Faculty Profile

Dr. Ongi Englander, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in Fall of 2007. Dr. Englander received her PhD and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2005 and 2003 respectively. She received her BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1998. Prior to joining the department, Dr. Englander was a research engineer with ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company. Her research interests include microscale and nanoscale science, engineering and design, MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems), NEMS (Nanoelectromechanical Systems), nanostructure synthesis, assembly, characterization and micro-to-nano integration and interfaces.

Published Articles

• O. Englander, D. Christensen, and L. Lin, "Local synthesis of silicon nanowires and carbon nanotubes on microbridges," Applied Physics Letters, 82 4797-9 (2003).
• O. Englander, D. Christensen, J. Kim, L. Lin, and S. Morris, "Electric field assisted growth and self-assembly of intrinsic silicon nanowires," Nano Letters 5 705-708 (2005).
• O. Englander, D. Christensen, J. Kim, and L. Lin, "Post-processing techniques for locally self-assembled silicon nanowires," Sensors and Actuators - A: Physical, 135 10-15 (2007).
• O. Englander, D. Christensen, and L. Lin, "The Integration of Nanowires and Nanotubes with Micro Structures," to appear in Int. J. of Materials and Product Technology.