Dr Jize Yan
Centre for Smart Infrastructure and
Construction
University of Cambridge
E-mail: jy242@cam.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1223 7 48588
Introduction
Dr J. Yan received the Bachelor degree from Tsinghua University, China, in 2003, and Ph.D.
from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 2007. He is currently an IKC Research Associate /
Core Team in CSIC, the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on Sensors (MEMS
and Fibre Optic), Wireless Sensor Network, Energy Harvesting, Power Management and their
applications in smart infrastructure. He is closely working with electronic, manufacturing and
civil industrial partners. He has interdisciplinary collaborations with many research groups in
Cambridge as well as in many research institutes.
Current Projects
Investigator / Co-Investigator of the following research grants:
EPSRC/TSB: The development and miniaturization of distributed FO sensor analysers, £257k+£358k (Ind), CI
EPSRC/TSB: Low power distributed MEMS strain sensors for infrastructure monitoring, £273k+£581k (Ind), CI
EPSRC/TSB: Energy Harvesting from Ambient Vibrations, £80k+£50k (Ind), CI
CSIC core project: Special power source & smart energy storage solution for power systems, £10k
CSIC core project: Smart wireless infrastructure and smart wireless traffic modelling, £5k+£20k (Ind)
CSIC core project: Wideband parametric-vibration piezoelectric energy harvester, £5k
Shared News
1. NXP released MEMS timing devices
Good news from NXP semiconductor, that the NXP MEMS Timing Devices have been formally
released on 9 Jan 2012, which present a compelling alternative to quartz crystal-based timing
devices. As an important global semiconductor player, NXP's action will drive a significant
booming in MEMS market and bring along relative products such as MEMS smart sensors.
We have been significantly involved in the work along the FP6 project NanoTIMER.
2. Transducer 2011
hold in Beijing, China.
International conference on solid-state sensors, actuators and Microsystems, the best international
transducer (MEMS) conference was hold in China for the first time in June 2011.
Conference Chair: Prof Shanhong Xia, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3. OFS 22
will be hold in Beijing, China.
International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, the best international optical fiber sensor
conference, was hold in China for the first time in October 2012
Conference Chair: Prof Yanbiao Liao, Tsinghua University
Journal Reviewer
J. Micromechanics and Microengineering
J. Physics D: Applied Physics
Smart Materials and Structures
Measurement Science and Technology
Sensors and Actuators A.
International Journal of Nanomanufacturing
Micro and Nano
Letters
Soft Matter
Microelectronics Reliability
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Advances
Optics Express
Semiconductor Science and Technology
IEEE Electron Device Letters
Lab on a Chip
Publications
Journals
[14] Jia, Yu and
Yan, J. and Soga, K. and Seshia, A. A., A
parametrically excited vibration energy harvester,
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and
Structures, (submitted)
[13] A. T-H. Lin, J. Yan and A. A. Seshia, Electrically addressed dual resonator sensing
platform for biochemical detection,
IEEE/ASME Journal of
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 34-43, 2012.
[12] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Woodhouse, J. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A.,
Manipulating vibration energy
confinement in electrically coupled microelectromechanical
resonator arrays, IEEE/ASME Journal of Micro-Electro-
Mechanical Systems, volume 20, issue 1, pp.
157-164, 2011
[11] Lee, J. E.-Y. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A., Study of lateral mode
SOI-MEMS resonators for reduced anchor loss,
Journal of Micromechanical and Microengineering, volume 21, no. 4, 045010, 2011
[10] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Woodhouse, J. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A., Limits
to mode-localized sensing using
microand nanomechanical resonator
arrays, Journal of Applied Physics , Vol.109, Issue 10 C 10.1063/1.3590143,
2011
[9] Yan, J. and Lee, J. E-Y. and Seshia, A. A., Transduction
dependent optimization of electromechanical parameters
for electrostatically actuated
mechanical resonators, Journal of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology, vol. 10, no. 12,
pp. 7533-7536, Dec 2010
[8] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A., Thermoelastic dissipation in MEMS/NEMS flexural
vibration resonators, Journal of
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 9, 1011-1014, Feb 2009
[7] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Woodhouse, J. and Seshia, A.A.,
Enhancing parametric sensitivity in
electrically coupled MEMS resonators, IEEE/ASME Journal of
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Vol 18, No. 5,
pp. 1077-1086, 2009
[6] Lee, J. E.-Y. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A., Low loss HF band SOI wine
glass bulk mode capacitive square-plate
resonator, Journal of Micromechanical and Microengineering,
Vol. 19, No. 7, July 2009, pp. 074003.
