Dr. Shideh Kabiri Ameri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen’s University. Dr. Ameri received her PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2015 from the Tufts University, Medford, MA. She was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Associate in the ECE Department at the University of Texas at Austin from 2015 to 2018, prior to joining to the ECE Department at the Queens’s University in September 2018. Dr. Ameri also holds a master and bachelor degrees in Physics (solid state) and AS degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences. Her research is mainly focused on 2D material based electronic devices and their applications in wearables, bioelectronics, human machine interface (HMI), internet of things (IoTs) and mobile health care. Dr. Ameri was the recipient of the “Rising Star in EECE 2017” award and to date her research has led to more than 40 journal article publications, conference presentations and invited talks. Dr. Ameri’s research was highlighted worldwide by various media including BBC, IEEE Spectrum, Phys.Org, International Business Times UK, Graphene National Association, The Indian Express and Sohu.com (搜狐).
Research area
ELEC 344: Sensors and Actuators
Research area
S. Kabiri Ameri, M. Kim, I. A. Kuang, W. K. Perera, M. Alshiekh, H. Jeong, U. Topcu, D. Akinwande, N. Lu, “Imperceptible electrooculography sensor system for human robot interface,” npj 2D Materials and Applications, 2,2018
Wang, Y. Qiu , S. Kabiri Ameri, H. Jang , Z. Dai , Y. A. Huang, N. Lu, " Low-Cost, μm- thick, tape-free electronic tattoo sensors with minimized motion and sweat artifacts," npj Flexible Electronics, 2, 2018.
K. Ameri, H. Jang, R. Ho, L. Tao, Y. Wang, D. M. Schnyer, D. Akinwande, N. Lu, Graphene electronic tattoo sensors,” ASC Nano, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b02182, 2017.
Wang, S. Qiao, S. K. Ameri, H. Jeong, N. Lu, “A thin elastic membrane conformed to a soft and rough substrate subjected to stretching/compression,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, doi:10.1115/1.4037740, 2017.
R. Na, S. Rahimi, L. Tao, H. Chou, S. K. Ameri, D. Akinwande, K.M. Liechti, “Clean graphene interfaces by selective dry transfer for large area silicon integration,” Nanoscale, 8, 7523-7533, 2016.
Chen, G. Fu, Y. Zilberman, W. Ruan, S. K. Ameri, Y. S. Zhang, E. Miller, S. Sonkusale, “Low cost smart phone diagnostics for food using paper-based colorimetric sensor arrays,” Food Control, 82, 227-232, 2017.
Chen, Y. Zilberman, S. K. Ameri, “W. J. Yoon, J. J. Cabibihan, Sameer Sonkusale, “A flexible gastric gas sensor based on functionalized optical fiber,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 16, 5243-5248, 2016.
Park, S. K. Ameri and S. Sonkusale, “Dielectrophoretic lab-on-CMOS platform for trapping and manipulation of cells”, Journal of Biomedical Microdevices, 18, 1-11, 2016.
Tamayol, M. Akbari, Y. Zilberman, M. Comotto, E. Lesha, L. Serex, S. Bagherifard, Y. Chen, G. Fu, S. Kabiri Ameri, W. Ruan, E. L. Miller, M. R. Dokmeci, S. Sonkusale, A. Khademhosseni, “Flexible pH-sensing hydrogel fibers for epidermal applications,” Advanced healthcare materials, 5, 624-624, 2016.
K. Ameri, S. Sonkusale, “Three dimensional graphene transistor for ultra-sensitive pH sensing directly in biological media,” Analytica Chimica Acta, dol: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.05.048, 2016.
K. Ameri, P. K. Singh, A. D'Angelo, M. J. Panzer, S. R. Sonkusale, “Flexible three dimensional graphene transistors with ionogel dielectric demonstrates low operating voltage and high current capacity,” Advanced electronic materials, 2: 1500355. doi: 10.1002/aelm.201500355, 2016.
K. Ameri, P. K. Singh, M. R. Dokmeci, A. Khademhosseini, Q. Xu and S. Sonkusale, “All electronic approach for high-throughput single cell trapping and lysis with electrical impedance monitoring,” Biosensors & bioelectronics, Biosensors and Bioelectronics 54, 462–467, 2014.
K. Ameri, P. K. Singh, S. Sonkusale, “Liquid gated three dimensional graphene network transistor,” Carbon, 79, 572–577, 2014.
K. Ameri, P. K. Singh, S. Sonkusale, “Utilization of graphene electrode in transparent microwell arrays for high throughput cell trapping and lysis,” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 61, 625–630, 2014.
Zilberman, S. K. Ameri, S. R. Sonkusale, “Microfluidic optoelectronic sensor based on a composite halochromic material for dissolved carbon dioxide detection,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 194, 404–409, 2014.
K. Singh, S. K. Ameri, L. Chao, M. N. Afsar and S. Sonkusale, “Flexible broadband metamaterial absorbers for millimeter wave frequencies,” Progress in Electromagnetics Research, 142, 625-638, 2013.
Khazamipour, S. K. Ameri, E. Asl-Solaimani, “The structural electrical and optical properties of ZnO/Al2O3 multilayer deposited on PET substrates by RF sputtering,” Renewable energy, 49, 275-277, 2013.
Conference and Meetings
Chen, G. Fu, Y. Zilberman, W. Ruan, S. K. Ameri, E. Miller, S. Sonkusale, “Disposable colorimetric geometric barcode sensor for food quality monitoring,” Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers) conference, 2017.
