Professor Reza Moheimani

Professor and James Von Ehr Distinguished Chair

Reza Moheimani joined the University of Texas at Dallas in 2015, where he established and directs the Laboratory for Dynamics and Control of Nanosystems in the Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. He currently holds the James Von Ehr Distinguished Chair in Science and Technology, and is a Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Prior to joining the UTD, he was a Professor and Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia. During his 17 years with University of Newcastle, he established a research program in the area of high-precision mechatronic systems with significant national and international collaborations and served as Associate Director of Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control (CDSC), an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence.

His research has ranged across many areas including robust control theory and robust state estimation of uncertain dynamic systems, applications of control and estimation in smart structures, active control of noise and vibration, and control of high-precision mechatronic systems. His current research interests include ultrahigh-precision mechatronic systems, with a particular emphasis on dynamics and control at the nanometer scale, including applications of control and estimation in nanopositioning systems for high-speed scanning probe microscopy and nanomanufacturing, modeling and control of microcantilever-based devices, control of microactuators in microelectromechanical systems, and design, modeling, and control of micromachined nanopositioners for on-chip scanning probe microscopy. Dr. Moheimani has published over 400 reviewed articles and 5 books and edited volumes.

 

Education:

1996 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
1993 MEngSc in Electrical Engineering (Majoring in Systems and Control), University of New South Wales, Australia
1990 B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University, Iran

 

Awards and Honors:

2023 IFAC Industrial Achievement Award
2022 ASME Nyquist Lecturer Award
2022 ASME Fellow Award
2020 ASME Charles Stark Draper Innovative Practice Award
2018 IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award
2014 IFAC Nathaniel B. Nichols Medal
2013 IFAC Mechatronic Systems Award
2011 IEEE Fellow Award
2011 IFAC Fellow Award
2009 IEEE Control Systems Technology Award
2007 IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award
2007 Institute of Physics, UK, Fellow Award

 

Journal Editorial Positions:

2016-2021 Mechatronics, Editor-in-Chief
2013 IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Guest Editor
2012 IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Guest Editor
2010-2014 IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Associate Editor
2007 IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Guest Editor
2007 Control Engineering Practice, Guest Editor
2005 IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Guest Editor
2005 Control Engineering Practice, Guest Editor
2004-2011 IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Associate Editor
2002-2004 Control Engineering Practice, Associate Editor
2002-2012 International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, Associate Editor
2001 IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Guest Editor

 

Chairing of Conferences:

2015 IEEE Conference on Systems and Control, September 21-23, 2015, Sydney, Australia, Program Chair
2013 IEEE/ASME Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July 9-12, 2013, Wollongong, Australia, Program Chair
2012 IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, September 13-15, 2010, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Program Co-Chair
2012 2nd Workshop on Dynamics and Control of Micro and Naoscale Systems, February 2012, Newcastle, Australia, Program Chair
2004 IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, September 2004, Sydney, Australia, International Program Committee Chair
2000 Robust Control Workshop, December 2000, Newcastle, Australia, Organizing Committee Chair

 

PhD Students Graduated:

2022 Dr. Afshin Alipour
2022 Dr. Hamed Alemansour
2021 Dr. Nastaran Nikooienejad
2018 Dr. Farid Tajaddodianfar
2017 Dr. Michael Ruppert
2016 Dr. Steven Moore
2016 Dr. Mohammad Maroufi
2015 Dr. Busara Piryanont
2014 Dr. Kai Karvinen
2014 Dr. Ali Mohammadi
2014 Dr. Sachin Wadikhaye
2014 Dr. Anthony Fowler
2012 Dr. Matthew Fairbairn
2010 Dr. Iskandar Mahmood
2004 Dr. Sam Behrens
2003 Dr. Andrew Fleming
2002 Dr. Dunant Halim


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Journal Articles

K. S. Vikrant; D. Dadkhah; S. O. R. Moheimani

Optimization of Design Parameters to Improve Performance of a Planar Electromagnetic Actuator Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 60 (9), pp. 8000610 (10pp), 2024.