[5] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A.A., Differential
amplification of structural perturbations in
weakly coupled MEMS resonators IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.
57, No. 3, pp. 690-697,
2010.
[4] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Woodhouse, J. and Aziz, A. and Seshia,
A.A., Ultrasensitive mode-
localized mass sensor with electrically tunable
parametric sensitivity, Applied Physics Letter, Vol. 96, No. 8, p.
081913, 2010.
[3] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A. A. and Phan, K. L. and van Beek,
J.T.M., Internal electrical and mechanical phase Inversion
for coupled resonator array MEMS Filters, Sensors and
Actuators Part A: Physical, Vol. 158, No. 1, pp. 18-29,
March 2010.
[2] Lin, A. T-H. and
Lee, J. E-Y. and Yan, J. and Seshia,
A. A., Methods for enhanced electrical transduction and
characterization of micromechanical resonators, Sensors and Actuators
Part A: Physical, Vol. 158, No. 2, pp. 263-
272, March 2010.
[1] Xu, H. and Zeng, Y. and Yan, J., The design and application of an
intelligent amplifier in CATV network, China
Cable Television, 156 (16). ISSN 1007-7022
Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings
[40] L. Belsito, M.
Ferri, F. Mancarella1, A. Roncaglia1, J. Yan, A. A. Seshia and K. Soga, Transducer 13, in prepare
[39] A. Erbes, P. Thiruvenkatanathan, J. Yan, and A.A. Seshia,
Transducer 13, in prepare
[38]
A. Bell, K. Soga, Y. Ouyang, J. Yan, F. Wang,
18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical
Engineering, in prepare
[37] Y. Jia, J.
Yan, K. Soga, and A.A. Seshia, Parametrically excited
MEMS vibration energy harvesters, PowerMEMS 2012
[36] Agrawal, D.
and Yan, J. and Seshia, A.A., Electrically coupled
MEMS oscillators, IEEE International Frequency
Control Symposium and European Frequency and
Time Forum, 2011
[35] Zou, X. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A.A., Voltage programmable
dual-band/bandstop filter response in a single micro-
electro-mechanical device, Proceedings of the 16th International
conference on solid-state sensors, actuators and
microsystems (Transducer 2011) (Selected as oral presentation)
[34] Ferri, M. and Belsito, L. and Mancarella, F.
and Masini, L. and Roncaglia,
A. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A. and
Zalesky, J. and Soga, K., Fabrication and testing of a high
resolution extensometer based on resonant MEMS strain
sensors, Proceedings of the 16th International conference on
solid-state sensors, actuators and microsystems
(Transducer 2011)
[33] Lin, A. T-H. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A., Mechanically coupled
bulk-mode dual resonator mass sensor,
Proceedings of Eurosensors
XXIV, Linz, Austria, Sept. 5-8, 2010; in Procedia
Engineering, Vol. 5, pp. 1454-1457,
2010.
[32] Lin, A. T-H. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A., 2.2MHz piezoresistive
MEMS oscillator operating in air, Proceedings
of Eurosensors XXIV, Linz,
Austria, Sept. 5-8, 2010; in Procedia Engineering,
Vol. 5, pp. 1498-1501, 2010.
[31] Zou, X. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A.A., A novel tunable
band-pass filter based on a single square-ring MEMS
resonator Proceedings of Eurosensors
XXIV, Linz, Austria, Sept. 5-8, 2010; in Procedia
Engineering, Vol. 5, pp.
1446-1449, 2010.
[30] Ferri, M. and Mancarella, F. and L. Belsito,
and Roncaglia, A. and Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. and Soga, K. and
Zalesky, J., Strain sensing on steel surfaces using vacuum
packaged MEMS resonators Proceedings of Eurosensors
XXIV, Linz, Austria, Sept.
5-8, 2010; in Procedia Engineering, Vol. 5, pp.
1426-1429, 2010.
