Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile:

Dr. Elisabeth Smela
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Smela’s research is primarily in the field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), particularly polymer MEMS and bioMEMS. She focuses on the use of organic materials (from polymers to cells) in microsystems to realize microactuators, cell-based sensors, and CMOS/MEMS integrated systems.

(301) 405-5265 | smela@umd.edu | website | Room 2176, Building 088, Glenn L. Martin Hall

Education
B.S., Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

Brief Biography
Research Scientist, Linköping University, Sweden
Senior Scientist, Risø National Laboratory, Denmark
Vice President of Research and Development, Santa Fe Science and Technology, Inc. (SFST), New Mexico
University of Maryland since 2000

Honors and Awards
NSF Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), 2004
   (converted from CAREER award, 2003)
Outstanding Invention of 2004, Office of Technology Commercialization, UMD
   cell sensor based pathogen detection
DuPont Young Professor Award, 2003
Danish Research Councils Talent Project award, 1998
NSF Fellow, Summer Institute in Japan, 1991
E. Robert Kent Teaching Award for Junior Faculty, UMD, 2004

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