Research Expertise

•	Design and fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
•	Assembly and packaging of sensors and transducers
•	Transport processes in solids
•	Simulation of coupled multi-field systems
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Education

•	Ph.D.	:	Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1998
•	M.S.	:	Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, 1993
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Courses Taught  (since 2000)

•	AME 413a/b	:	Mechanical Engineering Design Lab [supervised projects]
•	AME 455	:	Control System Design
•	AME 461	:	Finite Element Methods
•	AME 564b	:	Mechanics of Deformable Solids
•	AME 696g	:	Graduate Seminar
•	ABE 4/589	:	Engineering Properties and Micro/Nano Technologies for Biological Systems (also AME 4/589)
•	ENGR 498a	:	Senior Capstone [supervised project]
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Employment

•	8/00-date	:	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona: Assistant Professor 2000-06; Associate Professor 2006-date
•	12/98-8/00	:	Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota: Postdoctoral Associate
•	8/94-12/98	:	Microengineering Applications Lab., University of Illinois, Chicago: Research Assistant
•	6/97-9/97	:	Hospital Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL: Intern
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Honors and Awards

•	2007 Fulbright Fellowship, U.S. Department of State
•	2001 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
•	2000 Best Paper Award, The Advanced Energy Systems Division, ASME (co-authored with A. Francois-Saint-Cyr, J. S. Kapat, L. C. Chow, and K. B. Sundaram)
•	Graduate College Fellowship, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1998
•	Graduate College Fellowship, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1997
•	Best M.S. thesis finalist, Technical University of Budapest, 1993
•	2nd and 3rd place at TU Budapest Student Research Competition, 1992
•	Bulgarian Ministry of Higher Education stipend for study abroad, 1987-1993
•	Finalist, Bulgarian Army Forces, Army Technical Fair Competition Award for implementation of "Computer Data Acquisition System," 1987
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Professional Societies

•	ASME	:	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
•	ASEE	:	American Society for Engineering Education
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Publications  (since since 2006; not including conference proceedings)

•	Enikov, E. T. and Seo, G. S. , Chapter 8: Sensors and Actuators for Life Science Automation, Life Science Automation: Fundamentals and Applications (M. Zhang, B.Nelson, and R. Felder, eds.), Artech House Publishers, 2007, pp. 219-254.
•	Lazarov, K. V. and Enikov, E. T., Design of Electro-Thermal Micro-Positioners: Mechanics and Electronic Position Detection, Microsystems Mechanical Design (F. DeBona and E. T. Enikov, Eds), Series: CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Number 478, Springer, 2006, pp. 101-118.
•	Enikov E. T., Micro- and Nano-Assembly and Manipulation Techniques for MEMS, Microsystems Mechanical Design, CISM Courses and Lectures, No. 428 (F. DeBona, and E. T. Enikov, eds.), Springer, 2006, pp. 135-156.
•	Lazarov, K. V. and Enikov E. T., Design of Electro-Thermal Micro-Actuators: Mechanics and Electronis Position Detection, Microsystems Mechanical Design, CISM Courses and Lectures, No. 428 (F. DeBona, and E. T. Enikov, eds.), Springer, 2006, pp. 101-118.
•	Enikov, E. T., Introduction to Micro-Systems and to the Techniques for Their Fabrication, Microsystems Mechanical Design, CISM Courses and Lectures, No. 428 (F. DeBona, and E. T. Enikov, eds.), Springer, 2006, pp. 1-36, 2006.
•	DeBona, F. and Enikov, E. T. (Editors), Microsystems Mechanical Design, CISM Courses and Lectures, No. 428, Springer, 2006.
•	Enikov, E. T. and Palaria, A., Experimental Analysis of the Stability of Electrostatic Bits for Assisted Nano-Assembly, J. Electrost. 64:1-9, 2006.
•	Enikov, E. T. and Seo, G. S., Numerical Analysis of Muscle-Like Ionic Polymer Actuators, Biotech. Progress 22:96-105, 2006.
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Research Grants  (since 2004)

•	Low Cost Micromechatronics/MEMS Testing Laboratory for Undergraduate Students, NSF, 03/01/07-02/28/10.
•	Virtual Three-Dimensional Tactile Display for Science and Technology Education of the Blind, NSF, 6/1/06-5/31/09.
•	Materials and Power Technology: Conformal Power Harvesting Microstructure, DoE, 10/15/04-4/1/05 (with M. Hecht).
•	Wearable Micro-Mechanical Scanner During Digital Rectal Examination, American Cancer Soc., 12/1/04-12/1/05 (with S. Ramakumar, G. Frantziskonis).
•	MRI: Acquisition of Thin Film LPCVD Deposition and Patterning Equipment, NSF, 7/15/04-6/30/05 (with Y. Zohar, J. McGrath, P. Deymier, F. Shadman, A. Muscat, J. Cuello, C. Aspinwall).
•	NUE: Engineering Properties and Micro/Nano Technologies for Biological Systems, NSF, 5/1/04/4/30/06 (with J. Cuello).
•	Transparent Electrostatic Gripper, Sandia National Labs., 2/12/04-9/15/06.
•	Wireless Probe for Intra-tumoral Temperature and Pressure Measurements, Faculty Small Grants Program, UA, 12/15/03-12/15/04 (with J. McGrath).
•	Oral Drug Delivery Device Research Proposal, Pediamed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10/24/03-12/31/05.
•	Research Experience for Undergraduates (supplement to "NER: Charge Writing for Nano-Assembly of Bio-Molecules on Artificial Surfaces"), NSF, 7/1/03-6/30/05.
•	NER: Charge Writing for Nano-Assembly of Bio-Molecules on Artificial Surfaces, NSF, 7/1/03-6/30/05 (with J. Cuello).
•	International Research Collaboration (supplement to "CAREER: Optically Transparent Gripper for Microassembly"), NSF, 2/15/02-1/21/08.
•	Research Experience for Undergraduates (supplement to "CAREER: Optically Transparent Gripper for Microassembly"), NSF, 2/15/02-1/31/08.
•	CAREER: Optically Transparent Gripper for Microassembly, NSF, 2/15/02-1/31/08.
•	Unrestricted donation to Enikov's research program on MEMS actuators, Gilbert R. Gonzales, 12/7/01, 3/1/02, 12/3/02, 3/10/04.
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Patents

•	UA04-044, "Wireless Probe for Intra Tumoral Temperature and Pressure Measurements" (with D. VonHoff, J. McGrath, and K. V. Lazarov) (Provisional Patent Application filed 10/2004 with USPTO).
•	UA 03-009, "Tactile Display for the Tongue Using Miniature Ultrasonic Transducer Arrays" (under review by University of Arizona Patent Office).
•	UA01-042, "Optically Transparent Electrostatic Gripper for Assembly of Micro-Systems (MEMS)" (under review by University of Arizona Patent Office).
•	U.S. Patent #6,739,132 B2, "Thermal Micro-Actuator Based on Selective Electrical Excitation" (Susan C. Bromley, Bloomington, MN; Bradley J. Nelson, North Oaks, MN; Karl Vollmers, Crystal, MN; Arunkumar Subramaniam, Minneapolis, MN; Eniko Enikov, Tucson, AZ; Kamal Deep Mothilal, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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