LEADERSHIP | FACULTY | STAFF

Bill Gelbart, Ph.D.

UCLA
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
38-137 Engr IVBox 951597
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597

Tel: (310) 825-9993
Fax: (310) 206-2302
Email: chihming@ucla.edu Websites: http://www.mae.ucla.edu/academics/faculty/ho.htm http://ho.seas.ucla.edu/

Research Interests:

Molecular fluidic phenomena, Nano/Micro-electro-Mechanical-Systems, Direct handling of macro molecules, Bio-nano technologies, DNA based micro sensors.

Selected Publications:

  • Wang, T. H., Wong, P.K., and Ho, C. M., "Electrical Molecular Focusing For Laser Induced Fluorescence Based Single DNA Detection", Technical Digest of the 15th IEEE International Conference on MEMS (ISBN-0-7803-7187-9) (MEMS 2002), (2002).
  • Ho, C.M., "Fluidics - the Link Between Micro and Nano Sciences and Technologies", Technical Digest of the 14th IEEE International MEMS Conference (ISBN-0-7803-6251-9), Interlaken, Switzerland, 375-384 (2001).
  • Gau, J.J., Lan, E. H., Dunn, B., Ho, C.M., "A MEMS-based Amperometric Detector for E. Coli Bacteria - Using Self-Assembled Monolayers", Journal of Biosensor and Bioelectronics 9(12), 745-755 (2001).
  • Hsiai, T. K., Cho, S. K., Reddy, S., Hama. S., Navab, M., Demer, L. L., Honda, H.M., and Ho, C. M., "Pulsatile Flow Regulates Monocyte Adhesion to Oxidized Lipid-Induced Endothelial Cells", Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 21, 1770-1776 (2001).
  • Ho, C. M. and Tai Y.C., "Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems and Fluid Flows", Ann. Rev. of Fluid Mech. 30, 579-612 (1998).

    Biography:

    Dr. Chih-Ming Ho currently serves as UCLA Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and holds the Ben Rich-Lockheed Martin Chair Professor in School of Engineering. He is a member of the Executive Committee of California NanoSystem Institute (CNSI). He graduated from Mechanical Engineering Department of the National Taiwan University. After receiving his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Ho started his career at the University of Southern California and rose to the rank of Full Professor. In 1991, he moved to the University of California, Los Angeles to lead the establishment of the micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) field in UCLA and served as the founding Director of the Center for Micro Systems. To this day, the UCLA MEMS research has been recognized as one of the best in the world. He is an internationally renowned scientist in fluidics, which is one of the backbone processes in bio-nano technology. In 1997, Dr. Ho was inducted as a member of the National Academy of Engineering. In the next year, he was elected as an Academician of Academia Sinica, which honors scholars of Chinese origin with exceptional achievements in liberal arts and the sciences. Dr. Ho has made seminal impacts in micro/nano fluidics, bio-technology and turbulence. He has published 190 papers and holds seven patents, and has presented over 60 keynote talks in international conferences. He was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society as well as American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for his contributions in a wide spectrum of technical areas.

    In addition to his academic accomplishments, he has made extensive contributions to the professional societies around the world. He has chaired the Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) in American Physical Society, which is the leading platform in the United States for scientists interested in fundamental fluid dynamics. On the international level, he has served on advisory panels to provide assistance to many countries and regions, France, China, Israel, Taiwan, and Japan, on the development of nano/micro technologies. Dr. Ho also has chaired or served on numerous organizing committees of international conferences on high technology topics.