Dr Abhinav Prasad
- Research Fellow (Physics & Astronomy)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8234-6210Publications
2024
Prasad, A. et al. (2024) MEMS gravimeters for geophysics. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine, 27(6), pp. 46-52. (doi: 10.1109/MIM.2024.10654725)
2022
Belwanshi, V. , Prasad, A. , Toland, K. , Middlemiss, R. , Paul, D. and Hammond, G. (2022) Investigation of temperature sensitivity of a MEMS gravimeter based on geometric anti-spring. Review of Scientific Instruments, 93(12), 125002. (doi: 10.1063/5.0114664) (PMID:36586950)
Prasad, A. , Middlemiss, R. P. , Noack, A., Anastasiou, K., Bramsiepe, S. G. , Toland, K. , Utting, P. R., Paul, D. J. and Hammond, G. D. (2022) A 19 day earth tide measurement with a MEMS gravimeter. Scientific Reports, 12, 13091. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-16881-1) (PMID:35906251) (PMCID:PMC9338064)
Belwanshi, V. , Prasad, A. , Toland, K. , Anastasiou, K., Bramsiepe, S. , Middlemiss, R. , Paul, D. J. and Hammond, G. D. (2022) A Simulation Study of the Temperature Sensitivity and Impact of Fabrication Tolerances on the Performance of a Geometric Anti-Spring Based MEMS Gravimeter. In: 9th International Symposium on Inertial Sensors and Systems (INERTIAL 2022), Avignon, France, 8-11 May 2022, ISBN 9781665402828 (doi: 10.1109/INERTIAL53425.2022.9787761)
Middlemiss, R. P. et al. (2022) A MEMS Gravimeter with Multi-Axis Gravitational Sensitivity. In: 9th International Symposium on Inertial Sensors and Systems (INERTIAL 2022), Avignon, France, 8-11 May 2022, ISBN 9781665402828 (doi: 10.1109/INERTIAL53425.2022.9787754)
Utting, P., Walker, R., Prasad, A. , Hammond, G. and Middlemiss, R. (2022) Design and Testing of a MEMS Semi-Absolute Pendulum Gravimeter. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-10306)
Anastasiou, K., Hammond, G. , Paul, D. , Toland, K. , Prasad, A. , Bramsiepe, S. , Passey, E. and Rakoczi, H. (2022) An Update to the Development of the Wee-g: A High-Sensitivity MEMS-Based Relative Gravimeter for Multi-Pixel Application. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4165)
Walker, R., Utting, P., Middlemiss, R. , Prasad, A. and Hammond, G. (2022) Mathematics & Analysis of a MEMS Semi-Absolute Pendulum Gravimeter. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-12991)
2021
Prasad, A. , Middlemiss, R. P. , Anastasiou, K., Bramsiepe, S. G. , Noack, A., Paul, D. J. , Toland, K. , Utting, P. R. and Hammond, G. D. (2021) A Nineteen Day Earth Tide Measurement with a MEMS Gravimeter. arXiv, (Unpublished)
Tiwale, N., Senanayak, S. P., Rubio-Lara, J., Prasad, A. , Aziz, A., Alaverdyan, Y. and Welland, M. E. (2021) Solution‐processed high‐performance ZnO nano‐FETs fabricated with direct‐write electron‐beam‐lithography‐based top‐down route. Advanced Electronic Materials, 7(3), 2000978. (doi: 10.1002/aelm.202000978)
Middlemiss, R. P. , Campsie, P., Cunningham, W. , Douglas, R., McIvor, V., Hough, J. , Rowan, S. , Paul, D. J. , Prasad, A. and Hammond, G. D. (2021) A MEMS gravimeter with multi-axis gravitational sensitivity. arXiv, (Unpublished)
Toland, K. , Prasad, A. , Noack, A., Anastasiou, K., Middlemiss, R. , Paul, D. and Hammond, G. (2021) Development and Assembly of a MEMS Based High-Sensitivity Relative Gravimeter for Multi-Pixel Imaging Applications. EGU General Assembly 2021, 19-30 Apr 2021. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-13167)
Utting, P., Hammond, G. , Prasad, A. and Middlemiss, R. (2021) Optical Readout Design for a MEMS Semi-Absolute Pendulum Gravimeter. EGU General Assembly 2021, 19-30 Apr 2021. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-5045)
2020
Carbone, D. et al. (2020) The NEWTON-g gravity imager: toward new paradigms for terrain gravimetry. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 573396. (doi: 10.3389/feart.2020.573396)
2019
Marocco, G. et al. (2019) MEMS Gradiometers for Attitude Determination on CubeSats. In: 33rd Annual Small Satellite Conference, Utah, USA, 3-8 Aug 2019,
2018
Aftalion, M. et al. (2018) Low-cost MEMS Gravimeters for Underwater Gravimetry and Submarine Detection. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, 10-14 Dec 2018.
