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Ian W. Hunter

Ian W. Hunter

Hatsopoulos Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Room 3-154
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-253-3921  
Fax: 617-252-1849  
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Administrative Contact:
Kate Melvin
Room 3-156
Phone: 617-253-4763  
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Education:

Ph.D., University of Auckland, New Zealand, 1980
DCP, University of Auckland, 1976 .
MSc 1st class honors, University of Auckland, 1975
BSc, University of Auckland, 1974

 

MIT Service:

1996-Present Hatsopoulos Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
1998-2005 Professor of BioEngineering, Division of BioEngineering and Envir. Health
1995-Present Co-director, Information Systems and Technology Laboratory.
1994-1996 Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

 

Other Related Experience:

1990-1994 Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University.
1990-1995 Fellow, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR).
1989-1994 Project Director, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS)
1988-1994 Associate Member, Department of Electrical Engineering, McGill University
1986-1994 Member, McGill Research Centre for Intelligent Machines (McRCIM).
1985-1989 Assistant Professor, Department Biomedical Engineering, McGill University
1985-1994 Associate Member, Department of Physiology, McGill University.
1984-1985 Research Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Unit, McGill University.
1980-1981 Faculty of Medicine Post-doctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, McGill Univ.

 

Partial List of Patents Issued, most recent:

1. Hunter, I.W., Lafontaine, S.R. and Madden, J.D., Conducting polymer generator-actuator with energy storage/recovery. US Patent 6,157,113. Granted December 5, 2000.
2. Madden, P., Madden, J. and Hunter, I.W., Method of manufacture of polymer transistors with controllable gap, U.S. Patent No. 6,207,034, March 27, 2001.
3. Madden, J.D., Kanigan, T.S., Lafontaine, S.R., and Hunter, I.W., "Conducting Polymer Actuator," U.S. Patent 6,249,076, June 19, 2001.
4. Hunter, I.W., "Apparatus for droplet microchemistry," US Patent No. 6,309,600, October 30, 2001.
5. Hunter, I.W., "Method and apparatus for performing microassays," US Patent No. 6,387,331, May 14, 2002.
6. Hunter, I.W., "Method for performing microassays," US Patent No. 6,743,633, June 1, 2004.
7. Ozbal, C., Hunter, I.W., and Linton, J., "System and method for high throughput sample preparation and analysis using column chromatography," US Patent 6,812,030, November 2, 2004.
8. Hunter, I.W., Brenan, C.J.H. and Kanigan, T.S., "Methods for screening substances in a microwell array," US Patent 6,893,877, May 17, 2005.
9. Ozbal, C., Hunter, I.W. and Linton, J."System for high throughput sample preparation and analysis using column chromatography," US Patent 6,932,939, August 23, 2005.
10. Angel, A.B., and Hunter, I.W., "Needleless injector," US Patent 6,939,323, September 6, 2005.

 

Consulting Record:

1995-Present Mirage Technologies
1996-Present Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
2001-Present BioTrove
2002-Present Boston Scientific
*numerous single day consulting for various North American companies

 

Professional Registration:

None

 

