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Bahareh Behkam, Ph.D.
 Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Director, Micro/Nanoscale Biotic-Abiotic Systems Engineering Laboratory (MicroN BASE)
Virginia Tech
332A Randolph Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-9311
540-231-9100 (fax)
behkam@vt.edu
EDUCATION:
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B.S., Sharif University of Technology, Mechanical Engineering , Sept. 1999
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M.S., Carnegie Mellon University, Mechanical Engineering, May 2003
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Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, Mechanical Engineering, Jan. 2008
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RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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Miniature medical devices for minimally invasive interventions
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Bio-hybrid micro/nano-systems engineering
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Biomimetic micro-robotics
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Biophysics of microbial adhesion and motility
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS :
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B. Behkam, M. Sitti, “Effect of Quantity and Configuration of Attached Bacteria on Bacterial Propulsion of Micro-Beads,” Applied Physics Letters, 93: 223901- 223903 (2008). Selected for the December 1, 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research.
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B. Behkam, M. Sitti, “Bacteria Integrated Swimming Micro-robots,” in M. Lungarella, et al., (eds.), 50 Years of AI, Festschrift, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 4850:154-163 (2007).
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B. Behkam, M. Sitti, “Bacterial Flagella-Based Propulsion and On/Off Motion Control of Microscale Objects,” Applied Physics Letters, 90: 023902-023904 (2007). Selected for the January 29, 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology and January 15, 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research.
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B. Behkam, and M. Sitti, “Bacterial Propulsion of Chemically Patterned Micro-Cylinders,” Proceedings of the IEEE-RAS-EMBC International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronic, pp. 753-757 (2008).
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B. Behkam, M. Sitti, “Design Methodology for Biomimetic Propulsion of Miniature Swimming Robots,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, 128 (1): 36 43 (2006).
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