A. Peter Jardine Position: President, Shape Change Technologies Education: Ph.D. Materials Physics, University of Bristol
(1986) Experience: Peter has over 18 years of experience in
Shape Memory Alloys device design, with demonstrated products
in SMA actuators, including both high torque output torsional
actuators and low force, high frequency thin film TiNi MEMS
devices. Other SMA concepts taken to demonstration include vacuum
shutters and heat engines. Peter has also developed synthesis
techniques for thin film materials and for TiNi porous materials
from elemental powder compaction and has over 60 technical
papers on Shape Memory Effect related projects.
Dr.
Gregory P. Carman Position:Professor,
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCLA and SCT Consultant
Education: Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech.
(1991) Experience: Professor Carman has held research faculty
positions at the Jet Propulsion Lab and Wright Patterson Air
Force Base. He is presently chairman elect for the Adaptive
Structures and Material Systems of the ASME and has organized
a number of symposia on this topical area. He currently holds
a position as Associate Editor for the Journal of Intelligent
Material Systems and Structures. He was awarded the Northrop
Grumman Young Faculty in 1995 for his research work at UCLA
on active materials and the best paper award from the American
Society of Mechanical Engineering Adaptive Structures and
Material Systems committee in 1996.
Daniel S. Levi M.D. Position: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mattel Children's
Hospital at UCLA Education: University of California, San Francisco, MD
with Thesis (1997) Experience: Daniel Levi, MD is presently on staff at
UCLA medical center. He is a practicing pediatric interventional
cardiologist. In addition to his daily involvement in heart
catheterizations and interventions in infants and children,
he is involved in medical device research. He has experience
in the design and testing
of novel devices for use in pediatric cardiology including a
percutaneously placed pulmonary artery
banding/occlusion device. He is now developing a percutaneously
placed thin film TiNi heart valve.
George Baure Position: Research Engineer, Shape Change Technologies Education: M.S. Materials Engineering UCLA (2004) Experience: George received his M.S. degree for his thesis research on the characterization of exotic electrochemical materials and the fabrication of radical new microbattery designs. During the course of his studies, he implemented a number of analysis techniques including XRD, TGA/DSC, SEM, and EDX. George is in charge of the advancement of SHS processes. His accomplishments at SCT are in the development of hybrid TiNi foam/rubber laminates and a silicone fabrication center. George has two years of experience with the SHS process and has developed several modifications to the process. George also has established processes for lithographic etching of TiNi, at dimensions down to 8 microns.
An Nguyen-Le Position: Research Engineer, Shape Change Technologies Education: M.S. Physics UCI (2003) Experience:An has 2 years of experience in thin film vacuum deposition of TiNi, as well as in design of characterization of TiNi pumps and valves. He has developed processes for three dimensional UHV deposition of thin film tube and cones.
