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Andreas Schuh
200 East Crystal Cove Terrace E-mail: aschuh@mit.edu
San Francisco, CA 94134 Phone: 415-336-8269
U.S.A. andreasschuh.weebly.com
U.S. Permanent Resident

Summary
In the past few years I have been working on the modification of MEMS dynamics through
* Topology optimization based on FEA methods and
* Control design.
The MEMS in this case are silicon microcantilevers with fully integrated actuators and displacement proportional
sensors. Also, I worked on laser and imaging sensor based robot localization and tracking, originally for the inspection of
cryogenic LNG/LPG storage tanks in Qatar.
During my research I have acquired expert knowledge utilizing programming languages/software such as MATLAB,
VHDL, Autodesk Inventor, Comsol Multiphysics and LabVIEW (FPGA). Further, I have experience in C/C++/C# and utilized
signal processing, model based control design, statistical filters for estimation and system identification techniques.
Previous experience includes the improvement of a combined ion implantation/AFM system, control design for AFM
based nanolithography and car alternators, programming of microcontrollers/FPGAs and mechanical designs for AFM
systems. My duties also involved writing research papers, patent applications and drafting grant proposals.


Education
Ilmenau University of Technology (IUT), Germany 04/2010 to 06/2014
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Department of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems,
In collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, 04/2010 to present
Mechatronics Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Thesis: Multi-Eigenmode Control for Improved Tracking Speed in Multifrequency Atomic Force Microscopy,
Advisers: Prof. Dr. Ivo W. Rangelow (IUT) and Prof. Kamal Youcef-Toumi (MIT).

Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany 10/2006 - 02/2009
Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems,
Thesis: Detection and imaging of single ion impacts in field effect transistors,
Research conducted at the IBT, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA,
Honors degree: Master of Science, Grade 1.1 (on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 being the highest),
Advisers: Prof. Dr. Ivo W. Rangelow (IUT) and Dr. Thomas Schenkel (LBNL).

University of Applied Sciences Trier, Germany 10/2002 - 08/2006
Undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Microelectronics,
One term abroad at the Dundalk Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland, 08/2004 - 01/2005
Thesis: Development of a Mixed Software/Hardware Control Solution for Car Alternators,
Degree: Graduate Engineer, Grade 1.5 (Diplom-Ingenieur (FH)).


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Experience
Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany 09/2012 - present
Research Affiliate and Research Associate,
Department of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems, Prof. Dr. Ivo W. Rangelow (MNES)
Continuation of my work at MIT in improved Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) image acquisition,
Focused Ion Beam and FEA based topology optimization of fully integrated MEMS (AFM probes),
Implementation of novel control algorithms into a prototype lithography AFM system using Simulink/VHDL,
Preparation of research publications, patent submissions and dissertation.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 04/2010 - 08/2012
Research Assistant and Visiting Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prof. Kamal Youcef-Toumi
Work on improved tracking speed and material contrast imaging of dynamic AFM cantilevers
by means of control design, estimation, signal processing and system identification techniques,
Work on a laser and imaging sensor based robot localization and tracking system, originally for the inspection
of cryogenic LNG/LPG storage tanks in Qatar that also led to a granted international patent.

Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany 03/2009 - 03/2010
Research Associate, MNES
Control and mechanical designs for AFM based nanometer lithographic applications, grant proposal writing.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA 10/2007 - 10/2008
Research Scholar, Quantum Computing Initiative at Accelerator and Fusion Research Division (AFRD)
Research on single ion implantation into in field effect transistors and its automatic impact detection for the creation of
future quantum computing devices.

Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany 11/2006 - 09/2007
Research Assistant, MNES and Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology
Involved in the creation of an AFM probe manufacturing laboratory,
Involved in the development of High Electron Mobility Transistors by using high resolution electron beam lithography,
MATLAB-GUI programming for AFM controllers.

Robert BOSCH GmbH, Reutlingen, Germany 03/2006 - 08/2006
Internship and Thesis. Division of Automotive Electronics
Hardware/software co-design controller implementation for car alternators,
based on a Xilinx Virtex E FPGA (VHDL) and an ARM7 microprocessor (C language).

Skills
Programming Languages: NI LabVIEW (G), C/C++, Visual C#, Assembler, (Visual) Basic, Environment: CodeWarrior IDE,
Hardware Description: VHDL, NI LabVIEW FPGA, VisualElite,
Hardware Synthesis: Xilinx ISE, Synopsys DesignCompiler,
Simulation Environments: Comsol Multiphysics, Modelsim, Electronics Workbench/MultiSIM and other SPICE derivatives,
CAD Software: Autodesk AutoCAD/Inventor,
Math Environments: Matlab/Simulink, Scilab, Mathematica,
Layout-Design: ISIS/ARES, Eagle,
Analytical Tools: Atomic Force Microscopy, Dual Focused Ion Beam, Electron Beam Microscopy/Lithography,
General PC Software: L
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Patents
Localization and Tracking System for Mobile Robots (U.S. Patent No.: 8,818,723)
US 20140058667 A1 (Published Feb. 27, 2014), International: WO 2014035741 A1 (Published Mar. 6, 2014),
Inventors: Andreas Schuh and Kamal-Youcef-Toumi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Method for High Speed Imaging of Sample Surfaces by Atomic Force Microscopy
(Original Title: Verfahren zur Abbildung von Oberflchen mittels eines Rasterkraftmikroskops mit hoher Geschwindigkeit.),
Submitted to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPTO),
Inventors: Ahmad Ahmad, Andreas Schuh and Ivo. W. Rangelow.

