Victor M. Bright

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Joseph J. Brown

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Miles Abarr

Matt Brubaker

Nathan Eigenfeld

Harris Hall

Joshua Montague

Christopher Oshman

Chris Roath

Alex Watson

Joel Weber

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Wendy R. Altman
Wendy.R.Altman@gmail.com

Wendy Altman graduated in the summer of 2011 with a Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado. She has a BSE in biomedical engineering from Mercer University (Macon, GA) and a MS in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Microsystems from the University of Colorado (Boulder, CO). Wendy's research interests include magnetics, spintronics, microfluidics, biotechnology, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and biophysics.

For Wendy’s doctoral thesis, “Manipulation and Detection of Superparamagnetic Beads with Spin-Valves,” she designed, fabricated, and tested a novel addressable array of spin-valves (SVs), a technology based on the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect, to capture, transport, detect, and release micron-sized superparamagnetic beads (SPBs) traveling within a microfluidic channel. This research expanded the biotechnology potential of the SV from just sensing to simultaneous SPB manipulation and detection.

Prior to joining V.M. Bright's group, she gained hands-on experience doing molecular biology research while working at the Bone and Signaling Laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center (Moffett Field, CA) and attained a graduate certificate in space sciences from the University of Southern Australia (Adelaide, South Australia). At the University of Colorado at Boulder, she originally entered as an aerospace engineering graduate student, but transferred into the mechanical engineering department to join the CU MEMS group and the field of micro- and nanotechnologies. Wendy's unique interdisciplinary background sparked her interest in the integration of micro- and nanotechnologies to improve medical diagnostics and to advance the basic life sciences.

Wendy's non-research interests include golfing, skiing, traveling, painting, and training her energetic Portuguese Water Dog named Fitzwilliam Colbert.

Publications/Conferences:

• W.R. Altman, J. Moreland, S.E. Russek, B.W. Han, and V.M. Bright, "Microfluidic Transport and Sensing of Functionalized Superparamagnetic Beads using Integrated Spin-Valves," Abstract accepted for Micro-TAS, Seattle, October 2-6, 2011(Poster).
• W.R. Altman, J. Moreland, S.E. Russek, B.W. Han, and V.M. Bright, "Microfluidic Transport of Superparamagnetic Beads with Spin-Valve Traps", Manuscript submitted, July 2011.
• W.R. Altman, J. Moreland, S.E. Russek, and V.M. Bright, "Optimization of Spin-Valve Parameters for Magnetic Bead Trapping and Manipulation," Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2010.
• W.R. Krauser*, J. Moreland, S.E. Russek, V.M. Bright, "Magnetic Switching Characteristics of Spin-Valves designed for Bead Trapping and Manipulation," 11th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, Jan. 16-22, 2010 Washington, D.C., USA (Talk).
• W.R. Krauser*, S.E. Russek, V.M. Bright, and J. Moreland, “Switching Characteristics of Magnetic Spin-Valve Traps for Magnetic Bead Manipulation in Microfluidics,” 7th Int. Conf. on the Scientific and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Carriers, May 21-24, 2008, Vancouver, Canada, (Poster).
• J. Moreland, D. Porpora, W.R. Krauser*, and V.M. Bright, “Magnetic Templates for Nanometer Scale Manipulation and Assembly,” MMM2007: The 10th Magnetism & Magnetic Materials Conference, Jan. 7-11, 2007, Baltimore, MD (Invited Talk).

Research Projects: Manipulation and Detection of Superparamagnetic Beads with Spin-Valves

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* Surname changed from Krauser to Altman due to marriage