Aron Woldeghiorgis

Associate Professor Aron Woldeghiorgis is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales (UNSW), with a PhD in Electrical Engineering from UNSW. His research focuses on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MOEMS), including silicon-based fabrication techniques, piezoelectric actuation, CMOS-MEMS integration, and flexible sensors. He has published over 90 scientific works and led innovations in on-chip atomic force microscopy, optical interconnects, and LiDAR technology for autonomous vehicles.

• B.E. (Hons) in Electrical Engineering, Addis Ababa University (AAU)
• MEngSc in Electronics and Communication, UNSW
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, UNSW

His research interests span Nano/Micro electro-mechanical systems (N/MEMS) for optical switching, silicon photonics, and carbon nanofibers in flexible sensors. Recent articles highlight advancements in electrothermal actuators, low-thermal-budget silicon films, and piezoelectric micro-lens systems. He has secured grants like the 2021 ARC LIEF ($527K) for maskless lithography and 2018 Innovation Connect Grant ($120K) for MEMS tunable diffraction grating. Awards include the 2010 UNSW Inventor of the Year Award for '3D-Optical Interconnect.'

He supervises four PhD students and teaches courses in Integrated Circuit Technology and Microsystems. Collaborations include industry partnerships with Baraja Pty Ltd and Sensornomics, along with academic roles in technical committees for APCOT and Transducers conferences.