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Christopher G. Levey

Education

• B.A., Physics, Carleton College 1977
• Ph.D., Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1984

Research Interests

Microfabrication technology; micro-optical systems and binary optics; micromechanical and electromechanical systems (MEMS); microrobotics

Current Research Projects

• Interacting micro-robots

Teaching

• ENGS 135: Thin Films and Microfabrication Technology

Selected Publications

• Di Yao,  Christopher G. Levey,  Charles R. Sullivan, "Microfabricated V-Groove Power Inductors Using Multilayer Co-Zr-O Thin Films for Very-High-Frequency DC-DC Converters,"  IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 28, 4384 – 4394, DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2233760 (2013)
• M.L. Lifson,  C.G. Levey, U.J. Gibson, "Diameter and Location Control of ZnO Nanowires for Piezoelectric Nanogenerators,"  Applied Physics A, 113: 243–247, DOI: 10.1007/s00339-012-7538-6 (2013)
• B.R. Donald, C.G. Levey, Daniela Rus, and I. Paprotny, "Planning and Control for Microassembly of Structures Composed of Stress-Engineered MEMS Microrobots," International J. Robotics Research 32, 218-246, DOI: 10.1177/0278364912467486 (2013)
• B.R. Donald, C.G. Levey, and I. Paprotny, "Planar Microassembly by Parallel Actuation of MEMS Microrobots," J. Microelectromechanical Systems 17, 789-808 (2008)
• Bruce R. Donald, Christopher G. Levey, Craig D. McGray, Igor Paprotny, and Daniela Rus. "An Untethered, Electrostatic, Globally- Controllable MEMS Micro-Robot", J. Microelectromechanical Systems 15, 1-15 (2006)
• S. Prabhakaran, D.E. Kreider, Yu Lin, C.R. Sullivan, and C.G. Levey. "Fabrication of Thin-Film V-Groove Inductors Using Composite Magnetic Materials." IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging, Waltham, MA (2000)
• N.N. Khusnatdinov, V.F. Petrenko, and C.G. Levey, "Electrical Properties of the Ice/Solid Interface", J. Phys. Chem. B 101 (32) 6212-6214 (1997)
• C.K. Sieracki, C.G. Levey, and E.W. Hansen, "Simple Binary Optical Elements for Aberration Correction in Confocal Microscopy," Optics Letters 20, 1213 (1995)
• A.K. Henning and C.G. Levey, "Undergraduate research in micro- fabrication science and technology at Dartmouth College." ASEE 1994 Annual Conf. Proc., pp. 2599-2606 (peer reviewed), American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC (1994)

Awards

• Thayer School of Engineering Outstanding Service Award for Faculty, 2000
• Thayer School of Engineering Outstanding Service Award for Faculty, 2003

Professional Activities

• The American Physical Society
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• The American Association for Engineering Education

News

• Dartmouth Awarded Clean Energy Technologies Grants
  July 22, 2010

• Micro-robots Dance On Something Smaller Than A Pin’s Head
  ScienceDaily
  June 3, 2008

• Thayer’s open house showcases lab research
  The Dartmouth
  April 14, 2008

• Microrobotic Ballet
  Duke University
  February 6, 2008

• Robot Dust
  PC Magazine
  November 16, 2005

• Dartmouth researchers build world’s smallest robot
  VOX of Dartmouth
  September 26, 2005

• Tiniest remote-controlled robot created
  New Scientist
  September 16, 2005

• Dartmouth researchers build world’s smallest mobile robot
  Dartmouth News
  September 14, 2005

In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine

• Milestones: Women in Science Celebrates 25 Years
  Web Extra, August 2016

• Perspective: Designing Our Future
  Fall 2014

• Dartmouth’s New High School Engineering Workshop Deemed a Success
  Web Extra, September 2013

• Kudos
  Summer 2010

• Shop Talk
  Winter 2008

• The World's Smallest (untethered) Robot
  Fall 2006

• Construction: On the Move
  Spring 2006

• Random Walk: Construction Zone
  Fall 2005