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Sarah L. Swisher
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Director for Research Advancement, Minnesota Nano Center
University of Minnesota
Contact Information
Email: sswisher AT umn DOT edu
Phone: (612) 625-8033
Office: 6-117 Keller Hall
About
Welcome to the Swisher Research Group at the University of Minnesota! We are electrical engineers, materials scientists, and biomedical engineers working on all aspects of Flexible Electronics: from the synthesis of nanomaterial inks, to the design and fabrication of transistors and circuits, to innovative applications for flexible sensors and medical devices.
Professor Sarah L. Swisher received her B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Upon graduation, she spent several years as the lead electrical design engineer for a series of GPS-enabled bicycle computers at Garmin, Intl. She then received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. Prof. Swisher joined the electrical and computer engineering faculty at the University of Minnesota in 2015.
Research Interests
- Nanomaterial Synthesis
- Flexible and Printed Electronics
- Amorphous Oxide Semiconductors
- Thin-film Transistors
- Biomedical Sensors and Devices
Education
Ph.D., 2015, University of California, Berkeley
M.S., 2012, University of California, Berkeley
B. S., 2004, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Awards and Recognition
National Science Foundation CAREER Award: 2023 – 2028
IEEE Senior Member: 2022
Tin Man Award for Outstanding Student Group Advisor: 2018
Russell J. Penrose Excellence in Teaching Award: 2018
Intel Foundation Robert Noyce Memorial Fellowship in Microelectronics: 2012 – 2015
Rising Star in EECS: 2014
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship: 2009 – 2012
UC Berkeley Graduate Division Mentored Research Fellowship: 2012
UC Berkeley EECS Chair’s Excellence Award: 2008
Outstanding Senior in Electrical Engineering: 2004
College of Engineering and Technology Outstanding Achievement Award: 2004
Graduate Women in Science Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement in Science: 2003
Selected Publications
Weidling A.M., Turkani V.S., Akhavan V., Schroder K.A. & Swisher S.L. Large-area photonic lift-off process for flexible thin-film transistors. npj Flex Electron 6, 14 (2022). doi: 10.1038/s41528-022-00145-z.
Donaldson P.D.*, Navabi Z.S.*, Carter R.E., Fausner S.M.L., Ghanbari L., Ebner T.J., Swisher S.L.** & Kodandaramaiah S.B.** Polymer Skulls With Integrated Transparent Electrode Arrays for Cortex-Wide Opto-Electrophysiological Recordings. Adv. Healthcare Mater. 11, 2200626 (2022). doi: 10.1002/adhm.202200626. (* Equal contribution; ** Co-corresponding authors)
Chatterjee N., Weidling A.M., Zhou Y., Ruden P.P. & Swisher S.L. Influence of Thermal Postdeposition on Trap States in Sol–Gel Indium–Zinc Oxide TFTs. IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 69, 180–188 (2022). doi: 10.1109/TED.2021.3131107.
Weidling A.M., Turkani V.S., Luo B., Schroder K.A. & Swisher S.L. Photonic Curing of Solution-Processed Oxide Semiconductors with Efficient Gate Absorbers and Minimal Substrate Heating for High-Performance Thin-Film Transistors. ACS Omega 6, 17323–17334 (2021). doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01421.
Professional Activities
Associate Director for Research Advancement, Minnesota Nano Center
Senior Member, IEEE
Member, Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care, Univ. of Minnesota
Member, Center for Neuroengineering, University of Minnesota
Member, IEEE Electron Devices Society
Member, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Member, IEEE Women in Engineering
Member, IEEE Education Society
Member, Institute for Engineering in Medicine, University of Minnesota
Senior Investigator, UMN Materials Research Sci. & Eng. Center (MRSEC)
Member, Materials Research Society
Flexible sensors and electronics to enable the next generations of biomedical devices.
Process for printing flexible electronics and sensors.
Cover art for a publication from Swisher's research.