Ömer Oralkan
Biography
Dr. Oralkan joined the faculty at the North Carolina State University in January 2012. His research interests are at the interface of electrical engineering and the life sciences, particularly on using integrated circuits and underlying technologies to implement medical devices and supporting systems for diagnostics and therapy. More specifically, his current research focuses on developing devices and systems for ultrasound imaging, photoacoustic imaging, image-guided therapy, biological and chemical sensing, and ultrasound neural stimulation.
Prior to joining NC State, he was a Research Associateiate (2004-2007) and then a Senior Research Associateiate (2007-2011) in the E. L. Ginzton Laboratory at Stanford University, where he worked on capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers. He also served as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University, CA (2009-2011).
Education
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Ph.D.
2004
Electrical Engineering
Stanford University -
Master's
1997
Electrical Engineering
Clemson University -
Bachelor's
1995
Electrical Engineering
Bilkent University, Turkey
Research Focus
- Bioelectronics Engineering
- Bioinstrumentation
- Biomechatronics
- Biomimetic Systems
- Electronic Circuits and Systems
- Analog Circuits
- Digital Circuits
- Physical Electronics, Photonics & Magnetics
- Silicon Devices and Fabrication
Funded Research
- PFI-TT: Sending Stress-Induced Chemical Fingerprints Emitted by Plants Using a Network of Electronic Noses
- A Fully Ultrasonic Approach for Combined Functional Imaging and Neuromodulation in Behaving Animals
- Evaluation of Sensor Technology for Real-Time Detection of Cyst Nematode Infected Soybean Plants
- Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Arrays for Air-Coupled Acoustic Microtapping
- Next-Generation Non-Surgical Neurotechnology: Multifocal Integrated Non-Invasive Device for Sensing and Stimulation (MINDSS)
- VOC for digitally-enabled early remote sensing of Fusarium Head Blight
- Acoustic Angiography Using Dual-Frequency and Ultrawideband CMUT Arrays
- A Whole-Brain Ultrasonic Neural Stimulation And Photoacoustic Recording System In Behaving Animals
- Mechanically Resonant Chemical Sensor Arrays Based on Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers
Highlighted Awards
Awards & Honors
- 2013 - Young Faculty Award - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- 2011 - Research Award - The Society of Uroradiology
- 2010 - IEEE Senior Member
- 2002 - Outstanding Paper Award - IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society
- 1997 - Best Paper Award - IEEE International Symposium on the Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits
Recent News
Oralkan Elected Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Journal
Posted on March 16, 2021 | Filed Under: Faculty
Congratulations to professor Ömer Oralkan, elected inaugural editor-in-chief of the brand new IEEE Open Journal of Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
Brain Power
Posted on March 14, 2019 | Filed Under: News
Ziad Ali aspires to combine electrical engineering and neuroscience to treat disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s. The NC State senior heads to California in the fall to pursue a Ph.D. at Stanford thanks to a Knight-Hennessy Scholarsh …
This post was originally published in NC State News.
New Wearable Aims to Prevent Asthma Attacks
Posted on June 2, 2016 | Filed Under: Life and News and Research
Researchers at NC State have developed an integrated, wearable system that monitors a user’s environment, heart rate and other physical attributes with the goal of predicting and preventing asthma attacks. The researchers plan to begin test …
Recent Publications
- Transcranial Neuromodulation Array With Imaging Aperture for Simultaneous Multifocus Stimulation in Nonhuman Primates (2022)
- A Low-Power Wearable E-Nose System Based on a Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) Array for Indoor VOC Monitoring (2021)
- A Row-Column (RC) Addressed 2-D Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) Array on a Glass Substrate (2021)
- A Wearable Ultrasonic Neurostimulator-Part I: A 1D CMUT Phased Array System for Chronic Implantation in Small Animals (2021)
- A Wearable Ultrasonic Neurostimulator-Part II: A 2D CMUT Phased Array System With a Flip-Chip Bonded ASIC (2021)
- Design and Fabrication of Wideband Air-Coupled Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers With Varying Width Annular-Ring and Spiral Cell Structures (2021)
- Electronic nose system based on a functionalized capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) array for selective detection of plant volatiles (2021)
- Entrainment of cerebellar Purkinje cell spiking activity using pulsed ultrasound stimulation (2021)
- Fabrication of 32 x 32 2D Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) Arrays on a Borosilicate Glass Substrate With Silicon-Through-Wafer Interconnects Using Sacrificial Release Process (2021)
- Soybean Cyst Nematodes Influence Aboveground Plant Volatile Signals Prior to Symptom Development (2021)