Noack, A., Middlemiss, R. , Prasad, A. and Hammond, G. (2018) MEMS Gravity Sensors for Imaging Density Anomalies. In: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV, San Diego, CA, USA, 19-23 Aug 2018, 107230J. ISBN 9781510620179 (doi: 10.1117/12.2323969)
Agarwal, D. K., Prasad, A. , Vinchurkar, M., Gandhi, S., Prabhakar, D., Mukherji, S. and Rao, V. R. (2018) Detection of heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (h-FABP) using piezoresistive polymer microcantilevers functionalized by a dry method. Applied Nanoscience, 8(5), pp. 1031-1042. (doi: 10.1007/s13204-018-0723-y)
Prasad, A. , Bramsiepe, S.G., Middlemiss, R.P., Hough, J. , Rowan, S. , Hammond, G.D. and Paul, D.J. (2018) A Portable MEMS Gravimeter for the Detection of the Earth Tides. In: 2018 IEEE Sensors, New Delhi, India, 28-31 Oct 2018, ISBN 9781538647073 (doi: 10.1109/ICSENS.2018.8589884)
2017
Prasad, A. and Seshia, A.A. (2017) Detection of phase transition in polyethylene glycol using a multimodal micromechanical acoustic resonator. Applied Physics Letters, 110(13), 134101. (doi: 10.1063/1.4979086)
2016
Charmet, J., Michaels, T. C.T., Daly, R., Prasad, A. , Thiruvenkathanathan, P., Langley, R. S., Knowles, T. P.J. and Seshia, A. A. (2016) Quantifying measurement fluctuations from stochastic surface processes on sensors with heterogeneous sensitivity. Physical Review Applied, 5(6), 064016. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.5.064016)
Prasad, A. , Charmet, J. and Seshia, A. A. (2016) Simultaneous interrogation of high-Q modes in a piezoelectric-on-silicon micromechanical resonator. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 238, pp. 207-214. (doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2015.12.013)
Agrawal, M., Prasad, A. , Bellare, J. R. and Seshia, A. A. (2016) Characterization of mechanical properties of materials using ultrasound broadband spectroscopy. Ultrasonics, 64, pp. 186-195. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2015.09.001) (PMID:26387979)
Zielinski, A. T., Kalberer, M., Jones, R. L., Prasad, A. and Seshia, A. A. (2016) Particulate Mass Sensing With Piezoelectric Bulk Acoustic Mode Resonators. In: 2016 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (IFCS), New Orleans, LA, USA, 09-12 May 2016, ISBN 9781509020911 (doi: 10.1109/FCS.2016.7563576)
2015
Zielinski, A. T., Prasad, A. , Seshia, A. A., Kalberer, M. and Jones, R. L. (2015) Effects of spatial sensitivity on mass sensing with bulk acoustic mode resonators. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 236, pp. 369-379. (doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2015.11.003)
Prasad, A. , Huefner, A., Mahajan, S. and Seshia, A. A. (2015) Investigating biomechanical noise in neuroblastoma cells using the quartz crystal microbalance. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 12(106), 20141389. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2014.1389) (PMID:25878129) (PMCID:PMC4424671)
Erbes, A., Prasad, A. and Seshia, A. A. (2015) High-frequency Piezoelectric-on-Si MEMS Resonator and Numerical Method for Parameter Extraction. In: 2014 European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), Neuchatel, Switzerland, 23-26 Jun 2014, pp. 305-307. ISBN 9781479952526 (doi: 10.1109/EFTF.2014.7331493)
