Dirk Lange
Post-Doctoral Researcher

EDUCATION: 

• Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, 2001 
• Diploma in Engineering Physics from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, 1997
• Exchange Student Department of Physics, Imperial College, London, Great Britain, 1993

• Present - GE Global Research, Munich, Germany
• 1997 - 2001 Research Associate at the Physical Electronics Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland

• Biological and Chemical Sensors for space flight instrumentation, and water and air quality monitoring
• Mechanical Sensors and Actuators, Resonant Sensors
• CMOS-integrated Micro Electromechanical Systems (CMOS MEMS)
• Finite Element Simulations
  

• Medal of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland, 2002
• Reimar-Luest Fellowship for Academic Achievements, Koerber Foundation, Hamburg, Germany, 2001

• D. Lange, O. Brand, H. Baltes, "CMOS Cantilever Sensor Systems: Atomic Force Microscopy and Gas Sensing Applications" , Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2002.
  

• D. Lange, C. Hagleitner, C. Herzog, O. Brand, and H. Baltes, "Magnetic Actuation and MOS-Transistor Sensing Scheme for CMOS-Integrated Resonators", Techn. Digest IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) '02, pp. 304-307, 2002.
• W. Franks, D. Lange, S. Lee, A. Hierlemann, N. Spencer, H. Baltes, "Na nochemical Surface Analyzer", Ultramicroscopy 91, 1-4, pp.21-27, 2002. 
• M. Ono, D. Lange, O. Brand, C. Hagleitner, H. Baltes, "A complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor-field-effect-transistor- compatible atomic force microscopy tip fabrication process and integrated atomic force microscopy cantilevers fabricated with this process", Ultramicroscopy, 91, 1-4, pp. 9-20, 2002.
  
• C. Hagleitner, D. Lange , N. Kerness, A. Kummer, W.H. Song, A. Hierlemann, O. Brand, and H. Baltes, "CMOS Single-Chip Multisensor Gas Detection System", Techn. Digest IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) '02, pp. 244-247, 2002.
• H. Baltes, O. Brand, A. Hierlemann, D. Lange, C. Hagleitner, "CMOS MEMS - Presence and Future", Techn. Digest IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) '02, pp. 459-466, 2002.
• C. Hagleitner, A. Hierlemann, D. Lange, A. Kummer, N. Kerness, O. Brand, H. Baltes, "Smart single-chip gas sensor microsystem", Nature 414, pp. 293-296, 2001.
• D. Lange, M. Zimmermann, C. Hagleitner, O. Brand, and H. Baltes, "CMOS 10-Cantilever Array for Constant-Force Parallel Scanning AFM", Transducers '01 Digest of Technical Papers, pp. 1074-1077, 2001.
• D. Lange, C. Hagleitner, O. Brand, and H. Baltes, "CMOS Resonant Beam Gas Sensing System with On-Chip Self Excitation", Techn. Digest IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) '01, pp. 547-552, 2001.
• A. Hierlemann, D. Lange , C. Hagleitner, N. Kerness, A. Koll, O. Brand, H. Baltes, "Application-specific sensor systems based on CMOS chemical microsensors", Sensors and Actuators B 70, pp. 2-11, 2000.
• A. Roncaglia, L. Colalongo, D. Lange, M. Rudan, "Cross-talk simulation in CMOS micromachined gas-sensors with electrothermal actuation", SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B 69, pp. 320-324, 2000. 
• T. Akiyama, U. Staufer, N.F. de Rooij, D. Lange, C. Hagleitner, O. Brand, H. Baltes, A. Tonin, H.R. Hidber, "Integrated atomic force microscopy array probe with metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor stress sensor, thermal bimorph actuator, and on-chip complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor electronics", J. Vac. Sci. Techn. B 18, pp. 2669-2675, 2000.
• D. Lange, C. Hagleitner, O. Brand, H. Baltes, “CMOS Resonant Beam Gas Sensor with On-Chip Preamplifier”, Transducers '99 Digest of Technical Papers, pp. 1020-1023, 1999.
• D. Lange, T. Akiyama, C. Hagleitner, A. Tonin, H. R. Hidber, P. Niedermann, U. Staufer, N. F. de Rooij, O. Brand, H. Baltes, "Parallel scanning AFM with on-chip circuitry in CMOS technology", Techn. Digest IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) '99, pp. 447-452, 1999.
• A. Hierlemann, A. Koll, D. Lange, C. Hagleitner, N. Kerness, O. Brand, R. Vogt, H. Baltes, "CMOS based chemical microsensors: Components of a micronose system", Proc. SPIE, vol. 3857, pp. 158-169, 1999.
• D. Lange, C. Hagleitner, O. Brand, H. Baltes, "CMOS resonant beam gas sensor with integrated preamplifier," Transducers '99 Digest of Technical Papers, pp. 1020-1023, 1999.
• T. Akiyama, D. Lange , C. Hagleitner, A. Tonin, O. Brand, H. Baltes, U. Staufer, N.F. de Rooij, "Active and self-detecting cantilever with on-chip CMOS electronics for scanning force microscopy", Transducers 99 Digest of Technical Papers, pp. 1848-1851, 1999.
• O. Brand, M. Hornung, D. Lange , H. Baltes (invited paper), "CMOS resonant microsensors," Proc. SPIE, vol. 3514, pp. 238-250, 1998.
• M. Klaiber, D. Lange , "Microstructured hollow waveguides as modulators for an integrated-optical microphone", (German), Proc. ITG-Fachtagung Sensoren und Messtechnik, pp. 491-496, 1998.
• H. Baltes, D. Lange , A. Koll: "The electronic nose in Lilliput", IEEE Spectrum, vol. 35, Sept. 1998.
• O. Brand, M. Hornung, D. Lange , H. Baltes (invited paper), "CMOS resonant microsensors," Proc. SPIE, vol. 3514, pp. 238-250, 1998.
• D. Lange, A. Koll, O. Brand, H. Baltes, "CMOS chemical microsensors based on resonant cantilever beams," Proc. SPIE, vol. 3328, pp. 233-243, 1998.

OTHER LINKS: Physical Electronics Laboratory, ETH Zurich

GE Global Research, Munich, Germany