[29] Soga, K. and Chaiyasarn,
K. and Viola, F. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A.A. and Cipolla, R., Innovation in Monitoring
Technologies for Underground Structures, 1st
International Conference on Information Technology in Geo-
Engineering (ICITG2010), 16-17 Sep, 2010,
Shanghai, China
[28] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A.A., Topology dependence
of mass sensitivities in mode-
localized sensors, European Frequency and Time Forum Conference
(EFTF), Noordwijk, Netherlands, April 13-16,
2010 (Nominated for Best paper Award)
[27] Lin, A. T-H. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A., Electrostatically
Transduced Face-Shear Mode Silicon Microresonator
Proceedings of the IEEE
International Frequency Control Symposium, Newport Beach, USA, June 1-4, 2010,
pp.
534-538. (Nominated for Best paper Award)
[26] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A.A., Ultrasensitive
mode-localized micromechanical
electrometer, Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency
Control Symposium, Newport Beach, USA, June 1-4,
2010, pp. 91-96. (Nominated for Best paper
Award)
[25] Ferri, M. and Mancarella, F. and L. Belsito,
and Roncaglia, A. and Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. and Soga, K. and
Zalesky, J. ,Strain sensing with
resonant MEMS on steel: fabrication technology, packaging and prototyping
methods
for improved performances MEMS in Italy workshop, MEMSWave 2010, June 28 to July 1, 2010, Otranto, Italy
[24] Lin, A. T-H. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A. Detection of biomolecular binding using MEMS bulk acoustic wave
resonators 11th World Congress on Biosensors, Glasgow UK, May
2010.
[23] Roncaglia, A.
and Ferri, M. and Mancarella,
F. and Yan, J. and Soga, K. and Seshia, A.A. and Zalesky, J.
Micro-electro-mechanical systems for crack
monitoring in ageing infrastructures Smart Structural Systems
Technologies (S3T) workshop on Smart
Structural Systems, 6-9 April, 2010, Porto, Portugal
[22] Yan, J. and Lee, J. E.-Y. and Seshia, A. A. Transduction
dependent enhancement of electromechanical parameters
for electrostatically actuated
MEMS/NEMS resonators, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on
Nanoscience and Technology, 1-3 Sept 2009, Beijing, China
[21] Yan. J. and Lin, A. T-H. and Seshia, A. A. Suppression of
Parasitic Resonance in Piezoresistively transduced
Longitudinal Mode MEMS Resonators,
Proceedings of the IEEE International Ultrasonics
Symposium, (IEEE
IUS2009), Roma, Italy, Sept. 20-23, 2009
[20] Lin, A. T-H. and
Yan. J. and Seshia, A. A. Dynamic response of water
droplet coated silicon MEMS resonators
Proceedings of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, (IEEE IUS2009), Roma, Italy, Sept.
20-23, 2009
[19] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A.A. Effects of mechanical
and electrical coupling on parametric
sensitivity of mode localized sensors Proceedings of the IEEE
International Ultrasonics Symposium, (IEEE
IUS2009), Roma, Italy, Sept. 20-23, pp.
1183-1186. 2009 (Awarded the BEST Paper Award)
[18] Ye, G. and Yan, J. and Wong, Z. J. and Seshia, A.A. and Soga, K. Genetic Algorithm Optimization of
a
Piezoelectric System for Energy Harvesting
from Traffic Vibrations Proceedings of the IEEE International
Ultrasonics Symposium, (IEEE IUS2009), Roma, Italy, Sept. 20-23,
2009
[17] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Lee, J. E.-Y. and Seshia, A.A. Enhancing parametric sensitivity using
mode localization in electrically coupled MEMS resonators,
Proceedings of the 15th International conference on
solid-state sensors, actuators and microsystems
(Transducers 2009), Denver, USA, June 21-24, 2009, pp.2350-2353
[16] Ferri, M. and Mancarella, F. and Yan, J. and Lee, J. E.-Y. and Seshia, A. A. and Zalesky, J. and Soga, K. and
Roncaglia, A. (2009), Design and Prototyping of a MEMS-based Crackmeter for Structural Monitoring, Proceedings
of the 15th International conference on solid-state
sensors, actuators and microsystems (Transducers
2009), Denver,
USA, June 21-24, 2009, pp. 315-318
[15] Lin, A. T-H. and
Lee, J. E-Y. and Yan, J. and Seshia,
A. A. Enhanced Transduction Methods for Electrostatically
Driven MEMS Resonators, Proceedings of the
15th International conference on solid-state sensors, actuators and
Microsystems (Transducers 2009), Denver, USA,
June 21-24, 2009, pp. 561-564
[14] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A.A. Common Mode Rejection
in Electrically Coupled MEMS
Resonators Utilizing Mode Localization
for Sensor Applications Besancon, France, 2009. Proc. of the 2009 IEEE
Frequency Control Symposium
(IEEE FCS 2009) and the European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF 2009). pp.
