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VideoChristopher G. Levey
Associate Professor of Engineering
Director, Microengineering Laboratory
Director, Instructional Laboratories
Adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy
christopher.g.levey@dartmouth.edu
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
Teaching
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, 2010Micro-robots Dance On Something Smaller Than A Pin’s Head
ScienceDaily
June 3, 2008Thayer’s open house showcases lab research
The Dartmouth
April 14, 2008Microrobotic Ballet
Duke University
February 6, 2008Robot Dust
PC Magazine
November 16, 2005Dartmouth researchers build world’s smallest robot
VOX of Dartmouth
September 26, 2005Tiniest remote-controlled robot created
New Scientist
September 16, 2005Dartmouth researchers build world’s smallest mobile robot
Dartmouth News
September 14, 2005
In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine
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Fall 2014Dartmouth’s New High School Engineering Workshop Deemed a Success
Web Extra, September 2013Kudos
Summer 2010Shop Talk
Winter 2008The World's Smallest (untethered) Robot
Fall 2006Construction: On the Move
Spring 2006Random Walk: Construction Zone
Fall 2005