Khalil Najafi

Khalil Najafi is the Schlumberger Professor of Engineering and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering. He serves as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). His research focuses on micromachining, MEMS, biomedical microsystems, and low-power wireless systems. Najafi has held the Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2008 to 2018.

Education: Completed his doctoral studies at the University of Michigan under Prof. Kensall D. Wise in the 1980s.

Research Interests: Pioneering work in solid-state sensors and actuators since the 1980s. Key areas include:

• Micromachined sensors/actuators
• Analog integrated circuits
• Implantable biomedical systems
• Low-power wireless technologies

Awards:

• IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award (Emerging Technologies)
• IEEE Sensors Technical Field Award
• U-M Distinguished University Innovator Award

Entrepreneurial Activity: Co-founded startups ePack, Inc. and Integrated Sensing Systems. His research group at EECS continues to advance MEMS and biomedical engineering innovations.