Prasad, A. , Seshia, A. A. and Charmet, J. (2015) Micromechanical Piezoelectric-on-silicon BAW Resonators for Sensing in Liquid Environments. In: 2015 Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and the European Frequency and Time Forum, Denver, CO, USA, 12-16 Apr 2015, ISBN 9781479988662 (doi: 10.1109/FCS.2015.7138825)
Prasad, A. , Seshia, A. A., Zielinski, A. T., Kalberer, M. and Jones, R. L. (2015) Studying Particulate Adsorption by Drying Droplets on a Microfabricated Electro-acoustic Resonator. In: 2014 European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), Neuchatel, Switzerland, 23-26 Jun 2014, pp. 28-31. ISBN 9781479952526 (doi: 10.1109/EFTF.2014.7331418)
2014
Prasad, A. , Lin, A.T.-H., Rao, V.R. and Seshia, A.A. (2014) Monitoring sessile droplet evaporation on a micromechanical device. Analyst, 139(21), pp. 5538-5546. (doi: 10.1039/C4AN01389A) (PMID:25199661)
2010
Rao, V.R., Seena, V., Kale, N., Prasad, A. , Patil, S., Reddy, D., Agarwal, D., Gandhi, S. and Mukherji, S. (2010) An Ultra-Sensitive Polymer Composite Lab-on-Chip Platform for Disposable Cardiac Diagnostic Applications. In: 2010 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 29 Nov - 03 Dec 2010,
Articles
Prasad, A. et al. (2024) MEMS gravimeters for geophysics. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine, 27(6), pp. 46-52. (doi: 10.1109/MIM.2024.10654725)
Belwanshi, V. , Prasad, A. , Toland, K. , Middlemiss, R. , Paul, D. and Hammond, G. (2022) Investigation of temperature sensitivity of a MEMS gravimeter based on geometric anti-spring. Review of Scientific Instruments, 93(12), 125002. (doi: 10.1063/5.0114664) (PMID:36586950)
Prasad, A. , Middlemiss, R. P. , Noack, A., Anastasiou, K., Bramsiepe, S. G. , Toland, K. , Utting, P. R., Paul, D. J. and Hammond, G. D. (2022) A 19 day earth tide measurement with a MEMS gravimeter. Scientific Reports, 12, 13091. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-16881-1) (PMID:35906251) (PMCID:PMC9338064)
Prasad, A. , Middlemiss, R. P. , Anastasiou, K., Bramsiepe, S. G. , Noack, A., Paul, D. J. , Toland, K. , Utting, P. R. and Hammond, G. D. (2021) A Nineteen Day Earth Tide Measurement with a MEMS Gravimeter. arXiv, (Unpublished)
Tiwale, N., Senanayak, S. P., Rubio-Lara, J., Prasad, A. , Aziz, A., Alaverdyan, Y. and Welland, M. E. (2021) Solution‐processed high‐performance ZnO nano‐FETs fabricated with direct‐write electron‐beam‐lithography‐based top‐down route. Advanced Electronic Materials, 7(3), 2000978. (doi: 10.1002/aelm.202000978)
Middlemiss, R. P. , Campsie, P., Cunningham, W. , Douglas, R., McIvor, V., Hough, J. , Rowan, S. , Paul, D. J. , Prasad, A. and Hammond, G. D. (2021) A MEMS gravimeter with multi-axis gravitational sensitivity. arXiv, (Unpublished)
Carbone, D. et al. (2020) The NEWTON-g gravity imager: toward new paradigms for terrain gravimetry. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 573396. (doi: 10.3389/feart.2020.573396)
Agarwal, D. K., Prasad, A. , Vinchurkar, M., Gandhi, S., Prabhakar, D., Mukherji, S. and Rao, V. R. (2018) Detection of heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (h-FABP) using piezoresistive polymer microcantilevers functionalized by a dry method. Applied Nanoscience, 8(5), pp. 1031-1042. (doi: 10.1007/s13204-018-0723-y)
