Damien Rodger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

136-93 Caltech
Moore Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91125
U.S.A.

 

e-mail: dcrodger@mems.caltech.edu
phone: (626) 395-8477
fax: (626) 584-9104
office: Moore 41

 

 


Education

 

· B.S. (Magna Cum Laude with Honors): Cornell University, Electrical Engineering, 2000.

 

· M.D./Ph.D. Student: University of Southern California/California Institute of Technology (Graduate Student in Bioengineering), 2001-present.

 

Research

· My current research is focused on the development of parylene-based microtechnologies for ophthalmology, many of them as part of the Biomimetic Microelectronic Systems (BMES) Engineering Research Center.

 

Publications

· D.C. Rodger, J.D. Weiland, M.S. Humayun, and Y.-C. Tai, "Scalable high lead-count parylene package for retinal prostheses," Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 117, pp. 107-114, 2006.

· P.J. Chen, D.C. Rodger, E. Meng, M.S. Humayun, and Y.C. Tai, “Surface-micromachined in-channel parylene dual valves for unpowered microflow regulation,” Technical Digest, The 12th Solid State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA, Jun. 4-8, 2006.

· P.J. Chen, D. Rodger, M. Humayun, and Y.C. Tai, “Unpowered spiral-tube parylene pressure sensor for intraocular pressure sensing,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 127(2), pp. 276-282, 2006.

· D.C. Rodger, W. Li, A.J. Fong, H. Ameri, E. Meng, J.W. Burdick, R.R. Roy, V. Reggie Edgerton, J.D. Weiland, M.S. Humayun, and Y.C. Tai, "Flexible microfabricated parylene multielectrode arrays for retinal stimulation and spinal cord field modulation," in Proc. 4th International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology (MMB’06), Okinawa, Japan, pp. 31-34, May 9-12, 2006.

· P.J. Chen, D.C. Rodger, E. Meng, M.S. Humayun, and Y.C. Tai, “Implantable Unpowered Parylene MEMS Intraocular Pressure Sensor,” in Proc. 4th International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology (MMB’06), Okinawa, Japan, pp. 256-259, May 9-12, 2006.

· W. Li, D.C. Rodger, E. Meng, J.D. Weiland, M.S. Humayun, and Yu-Chong Tai, "Flexible parylene packaged intraocular coil for retinal prostheses," in Proc. 4th International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology (MMB’06), Okinawa, Japan, pp. 105-108, May 9-12, 2006.

· D.C. Rodger, W. Li, H. Ameri, A. Ray, J.D. Weiland, M.S. Humayun, and Y.C. Tai, “Flexible parylene-based microelectrode technology for intraocular retinal prostheses,” in Proc. IEEE-NEMS, Zhuhai, China, Jan. 18-21, 2006.

· D.C. Rodger and YC Tai, “Microelectronic packaging for retinal prostheses,” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 52-57, Sept.-Oct. 2005.

· W. Li, D.C. Rodger, J. Weiland, M. Humayun, and Y.C. Tai. "Integrated flexible ocular coil for power and data transfer in retinal prostheses," presented at The 27th International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Shanghai, China, 2005, Sept. 2005.

· J. Weiland, W. Fink, M. Humayun, W. Liu, D.C. Rodger, Y.C. Tai, and M. Tarbell. "Progress towards a high-resolution retinal prosthesis," presented at The 27th International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Shanghai, China, Sept. 2005.

· E. Meng, P.J. Chen, D. Rodger, Y.C. Tai, and M. Humayun, "Implantable parylene MEMS for glaucoma therapy," presented at The 3rd International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, Oahu, HI, USA, 2005.

· D.C. Rodger, J.D. Weiland, M.S. Humayun and Y.C. Tai, "Scalable flexible chip-level parylene package for high lead count retinal prostheses," Technical Digest, The 13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers '05), Seoul, Korea, pp. 1973-1976, 2005.

· P.J. Chen, D. Rodger, M. Humayun, and Y.C. Tai, "Spiral-tube parylene intraocular pressure sensor," presented at The 18th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS'05), Miami, FL, USA, 2005.

· M. Kazemi, E. Basham, M. Sivaprakasam, G. Wang, D. Rodger, J. Weiland, Y.C. Tai, W. Liu, and M. Humayun, "A test microchip for evaluation of hermetic packaging technology for biomedical prosthetic implants," presented at The 26th International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2004.

· M. Liger, D.C. Rodger, and Y.C. Tai, "Robust parylene-to-silicon mechanical anchoring," presented at The 16th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS'03), Kyoto, Japan, 2003.

· T.K. Tang, R.C. Gutierrez, K. Hayworth, C. Evans, J.A. Podosek, A. Hui, D. Rodger, and K. Shcheglov, "High performance microgyros for space applications," presented at the AIAA Space Technology Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 28-30, 1999.

· T.D. Kudrle, H.P. Neves, D.C. Rodger, and N.C. MacDonald, "A microactuated millimeter wave phase shifter," presented at The 10th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators, Sendai, Japan, 1999.

 

Abstract

· D. Rodger, W. Li, D. Guven, J. Weiland, M. Humayun, and Y.C. Tai, "Flexible parylene multielectrode system for the intraocular retinal prosthesis," Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005 46: E-Abstract 1503.

· D.C. Rodger, W. Li, D. Guven, H. Ameri, J.D. Weiland, M.S. Humayun and Y.C. Tai, "Flexible parylene-based technologies for intraocular retinal prostheses," 2nd DOE International Symposium on Artificial Sight, April 29, 2005.

 

Patents

· U.S. Patent 6,487,907. "Microgyroscope with integrated vibratory element". Tony K. Tang; Damien C. Rodger; Roman C. Gutierrez; California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA). December 3, 2002.

· U.S. Patent 6,727,778. "Transmission line structures for use as phase shifters and switches". Thomas D. Kudrle; Hercules P. Neves; Damien C. Rodger; Noel C. MacDonald. Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, NY). April 27, 2004

· U.S. Patent 6,758,093. "Microgyroscope with integrated vibratory element". Tony K. Tang; Damien C. Rodger; Roman C. Gutierrez; California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA). July 6, 2004.

 

Fellowships

· Whitaker Foundation Graduate Fellowship: 2003-2006.

· W.M. Keck Foundation Fellowship in Nanobiotechnology: 2000-2001.

· Schlumberger Collegiate Award Scholarship: 1999-2000.