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Biography
Dr Ruth Houlihan is a research scientist at Tyndall National Institute, Ireland. She graduated from the National University of Ireland, Galway in 1998 with a Mechanical Engineering degree, from University College Cork, Ireland in 2000 with a Masters in Engineering Science and in 2004 from the University of Southampton, UK with a Ph.D. in microsystems. She has worked over the years in inertial, RF and energy harvesting MEMS devices as device designer, process developer and device and system modeller. In particular, she has focused on the mechanical modelling of MEMS structures using finite element software. She has been PI for Enterprise Ireland funded projects, has worked on FP6 and FP7 European projects, ESA funded projects in addition to industrial contracts.
Research Interests
Research Grants
| Funder | Start Date | End Date | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Irl | 06-NOV-06 | 05-JAN-08 | EI PC/2006/0129 | Principal Investigator |
| Enterprise Irl | 12-MAY-08 | 28-FEB-10 | EI”Intelligent Reliability Circuitry for RF MEMS Capactive Switches” | Principal Investigator |
Publications
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 9th ESA Round Table on Micro and Nano Technologies For Space Applications, Swiss Tech Convention Center, Lausanne, Switzerland Houlihan, R. and Duane, R. and Ryan, C. and Mahony, C. O’ and Olszewski, Z. (2014) 9th ESA Round Table on Micro and Nano Technologies For Space Applications, Swiss Tech Convention Center, Lausanne, Switzerland. : . |
| 2014 | Microneedles 2014, Baltimore, Maryland, 19-21st May O’Mahony, Conor and Vereshchagina, Elizaveta and Grygoryev, Konstantin and Houlihan, Ruth (2014) Microneedles 2014, Baltimore, Maryland, 19-21st May. : . |
| 2014 | International Conference and Exhibition on Integration Issues of Miniaturized Smart Systems (SSi 2014) Alessandro Sanginaro, Danilo Demarchi, Gerold Schropfer, Sarah Zerbini, Magdalena Ekwinska, Ruth Houlihan (2014) International Conference and Exhibition on Integration Issues of Miniaturized Smart Systems (SSi 2014). : . |
| 2014 | Eurosensors 2014 Z. Olszewski, R. Houlihan, R. O’Keeffe, M. O’Neill*, F. Waldron, A. Mathewson, N. Jackson (2014) Eurosensors 2014. : . |
| 2014 | MEMSWAVE Ryan, C.,Olszewski, O. Z.,Houlihan, R.,O’Mahony, C.,Blake, A.,Duane, R. (2014) MEMSWAVE. : . |
| 2014 | Microneedles 2014Microneedles 2014 O’Mahony, C.,Grygoryev, K.,Lo Re, G.,Vereschagina, L.,Houlihan, R. (2014) Microneedles 2014Microneedles 2014. : . |
| 2013 | Micromechanics Europe 2013 Ryan, Cormac and Olszewski, Zbigniew (Oskar) and Houlihan, Ruth and O’Mahony, Conor and Duane, Russell (2013) Micromechanics Europe 2013. : . |
| 2013 | Micromechanics Europe 2013 O’Mahony, Conor and Olszewski, Zbigniew (Oskar) and Houlihan, Ruth and Ryan, Cormac and Duane, Russell and Hill, Martin (2013) Micromechanics Europe 2013. : . |
| 2013 | Micromechanics Europe 2013 Ryan, C.,Olszewski, Z.,Houlihan, R.,O’Mahony, C.,Duane, R. (2013) Micromechanics Europe 2013. : . |
| 2012 | Royal Irish Academy Research Colloquium on Communications and Radio Science into the 21st Century Ryan, Cormac and Olszewski, Zbigniew (Oskar) and Houlihan, Ruth and O’Mahony, Conor and Duane, Russell (2012) Royal Irish Academy Research Colloquium on Communications and Radio Science into the 21st Century. : . |
| 2012 | 8th ESA Round Table on MNT for Space Applications, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2012 Olszewski, O. Z. and Houlihan, R. and O’Mahony, C. and Ryan, C. and Duane, R. (2012) 8th ESA Round Table on MNT for Space Applications, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2012. : . |
| 2012 | Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS – DTIP 2012 Olszewski, O. Z. ,Houlihan, R. ,O’Mahony, C.,Ryan, C. ,Duane, R. (2012) Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS – DTIP 2012. : . |
| 2012 | RAD2012: The First International Conference on Radiation and Dosimetry in Various Fields of Research Ryan, C. ,Olszewski, O. Z. ,Houlihan, R. ,O’Mahony, C.,Duane, R. (2012) RAD2012: The First International Conference on Radiation and Dosimetry in Various Fields of Research. : . |
| 2012 | Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS (DTIP), 2012 Symposium on Olszewski, Oskar Z and Ryan, Cormac and Houlihan, Ruth and O’Mahony, Conor and Duane, Russell (2012) Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS (DTIP), 2012 Symposium on. : . |
| 2012 | The First International Conference on Radiation and Dosimetry in Various Fields of Research, RAD2012: Ryan, C. and Olszewski, O. Z. and Houlihan, R. and O’Mahony, C. and Duane, R. (2012) The First International Conference on Radiation and Dosimetry in Various Fields of Research, RAD2012:. : . |
| 2012 | Royal Irish Academy Communications and Radio Science Colloquium Ryan, C. ,Olszewski, O. Z. ,Houlihan, R. ,O’Mahony, C.,Duane, R. (2012) Royal Irish Academy Communications and Radio Science Colloquium. : . |
| 2010 | 7th ESA Round Table on MNT for Space Applications, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2010 Olszewski, Z. and O’Mahony, C. and R., Houlihan and Duane, R. (2010) 7th ESA Round Table on MNT for Space Applications, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2010. : . |