Prasad, A. and Seshia, A.A. (2017) Detection of phase transition in polyethylene glycol using a multimodal micromechanical acoustic resonator. Applied Physics Letters, 110(13), 134101. (doi: 10.1063/1.4979086)
Charmet, J., Michaels, T. C.T., Daly, R., Prasad, A. , Thiruvenkathanathan, P., Langley, R. S., Knowles, T. P.J. and Seshia, A. A. (2016) Quantifying measurement fluctuations from stochastic surface processes on sensors with heterogeneous sensitivity. Physical Review Applied, 5(6), 064016. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.5.064016)
Prasad, A. , Charmet, J. and Seshia, A. A. (2016) Simultaneous interrogation of high-Q modes in a piezoelectric-on-silicon micromechanical resonator. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 238, pp. 207-214. (doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2015.12.013)
Agrawal, M., Prasad, A. , Bellare, J. R. and Seshia, A. A. (2016) Characterization of mechanical properties of materials using ultrasound broadband spectroscopy. Ultrasonics, 64, pp. 186-195. (doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2015.09.001) (PMID:26387979)
Zielinski, A. T., Prasad, A. , Seshia, A. A., Kalberer, M. and Jones, R. L. (2015) Effects of spatial sensitivity on mass sensing with bulk acoustic mode resonators. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 236, pp. 369-379. (doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2015.11.003)
Prasad, A. , Huefner, A., Mahajan, S. and Seshia, A. A. (2015) Investigating biomechanical noise in neuroblastoma cells using the quartz crystal microbalance. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 12(106), 20141389. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2014.1389) (PMID:25878129) (PMCID:PMC4424671)
Prasad, A. , Lin, A.T.-H., Rao, V.R. and Seshia, A.A. (2014) Monitoring sessile droplet evaporation on a micromechanical device. Analyst, 139(21), pp. 5538-5546. (doi: 10.1039/C4AN01389A) (PMID:25199661)
Conference or Workshop Item
Utting, P., Walker, R., Prasad, A. , Hammond, G. and Middlemiss, R. (2022) Design and Testing of a MEMS Semi-Absolute Pendulum Gravimeter. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-10306)
Anastasiou, K., Hammond, G. , Paul, D. , Toland, K. , Prasad, A. , Bramsiepe, S. , Passey, E. and Rakoczi, H. (2022) An Update to the Development of the Wee-g: A High-Sensitivity MEMS-Based Relative Gravimeter for Multi-Pixel Application. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4165)
Walker, R., Utting, P., Middlemiss, R. , Prasad, A. and Hammond, G. (2022) Mathematics & Analysis of a MEMS Semi-Absolute Pendulum Gravimeter. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-12991)
Toland, K. , Prasad, A. , Noack, A., Anastasiou, K., Middlemiss, R. , Paul, D. and Hammond, G. (2021) Development and Assembly of a MEMS Based High-Sensitivity Relative Gravimeter for Multi-Pixel Imaging Applications. EGU General Assembly 2021, 19-30 Apr 2021. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-13167)
Utting, P., Hammond, G. , Prasad, A. and Middlemiss, R. (2021) Optical Readout Design for a MEMS Semi-Absolute Pendulum Gravimeter. EGU General Assembly 2021, 19-30 Apr 2021. (doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-5045)
Aftalion, M. et al. (2018) Low-cost MEMS Gravimeters for Underwater Gravimetry and Submarine Detection. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, 10-14 Dec 2018.
