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Faculty & Staff Marlin H. Mickle

Nickolas A. DeCecco Professor
Professor of Electrical Engineering; Professor of Computer Engineering; Professor of Telecommunications; Professor of Industrial Engineering
Executive Director, RFID Center of Excellence


412-624-9682
Fax: 412-624-8003
Office: BENDM 342

Education

Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1967
M.S.E.E., University of Pittsburgh, 1963
B.S.E.E., University of Pittsburgh, 1961

Professional Interests

Dr. Mickle's research areas include wireless networks, RF devices, energy harvesting, and single chip RF devices.

Selected Publications

"Data Communication between brain implants and computers," IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Mingui Sun, Robert Sclabassi, and Marlin H. Mickle, Vol. 11, No. 2, June 2003, pp. 189 - 192.

"A Standard Test Protocol for Evaluation of Radio Frequency Identification Systems For Supply Chain Applications", Porter, J.D., Billo, R.E., Mickle, M.H. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Volume 23, Number 1, 2004, pp. 46 - 55.

Marlin H. Mickle , Minhong Mi, Chris Capelli, and Harold Swift, " RF Energy Harvesting with Multiple Antennas in the Same Space", IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Vol. 47, No. 5, Dec. 2005, pp. 100-106.

Junfeng Mei, Michael R. Lovell and Marlin H. Mickle, "Formulation and processing of Novel Conductive Solution Inks in Continuous Inkjet Printing of 3-D Electric Circuits", IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing, Vol. 28, No. 3, July 2005, pp. 265 - 273.

Minhong Mi, Marlin H. Mickle, James T. Cain and Timothy Minor, "Protocol and Device Model for Remote Autonomous Devices with Limited Power", International Journal of Computers and Applications, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2006, pp. 1-8.

Marlin H. Mickle , Minhong Mi, Chris Capelli, and Harold Swift, " Powering Autonomous Cubic Millimeter Devices" IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, February 2006.

Marlin H. Mickle, Minhong Mi, James T. Cain, David Sammel and Tim Minor,, " Energy Harvesting Antennas or When is a Monopole Half of a Dipole" to appear in the International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, 2006.

Doreen K. Jacob, S. Tonya Stefko, Michael R. Lovell, Marlin H. Mickle, "Communication between Functional and Denervated Muscles using Radio Frequency", Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, (2006) 134, pp. 862-867.

An Automated, FPGA-based Reconfigurable, Low-Power RFID Tag , Alex K. Jones, Raymond Hoare, Swapna Dontharaju, Shenchih Tung, Ralph Sprang, Josh Fazekas, James T. Cain, and Marlin H. Mickle, Journal of Microprocessors and Microsystems, in press.

Mechanism of in vivo DNA transport into cells by electroporation: electrophoresis across the plasma membrane may not be involved, Feng Liu, Steve Heston, Lisa M. Shollenberger, Marlin Mickle, Michael Lovell, and Leaf Huang, Journal of Gene Medicine, Wiley Interscience, 8: 353 - 361, 2005.

Passive Active Radio Frequency Identification Tags (PART), Alex K. Jones, Swapna Dontharaju, Shenchih Tung, Peter Hawrylak, Leo Mats, Raymond Hoare, James T. Cain, and Marlin H. Mickle, International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006, pp. 52 - 73.

Effect of Active Interference on the Performance of Radio Frequency Identification Systems, J. David Porter, Richard E. Billo, Marlin H. Mickle, International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006, pp. 4 to 23.

M. Sun, W. Liang, B. L. Wessel, Q. Liu, P. A. Roche, Q. Liu, M. Mickle, and R. J. Sclabassi, "A super low power implantable antenna for data transmission between implantable devices and computers," Abstract, Int. J. of Medical Implants and Devices, Vol. 1, 2005,  p. 18.

M. Sun, W. Liang, B. L. Wessel, Q. Liu, P. A. Roche, Q. Liu, M. Mickle, and R. J. Sclabassi, "Reciprocity of human tissue and its application to implantable devices for data communication," Abstract, Int. J. of Medical Implants and Devices, Vol. 1, 2005,  p. 19.

