Stanley G. Burns

Associate Dean

College of Science and Engineering

Jack Rowe Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EB 102, CSE Office

272 MWAH,  ECE Office

1303 Ordean Court

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota 55812-3025

218-726-7506  Both Offices

218-726-7267 FAX

sburns@d.umn.edu

Dr. Burns specializes in microelectronics processing and analog circuit design. A major portion of his research is in the design and realization of a new class of amorphous and microcrystalline silicon thin film transistor-based ULSI circuits fabricated directly on flexible substrates. His research interests also include exploiting the piezoelectric properties of thin-film aluminum nitride for high-frequency systems and chemical sensors.  More recently, he is the Principal Investigator for the UMD Northland Advanced Transportation  Systems Research Laboratories.  His research is in specialized sensors and instrumentation.  He is co-author of Principles of Electronic Circuits, a widely-adopted junior-level electronics textbook, now in its second edition. Dr. Burns teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in microelectronics processing and analog electronic circuit design. Professor Burns has twice received the National (IEEE) Outstanding Advisor Award for his work with the Iowa State University (ISU) IEEE student branch and in 1992 received the College of Engineering Superior Engineering Teacher Award. He is active in the ASEE, Senior Member of IEEE, a member of the Electrochemical Society, and a registered Professional Engineer in Minnesota and Iowa. He received the B.S.E.E. (1967), the M.S.E.E. (1968), and the Ph.D. (1972) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

He served as ECE Department Head at the University of Minnesota Duluth from 1998-2007 and was appointed an Associate Dean in the College of Science and Engineering and Jack Rowe Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2007.  Prior to that coming to UMD, he was a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Iowa State University.

Selected Publications and Patents

 

Ø                 Nicholas Andrisevic, Khaled Ejaz, Fernando Rio-Guitierrez, Rocio Alba-Flores, Glenn Nordehn,    and Stanley Burns.  "Detection of Heart Murmurs Using Wavelet Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks." Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, November 2005, Vol. 127.

Ø                 Khaled Ejaz, Glenn Nordehn, Rocio Alba-Flores, Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Stanley Burns and Nicholas Andrisevic.  "Heart Murmur Detection System Using Spectrograms and Artificial Neural Networks." International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) Conference: Circuits, Signals and Systems (CSS 2004),  Nov. 28, 2004 - December 1,2004. 

Ø                 Stanley G. Burns, Timothy E. Delf, David J. Keranen, Zachery T. Serre, “Vehicle Identification Using ILDs and Magnetoresistive Sensors”, NATSRL Research Meeting, November 2004.

Ø                 Stanley G. Burns, Jerod Wendt, “Inductive Loop Detector Signal Analysis”, NATRSL Research Meeting, November 2003.

Ø                 Stanley G. Burns, Carl Gruber, Howard R. Shanks, Alan P. Constant, Allen R. Landin, David H. Schmidt.Patent 6,017,794 date of Issue Jan 25, 2000, "Method Of Making Amorphous  Silicon  On Insulator VLSI Circuit Structures With Floating Gates"

Ø                 H. Kavak, et. al, Stanley G. Burns, “Thin Film Transistors on Polyimide Substrates”, Journal of   Non-Crystalline Solids, 266-269 (2000) 1325-1328

Ø                 H. Kavak, C. Gruber, H. Shanks, A. Landin, A. Constant, S. Burns, "Characterization of Thin Film Transistors on Polyimide Substrates", ICAMS 18- 18th International Conference on Amorphous and Microcrystalline Semiconductors, 22 August 1999, Snowbird, Utah, "Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids"

Ø                 S. G. Burns, et. Al, "Flexible Panel Display Having Thin Film Transistors Driving Polymer Light Emitting Diodes", 5,747,928, 5 May 1998.

Ø                 S. G. Burns, et.al., "Amorphous Silicon on Insulator VLSI Circuit Structures", 5,742,075.April 21, 1998.

Ø                 W. E. Glenn, S. G. Burns, H. R. Shanks, F. R. Jeffrey, "Large Capacity Solid-State Memory", 5,274,602, Issued and modified, January 1997.

Ø                 S. G. Burns and R. J. Weber, "Non-Crystalline Silicon Active Devices for Large Scale Digital and Analog Networks", 5,440,150, 8 August 1995.

Ø                 S. G. Burns, "Performance Review of Amorphous Silicon Transistors Deposited on Low Temperature Plastic Films, High Definition Systems Information Exchange Conference sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia 23-26 March 1997.

Ø                 D. M. Drees, S. G. Burns, H. R. Shanks, "Development of a Three-Port AlN Thin Film Resonator-Based Phase Detection System for Biological Sensor Applications", IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, Orlando, Florida, 28-31 May 1997.

Ø                 S. G. Burns, "Incorporating Semiconductor Device Design in an Engineering Curriculum", 59th Annual American Society for Engineering Education North Midwest Section Meeting, 9-11 October 1997.

Ø                 S. G. Burns, H. R. Shanks, A.P. Constant, C.Gruber, D. Schmidt, A. Landin, and F. Olympie,"Design And Fabrication Of High Current Switching TFTs On Flexible Polyimide Substrates ", Electrochemical Society Meeting, October 1996, San Antonio, Texas, Invited Paper. Published Proceedings.

Ø                 H. R. Shanks, S. G. Burns, A. Constant, D. Schmidt, A. Landin, C. Gruber, H. Kavak, and R. Swisher"Recent Advances In The Use Of Polyimide As A Substrate Material For Ultra-Thin Electronics" Seventh Meeting DuPont Symposium On Polyimides in Microelectronics. Invited Paper, 16-18 September 1996.

Ø                 S. G. Burns, "The NSF REU Program: Integrating Research and Teaching into a Novel Laboratory Experience ", American Society of Engineering Education, 1996 North Midwest Section 58th Annual Meeting, October 1996, Fargo, North Dakota.

Ø                 Xia, J., Burns, S. G., Xue, T., Wyse, R., McCalmont, S., Thielen, C., and Porter, M., "A Micromachine Diaphragm Structure for an Integrated Thin Film Resonator Chemical Sensor," 1995 IEEE Frequency Control Symposium, Published Proceedings, San Francisco, CA, May 31 - June 2, 1995.

Ø                Burns, S. G., Shanks, H. R., Constant, A., Gruber, C., Schmidt, D., Thielen, C., Olympie, F., Schumacher, T., and Cobbs, J., "Design and Fabrication of a-Si:H Based EEPROM Cells," Electrochemical Society Meeting, Published Proceedings. Invited Paper, Miami, FL,

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