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Archival Journal Papers

High-Speed Microfabricated Silicon Turbomachinery and Fluid Film Bearings,
L.G. Frechette, S.A. Jacobson, K.S. Breuer, F.F. Ehrich, R. Ghodssi, R. Khanna, C.W. Wong, X. Zhang, M.A. Schmidt, and A.H. Epstein, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2005, 14(1): 141-152. [DOI; PDF]

A Self-Acting Gas Thrust Bearing for High-Speed Microrotors,
C.W. Wong, X. Zhang, S.A. Jacobson, and A.H. Epstein, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2004, 13(2): 158-164. [DOI; PDF]

High Power Density Silicon Combustion Systems for Micro Gas Turbine Engines,
C.M. Spadaccini, A. Mehra, J. Lee, X. Zhang, S. Lukachko, and I.A. Waitz, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2003, 125(3): 709-719. [DOI; PDF]

Igniters and Temperature Sensors for a Micro-Scale Combustion System,
X. Zhang, A. Mehra, A.A. Ayon, and I.A. Waitz, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2003, 103(1-2): 253-262. [DOI; PDF]

Preliminary Development of a Hydrocarbon-Fueled Catalytic Micro-Combustor,
C.M. Spadaccini, X. Zhang, C.P. Cadou, N. Miki, and I.A. Waitz, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2003, 103(1-2): 219-224. [DOI; PDF]

A Six-Wafer Combustion System for a Silicon Micro Gas Turbine Engine,
A. Mehra, X. Zhang, A.A. Ayon, I.A. Waitz, M.A. Schmidt, and C.M. Spadaccini, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 2000, 9(4): 517-527. [DOI; PDF]

Through-Wafer Electrical Interconnect for Multilevel Microelectromechanical System Devices,
A. Mehra, X. Zhang, A.A. Ayon, I.A. Waitz, M.A. Schmidt, and C.M. Spadaccini, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 2000, 18(5): 2583-2589. [DOI; PDF]

Conference Proceeding Papers

High Power Density Silicon Combustion Systems for Micro Gas Turbine Engines,
C.M. Spadaccini, A. Mehra, J. Lee, S. Lukachko, X. Zhang, and I.A. Waitz, Proceedings of ASME TURBO EXPO, 2002 - Land, Sea & Air, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2-6, 2002, GT-2002-30082.

Development of a Catalytic Silicon Micro-Combustor for Hydrocarbon-Fueled Power MEMS,
C.M. Spadaccini, X. Zhang, C.P. Cadou, N. Miki, and I.A. Waitz, Proceeding of the 15th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS '02), Las Vegas, NV, USA, January 20-24, 2002, pp. 228-231.

Development of Polysilicon Igniters and Temperature Sensors for a Micro Gas Turbine Engine,
X. Zhang, A. Mehra, A.A. Ayon, and I.A. Waitz, Proceeding of the 15th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS '02), Las Vegas, NV, USA, January 20-24, 2002, pp. 280-283.

A Self-Acting Thrust Bearing for High-Speed Micro-Rotors,
C.W. Wong, X. Zhang, S.A. Jacobson, and A.H. Epstein, Proceeding of the 15th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS '02), Las Vegas, NV, USA, January 20-24, 2002, pp. 276-279.

Demonstration of a Microscale Heat Exchanger for a Silicon Micro Gas Turbine Engine,
S. Sullivan, X. Zhang, A.A. Ayon, and J.G. Brisson, Technical Digest of the 11th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers '01), Munich, Germany, June 10-14, 2001, pp. 1606-1609.

Demonstration of a Microfabricated High-Speed Turbine Supported on Gas Bearings,
L.G. Frechette, S.A. Jacobson, K.S. Breuer, F.F. Ehrich, R. Ghodssi, R. Khanna, C.W. Wong, X. Zhang, M.A. Schmidt, and A.H. Epstein, Technical Digest of IEEE Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop (Hilton Head '00), Hilton Head Island, SC, USA, June 4-8, 2000, pp. 43-47.

Thick Buried Oxide in Silicon (TBOS): An Integrated Fabrication Technology for Multi-Stack Wafer-Bonded MEMS Processes,
R. Ghodssi, L.G. Frechette, S.F. Nagle, X. Zhang, A.A. Ayon, S.D. Senturia, and M.A. Schmidt, Technical Digest of the 10th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers '99), Sendai, Japan, June 7-10, 1999, pp. 1456-1459.

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