358 - 363. (Awarded the Best paper award)
[13] Wong, Z .J. and Yan, J. and Soga, K. and
Seshia, A.A. A Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Electrostatic
MEMS Power
Harvester, POWERMEMS 2009 Workshop,
Washington, D.C. USA, December 1-4, 2009
[12] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. and Phan, K.L. and van Beek,
J.T.M. Mechanical phase inversion for coupled lam mode
resonator array filters,, Proceedings of the 21st International
Conference on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
(IEEE MEMS 2008), Tucson, AZ, USA, January
13-17, 2008, pp. 1024-1027
[11] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. and Phan, K.L. and van Beek,
J.T.M. Internal electrical phase inversion for FF-beam
resonator arrays and tuning fork filters, Proceedings of the
21st International Conference on Micro-Electro-
Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2008), Tucson,
AZ, USA, January 13-17, 2008, pp. 1028-1031
[10] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. and Phan, K.L. and van Beek,
J.T.M. Internal Phase Inversion Narrow Bandwidth
MEMS Filter, Proceedings of the IEEE
International Ultrasonics Symposium, (IEEE IUS2008),
Beijing, China, Nov.
2-5, 2008, pp.705-708
[9] Lee, J. E.-Y. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A. Anchor limited Q in
flexural mode resonators, Proceedings of the IEEE
International Ultrasonics
Symposium, (IEEE IUS2008), Beijing, China, Nov. 2-5, 2008, pp.2213-2216
[8] Ferri, M. and Mancarella, F. and Roncaglia, A.
and Ransley, J. and Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. Fabrication of DETF
sensors in SOI technology with submicron air gaps using a maskless line narrowing technique, Proceedings of the
7th IEEE Sensors conference (IEEE Sensors
2008), Lecce, Italy, October 26-29, 2008, pp.1131-1134
[7] Lee, J. E.-Y. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A. 5 MHz micromechanical
square bulk mode resonator with quality
factor exceeding 2 million, Proceedings of the 19th
Micro-Mechanics Europe Workshop (MME 2008), Aachen,
Germany, 28-30 Sept 2008, pp. 331-334
[6] Lee, J. E.-Y. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A. Quality factor enhancement
of bulk acoustic mode resonators through
anchor geometry design, Proceedings of the 22nd
International Eurosensors conference, (Eurosensors XXII),
Dresden, Germany, September 7-10, 2008
[5] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. Thermoelastic dissipation in MEMS/NEMS flexural
vibration resonators, Proceedings of
the 2nd International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, 4-6 Jun 2007, Beijing, China
[4] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. and Phan, K.L. and Steeneken,
P.G. and van Beek, J.T.M. Narrow bandwidth single-
resonator MEMS tuning fork filter, Proceedings of the IEEE
International Frequency Control Symposium (IEEE-
FCS 2007), 29 May - 1 Jun 2007, Geneva,
Switzerland, pp.1366-1369 (Nominated for Best paper award)
[3] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. and Steeneken, P.G. and van Beek,
J.T.M. A silicon MEMS bulk mode sandwich
resonator, Proceedings of the 17th European Workshop on
Micromachining, Micromechanics and Microsystems
(MME 2006), 3-5 Sep 2006, pp.217-220,
Southampton, UK
[2] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. and Steeneken, P.G. and van Beek,
J.T.M. A test structure for Young modulus extraction
through capacitance-voltage measurements, Proceedings of the
4th IEEE Conference on Sensors (IEEE Sensors
2005), Irvine, CA, USA ,
31 Oct - 3 Nov 2005
[1] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. Effects of etch holes in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Resonators, Proceedings
of the 8th
International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems (MSM2005), Anaheim,
CA, USA, 8-12 May
2005
Workshop Abstracts, Presentations and Posters
[20] K. Soga, J. Yan, C. Renaud,
M. Elshafie, C. Middleton, X. Bao,
R. Mair, The development and miniaturization
of high performance distributed FO sensor analysers, KTN
Sensing and Measurement for Infrastructure Workshop,
15 Hatfields,
London, 29 Nov 2012
[19] A.A. Seshia,
K. Soga, R. Mair, J. Yan, Energy Harvesting from
Ambient Vibrations, KTN Sensing and Measurement
for Infrastructure Workshop, 15 Hatfields,
London, 29 Nov 2012
[18]A.A. Seshia, J.
