Yitshak Zohar
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Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
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Director, Integrated Microsystem Laboratory
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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Professor, BIO5 Institute
Yitshak Zohar received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in aeronautical engineering from the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, in 1981 and 1984, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, in 1990.,He was a Research Associate at USC from 1990 to 1992, working on microelectromechanical systems research projects. He was also with the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, as one of the founding faculty members in 1992, where he participated in setting up the Micro Fabrication Center and in establishing the Micromachines Laboratory. Since 2004, he has been a Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, developing a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)/bio-MEMS program. His research interests include the science and technology of microsystems, in particular, microscale fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Currently, his main research interest is the development of microfluidic systems for bio/chemical/medical applications.,Dr. Zohar is a Fellow of the America Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He is an Editor of the Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, and served as the Cochair of the 21st IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems, Tucson, AZ, January 13–17, 2008.
Courses
Thermodynamics
AME 230 (Fall 2021)
AME 230 (Fall 2020)
AME 230 (Fall 2019)
AME 230 (Spring 2018)
AME 230 (Spring 2017)
AME 230 (Spring 2016)
Intro to Fluid Mechanics
AME 331 (Fall 2023)
AME 331 (Spring 2022)
AME 331 (Spring 2021)
AME 331 (Fall 2019)
AME 331 (Fall 2018)
AME 331 (Fall 2017)
AME 331 (Fall 2016)
BME 331 (Fall 2023)
BME 331 (Spring 2022)
BME 331 (Spring 2021)
BME 331 (Fall 2018)
BME 331 (Fall 2017)
BME 331 (Fall 2016)
Directed Research
AME 492 (Fall 2016)
BME 492 (Fall 2017)
BME 492 (Spring 2016)
Nat Turbulent Shear Flow
AME 538 (Spring 2022)
AME 538 (Fall 2016)
Microfluidics
AME 586 (Spring 2021)
AME 586 (Spring 2020)
AME 586 (Fall 2018)
AME 586 (Fall 2017)
Rsrch Meth Biomed Engr
BME 597G (Fall 2017)
BME 597G (Fall 2016)
Independent Study
BME 599 (Fall 2016)
Research
AME 900 (Fall 2023)
AME 900 (Spring 2023)
AME 900 (Spring 2018)
AME 900 (Fall 2017)
AME 900 (Spring 2017)
AME 900 (Fall 2016)
AME 900 (Summer I 2016)
AME 900 (Spring 2016)
Thesis
BME 910 (Spring 2019)
BME 910 (Fall 2018)
Dissertation
AME 920 (Spring 2017)
AME 920 (Fall 2016)
AME 920 (Spring 2016)
BME 920 (Fall 2022)
BME 920 (Spring 2022)
BME 920 (Fall 2021)
BME 920 (Fall 2019)
BME 920 (Spring 2018)
Selected Publications
Chapters
- Zohar, Y., Lee, L. M., & Cheung, L. S. (2006). Microfluidics: Device Science and Technology. In Microsystems Mechanical Design. Springer, Vienna. doi:10.1007/978-3-211-48549-1_8
- Zohar, Y. (2001). Microchannel Heat Sinks. In The CRC Handbook of MEMS. doi:10.1201/9781420050905.ch32
Journals/Publications
- Zohar, Y., Schroeder, J. A., Jiang, L., & Frankman, Z. D. (2022). Application of Microfluidic Systems for Breast Cancer Research.. Micromachines, 13(2), 152. doi:10.3390/mi13020152
- Zohar, Y. (2020). Pharmacokinetic analysis of epithelial/endothelial cell barriers in microfluidic bilayer devices with an air-liquid interface. Micromachines, 11(536). doi:10.3390/mi11050536
- Zohar, Y., Jiang, L., & Frost, T. S. (2020). Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Epithelial/Endothelial Cell Barriers in Microfluidic Bilayer Devices with an Air–Liquid Interface. Micromachines. doi:10.3390/mi11050536
- Luo, H., Zhao, C., Song, K., Liu, D., Ma, W., Yu, X., Su, H., Zhang, Z., Zohar, Y., & Lee, Y. (2019). A nonlinear two-degree-of-freedom mass-damper-spring model to predict the isolation of circulating tumor cells in microfluidic-elasto-filtration devices. MICROFLUIDICS AND NANOFLUIDICS, 23(5).
- Zohar, Y., Jiang, L., Estrada, V., & Frost, T. S. (2019). Convection–diffusion molecular transport in a microfluidic bilayer device with a porous membrane. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. doi:10.1007/s10404-019-2283-1
- Zohar, Y., Lee, Y. C., Zhang, Z., Su, H., Yu, X., Ma, W., Liu, D., Song, K., Zhao, C., & Luo, H. (2019). A nonlinear two-degree-of-freedom mass–damper–spring model to predict the isolation of circulating tumor cells in microfluidic-elasto-filtration devices. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. doi:10.1007/s10404-019-2240-z
- Zohar, Y., Lynch, R. M., Jiang, L., & Frost, T. S. (2019). Permeability of Epithelial/Endothelial Barriers in Transwells and Microfluidic Bilayer Devices. Micromachines. doi:10.3390/mi10080533
- Zohar, Y., Miranti, C. K., Tran, M., Tahsin, S., Ivich, F., Jiang, L., & Frank, S. B. (2019). Human stroma and epithelium co-culture in a microfluidic model of a human prostate gland. Biomicrofluidics, 13(6), 064116. doi:10.1063/1.5126714
- Jiang, L., Zohar, Y., Restifo, L. L., Restifo, L. L., Zohar, Y., & Jiang, L. (2015). Dissociation of brain tissue into viable single neurons in a microfluidic device.. IEEE Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering, 9, 29-32.
