Hawaii innovation lab
We are a Hawaii based team of microfluidics, RF, and biomedical engineers. Our passion, our focus, and our motivation is to improve human life through breakthrough innovations in technology.
Key skills:
Micro/nano fabrication
Micro/nano/bio-robotics
Microfluidics, Bio-MEMS
Cell and embryo culture, manipulation, micro-surgery, drug delivery, and lysis
High-frequency circuit design
Next generation RF components
High frequency characterization of materials
Impedance spectroscopy, dielectric spectroscopy
Key skills:
Micro/nano fabrication
Micro/nano/bio-robotics
Microfluidics, Bio-MEMS
Cell and embryo culture, manipulation, micro-surgery, drug delivery, and lysis
High-frequency circuit design
Next generation RF components
High frequency characterization of materials
Impedance spectroscopy, dielectric spectroscopy
OUR Team
Dr. Aaron Ohta
AARON T. OHTA (S’99–M’09–SM’15) received the B.S. degree from the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA, in 2003, the M.S. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 2004, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2008, all in electrical engineering.
In 2009, he joined UH Mānoa, where he is currently a Professor of electrical engineering. He has authored over 130 publications in the areas of microelectromechanical systems and microfluidics. Dr. Ohta was a recipient of the 2012 UH Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research and the 2015 UH Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, the ten-campus UH System’s most prestigious research and teaching award, respectively. He is currently an Associate Vice President on the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society’s Technical Activities Board.
His research interests include:
In 2009, he joined UH Mānoa, where he is currently a Professor of electrical engineering. He has authored over 130 publications in the areas of microelectromechanical systems and microfluidics. Dr. Ohta was a recipient of the 2012 UH Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research and the 2015 UH Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, the ten-campus UH System’s most prestigious research and teaching award, respectively. He is currently an Associate Vice President on the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society’s Technical Activities Board.
His research interests include:
- Design, fabrication, and aoplication of microfabricated devices
- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
- Microfluidics
- Optofluidics
- Biomedical microdevices
- Reconfigurable electronics.
Dr. Arif Rahman
M ARIFUR RAHMAN (M’11–S’15–M’18–SM’19) received the B.S. degree in naval science from the Bangladesh Naval Academy, Chittagong, Bangladesh, in 2002, the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Military Institute of Science Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA, in 2018.
In 2006, he joined the Bangladesh Navy, where he served as senior electrical engineer in various navy warships and establishments and retired as Lieutenant Commander in 2013. Currently, he is a post-doctoral fellow at UH Mānoa. He has authored over 20 publications in the areas of microelectromechanical systems and microfluidics. Dr. Rahman was a recipient of the 2018 UH Mānoa College of Engineering Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award. He is currently the vice-chair for the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Hawaiʻi chapter, and a member of the electronic product and services board for the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
His research interests include:
Kainalu MH Matthews achieved an MS-EE Degree in 2017 University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA, in 2018. He is currently a practicing Electrical Engineer in the RF Field and has interests in the applications of the following:
In 2006, he joined the Bangladesh Navy, where he served as senior electrical engineer in various navy warships and establishments and retired as Lieutenant Commander in 2013. Currently, he is a post-doctoral fellow at UH Mānoa. He has authored over 20 publications in the areas of microelectromechanical systems and microfluidics. Dr. Rahman was a recipient of the 2018 UH Mānoa College of Engineering Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award. He is currently the vice-chair for the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Hawaiʻi chapter, and a member of the electronic product and services board for the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
His research interests include:
- Design, fabrication, and aoplication of microfabricated devices
- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
- Microfluidics
- Optofluidics
- Biomedical microdevices
- Reconfigurable electronics
- Impedance spectroscopy
- Microgrid
- RF Simulation.
Kainalu MH Matthews achieved an MS-EE Degree in 2017 University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA, in 2018. He is currently a practicing Electrical Engineer in the RF Field and has interests in the applications of the following:
- Design, fabrication, and aoplication of microfabricated devices
- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
- Microfluidics
- Biomedical microdevices
- Labview
- Teststand
- RF Engineering.
Kareem Elassy
Kareem received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics and communications engineering from the Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo, Egypt, in 2009 and 2014, respectively. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa. In 2013 he joined Egypt-IBM Nanotechnology Center as a researcher. He worked on a wide spectrum of research projects at the University of California Berkeley and Technical University of Darmstadt, in the field of printed electronics.
Kareem was a recipient of the 2019 UH Mānoa Department of Electrical Engineering Research Excellence Award. He is currently the chair of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society UH student branch chapter.
Kareem was a recipient of the 2019 UH Mānoa Department of Electrical Engineering Research Excellence Award. He is currently the chair of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society UH student branch chapter.