and A.S. Basu, “Lab on a Pipette,” US Patent number US8394625, Picocal Inc., March 12, 2013. Status:
granted. URL.
8. B. Mitra, A. Gaitas, A.S. Basu, and W. Zhu, "Scanning Probe Assisted localized CNT growth," US Patent US8192809,
Picocal Inc., June 5th, 2012. Status: granted. URL.
9. Y. B. Gianchandani, and A.S. Basu, "Marangoni Convection Driven by Micro-Scale Thermal Sources, and its
Application to Single Molecule Detection," U.S. Patent 7358051, University of Michigan, April 15, 2008. Status:
granted. URL.
10. Y.B. Gianchandani, S.P. McNamara, J. Lee, and A.S. Basu, "Micromachined Thermal Probe Apparatus, System for
Thermal Scanning a Sample in Contact Mode, and Cantilevered Reference Probe for Use Therein," U.S. Patent
7073938, University of Michigan, July 11, 2006. Status: granted. URL.
11. M.S. McCorquodale, S. Pernia, and A.S. Basu, "Frequency calibration for a monolithic clock generator andtiming/frequency reference," U.S. Patent 7248124, Mobius Microsystems, July 24, 2007. Status: granted. URL.
12. M.S. McCorquodale, S. Pernia, and A.S. Basu, "Monolithic clock generator and timing/frequency reference," U.S.
Patent 7227423, Mobius Microsystems, Jun 5, 2007. Status: granted. URL.

Invited Talks/Presentations
1. A.S. Basu, “The Role of Microfluidics in Early Cancer Detection and Screening,” Oregon Health Sciences University,
January 2020, Portland OR.
2. A.S. Basu, “Sensing and Actuation using Microscale Physicochemical Phenomena,” University of Michigan WIMS2
Seminar, Fall 2017, Ann Arbor MI
3. A.S. Basu, “Wearable sensors for continuous health monitoring,” Wearable Health Care Technology Symposium,
Integrative Biosciences Institute, Detroit MI April 2017.
4. A.S. Basu, “Microfluidics in Mass spectrometry,” Purdue University Center for Analytical Instrument Development(CAID), West Lafayette IN, September 2016.
5. A.S. Basu, “Wearable sensors for continuous health monitoring,” Intel Corporation, San Jose CA, March 2015.
6. A.S. Basu, “High Throughput Screening in Droplets,” Intel Corporation, Santa Clara CA, February 2016.
7. A.S. Basu, “High Throughput Screening in Droplets,” Purdue University, West Lafayette IN, December 2015.
8. A.S. Basu, “Wearable sensors for continuous health monitoring,” Henry Ford Medical Symposium on WirelessHealth, Detroit MI, May 2015.
9. A.S. Basu, “An Ultraminiature Heart Rate Sensor for continuous health monitoring,” IEEE Southeast Michigan
Conference, April 2015.
10. “High Throughput Screening in Droplets,” Sandia National Labs, Livermore CA July 2014.
11. “Unit operations in Droplet Microfluidics,” Micro & Nano Fluidics Session at the Nanotech 2014 Conference,
Washington DC, June 2014.
12. “High throughput Biology in Droplet Microreactors,” Medical MEMS 2014, Detroit MI, May 2014.
13. “Analytical Chemistry in Droplet Microreactors,” University of Memphis, April 2014.
14. “Fluid handling operations in droplet microreactors: optical tweezing, sorting, particle segregation, and label freesensing in picoliter volumes,” Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, San Diego CA, January 2014.
15. “Fluid handling operations in droplet microreactors: optical tweezing, sorting, particle segregation, and label freesensing in picoliter volumes,” NIH/NIBIB Microfluidics in Biomedical Sciences Training Program (MBSTP), Ann Arbor
MI, March 26th 2013.
16. “Microfluidic and Electronic Technologies for High Throughput Screening,” Michigan State University ElectricalEngineering Seminar, Lansing MI, February 21 st 2013.
17. “Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics for Droplet-based Microfluidics,” National Nanotechnology
Infrastructure Network Computational (NNIN/C) Webinar Series, January 29 th 2013.