- Jiang, L., Zohar, Y., Stopeck, A., Schroeder, J. A., & Zheng, X. (2014). Isolation of viable cancer cells in antibody-functionalized microfluidic devices. Biomicrofluidics. doi:10.1063/1.4873956
- Riahi, R., Yang, Y. L., Kim, H., Jiang, L., Wong, P. K., & Zohar, Y. (2014). A Microfluidic Model for Organ-specific Extravasation of Circulating Tumor Cells. Biomicrofluidics, 8(2), 024103.
- Stamm, M. T., Trickey-Glassman, A. S., Jiang, L., & Zohar, Y. (2014). Specific Interactions Between Functionalised Particles and Circulating Tumour Cells. IET Nanobiotechnology, 8(1), 18-23.
- Stamm, M. T., Trickey-Glassman, A. S., Jiang, L., & Zohar, Y. (2014). Specific interactions between functionalised particles and circulating tumour cells. IET Nanobiotechnology, 8(1), 18-23.
- Zeng, L., Jiang, L., Teng, W., Cappello, J., & Zohar, Y. (2014). Engineering Aqueous Fiber Assembly Into Silk-elastin-like Protein Polymers. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 35(14), 1273-1279.
- Zheng, X., Jiang, L., Schroeder, J., Stopeck, A., Zohar, Y., Zheng, X., Jiang, L., Schroeder, J., Stopeck, A., & Zohar, Y. (2014). Isolation of Viable Cancer Cells in Antibody-Functionalized Microfluidic Devices. Biomicrofluidics, 8(2), 024119.
Proceedings Publications
- Zohar, Y. (2018, December). Application of a microfluidic-based model of a human prostate gland for cancer research. In 12th International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering, 109-112.
- Zohar, Y. (2018, December). Characterizing A549 cell line as an epithelial cell monolayer model for pharmacokinetic applications. In 12th International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine and Engineering, 27-30.
- Zohar, Y. (2018, June). Characterizing steady molecular transport between a microchannel pair separated by a porous membrane. In 2018 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED), 51.
- Zohar, Y. (2018, November). Development of a microfluidic-based model of a human prostate gland. In 22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, 1625-1627.
- Zohar, Y. (2018, November). Protein transport through a separation membrane in a microfluidic device. In 22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, 1976-1978.
- Zohar, Y., Miranti, C. K., Frank, S. B., Tran, M., Ivich, F., & Jiang, L. (2018). Development of a microfluidic-based model of a human prostate gland. In 22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences.
- Zohar, Y. (2017, June 2017). The capillary number effect on cell viability in microfluidic elasto-filtration devices for viable circulating tumor cell isolation. In 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 488-491.
- Ma, W., Zeng, R., Liu, D., Zohar, Y., & Lee, Y. K. (2014, April 13-16). SOI Technology-based Microfiltration System for Circulating Tumor Cells Isolatio and Enumeration. In 9th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 333-336.
- Cheung, L. S., Zheng, X., Stopa, A., Schroeder, J. A., Heimark, R. L., Baygents, J. C., Guzman, R. Z., & Zohar, Y. (2008). ATTACHMENT & DETACHMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER CELLS IN A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM. In 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences.
- Gudipaty, T., Cheung, L. S., Jiang, L., & Zohar, Y. (2008). CLUSTER FORMATION AND EVOLUTION IN PARTICLE-LADEN MICROCHANNEL FLOW. In First Sensor, Signal and Information (SenSIP) Workshop.
- Chan, Y. C., Lee, Y., Lee, Y., Wong, M., Zohar, Y., & Chan, Y. C. (2005). Effect of sub-micron pillar array on DNA kinetics in a free-solution capillary electrophoresis microsystem. In Ninth International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences.
- Zohar, Y., Lee, Y., & Lee, M. (2005). Fabrication and Characterization of an Integrated Thermal Microsystem. In 18th International Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Conference.
- Zohar, Y., Lee, Y., Lee, L. M., & Hau, W. L. (2003). Electrically Driven Vortical Motion for Mixing of Liquids in a Microchannel. In 7th International Conference on Miniaturized Chemical and BioChemical Analysis Systems.
- Zohar, Y., Lee, Y., & Yu, Z. T. (2002). Hele-Shaw Flow in a Microchannel with Cavities. In 2002 Am. Phys. Soc. meeting, 47, 130.
- Zohar, Y., Wong, M., Wang, M., & Meng, Z. (2000). A new polycrystalline silicon technology for integrated sensor applications. In Proceedings IEEE Thirteenth Annual International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (Cat. No.00CH36308), 114-119.
Poster Presentations
- Zohar, Y. (2017, November 2017). Characterizing diffusion in a microfluidic system for lung-on-a-chip applications. Junior Investigator Poster Forum. Tucson, AZ, USA: UA College of Medicine.
- Zohar, Y. (2017, November 2017). Development of a microfluidic model of a human prostate gland for Cancer Research. Junior Investigator Poster Forum. Tucson, AZ, USA: UA College of Medicine.
- Zohar, Y. (2017, October 2017). A microfluidic-based model of a human prostate gland. UACC Scientific Symposium & Retreat. Phoenix, AZ, USA: UA Cancer Center.
Presentations
- Zohar, Y. (2014, February 17). Guiding Signals in Life Sciences: Cancer Metatasis. Seminar. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: Cancer Biology Program.
- Zohar, Y. (2014, January 29). Micro/Nanotechnology for Applications in Life Sciences. Seminar. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: College of Pharmacy.
- Zohar, Y. (2014, November 17). Micro/Nanotechnology for Cancer Metastasis Research. Seminar. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: Arizona Cancer Center: Cancer Biology Research Conference.
Awards
- Excellence at the Student Interface
- UA College of Engineering, Spring 2017