BSAC Director UC Berkeley

Current Project(s)

Michel M. Maharbiz is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley for his work on microbioreactor systems under Professor Roger T. Howe (EECS) and Professor Jay D. Keasling (ChemE). His work let to the foundation of Microreactor Technologies, Inc. (www.microreactor.com). Dr. Maharbiz has been a GE Scholar and an Intel IMAP Fellow. Professor Maharbiz’s current research interests include building micro/nano interfaces to cells and organisms and exploring bio-derived fabrication methods. His group is also known for developing the world’s first tetherless, neurocontrolled cyborg beetles. Michel’s long term goal is understanding developmental mechanisms as a way to engineer and fabricate machines.