Dan Vasquez

Graduate Student Researcher
Electrical Engineering Department
University of California, Los Angeles

Daniel J. Vasquez received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2001, 2004, and 2007 respectively. He worked as a communications system engineer for TRW Space and Electronics (currently Northrop Grumman Corporation) between 2001 and 2002. In 2001 he was awarded the Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship award. He research activities at UCLA included optical and magnetic MEMS and NEMS devices. He is presently a postdoctoral researcher in the physics department at the University of California, Berkeley.

• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, (April 2007)
  Nano Ferromagnetic Actuation (pdf)
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Dec. 2004
  Wireless Zero-Power Ferromagnetic MEMS Magnetometer pdf
• B.S., Electrical Engineering Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, June 2001

• Design, fabrication, and testing of single-domain nanomagnetic actuators, and theoretical calculations of superparamagnetic limit (UCLA, Present) — Dan Vasquez's Personal Reseach Journal
• Design, fabrication, and testing of a zero-power magnetometer using a corner-cube relector (CCR) for remote optical interrogation (UCLA, 2001 - 2004)
• Undergraduate Student Researcher working with Prof. Viswanathan. Studying the affect of antenna ratio on CMOS reliability (UCLA, 2000 - 2001)

• EE M150L - MEMS Fabrication Laboratory (Fall 2003)
• EE M150 - MEMS Fabrication Class (Fall 2005 & 2006)
• EE 2 - Solid-State Physics (Summer 2006)

• TRW Space and Electronics, Redondo Beach, CA (2001 - 2002)
  • Designed dectection and recovery scheme to allow for autonomous detection and resolution of satellite communication equipment failures while in orbit without ground support

• Kimberly Clark, Neenah, WI (Summer Intern 2000)
  • Worked with a Cognex In-Sight 2000 machine vision tool to develop automated automated quality-control tools for a manufacturing line

• Kimberly Clark, Fullerton, CA (Summer Intern 1999)
  • Developed a control algorithm to operate city-water-booster pumps, and an automated input system to control the pounds per linear inch on a sheet for a manufacturing line

• MECH&AE 281 MICROSCIENCES
• EL ENGR M150L MICROMCHNG&MEMS LAB
• EL ENGR M250A MEMS FABRICATION
• MECH&AE 284 SNSRS&ACTUATRS&SGNL
• EL ENGR M250B MEMS PHYSICS&DESIGN
• EL ENGR 202A EMBD&REAL-TIME SSTM
• EL ENGR M216A LSI-CMPTR SSTM DSGN
• COM SCI 213 DISTRB EMBEDDED SYS
• EL ENGR 260A ADV ENGR ELECTRODYN
• EL ENGR 298 SEM – ENGINEERING
• EL ENGR 201A VLSI ARCHTCTR&DESGN

1. Daniel J. Vasquez and Jack W. Judy, “Zero-Power Magnetometer with Remote Optical Interrogation”, 17th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2004, Maastricht, The Netherlands (Jan 25-29, 2004). pdf
2. Daniel J. Vasquez and Jack W. Judy, “Optically Interrogated Zero-Power MEMS Magnetometer”, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, JMEMS, (accepted)
3. Daniel J. Vasquez and Jack W. Judy, “Scaling Magnetic Actuators beyond the Single-Domain Limit”, 1st IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2006, Zhuhai, China (Jan 18-21, 2006). pdf
4. Selene A. Lee, Daniel J. Vasquez, Marvin Bergsneider, and Jack W. Judy, “Magnetic Microactuators for MEMS-Enabled Ventricular Catheters for Hydrocephalus”, 28th International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2006, New York City, New York, USA (Aug 30 – Sept 3, 2006). pdf
5. Daniel J. Vasquez and Jack W. Judy, “Flexture-Based Single Domain Nanomagnetic Actuators,” IOP Journal on Nanotechnology, (in preparation)