18. “Microfluidic and Electronic Technologies for High Throughput Screening,” Central Michigan University, Wayne State
University, October 2011.
19. “Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics for Droplet-based Microfluidics,” National Nanotechnology
Infrastructure Network (NNIN) Workshop on Advanced Modeling of NEMS/MEMS and Nano/Microfluidic Devices,
University of Michigan Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems (WIMS), April 22 nd, 2011.
20. “Microfluidic and Electronic Technologies for High Throughput Screening,” Institute of Environmental and Health
Sciences, Wayne State University, March 2011.
21. “Microfluidic and Electronic Technologies for High Throughput Screening,” Wayne State University Department ofPharmacological Sciences, February 2011.
22. “Microfluidic and Electronic Technologies for High Throughput Screening,” Wayne State School of Medicine, June
2010.
23. “Microfluidic Science and Technology,” Biomedical Engineering/ Physics, Wayne State University, February 2011.
24. “High throughput chemical screening,” Ford Research and Development Center, Dearborn MI, Feb 2010.
25. “Microdroplet systems for high throughput screening,” Wayne State University Physics Seminar, Fall 2009.
26. “Programmable droplet based microfluidics,” National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD,
February 2008
27. “Programmable droplet based microfluidics,” Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore CA, March 2008
28. “MEMS for military applications,” US Army TARDEC, Warren MI, March 2008

Graduate Students Mentored
1. Arpith Vedhanayagam, Ph.D. ECE ongoing, Real-time imaging cell, particle, and droplet cytometry.
2. Afreen Fatima, Ph.D. ECE ongoing, Label Free sensing using the Surfactant Retardation Effect.
3. Ziad Elhajjaji, Ph.D. ECE ongoing, Stress Detection using Wearable Sensors
4. Priyan Weerappuli, Ph.D. BME 2019, High throughput microfluidic computers using droplets.
5. Minye Yang, M.S. ECE 2019, Holding Force of Optofluidic Tweezers
6. Aishwarya Mandhare, M.S. ECE 2016, Wearable heart rate sensor for interval training.
7. Deeksha Rajvanshi, MS. ECE 2017, Digital detection of organisms in ballast water for prevention of invasive species.
8. Ridhima Soni, M.S. ECE 2017, Digital detection of organisms in ballast water for prevention of invasive species.
9. Anoorag Sunkari, M.S. ECE 2016, Low power firmware for beat-to-beat heart rate sensor.
10. Razieh Kebriaei, Ph.D. BME 2016, High throughput biological assays in droplets.
11. Muhammad Utomo, M.S. ECE 2016, (Fulbright Scholar) Microfractionation of CE-separated compounds.
12. Giri Babu Sinnopolu, M.S. ECE 2015, Wearable sensor for heart rate monitoring.
13. Gopakumar Kamalakshakurup, Ph.D. ECE 2014. Microvortices in Droplets: Theory and Applications.
14. Roxana Moniri Javid, M.S. BME 2014. Ballast water biodetection system to stop invasive species.
15. Khaled Dadesh, Ph.D. ECE 2013. High speed electronics for multiplexed screening and point of care.
16. Shereef Hamed, M.S. BME 2013. Formation of proteomic droplet libraries using microfractionation.
17. Ankur Doshi, M.S. ECE 2012. Electrophoretic purification of salt water.
18. Varun Trivedi, M.S. ECE 2011. Modular droplet microfluidics.
19. Priyanka Sehgal, M.S. BME 2011. Formation of heterogeneous droplet libraries using capillary electrophoresis.
20. Meng Chen, Postdoc 2011, Wayne State Medical School. Photonic high-throughput screening of algae.