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D. Dadkhah; S. O. R. Moheimani

Design, Fabrication, and Control of a Double-Stage MEMS Force Sensor Journal Article

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2024, (Accepted for publication).

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A. Alipour; E. Fowler; S. O. R. Moheimani; J. H. G. Owen; J. N. Randall

Atom-resolved imaging with a silicon tip integrated into an on-chip scanning tunneling microscope Journal Article

Review of Scientific Instruments, 95 (3), pp. 033703-7pp, 2024.

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H. M. Nasrabadi; N. Nikooienejad; K. S. Vikrant; S. O. R. Moheimani

Integration of piezoelectric and electrothermal actuators for high-resolution Atomic Force Microscopy Journal Article

Mechatronics, 99 , 2024.

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R. Mishra; S. O. R. Moheimani

Kalman Filter-Based Estimation of Surface Conductivity and Surface Variations in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Journal Article

IEEE Transactions for Control Systems Technology, 2024, (Accepted for publication).

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H. Alemansour; S. O. R. Moheimani

Model-based Control of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope: Enabling New Modes of Imaging, Spectroscopy, and Lithography Journal Article

IEEE Control Systems Magazine, 44 (1), pp. 46 – 66, 2024.

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K. Shi; N. Nikooienejad; I. R. Petersen; S. O. R. Moheimani

Negative Imaginary Control Using Hybrid Integrator-Gain Systems: Application to MEMS Nanopositioner Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2024, (Accepted for publication).

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D. Dadkhah; S. O. R. Moheimani

Combining H∞ and Resonant Control to Enable High-bandwidth Force Measurements with a MEMS Sensor Journal Article

Mechatronics, 96 (103086), pp. 9pp, 2023.

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M. B. Coskun; M. Soleymaniha; M. Mahdavi; S. O. R. Moheimani

Active Microcantilevers for Dynamic Mode Atomic Force Microscopy Journal Article

Encyclopedia of Sensors and Biosensors: Volume 1-4, First Edition , 3 , pp. 617–642, 2023.

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H. M. Nasrabadi; M. Mahdavi; M. Soleymaniha; S. O. R. Moheimani

High resolution atomic force microscopy with an active piezoelectric microcantilever Journal Article

Review of Scientific Instruments, 93 , pp. 073706, 2022.

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A. Alipour; E. Fowler; S. O. R. Moheimani; J. H. G. Owen; J. N. Randall

Atomic-resolution lithography with an on-chip scanning tunneling microscope Journal Article

Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B , 40 , pp. 030603 (5pp), 2022.

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N. Nikooienejad; S. O. R. Moheimani

Convex Synthesis of SNI Controllers Based on Frequency-Domain Data: MEMS Nanopositioner Example Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 30 (2 ), pp. 767-778, 2022.

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H. M. Nasrabadi; M. Mahdavi; S. O. R. Moheimani

Q Control of an AFM Microcantilever with Double-Stack AlN Sensors and Actuators Journal Article

IEEE Sensors Journal, 22 (5), pp. 3957-3964, 2022.

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A. Alipour; S. O. R. Moheimani; J. H. G. Owen; E. Fuchs; J. N. Randall

Atomic precision imaging with an on-chip STM integrated into a commercial UHV STM system Journal Article

Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B , 39 (4), 2021.

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H. Alemansour; S. O. R. Moheimani; J. H. G. Owen; J. N. Randall; E. Fuchs

An ultra-fast method for scanning tunneling spectroscopy Journal Article

Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B , 39 (4), 2021.

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A. Alipour; M. B. Coskun; S. O. R. Moheimani

A MEMS nanopositioner with integrated tip for scanning tunneling microscopy Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems , 30 (2 ), pp. 271 – 280, 2021.

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M. Mahdavi; H. M. Nasrabadi; M. Soleymaniha; S. O. R. Moheimani

Modal Actuation and Sensing with an Active AFM Cantilever Journal Article

IEEE Sensors Journal, 21 (7), pp. 8950–8959, 2021.

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H. Alemansour; S. O. R. Moheimani; J. H. G. Owen; E. Fuchs; J. N. Randall

High signal-to-noise ratio differential conductance spectroscopy Journal Article

Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B , 39 (1), pp. 010601 (5pp), 2021.

