Michael Ian Lapsley

My goal is to advance the fields of Optofluidics, Nanotechnology and Photonics through related research efforts.

Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science – Expected in May 2012
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
GPA: 3.9/4.00
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering - Graduated cum laude in March 2007
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN
Minor: Electrical Engineering; Concentration: Bioinstrumentation
GPA: 3.57/4.00

Work Experience
Graduate Research 9/27/07 – Present

• Acquired skills in chemistry, photonics, microfabrication, electronics, fluid systems and biology.
• Proficient with matlab and novice in visual C# programming languages

Research Engineer at TRS Technologies, State Collage, PA 5/7/9 - Present

• Developed technical reports, proposals and presentations for NASA and DoD SBIR programs.
• Conducted electrical design of logic and high-voltage circuits for driving piezoelectric actuators and motors.
• Designed devices and testing systems for high temperature and cryogenic piezoelectric devices.

Graduate Teaching Assistant 8/27/07 – 5/7/09
MEMS Laboratory Technician at Rose-Hulman IT, Terre Haute, IN 3/5/07 – 8/10/07
Systems Engineer at ICTT, Terre Haute, IN 6/1/06 – 8/20/06

Journal Publications

• Michael Ian Lapsley, I.-Kao Chiang, Yue Bing Zheng, Xiaoyun Ding, Xiaole Mao and Tony Jun Huang. A single-layer, planar, optofluidic Mach–Zehnder interferometer for label-free detection, Lab on a Chip, 2011, DOI: 10.1039/c0lc00707b.
• Michael Ian Lapsley, Xiaole Mao, Sz-Chin Lin and Tony Jun Huang. In plane, variable optical fiber attenuator using a tunable reflective interface, Applied Physics Letters, 2009, 95, 083507.
• Xiaole Mao, Sz-Chin Lin, Jinjie Shi, Michael Lapsley, Bala Juluri, and Tony Jun Huang. Tunable Liquid Gradient Refractive Index (L-GRIN) lens with two degrees of freedom, Lab on a Chip, 2009, 9, 2050 - 2058, DOI: 10.1039/b822982a.
• Xiaole Mao, Bala Juluri, Michael Lapsley, and Tony Jun Huang. Microseconds microfluidic chaotic bubble mixer, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2010, 8, 139-144, DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0496-4.
• S. Zhang; Xiaoning Jiang, Michael Lapsley, Paul Moses and Thomas Shrout, Piezoelectric accelerometers for ultrahigh temperature application, Applied Physics Letters, 2010, 96, 013506

Conference Publications

• Xiaole Mao, Bala Krishna Juluri, Michael Lapsley, and Tony Jun Huang, A Fast Micromixer and Microreactor Based on Dynamic Self-Assembly of Monodisperse Microbubbles, the 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Boston, MA, November 2-6, 2008.
• Xiaole Mao, Michael Lapsley, John Waldeisen, and Tony Jun Huang, An Opto-Fluidic Hybrid System for Miniaturized Flow Cytometry: Focusing of Cells and Light on Microscale, the 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Boston, MA, November 2-6, 2008. 

Honors/Activities

• 2010-2012 NASA PSGC Fellowship
• 2009-2011 ESM Today Symposium - 2nd ,3rd, and 2nd Place.
• 2007-2008 Paul H. Schweitzer Memorial Graduate Fellowship and Harry G. Miller Fellowship
• 2007 Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
• 2006 President of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity