Matthew McCarthy

Assistant Professor

Office: Curtis 158
Phone: 215-895-2841
Fax: 215-895-1478
Email: mccarthy@coe.drexel.edu

Biography

Dr. McCarthy received his B.S. degree (2002) in Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY and both his M.S. (2004) and Ph.D. (2006) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University in New York City. His graduate research was focused on MEMS-based sensors and actuators for microfluidic, aerospace, and cooling applications. For his M.S. degree he worked on the development of a harsh environment silicon carbide shear stress sensor for use within hypersonic vehicle engines. His Doctoral thesis was on the design, fabrication and characterization of a novel microvalve for self-adaptive micro-cooling applications. Dr. McCarthy was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the MEMS Sensors and Actuators Lab (MSAL) at the University of Maryland in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2007 to 2009. At MSAL, his research efforts were focused on the development of emerging Power-MEMS technologies with particular emphasis on high-speed ball-bearing supported rotary micromachines, tribological characterization of rolling contact at the microscale, and nanostructured MEMS energy storage devices.  From 2009 to 2010, Dr. McCarthy was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Device Research Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working on compact air-cooled heat exchangers and novel nanofabrication techniques for thermal and fluidic applications. 

His faculty appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Drexel University began September 2010. His research interests are in the area of small-scale thermal and fluidic systems with a focus on developing micro and nano fabricated structures, devices, and systems for energy, heat transfer, and sensor applications

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