F. Liu, S. Heston, L. M. Shollenberger, B. Sun, M. Mickle, M. Lovell and L. Huang, "Mechanism of in vivo DNA Transport into Cells by Electroporation; Electrophoresis Across the Plasma Membrane May Not be Involved," The Journal of Gene Medicine, Wiley Interscience, 8: 353 - 361, 2005.

Peter J. Hawrylak, Leo Mats, J. T. Cain, Alex K. Jones, Shenchih Tung, Marlin H. Mickle, Ultra-Low Power Computing System for Wireless Devices, International Review on Computers and Software (I.RE.CO.S.), Vol. 1, n. 1, July, 2006, pp. 1 - 10.

Marlin H. Mickle, Leo Mats and Peter J. Hawrylak, Resolution and Integration of HF & UHF in Pharma Distribution and Retail, Chapter in, RFID Technologies and Applications, Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Marlin H. Mickle, "Establishment of the University of Pittsburgh RFID Center of Excellence," IEEE Applications and Practice Magazine, April 2007, pp. 14 - 16.

Swapna Dontharaju, Shenchih Tung, Alex K. Jones, Leo Mats, Justin Panuski, James T. Cain and Marlin H. Mickle, "The Unwinding of a Protocol," IEEE Applications and Practice Magazine, April 2007, pp. 4 - 10.

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Mickle joined the department in 1962. From 1970 to 1972 he was the Graduate Program Coordinator and from 1982 to 1984 he was the Director of the Computer Engineering Program. Professor Mickle is the 1988 Recipient of the Systems Research and Cybernetics Award of the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics, Life Fellow of the IEEE, Faculty Honor Roll 2001, Honorable Mention 2004 Carnegie Science Center Award, with Mary Besterfield Sacre, Bopaya Bidanda, Michael R. Lovell, Larry Shuman and Rakibar Chaterjee (Katz), Carnegie Science Center Award for Excellence in Corporate Innovation, 2005, Pitt Innovation Award, 2005 and 2006.

His research, development and educational activities have been supported by over 115 grants and/or contracts from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Science Foundation, the United States Army, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, NASA, the Bureau of Mines, the Department of Commerce, the Pittsburgh Foundation, the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, American Sterilizer Company, Contraves Goertz Corporation, PPG, Inc., the Electric Power Research Institute, Intel, Digital Equipment Corporation, Tandy, Motorola, Texas Instruments Corporation, Ben Franklin Program, WesDyne, the Lemelson Foundation, Argonne Laboratory, EPA, Coleman Foundation, DARPA, the Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse, Medrad, Siemens, Vocollect, Mobile Aspects, Matthews Marking Corp., ChemDAQ, Syracuse Research Corporation, Gnostic Systems, Identifi Technologies, FireFly, ADCUS, SSI, Union Switch & Signal, and JEC Technologies.

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patents

[1] Induction Feedback Stabilized Suspension Gyroscope, with Y. M. Pulyer, 1986, U. S. Patent No. 4,610,172.

[2] Thin Film Magnetic Angle and Transcendental FunctionTransducer, with Y. M. Pulyer, 1991, U. S. Patent No. 4,985,691.

[3] Apparatus for Energizing a Remote Station and Related Method, with Kevin W. Wells and Ronald G. Hoelzeman, 2001, U.S. Patent No. 6,289,237.

[4] Apparatus for Energizing a Remote Station and Related Method, with Minhong Mi, Dmitry Gorodetsky, Leonid Mats, Lorenz Neureuter, 2003, U.S. Patent No. 6,615,074

[5] Method of Data Communication with Implanted Device and Associated Apparatus, Mingui Sun, Robert Sclabassi, Marlin H. Mickle, U.S. Patent No. 6,847,844

[6] Energy Harvesting Circuit and Associated Methods, Marlin H. Mickle, Chris Capelli, Harold Swift, U. S. Patent No. 6,856,291, 2005.

[7] Antenna on a Wireless Untethered Device such as a Chip or Printed Circuit Board for Harvesting Energy from Space, Marlin H. Mickle, Christopher C. Capelli, and Harold Swift, U. S. Patent No. 7,057,514, 2006.

[8] Energy Harvesting Circuit, Marlin H. Mickle, Christopher C. Capelli, and Harold Swift, U. S. Patent No. 7,084,605, 2006.

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