Michael Ruane
Professor
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980
Center for Space Physics
Biological Sensing and Imaging
(617) 353-3256
webpage
office: PHO 727
office hours: Tues., 11:00 AM–12:00 PM / Wed., 1:00–2:00 PM / Fri., 10:00–11:00 AM
Honors, Awards, and Editorships
- Senior Member, IEEE
- 2004 ASEE New England Section Outstanding Teacher Award
- 1999 ECE Award for Excellence in Teaching
- 1991 College of Engineering Faculty Service Award
Classes Taught
- EK121
- EK122
- EK130 Introduction to Engineering
- EK131/132 Introduction to Engineering
- EK215
- EC311 Introduction to Logic Design
- EC463 Senior Design Project I
- EC464 Senior Design Project II
- EC465
- EC466
- EC506
- EC515 Digital Communication
- EC560 Introduction to Photonics
- EC562
- EC563 Fiber Optic Communication System
- EC570 Lasers
Research Interests
- resonant cavity imaging systems
- K–12 outreach and engineering education
- optical systems
- instrument design
Selected Publications
- M. Ruane, “Vertically Integrated Research Experiences”, 9th International Conference on Engineering Education, San Juan, PR, July 2006.
- D. A. Bergstein, I. E. Ozkumur, A. C. Wu, A. Yalcin, J. Needham, R. Irani, J. Gershoni, B. B. Goldberg, C. DeLisi, M. F. Ruane, and M. S. Ünlü, “Resonant Cavity Imaging: A Means Toward High-Throughput Label-Free Protein Detection,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 14, No. 1, January/February 2008
- R. P. Morrissey, M. Redjdal, M. F. Ruane, and F. B. Humphrey, “Effects of cross grooving on a domain wall in magnetic bubble garnet”, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 6946 (2002)
- C. Worth, B. Goldberg, M. Ruane, S. Ünlü, “Surface desensitization of polarimetric waveguide interferometers”, IEEE J. Quan. Elec., 37, 11, (2001)
- M. Redjdal, T. Trunk, M. Ruane, F. Humphrey, “Transitional domain wall structure in Permalloy magnetic films with decreasing thickness”, IEEE Trans. Mag., Vol. 36, No. 5, (2000).