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N. Nikooienejad; M. Maroufi; S. O. R. Moheimani

Iterative Learning Control for Video-rate Atomic Force Microscopy Journal Article

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 26 (4), pp. 2127 - 2138, 2020.

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M. Mahdavi; N. Nikooienejad; S. O. R. Moheimani

AFM microcantilever with a collocated AlN sensor-actuator pair: enabling efficient Q-control for dynamic imaging Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 29 (5), pp. 661 - 668, 2020.

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H. Alemansour; S. O. R. Moheimani; J. H. G. Owen; J. N. Randall; E. Fuchs

Controlled removal of hydrogen atoms from H-terminated silicon surfaces Journal Article

Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B , 38 (4), pp. 040601, 2020.

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M. Maroufi; H. Alemansour; S. O. R. Moheimani

A High Dynamic Range Closed-Loop Stiffness-Adjustable MEMS Force Sensor Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 29 (3), pp. 397 - 407, 2020.

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M. Mahdavi; M. B. Coskun; S. O. R. Moheimani

High Dynamic Range AFM Cantilever with A Collocated Piezoelectric Actuator-Sensor Pair Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems , 29 (21), pp. 260–267, 2020.

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M. Maroufi; N. Nikooienejad; M. Mahdavi; S. O. R. Moheimani

SOI-MEMS Bulk Piezoresistive Displacement Sensor: A Comparative Study of Readout Circuits Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 29 (1), pp. 43–53, 2020.

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N. Nikooienejad; A. Alipour; M. Maroufi; S. O. R. Moheimani

Video-Rate Non-Raster AFM Imaging with Cycloid Trajectory Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 28 (21), pp. 436 - 447, 2020.

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F. Tajaddodianfar; S. O. R. Moheimani; J. N. Randall

Scanning Tunneling Microscope Control: A Self-Tuning PI Controller Based on Online Local Barrier Height Estimation Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 27 (5), pp. 2004 - 2015, 2019.

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M. B. Coskun; H. Alemansour; A. G. Fowler; M. Maroufi; S. O. R. Moheimani

Q Control of an Active AFM CantileverWith Differential Sensing Configuration Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 27 (5), pp. 2271 - 2278, 2019.

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A. Alipour; M. B. Coskun; S. O. R. Moheimani

A High Bandwidth Microelectromechanical System-Based Nanopositioner for Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Journal Article

Review of Scientific Instruments, 90 (7), pp. 073706, 2019.

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Inproceedings

K. S. Vikrant; D. Dadkhah; S. O. R. Moheimani

Measurement of electromagnetic force using a feedback-controlled MEMS force sensor Inproceedings

Proc. 2024 Australian & New Zealand Control Conference (ANZCC), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 2024.

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K. S. Vikrant; H. M. Nasrabadi; S. O. R. Moheimani

A Novel Actuator Based on Near-Field Acoustic Levitation and Electromagnetic Actuation Inproceedings

Proc. 2023 International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS), 2023.

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R. Mishra; S. O. R. Moheimani

Kalman Filter Estimation Technique for Surface Conductivity in STM Inproceedings

Proc. Modeling, Estimation and Control Conference 2023, Lake Tahoe, 2023.

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AFM Microcantilever with On-chip Electrothermal and Piezoelectric Transducers: Z-axis Control and Standalone Operation

H. M. Nasrabadi; N. Nikooienejad; K. S. Vikrant; S. O. R. Moheimani

AFM Microcantilever with On-chip Electrothermal and Piezoelectric Transducers: Z-axis Control and Standalone Operation Inproceedings

Proc. IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), pp. 94–98, Seattle, WA, 2023.

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D. Dadkhah; S. O. R. Moheimani

A high-bandwidth closed-loop MEMS force sensor with system dynamics adjustment Inproceedings

Proc. IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), pp. 79–84, Seattle, WA, 2023.

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E. Fuchs; J. H. G. Owen; A. Alipour; E. Fowler; S. O. R. Moheimani; J. N. Randall

Scalable digital atomic precision lithography Inproceedings

Proc. SPIE Conference on Novel Patterning Technologies 2023, San Jose, CA, 2023.