Principal Publications (last five years):
  1. Charette, P.G., Hunter, I.W. and Hunter, P.J., "Large deformation mechanical testing of biological membranes using speckle interferometry intransmission, part I: Experimental apparatus", Applied Optics, 1997, 36, 2238-2245.
  2. Crane, B., Hogan, C., Lerman, L., Hunter, I.W., "DNA mutation detection via fluorescence Imaging In a spatial thermal gradient, capillary electrophoresis system," Rev. Scientific Instruments, Nov 2001, Vol. 72, pp. 4225-4251.
  3. Green, J.R., Korenberg, M.J., David, R. and Hunter, I.W., "Recognition of ATP-binding sites using parallel cascade system identification," Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2002, 1-29.
  4. Anquetil, P.A., Brenan, C.J.H., Marcolli, C. and Hunter, I.W., "Laser Raman spectroscopic analysis of polymorphic forms in microliter fluid volumes," Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2003, 92, 149-160.
  5. Tangorra, J.L., Jones, L.A., and Hunter, I.W., "Dynamics of the human head-neck system in the horizontal plane: Joint properties with respect to static torque," Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2003, 31, 606-620.
  6. Martel, S. and Hunter, I., "Nanofactories based on a fleet of scientific instruments configured as miniature autonomous robots," Kluwer Academic Publishers, J of Micromechatronics, Vol. 2, No. 3-4, pp. 201-214, 2004.
  7. Madden, P.G., Madden, J.D., Anquetil, P.A., Vandesteeg, N.A., and Hunter, I.W., "The relation of conducting polymer actuator material properties to performance" IEEE J Ocean Eng’ring, 2004, Vol 29, No. 3, pp. 696-705.
  8. Madden, J.D., Vandesteeg, N.A., Anquetil, P.A., Madden, P.G., Takshi, A., Pytel, R.Z., Lafontaine, S.R., Wieringa, P.A., and Hunter, I.W., "Artificial muscle technology: Physical principles and Naval prospects," IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 2004, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 706-728.
  9. Madden, J.D., Schmid, B., Hechinger, M., Lafontaine, S.R., Madden, P.G., Hover, F.S., Kimball, R., and Hunter, I.W., "Application of Polypyrrole Actuators: feasibility of variable Camber foils," IEEE J Oceanic Engineering, 2004, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 738-749.
  10. Tangorra, J.L., Jones, L.A., Hunter, I.W., "System identification of the vestibulo-ocular reflex during head-free tracking," Journal of Vestibular Research, 2004, 14, pp. 419-441.
  11. Fofonoff, T., Martel, S., Hatsopoulos, N., Donoghue, J., and Hunter, I., Madden, J.D., Barisci, J.N., Anquetil, P.A., Spinks, G.M., Wallace, G.G., Baughman, R.H., Hunter, I.W., "Fast Carbon Nanotube Charging and Actuation," Advanced Materials, 2006, 18, 870-873.
  12. David, R., Hunter, I.W., "A liquid-in-glass thermometer read by an interferometer," Sensors and Actuators, A Physical, 121, 31-34, 2005.
  13. Crane, B.L., Hogan, N.C., Sudo, H., Thilly, W., Hunter, I.W., "Real-time PCR Measurement by Fluorescence Anisotropy," Analytical Chemistry, 77, 5129-5134, 2005.
  14. Llinas, R.R., Walton, K.D., Nakao, M., Hunter, I.W., Anquetil, P.A, "Neuro-vascular Central Nervous Recording/Stimulating System: Using Nanotechnology Probes," J of Nanoparticle Research, 7, pp. 111-127, 2005.
  15. Pytel, R. Z., Thomas, E. L., Hunter, I. W., "Anisotrophy of Electroactive Strain in Highly Stretched Polypyrrole Actuators," Chemistry of Materials, 18, 4, 861-863, 2006.

Scientific & Professional Societies:

American Association for the Advancement of Science Member
Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers Member
Biophysical Society Member
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Member

 

Honors & Awards, Partial List:

1990 Outstanding Young Canadian Biomedical Engineer of the Year Award.
1995 General Motors R& D Academic Research Fellow
1999 Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
2003 Honorary Professorship, Bio-Engineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2004 Keenan Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education
2004 Amar Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching

 

Instititutional and Professional Service in the last five years:

1995-2005 MIT, Advisory Committee, Center for Biomedical Engineering
1996-2002 MIT, Department of Mechanicial Engineering, Strategic Planning Committee
1997-2002 MIT, Mechanical Engineering Academic Committeee
1997-2005 MIT, Biological Eng. Div., Bio-Instrumentation Steering Committee
1998-Present MIT, Director, BioInstrumentation Laboratory
2001-2003 MIT, Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty Search
2001-Present MIT, Dept. Mech. Eng. Standing Committee for Graduate Education
2005-2006 Dept. Mech. Eng. Ocean Observations Search Committee

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