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Mohammad Younis works on designing, modeling, and
characterizing Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
devices and structures with a focus on their mechanical
and motion aspects. His research include designing
novel MEMS sensors and switches, such as developing
a threshold switch triggered by mechanical shock and
a capacitive switch that operates at reduced voltage.
His research encompasses modeling MEMS devices and
structures under coupled multi-physics (mechanical,
electrostatic, squeeze-film, thermoelastic) forces,
developing reduced-order models and computationally
efficient approaches to tackle coupled multi-physics
nonlinear problems, analyzing MEMS phenomena, and investigating
the reliability of microstructures. Younis has analyzed
and characterized various MEMS devices including accelerometers,
threshold switches, mass sensors, thermal actuators,
resonant sensors, and RF switches.
Younis teaches courses
in linear and nonlinear dynamics and vibrations and
a course on the dynamics of MEMS. Younis is the recipient
of the Paul E. Torgersen Graduate Research Excellence
Award of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech,
2002 and the Rank-First-on-the-Class Award, 1999 from
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid,
Jordan.
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