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Jason T. Stauth

Associate Professor of Engineering

Co-Director, Power Management Integration Center

Director, Partner School Dual-Degree Program

Research Interests

High-frequency and chip-scale power electronics; photovoltaic and electrochemical system management; sensor interfaces and energy scavenging; integrated circuit design (analog/mixed signal, RF, power, and embedded applications); communications electronics; technology entrepreneurship

Education

  • BA, Physics, Colby College 1999
  • BE, Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth 2000
  • MS, Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley 2006
  • PhD, Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley 2008

Awards

  • Thayer Outstanding Service Award for Faculty, 2025

Selected Publications

Patents

  • Systems and methods for characterizing impedance of an energy storage device | 10393818
  • System and method for reducing power loss in switched-capacitor power converters | 9793794
  • System and method for reducing power loss in switched-capacitor power converters copy | 9660523

Research Quick Takes

Yanqiao Li at Blueprint Showcase

Nov 13, 2025

Research Startup Showcase

Postdoc researcher Yanqiao Li Th'25, advised by Professor Jason Stauth, presented his startup, uDrive, at The Engine's Blueprint Showcase in Boston—the culmination of a program that helps researchers build "tough tech" startups. Leveraging Li's PhD research at Thayer, uDrive develops technologies for next-generation haptics and compact cooling solutions for mobile devices. Smartphones currently use basic haptics [vibrations] for notifications," Li explained. "High-definition haptics, enabled by new piezoelectric actuators, can do much more—such as allowing you to feel the texture of clothes while shopping online. The widespread adoption of this technology, however, is currently limited by a lack of high-voltage, energy-efficient electronics. Our startup is bridging this gap."

miniaturized low-power, high-voltage step-up ratio capacitive load driver

Feb 27, 2025

IEEE Predoctoral Achievement Award

PhD candidate Yanqiao Li, advised by Professor Jason Stauth, received the 2024–25 IEEE Solid State Circuits Society (SSCS) Predoctoral Achievement Award, their highest honor for PhD students, at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco. The award recognizes Li's research on "miniaturized low-power, high-voltage step-up ratio capacitive load drivers" which enable microrobots to be fully autonomous and energy-efficient for medical, consumer, and industrial automation, as well as for haptics, printing, and ultrasound applications.

Bahlakoana Mabetha and Yanqiao Li

Aug 01, 2024

NSF National I-Corps Team "uDrive"

PhD students Bahlakoana Mabetha and Yanqiao Li—mentored by Google Research Scientist Hong Tan and advised by Professor Jason Stauth—were awarded $50,000 from the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) National Teams training program. After developing small, efficient integrated circuits, Li and Mabetha formed "uDrive" to commercialize their novel high-voltage low-power drivers for haptics that can solve key challenges in human-machine interactions through the sense of touch. They attended three trade shows and interviewed over 100 industry experts during the eight-week program.