Yan, K. Soga, R. Mair, C. Middleton, Low power
distributed MEMS strain sensors for infrastructure
Monitoring, KTN Sensing and Measurement for
Infrastructure Workshop, 15 Hatfields, London, 29 Nov
2012
[17] H. Y. Bevan, J.Yan,
K. Soga, Low power wireless sensor network, KTN Sensing and Measurement for
Infrastructure
Workshop, 15 Hatfields,
London, 29 Nov 2012
[16] J. Yu and Wong, Z and
Yan. J. and Ye, G. and Seshia, A.A. and Soga, K. Advancing
the performance of micro-
scale vibration energy harvesting for structural health
monitoring, EH-network dissemination event, University of
Southampton, 07-02-2011
[15] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A. and Cantone, A. and Leonard, D. Ultrasensitive MEMS
inertial sensor, Technology World in partnership with UK Nano Forum, 7-8 December 2010, UK Trade and
Investment (UKTI), UK
[14] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A. A. and K. Soga, Self powered microsystem sensors
for environmental applications, UK
CARE 10, 11-09-2010, University College
London, UK
[13] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A. A. and K. Soga, Microelectromechanical system
sensors for civil infrastructure monitoring
Dynamics and Vibration Research Poster
Competition, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, 11-06-
2010, UK
[12] Lin, A. T-H. and
Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A. Electrostatically
Transduced Face-Shear Mode Microresonator,
Dynamics and Vibration Research Poster
Competition, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, 11-06-
2010, UK (Best Poster Award)
[11] Yan, J. and Gong, Q. and Ye, G. and
Wong, Z. J. and Loebis, D. and Seshia,
A.A. and Soga, K. Energy harvesting
using ambient vibration, UK CARE 09, 5-09-2009, University
of Salford, Manchester, UK
[10] Yan, J. and Soga, K. and Seshia, A.A. Energy harvesting using ambient vibrations,
Dynamics and Vibration
Research Poster Competition, Department of
Engineering, University of Cambridge, 12-06-2009, UK (3rd Prize for
Best Poster Award)
[9] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Woodhouse, J. and Seshia, A.A.
Enhancing sensitivity of micromechanical
sensors using mode localization in coupled micro-resonators,
Dynamics and Vibration Research Poster Competition,
Department of Engineering, University of
Cambridge, 12-06-2009, UK (Awarded the Best Poster Award)
[8] Ye, G. and Yan, J. and Fenner, R. and Soga, K. Intelligent Monitoring and Energy
Harvesting for Wireless
Sensors, UK-China Sensor Network Technology
Seminar, Chinese Embassy Science and Education Section,
London, 28-12-2009
[7] Li, P. and Gao, F. and Yan, J. and Li, F. and Migliorato, P. Disease Control Using Sensor Network,
UK-China
Sensor Network Technology Seminar, Chinese
Embassy Science and Education Section, London, 28-12-2009
[6] Yan, J. MEMS Sensors in Health Care and
Environmental Monitoring Systems, UK CARE 08, University of
Nottingham, UK,14-09-2008
[5] Thiruvenkatanathan,
P. and Yan, J. and Seshia, A. A. Ultrasensitive mass
detection using mode localization in
electrically coupled MEMS resonators, CamBridgeSens,
Cambridge, UK, 28-10-2008
[4] Lee, J. E-Y and Yan, J. and Lin, A. T-H
and Seshia, A. A., ƒÊResonant
Biosensors, CamBridgeSens, Cambridge,
UK, 28-10-2008
[3] Yan, J. Narrow-bandwidth MEMS filters, NanoTIMER Workshop on Micro- and Nano-mechanical
Resonators for
Signal Processing, 3-12-2007, Cambridge, UK
[2] Yan, J. and Seshia,
A.A. and Steeneken, P.G. and van Beek,
J.T.M. A test structure for Youngs modulus
extraction through capacitance-voltage measurements, CAMTEC
Workshop, Cambridge, UK, 11-04-2006
[1] Yan, J. and Li, Y.Extraction
of dynamics properties of micro-arrays using frequency detection for
bio-application,
Frontiers Young Scientists Meeting,
Karlsruhe, Germany, 28-30 Mar 2006