Fellowships
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) fellowship for conducting research in the area of AFMs 04/2010 - 10/2010
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Kamal Youcef-Toumi.
Quantum Computing Initiative at the Accelerator and Fusion Research Division (AFRD) 10/2007 - 10/2008
for conducting research on novel room temperature quantum computing devices.

Professional Review Service
Reviewer for the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and IEEE Control Systems Society .

Workshops
German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, Germany 10/2012
Project Management Workshop for Ph.D. graduates.

Kristianstad University, Sweden, Alice-Project for Embedded Systems, 09/2005
Team Based control system design project with inverted pendulums.

Core Courses in
MEMS Micromachining, (Semiconductor) Physics, Control System Design, (Digital) Signal Processing, Image Processing, Hardware
Description, Programming, Electronics, Mechanics, Statistics, Mathematics.

Languages
German: Native proficiency,
English: Full professional proficiency.

Honors
M. Sc. degree with distinction for high GPA and top of the class graduation. 04/2009
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Selected Publications
Estimator based amplitude demodulation in dynamic atomic force microscopy, A. Schuh and I. W. Rangelow.
In final preparation, 2014.
Fast digital floating point compensators for dynamic atomic force microscopy, A. Schuh, I. W. Rangelow and K. Youcef-Toumi.
In preparation, 2014.
High material contrast in multifrequency atomic force microscopy - a multi-eigenmode control approach,
A. Schuh, I. S. Bozchalooi, I. W. Rangelow and K. Youcef-Toumi. Submitted to Nano Research - Springer, 2014.
Control and characterization of first and higher transverse eigenmodes of active atomic force microscope cantilevers,
A. Schuh, I. S. Bozchalooi, A. Ahmad, I. W. Rangelow and K. Youcef-Toumi. Submitted to IOP Smart Materials and Structures, 2014.
Estimator based multi-eigenmode control of microcantilevers in multifrequency atomic force microscopy,
A. Schuh, I. S. Bozchalooi, I. W. Rangelow and K. Youcef-Toumi. Submitted to the American Control Conference 2015.
Active microcantilevers for high material contrast in harmonic atomic force microscopy,
A. Schuh, M. Hofer, T. Ivanov and I.W. Rangelow. Submitted to IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2014.
A tutorial on fixed point implementation of IIR filters on FPGA targets, I. S. Bozchalooi, A. Schuh and K. Youcef-Toumi.
Submitted to Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2014.
Adaptive AFM scan speed control for high aspect ratio fast structure tracking, A. Ahmad, A. Schuh and I. W. Rangelow,
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 85, 103706 (2014).
Scanning probes in nanostructure fabrication, M. Kaestner, Tzv. Ivanov, A. Schuh, A. Ahmad, T. Angelov, M. Budden, M. Hofer, A.
Reum, S. Lenk, Y. Krivoshapkina, E. Guliyev, M. Holz, J-P. Zoellner, and I.W. Rangelow, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 32, 06F101 (2014).
0.1-nanometer resolution positioning stage for sub-10nm scanning probe lithography, N. Vorbringer-Doroshovets, F. Balzer, E.
Manske, M. Kaestner, A. Schuh, J.-P. Zoellner, M. Hofer, E. Guliyev, A. Ahmad, Tzv. Ivanov and I.W. Rangelow,
Advanced Lithography, Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. (2013).
Active Q control in atomic force microscopy for speed and sensitivity enhancement, A. Schuh, K. Youcef-Toumi and I.W. Rangelow,
Biannual Report 2011/2012, Institute of Micro- and Nanotechnologies, Ilmenau University of Technology.
Nanoprobe maskless lithography, I.W. Rangelow, Tz. Ivanov, Y. Sarov, A. Schuh, A. Frank, H. Hartmann, J.-P. Zllner, D. Olynick, V.
Kalchenko, Proc. SPIE, 7637 (2010).
Self-actuated piezoresistive cantilever based afm for single ion implantation, A. Schuh, Y. Sarov, Tzv. Ivanov, I.W. Rangelow, C.D.
Weis, A. Batra, A. Persaud, T. Schenkel, in PRONANO- Proceedings of the Integrated Project on Massively Parallel Intelligent
Cantilever Probe Platforms, ISBN 978-386991-177-9, Verlagshaus Monsenstein und Vannerdat OHGMuenster, 299-306 (2010).
Critical issues in the formation of quantum computer test structures by ion implantation, T. Schenkel, C.C. Lo, C. D. Weis, A. Schuh,
A. Persaud and J. Bokor, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B, 267 (8-9), 2563 (2009).
Mapping of ion beam induced current changes in FinFETs, C.D. Weis, A. Schuh, A. Batra, A. Persaud, I.W. Rangelow, J. Bokor, C.C. Lo,
S. Cabrini, D. Olynick, S. Duhey, T. Schenkel, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 267 (2009), pp. 1222-1225.
Single atom doping for quantum device development in diamond and silicon, C.D. Weis, A. Schuh, A. Batra, A. Persaud, I.W.
Rangelow, J. Bokor, C.C. Lo, S. Cabrini, E. Sideras-Haddad, G.D. Fuchs, R. Hanson, D.D. Awschalom and T. Schenkel,
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 26(6), pp. 2596-2600 (Nov/Dec 2008).