21713 Schulte Dr San Jose, CA 95133 Senaka.Kanakamedala@gmail.

com Ph: 318 607 7716

Summary
4 years of experience in MEMS device design, simulation, fabrication and characterization while working in Class 100 clean room 3+ years of research experience in developing organic field effect and electrochemical transistors Strong understanding of semiconductor device physics and understanding knowledge of DOE and SPC Self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and team leading/player skills GPA: 3.84 GPA: 3.84 GPA: 3.70 Nov 2011 Nov 2011 May 2006

Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Engineering (Electrical) Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA Master of Science, Engineering (Electrical) Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA Bachelor of Technology, Electronics & Communications Engineering Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India

Technical Skills
Design & Simulation: Fabrication: Characterization :
L-Edit, Solid Edge, CoventorWare, COMSOL, T-CAD, P-SPICE, Solid Works, AutoCAD, MATLAB Photolithography, Dry etching (ICP, RIE), Soft lithography, Wet etching (BOE, Piranha & KOH), Layer-by-layer Nanofabrication Electrical Probe Station (I-V and MOSFET), Surface Profilometer, Fluorescence Microscope, UV-Vis & Fluorescence Spectrophotometer

Analysis & Productivity: SigmaPlot, Image-Pro Plus, ImageJ, C, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Professional Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, Institute for Micromanufacturing Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, USA

Nov 2007 - Present

Dissertation: Micromixers and Polymer Based Transistors for Biosensor Applications Developed a MEMS based lab-on-a-chip (LOC) for biosensor applications as a part of multi-disciplinary multi university collaborative project Developed a novel omega channel micromixer that is capable of mixing 150 nL volume samples Optimized the micromixer designs using COMSOL and CoventorWare simulation tools Fabricated microfluidic devices in Class 100 clean room using photolithography and ICP etching Developed a flexible and disposable micromixer with 97% mixing efficiency Fabricated and characterized polymer based field effect transistor Developed simple, robust and cost-effective electrochemical transistors on flexible substrate Engineered a novel inexpensive one-step method for transistor fabrication
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senaka.kanakamedala@gmail.com

Senaka Krishna Kanakamedala Ph.D.

Ph: 318 607 7716

Optimized the transistor design to yield an ON/OFF ratio of 500 Developed a miniaturized glucose sensor with a wide dynamic range of 1 M 10 mM Developed a low-cost novel glutamate sensor with a dynamic range of 1100 M S. Kanakamedala, H. Alshakhouri, M. Agarwal, M. DeCoster, A simple polymer based electrochemical transistor for micromolar glucose sensing, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 157, P. 92-97, 2011. S. Kanakamedala, H. Alshakhouri, M. DeCoster, An organic electrochemical transistor based biosensor for glutamate release from brain cells, under review. S. Kanakamedala, J. Fang, N. Crews, M. DeCoster, A flexible disposable micromixer, Submitted. S. Kanakamedala, H. Alshakhouri, M. Agarwal, J. Fang, M. DeCoster, A simple enzyme based biosensor on flexible plastic substrate, Proceedings of SPIE, 7759, San Diego, CA, 2010. S. Kanakamedala, H. Alshakhouri, M. Agarwal, J. Fang, Y. Lvov, M. DeCoster, Development of Immunosensor on plastic substrate, Proceedings Louisiana EPSCoR RII Cybertools/Science Drivers Symposium, Baton Rouge, LA, 2010. S. Kanakamedala, J. Fang, M. DeCoster, A flexible plastic micromixer for immunosensor application, Proceedings Louisiana EPSCoR RII Cybertools/Science Driver Symposium, Baton Rouge, LA, 2010. M. Ali, R. Blake II, N. Zhang, J. Jayawickramarajah, M. DeCoster, S. Kanakamedala, H. Taher, J. Fang, D. Blake, Coupling antibody binding to enzyme activation in a miniaturized immunosensor, Pittcon Conference and Expo (abstract 670-10), Orlando, FL, 2010. M. F. Ali, S. Kanakamedala, M. A. Decoster, R. C. Blake II, D. A. Blake, Electrochemical lab-on-a-chip: Antibody Ligand binding event s coupled to enzyme reactivation, Proceedings Louisiana EPSCoR RII Cybertools/Science Drivers Symposium, pp. 101-105, Baton Rouge, LA, 2009. X. Du, S. Kanakamedala, S. Dua, J. Fang, M. A. Decoster, Quantitative performance evaluation of micromixers, Proceedings Louisiana EPSCoR RII Cybertools/Science Drivers Symposium, pp. 193-197, Baton Rouge, LA, 2009. K. L. Hamlington, H. Fujioka, Y-Y. Kwan, D. Halpern, J. E. Pillert, M. Tyagi, S. K. Kanakamedala, M. A. Decoster, R. C. Blake, D. A. Blake, D. P. Gaver, Development of a passive microfluidic mixing chamber for miniaturized immunosensor devices through computational modeling, Proceedings Louisiana EPSCoR RII Cybertools/Science Drivers Symposium, pp. 77-81, Batonrouge, LA, 2009.

Publications

Accomplishments & Affiliations

2009 Best Research Poster Award: Louisiana EPSCoR RII Cybertools/Science Drivers Symposium, Baton Rouge, LA, USA Presented biosensor research to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (2010) Obtained scholarship from government of India for Bachelor of Technology degree (2002 2006)

Served as active member of - BMES, SPIE, IEEE

References
Dr. Mark DeCoster (Email: decoster@latech.edu , Ph: 318-257-5118, Associate professor, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, USA) Dr. Mangilal Agarwal (Email: agarwal@iupui.edu , Ph: 317-278-9792, Associate director of research development, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA) Dr. Yuri Lvov (Email: ylvov@latech.edu, Ph: 318-257-5114, Professor, Louisiana Tech University, LA, USA)
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