K. Ameri, R. Ho, H. JangY. Wang, D. M. Schnyer, D. Akinwande, N. Lu, “Thinnest transparent epidermal sensor system based on graphene,” International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM), 2016.
Lu, S. K. Ameri, T. Ha, L. Nicolini, A. Stier, P. Wang, “Epidermal electronic systems for sensing and therapy,” Proc. SPIE 10167, Nanosensors, Biosensors, Info-Tech Sensors and 3D Systems 2017.
H. Moon*, S. K. Ameri*, M. Armbruster, R. Gill, C. G. Dulla, S. Sonkusale, “Flexible and transparent graphene electrode array for recording neural activity,” accepted as a late news, MicroTAS 2016.
K. Ameri, P. K. Singh, R. D'Angelo, W. Stoppel, L. Black and S. R. Sonkusale, “Three dimensional graphene scaffold for cardiac tissue engineering and in-situ electrical recording,” EMBC 2016.
Park, S. K. Ameri, S. R. Sonkusale, “CMOS dielectrophoretic lab-on-chip platform for manipulation and monitoring of cells,” 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015.
Park, S. K. Ameri, S. R. Sonkusale, “A dielectrophoretic lab-on-chip platform with 3D reconfigurable electrodes for label-free detection of microorganisms,” International conference on label-free technologies, 2015.
Chen, S. K. Ameri, S. R. Sonkusale, “Functionalized optical fiber sensor platform for detection of gastric ammonia and carbon dioxide for early screening of stomach disease,” International conference on label free Technologies, 2015.
Park, S. K. Ameri, S. R. Sonkusale, “Design of electrodes and circuits for cell trapping on CMOS,” BioCAS, 2015.
K. Ameri, P. K. Singh, S. R. Sonkusale, “Stretchable three dimensional graphene foam based transistor for strain sensing,” MRS, fall 2014.
K. Ameri, P. K. Singh, S. R. Sonkusale, “Three dimensional monolayer graphene foam for ultra-sensitive pH sensing” Transducers conference, accepted as a late news, 2015, 1378-1380.
K. Ameri and S. R. Sonkusale, “Graphene based platform for high throughput cell trapping and lysis,” World Congress on Biosensors, (Biosensors) May 2014.
K. Ameri, P. K. Singh and S. R. Sonkusale, “Large area gold nanoparticle based optical absorbers,” MRS, fall 2013.
K. Singh, S. K. Ameri, and S. R. Sonkusale, “Metamaterials on fabrics using the paint process,” MRS, fall 2013.
Yael Zilberman, S. K. Ameri and S. R. Sonkusale, “Microfluidic optoelectronic sensor array for detection of dissolved CO2 based on halocromic dye-doped polymeric microbeads,” IEEE sensors, 2013.
K. Ameri, P. K. Singh and S. Sonkusale, “Transparent micro-fluidic device for electric field manipulation of cells,” MRS Fall Meeting, 2012.
K. Ameri, E. Asl Soleimani, S. Mohajerzadeh, “Effect of hydrogen cold plasma treatment and annealing on the electrical and optical properties of ZnO films deposited on SiO2/PET,” ICEE, 2010, Iran.
Khazamipour, S. K. Ameri, E. Asl Soleimani, S. Mohajerzadeh,“Effect of hard and soft substrates on electrical and optical properties of ZnO thin films,” ICEE, 2010, Iran.
K. Ameri, N. Khazamipour, E. Asl Soleimani, “Effects of Al2O3 interface layer on the ZnO thin film electrical and optical properties deposited by RF sputtering,” ISES, 2009, South Africa.
Khazamipour, S. K. Ameri, E. Asl Soleimani, “Effect of the interface layer of SiO2 on the electrical and optical properties of ZnO nanostructure,” ISES, Oct. 2009, South Africa.
Patent/Invention Disclosure
S. Sonkusale, S. K. Ameri, P. K. Singh “3D Graphene Transistor”, US Patent App. 15/321, 296, 2015.
S. Lu, D. Akinwande, S. K. Ameri, “Graphene electronic tattoo as wearable physiological sensors,” Patent Application PCT/US17/30057, filed on Apr. 28, 2017.
Selected Media Coverage and News
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-41669803/how-a-graphene-tattoo-could-monitor-your-health
http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/graphene-temporary-tattoo
https://phys.org/news/2017-08-graphene-electronic-tattoos-skin.html
http://cen.chempics.org/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=CEN&ho otPostID=c5a228a3e1f86e5d7e3ea26dca7b93b
http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/new-graphene-electronic-tattoos-can-be- applied-with-water-4786461/
“像临时纹身一样贴合皮肤，还能跟踪心率和皮肤温 度”, https://m.sohu.com/n/478511441/
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/this-graphene-based-electronic-tattoo-could-monitor-your-heart-rate- brain-waves-more-1639062
https://www.springwise.com/graphene-temporary-tattoo-tracks-health-biometrics/
Currently there is an opening for a postdoctoral position in the field of semiconductor devices in the Professor Ameri's group. Candidates must have strong theoretical and experimental experiences in the design, fabrication and testing of two dimensional material based field effect transistors along with experiences in the growth and characterization of two dimensional materials such as graphene and MoS2. To find out more about research in Professor Ameri's group and other open positions please visit the "Ameri Nano Research Group" website.