Richard B. Fair, Lord-Chandran Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dr. Fair is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society. He has served as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices (1990-1993) and is past Editor-In-Chief of the Proceedings of the IEEE (1993-2000). He received the IEEE Third Millennium Medal in 2000, and the 2003 Solid State Science and Technology Award from the Electrochemical Society. He has published 150 papers in technical journals, contributed chapters to 10 books, edited eight more books, and given over 115 invited talks. He and his wife Clare especially enjoy Duke basketball and five beautiful grandchildren.

Office Location:	3519 CIEMAS
Office Phone:	(919) 660-5277
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://www.ee.duke.edu/research/microfluidics/

Teaching (Spring 2024):

• ECE 331L.001, FUND. OF MICROELECT. CIRCUITS Synopsis

  Hudson 139, MWF 01:40 PM-02:30 PM

• ECE 331L.01L, FUND. OF MICROELECT. CIRCUITS Synopsis

  Hudson 01B, W 03:05 PM-06:05 PM

• ECE 331L.02L, FUND. OF MICROELECT. CIRCUITS Synopsis

  Hudson 01B, Th 03:05 PM-06:05 PM

• ECE 533.01, BIOCHIP ENGINEERING Synopsis

  Hudson 218, TuTh 11:45 AM-01:00 PM

• ECE 331L.001, FUND. OF MICROELECT. CIRCUITS Synopsis

  Hudson 222, MWF 01:40 PM-02:30 PM

• ECE 528.01, NANOSCALE IC CHIP TECHNOLOGY Synopsis

  Hudson 224, TuTh 11:45 AM-01:00 PM

Education:

PhD	Duke University	1969
MS	Pennsylvania State University	1966
BS	Duke University	1964

Specialties:

Computer Engineering
Sensing and Sensor Systems
Electronic Devices
Integrated Nanoscale Systems
Medical Diagnostics
Microsystems
Semiconductors

Research Interests: Microfluidic devices, semiconductor devices, circuits, and technology

Microfluidic systems for lab-on-a-chip applications based on electrowetting technology. We are primarily focused on applications, such as a chip that extracts, purifies and amplifies the nucleic acid of sparse pathogens in blood for diagnosing sepsis, a chip to perform DNA sequencing by synthesis, a chip for editing the genomes of cells by transfecting synthetic DNA into the cells, and a chip for collecting and analyzing inorganic particles in air.

Keywords:

Semiconductor devices, circuits, and processes • Microfluidic systems • Biomedical applications of lab-on-a-chip

Recent Publications

1. R. B. Fair and M. A. Shannon and O. K. Tan and O. Geschke and C. H. Ahn and O. Kaynak and M. J. Vellekoop, Introduction for the special issue on sensors for microfluidic analysis systems, Ieee Sensors Journal, vol. 8 no. 5-6 (2008), pp. 427 -- 429, ISSN 1530-437X
2. L. Luan and R. D. Evans and N. M. Jokerst and R. B. Fair, Integrated optical sensor in a digital microfluidic platform, Ieee Sensors Journal, vol. 8 no. 5-6 (2008), pp. 628 -- 635, ISSN 1530-437X  [abs]
3. R. B. Fair, Digital microfluidics: is a true lab-on-a-chip possible?, Microfluidics And Nanofluidics, vol. 3 no. 3 (June, 2007), pp. 245 -- 281, ISSN 1613-4982  [abs]
4. R.B. Fair, Digital Microfluidics: is a true lab-on-a-chip possible?, J. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, vol. 3 no. 3 (2007), pp. 245-281  [abs]
5. R.B. Fair, A. Khylstov, T.D. Tailor, V. Ivanov, R.D. Evans, V.Srinivasan, V.K. Pamula, M.G. Pollack, P.B. Griffin, J. Zhou, Chemical and Biological Applications of Digital Microfluidic Devices, IEEE Design and Test of Computers, vol. 25 (2007), pp. 211-223  [abs]