Professional biography:

Jack Luo received his PhD degree from the University of Hokkaido, Eng. Faculty, Japan in 1989 on "Preparation and Electrical Characterization of InGaAs and InP Field Effect Transistor Structures". He worked as a process engineer (1990) at Hoxan Co. Sapporo, Japan, to develop high efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells. He then be a research associate (1990) and senior research (1993) fellow at Cardiff University, U.K, working on III-V compound semiconductor devices. From 1995 to 2002, he worked in industry as an Engineer, Senior Engineer and Manager at Newport Wafer Fab. Philips Semiconductor Co. and Cavendish Kinetics Ltd respectively, developing products and process. In 2002, he re-joined academe, and was a Senior Research Associate in Cambridge University Engineering Department| with responsibility for MEMS activities. From January 2007, he became a professor in MEMS at CMRI, University of Bolton.

Current research interests:

• Microsystems technology & Reliability
• Microfluidics (micropumps and micromixers)
• Biochemical sensors
• Smart materials (Piezoelectric ceramics and shape memory alloy & polymers)

Selected recent publications:

• J.K.Luo, A.Flewitt, S.M.Spearing, N.A.Fleck and W.I.Milne, "Novel normally-off microgrippers using highly stressed DLC and Ni bimorph structure" Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 5750 (2004).
• J.K.Luo, D.P.Chua, A.J.Flewitt, S.M.Spearing, N.A.Fleck and W.I.Milne;"Uniformity control of Ni thin film microstructure deposited by through-mask plating" J. Electrochem. Soc., 152, C36-41 (2005).
• J.K.Luo, A.Flewitt, S.M.Spearing, N.A.Fleck and W.I.Milne; "Fabrication and comprehensive characterization of microtweezers based on three lateral thermal actuator configurations" J. Micromech. Microeng. 15, 1294-1302 (2005).
• J.K.Luo, A.Flewitt, S.M.Spearing, N.A.Fleck and W.I.Milne; "Three types of planar structure microspring electro-thermal-actuators with insulator beam constraints" J. Micromech. Microeng. 15, 1527-1535 (2005).
• J.K.Luo, M.Lin, Y.Q.Fu, H.Lin, A.J.Flewitt, S.M.Spearing, N.A.Fleck and W.I.Milne; "MEMS-based digital variable capacitors with a high-k dielectric insulator" Sensors & Actuators A132, 136 (2006). J. K. Luo, Y. Q. Fu, H.R.Le, J.A.Williams, S.M.Spearing and W. I. Milne "Diamond and diamond-like carbon MEMS" J.Micromech. Microeng. 17, S147 (2007).