Purdue University

Prof. Dimitrios Peroulis’ primary research focus is in the area of MEMS for the future genera-tion of communication and sensor systems. During his Ph.D. work he demonstrated for the first time several MEMS devices with record-high performance including the lowest actuation volt-age switch (<6V) for high-power applications and the widest analog tuning range varactor (4:1) for millimeter-wave applications. Recently his group also demonstrated reliable RF MEMS varactor that operates without hermetic protection for more than 1 billion cycles under 4W of RF power (hot switching). His group has also contributed to the development of MEMS packages with a mean-time-to-failure of 86 years. He has over 20 refereed journal and conference publications in the areas of microwave integrated circuits and antennas and has received two students paper award at the 2001 and 2002 International Microwave Symposiums.