Conference Proceedings
Belwanshi, V. , Prasad, A. , Toland, K. , Anastasiou, K., Bramsiepe, S. , Middlemiss, R. , Paul, D. J. and Hammond, G. D. (2022) A Simulation Study of the Temperature Sensitivity and Impact of Fabrication Tolerances on the Performance of a Geometric Anti-Spring Based MEMS Gravimeter. In: 9th International Symposium on Inertial Sensors and Systems (INERTIAL 2022), Avignon, France, 8-11 May 2022, ISBN 9781665402828 (doi: 10.1109/INERTIAL53425.2022.9787761)
Middlemiss, R. P. et al. (2022) A MEMS Gravimeter with Multi-Axis Gravitational Sensitivity. In: 9th International Symposium on Inertial Sensors and Systems (INERTIAL 2022), Avignon, France, 8-11 May 2022, ISBN 9781665402828 (doi: 10.1109/INERTIAL53425.2022.9787754)
Marocco, G. et al. (2019) MEMS Gradiometers for Attitude Determination on CubeSats. In: 33rd Annual Small Satellite Conference, Utah, USA, 3-8 Aug 2019,
Noack, A., Middlemiss, R. , Prasad, A. and Hammond, G. (2018) MEMS Gravity Sensors for Imaging Density Anomalies. In: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV, San Diego, CA, USA, 19-23 Aug 2018, 107230J. ISBN 9781510620179 (doi: 10.1117/12.2323969)
Prasad, A. , Bramsiepe, S.G., Middlemiss, R.P., Hough, J. , Rowan, S. , Hammond, G.D. and Paul, D.J. (2018) A Portable MEMS Gravimeter for the Detection of the Earth Tides. In: 2018 IEEE Sensors, New Delhi, India, 28-31 Oct 2018, ISBN 9781538647073 (doi: 10.1109/ICSENS.2018.8589884)
Zielinski, A. T., Kalberer, M., Jones, R. L., Prasad, A. and Seshia, A. A. (2016) Particulate Mass Sensing With Piezoelectric Bulk Acoustic Mode Resonators. In: 2016 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (IFCS), New Orleans, LA, USA, 09-12 May 2016, ISBN 9781509020911 (doi: 10.1109/FCS.2016.7563576)
Erbes, A., Prasad, A. and Seshia, A. A. (2015) High-frequency Piezoelectric-on-Si MEMS Resonator and Numerical Method for Parameter Extraction. In: 2014 European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), Neuchatel, Switzerland, 23-26 Jun 2014, pp. 305-307. ISBN 9781479952526 (doi: 10.1109/EFTF.2014.7331493)
Prasad, A. , Seshia, A. A. and Charmet, J. (2015) Micromechanical Piezoelectric-on-silicon BAW Resonators for Sensing in Liquid Environments. In: 2015 Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and the European Frequency and Time Forum, Denver, CO, USA, 12-16 Apr 2015, ISBN 9781479988662 (doi: 10.1109/FCS.2015.7138825)
Prasad, A. , Seshia, A. A., Zielinski, A. T., Kalberer, M. and Jones, R. L. (2015) Studying Particulate Adsorption by Drying Droplets on a Microfabricated Electro-acoustic Resonator. In: 2014 European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), Neuchatel, Switzerland, 23-26 Jun 2014, pp. 28-31. ISBN 9781479952526 (doi: 10.1109/EFTF.2014.7331418)
Rao, V.R., Seena, V., Kale, N., Prasad, A. , Patil, S., Reddy, D., Agarwal, D., Gandhi, S. and Mukherji, S. (2010) An Ultra-Sensitive Polymer Composite Lab-on-Chip Platform for Disposable Cardiac Diagnostic Applications. In: 2010 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 29 Nov - 03 Dec 2010,
Research datasets
2023
Prasad, A. (2023) Dataset for A 19 day Earth Tide Measurement with a MEMS Gravimeter. [Data Collection]
