Thomas Lucas

Assistant Professor of Practice

lucas113@purdue.edu

812-206-8387

3000 Technology Avenue

New Albany, Indiana 47150

Biography

My primary goal as a professor is to engage with students in the classroom and inspire them to develop their passion, understanding, and appreciation for STEM-based research and industry roles. This is accomplished by providing well-crafted and innovative learning experiences in engineering technology courses and through extracurricular outreach. My research background is in 3D (out-of-plane) micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor and actuator design. Currently my teaching focus is in embedded digital systems and the courses I regularly teach are:

CNIT 105 Introduction to C Programming
ECET 179 Introduction to Digital Systems
ECET 279 Embedded Digital Systems
ECET 302 / MET 284 Introduction to Industrial Controls
ECET 229 Concurrent Digital Systems
ECET 329 Advanced Embedded Digital Systems
ECET 274 Wireless Communications
MFET 374 Manufacturing Integration I

Education:

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

University of Louisville, Speed School of Engineering, Louisville, KY

Completed in Spring 2014 with focus on MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS)

BS and M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering

University of Louisville, Speed School of Engineering, Louisville, KY

Completed in Spring 2010, ABET accredited

Journal Publications:

T. M. Lucas, D. Porter, J. Beharic, T. A. Berfield, and C. K. Harnett, ‘Bistability in a symmetric out-of-plane microstructure’, Microsystem Technologies, May 2016
J. Beharic, T. M. Lucas, C. K. Harnett, ‘Analysis of a Compressed Bistable Buckled Beam on a Flexible Support’, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Aug 2014
Lucas, T. M., James, K. T., Beharic, J., Moiseeva, E. V., O’Toole, M. G., Harnett, C. K., “Wavelength specific excitation of gold nanoparticle thin-films”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 104 ( 2014)
T. M. Lucas, E. V. Moiseeva, G. Zhang, A. M. Gobin, C. K. Harnett, “Thermal properties of infrared absorbent gold nanoparticle coatings for MEMS applications”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Volume 198, 15 August 2013, Pages 81-86
Goessling, B. A., Lucas, T. M., Aebersold, J. W., Moiseeva E. V., Harnett, C. K., “Bistable Out-of-Plane Stress Mismatched Thermally Actuated Bilayer Devices with Large Deflection”, J. Micromech. Microeng. 21 (2011)
Lucas, T. M., Harnett, C. K., “Control of electrolysis-generated microbubbles for sensor surface passivation”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 98 (2011)

Conference Presentations:

T. M. Lucas, K. T. James, J. Beharic, E. V. Moiseeva, R. S. Keynton, M. G. O’Toole, C. K. Harnett, “Enhancing Light-Induced Thermal Actuation with Gold Nanoplates”, TechConnect World 2014, Washington DC, June 2014
J. Beharic, T. M. Lucas, Y. M. Senousy, C. K. Harnett, “Flexible Bistable MEMS Bridges”, TechConnect World 2014, Washington DC, June 2014
Thomas Lucas, Evgeniya Moiseeva, Cindy Harnett, “Progress Towards a Light-Driven Bistable Microactuator", KIEC 2013 Conference, Lexington KY, August 2013
Jasmin Beharic, Yehya M. Senusy, Thomas M. Lucas, Cindy K. Harnett, “Flexible Sensors for Shape Detection”,KY NanoSymposium 2013, University of Louisville, Kentucky, August 16-17 2013
T. M. Lucas, J. Beharic, Y. M. Senousy, E. V. Moiseeva, C. K. Harnett, “Characterization of a Bistable Microstructure for Bidirectional Air Flow Threshold Sensing”, KY NanoSymposium 2013, University of Louisville, Kentucky, August 16-17 2013
Thomas Lucas, Evgeniya Moiseeva, Cindy Harnett, “Thermal Properties of Infrared Absorbent Gold Nanoparticle Coatings”, The 7th Int. Conference of Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, Marina Del Ray CA, April 2013
Thomas Lucas, Evgeniya Moiseeva, Guandong Zhang, Andre Gobin, Cindy Harnett, “Design and Simulation of Optically Actuated Bistable MEMS", 8th KIEC 2012 Conference, Louisville KY, June 2012
Evgeniya Moiseeva, Thomas Lucas, Guandong Zhang, Andre Gobin, Cindy Harnett, "Development of a MEMS Bistable Actuator Incorporated with Nanoparticles", 17th Annual KY EPSCoR Conference, Lexington KY, May 2012
Evgeniya Moiseeva, Thomas Lucas, Guandong Zhang, Andre Gobin, Cindy Harnett, "Light-Powered Nanoparticle-MEMS Hybrid", American Physical Society March Meeting, Boston MA, March 2012
Thomas Lucas, Evgeniya Moiseeva, Cindy Harnett, 'Design and Simulation of Optically Actuated Bistable MEMS", American Physical Society March Meeting, Boston MA, March 2012
Lucas, T. M., Harnett, C. K., “A Low-Cost Conductivity Sensor with Data Logging”, 16th Annual KY EPSCoR Conference, Louisville KY, May 2011
Harnett, C. K., Lucas, T. M., Aebersold, J. W, "Interaction of thin-film microcoils with the air/water interface and applications in microfluidics", Presentation at American Physical Society Meeting, Portland OR, March 17, 2010

Professional Affiliations:

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) - Member

Society of Manufacturing Engineering Engineers (SME) - Student Chapter 351 Advisor

Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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