04/02/2024
By Aaron Hutchins
The Kennedy College of Sciences, Department of Physics and Applied Physics, invites you to attend a doctoral dissertation defense by Aaron Hutchins on “Electronic and Photonic Packaging Solutions for Emerging Applications.”
Candidate Name: Aaron Hutchins
Degree: Doctoral
Defense Date: April 5, 2024
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Olney Hall 136D
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Electronic and Photonic Packaging Solutions for Emerging Applications”
Committee
- Advisor Wei Guo, Ph.D., Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Andriy Danylov, Ph.D., Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Viktor Podolskiy, Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Brief Abstract
The need for novel electronics and photonics packaging solutions is widening as the application of these technologies expands to new geometries and situations. This multi-monograph dissertation will address two electronic packaging challenges as part of UMass Lowell’s Harnessing Emerging Research Opportunities to Empower Soldiers (HEROES) partnership with the US Army and one photonics packaging solution in a collaboration with MIT Lincoln Laboratory. First, a conformal thermoelectric cooler was developed to provide personal active cooling for military and civilian use. Second, an improved electroosmotic pump was designed and integrated with fabric to manage moisture in garments and shelters. Finally, a laser fusion splice process for fiber-to-chip photonics attachment was evaluated and optimized. The results of this research include deliverable products and new packaging processes to help physicists and engineers widen the application of electronic and photonic devices.