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K. Shi; N. Nikooienejad; I. R. Petersen; S. O. R. Moheimani

A Negative Imaginary Approach to Hybrid Integrator-Gain System Control Inproceedings

Proc. IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Cancun, Mexico, 2022.

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H. M. Nasrabadi; N. Nikooienejad; S. O. R. Moheimani

Combining Electrothermal Actuation with Piezoelectric Actuation and Sensing in a Dynamic Mode AFM Microcantilever Inproceedings

Proc. 2022 IEEE Sensors, Dallas, TX, 2022.

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E. Khodabakhshi; N. Nikooienejad; M. Maroufi; S. O. R. Moheimani

Design and Characterization of a Novel High-bandwidth Flexure-guided XY Nanopositioner Inproceedings

Proc. 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, Los Angeles, CA, 2022.

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R. Mishra; N. Nikooienejad; S. O. R. Moheimani; I. R. Petersen

Kalman Filter Based Estimation of Surface Conductivity in STM Inproceedings

Proc. 2022 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), pp. 950-955, Trieste, Italy, 2022.

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E. Khodabakhshi; N. Nikooienejad; M. Maroufi; S. O. R. Moheimani

Characterization and Control of a Piezoelectrically Actuated High-speed Planar Nanopositioner Inproceedings

Proc. 2022 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), pp. 1313-1318, Trieste, Italy, 2022.

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N. Nikooienejad; S. O. R. Moheimani

Frequency Domain-Based Integral Resonant Controller Design for a MEMS Nanopositioner Inproceedings

IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, San Diego, CA, 2021.

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V. Visalakshi; S. Share; S. O. R. Moheimani; B. Bhikkaji

Design of Positive Position Feedback Controllers for Collocated Systems Inproceedings

Proc. American Control Conference, pp. 4791–4796, New Orleans, LA, 2021.

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M. Soleymaniha; M. B. Coskun; H. M. Nasrabadi; A. Alipour; S. O. R. Moheimani

DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTIVE ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE CANTILEVER ARRAYS Inproceedings

The 34th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2021), 2021.

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N. Nikooienejad; M. Mahdavi; S. O. R. Moheimani

Q-Controlled Microcantilevers with A Collocated Piezoelectric Actuator-Sensor Pair for Multifrequency AFM Inproceedings

8th Multifrequency AFM Conference, Madrid, Spain, 2020.

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O. Kaveh; M. B. Coskun; M. Mahdavi; S. O. R. Moheimani

FPGA-Based Characterization and Q-Control of an Active AFM Cantilever Inproceedings

2020 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Boston, MA, USA, 2020.

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S. O. R. Moheimani; H. Alemansour

A new approach to removing H atoms in hydrogen depassivation lithography Inproceedings

SPIE Conference on Novel Patterning Technologies for Semiconductors, MEMS/NEMS and MOEMS 2020, pp. 113240Y, 2020.

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J. N. Randall; J. H. G. Owen; E. Fuchs; R. Saini; R. Santini; S. O. R. Moheimani

Atomically precise digital e-beam lithography Inproceedings

SPIE Conference on Novel Patterning Technologies for Semiconductors, MEMS/NEMS and MOEMS 2020, pp. 113240X, 2020.

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M. Mahdavi; M. B. Coskun; H. M. Nasrabadi; S. O. R. Moheimani

A high dynamic range AFM probe with collocated piezoelectric transducer pairs Inproceedings

The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2020), 2020.

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N. Nikooienejad; M. Maroufi; S. O. R. Moheimani

Iterative Learning Control for High-Speed Rosette Trajectory Tracking Inproceedings

IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Nice, France, 2019.

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H. Alemansour; M. Maroufi; A. Alipour; S. O. R. Moheimani

A Feedback Controlled MEMS Probe Scanner for On-Chip AFM Inproceedings

8th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, Vienna, Austria, 2019.

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M. B. Coskun; M. Baan; A. Alipour; S. O. R. Moheimani

Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of a Piezoelectric AFM Cantilever Array Inproceedings

2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), Hong Kong, China, 2019.

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