| 2010 | 7th ESA Round Table on MNT for Space Applications Workshop Houlihan, R. and Collins, P. and Olszewski, Z. and Mathewson, A. (2010) 7th ESA Round Table on MNT for Space Applications Workshop. : . |
| 2009 | Micromechanics Europe 2009 Houlihan, R.,Olszewski, O. Z.,Duane, R.,O’Mahony, C.,Collins, P.,Mathewson, A. (2009) Micromechanics Europe 2009. : . |
| 2008 | Microwave Conference, 2008. EuMC 2008. 38th European Sun, X and Brebels, S and Stoukatch, S and Jansen, R and Dussopt, L and Dubois, M-A and O’Mahony, C and Berberich, S and Houlihan, R and De Raedt, W (2008) Microwave Conference, 2008. EuMC 2008. 38th European. : . |
| 2008 | Micromechanics Europe 2008Micromechanics Europe 2008 Kuberappa, Y.,Hill, M.,O’Mahony, C.,Olszewski, O. Z.,Houlihan, R.,Verheggen, J. (2008) Micromechanics Europe 2008Micromechanics Europe 2008. : . |
| 2008 | Micromechanics Europe 2008; Aachen; Germany; September 28-30th Kuberappa, Y and Hill, M and O’Mahony, C and Olszewski, Z and Houlihan, R and Verheggen, J (2008) Micromechanics Europe 2008; Aachen; Germany; September 28-30th. : . |
| 2007 | Micromechanics Europe, Guimaraes, Portugal, 2007 O’Mahony, Conor and Houlihan, Ruth (2007) Micromechanics Europe, Guimaraes, Portugal, 2007. : . |
| 2006 | Micromechanics Europe, Southampton, UK, Sept. 2006 Zhao, Q. and Houlihan, R. and Olszewski, O. Z. and Hill, M. and O’Mahony, C. (2006) Micromechanics Europe, Southampton, UK, Sept. 2006. : . |
| 2004 | Proceedings 6th Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems Kham, MN and Houlihan, Ruth and Kraft, Michael (2004) Proceedings 6th Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems . : . |
| 2003 | TRANSDUCERS, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 12th International Conference on, 2003 Houlihan, Ruth and Koukharenko, E and Sehr, Harald and Kraft, Michael (2003) TRANSDUCERS, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 12th International Conference on, 2003. : . |
| 2001 | SPIE Micromachining and Microfabrication Houlihan, Ruth P and Kukharenka, Alena and Gindila, Mircea and Kraft, Michael (2001) SPIE Micromachining and Microfabrication. : . |
| 1999 | 5th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Mircostructures, October 1999, Rome, Italy. Houlihan, R. and Kelly, G. and Lyden, C. (1999) 5th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Mircostructures, October 1999, Rome, Italy.. : . |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Journal | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering | Reliability assessment of MEMS switches for space applications: laboratory and launch testing Conor O’Mahony; Oskar Olszewski; Ronan Hill; Ruth Houlihan; Cormac Ryan; Ken Rodgers; Carmel Kelleher; Russell Duane;Martin Hill (2014) Reliability assessment of MEMS switches for space applications: laboratory and launch testing. : . |
| 2014 | Applied Physics Letters | A simple electrical test method to isolate viscoelasticity and creep in capacitive microelectromechanical switches Ryan, C,Olszewski, Z,Houlihan, R,O’Mahony, C,Duane, R (2014) A simple electrical test method to isolate viscoelasticity and creep in capacitive microelectromechanical switches. : . |
| 2012 | Applied Physics Letters | Experimental isolation of degradation mechanisms in capacitive microelectromechanical switches Olszewski, Z,Houlihan, R,Ryan, C,O’Mahony, C,Duane, R (2012) Experimental isolation of degradation mechanisms in capacitive microelectromechanical switches. : . |
| 2012 | Applied Physics Letters | Addendum:“A study of capacitance-voltage curve narrowing effect in capacitive microelectromechanical switches”[Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 094101 (2008)] Olszewski, Z.,Houlihan, R.,O’Mahony, C.,Duane, R. (2012) Addendum:“A study of capacitance-voltage curve narrowing effect in capacitive microelectromechanical switches”[Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 094101 (2008)]. : . |
| 2009 | Applied Physics Letters | Comment on “Comparison of air breakdown and substrate injection as mechanisms to induce dielectric charging in microelectromechanical switches” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 043502 (2008)] Olszewski, Z.,O’Mahony, C.,Houlihan, R.,Duane, R. (2009) Comment on “Comparison of air breakdown and substrate injection as mechanisms to induce dielectric charging in microelectromechanical switches” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 043502 (2008)]. : . |
| 2005 | Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering | Modelling squeeze film effects in a MEMS accelerometer with a levitated proof mass Houlihan, Ruth and Kraft, Michael (2005) Modelling squeeze film effects in a MEMS accelerometer with a levitated proof mass. : . |
| 2005 | Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering | Characterization, modelling and performance evaluation of CMOS integrated multielectrode tunable capacitor (MTC) Olszewski, Z.,Hilll, M.,O’Mahony, C.,Duane, R.,Houlihan, R. (2005) Characterization, modelling and performance evaluation of CMOS integrated multielectrode tunable capacitor (MTC). : . |
| 2002 | Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering | Modelling of an accelerometer based on a levitated proof mass Houlihan, Ruth and Kraft, Michael (2002) Modelling of an accelerometer based on a levitated proof mass. : . |