Scholars@Duke
Kip Coonley

Kip Coonley

Scientific/Research Laboratory Manager
Electrical and Computer Engineering
kip.coonley@duke.edu
Box 90291, Durham, NC 27708-0291
130 Hudson Hall, Box 90291 130 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications

Board 149: Pioneering Pathways for High School Students in STEM Education (Work in Progress)

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · June 23, 2024 Our program aims to impact local high school students by highlighting engineering as a vital component of STEM education and building bridges to college life. A distinguished high school known for its robust engineering program serves as our partner, with ... Cite

LINEAR ELECTROSTATIC OSCILLATOR WITH VISCOUS DAMPING

Conference Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference · January 1, 2023 Experimental analysis of a translating spring-mass system with a constant electrostatic force in the presence of viscous damping is presented. The challenge in this effort has been to develop an analytical model for the electrostatic system and experimenta ... Full text Cite

BYOE: Microelectronic non-idealities laboratory explorations

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · June 22, 2020 Microelectronic circuits and semiconductor devices are presented to students and treated in circuits as ideal. This makes sense initially. Unfortunately, it is often not possible to delve fully into the many non-ideal behaviors these devices can exhibit in ... Cite

Patterned rotary parallel-plate capacitor for frequency up-conversion and RC circuit waveform conditioning

Journal Article Engineering Research Express · June 1, 2020 This paper details a patterned electrostatic rotary capacitive plate design with high energy densities and provides a novel strategy for up-converting low frequency mechanical excitation sources. The rotating plates allow for output waveform signal conditi ... Full text Cite

Topological optimization of variable area plate capacitors for coupled electromechanical energy harvesters

Journal Article Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures · September 1, 2019 This article examines how topological optimization can be applied to identify nonintuitive capacitor plate patterning that maximizes average power dissipated through an electrical circuit during energy harvesting. Coupled electromechanical equations of mot ... Full text Open Access Cite

Enhancing a real-time audio laboratory using the MATLAB audio system toolbox

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · June 23, 2018 Audio output as part of laboratory experiments provides students with tangible motivation and a way in which to experience the impacts of signal processing first-hand. This paper presents an upgrade in a sophomore-level signal processing laboratory course ... Cite

Massive open online laboratories? Ongoing work with microelectronics experiments performed outside of the traditional laboratory

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · June 26, 2016 With the advent of open source hardware and software, students are able to perform advanced microelectronic experiments outside of the laboratory setting using low-cost components and equipment. Offering experiments outside of a traditional lab accommodate ... Cite

A battery-free RFID sensor tag with fiber-optic tamper detection

Conference Proceedings of IEEE Sensors · January 5, 2016 We present an ISO18000-6C (EPC Generation 2) compatible battery-free RFID tag designed for a hazardous material monitoring application. This tag is a wirelessly powered sensor device that incorporates a general purpose microprocessor to enable the developm ... Full text Cite

Upgrading digital signal processing development boards in an introductory undergraduate signals and systems course

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · January 1, 2015 This paper presents the results of a controlled one semester study where students responded to a hardware upgrade from the Texas Instruments TMS320C6713 DSK development board to the Beagleboard-xM platform in the laboratory associated with the first Electr ... Cite

Enhancing the undergraduate design experience with Surface Mount soldering and Printed Circuit Board techniques

Journal Article ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · August 30, 2010 In 2006, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University rolled out extensive revisions to the undergraduate curriculum. One of the overarching goals of the curriculum reform was to provide students with practical experiences solvi ... Cite

Enhancing the undergraduate design experience with Surface Mount soldering and Printed Circuit Board techniques

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · January 1, 2010 In 2006, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University rolled out extensive revisions to the undergraduate curriculum. One of the overarching goals of the curriculum reform was to provide students with practical experiences solvi ... Cite

Integrated sensing and information processing theme-based redesign of the undergraduate electrical and computer engineering curriculum at Duke University

Journal Article Advances in Engineering Education · 2010 The field of electrical and computer engineering has evolved significantly in the past two decades. This evolution has broadened the field of ECE, and subfields have seen deep penetration into very specialized areas. Remarkable devices and systems arising ... Cite

Integrating sensing and information processing in an electrical and computer engineering undergraduate curriculum

Conference Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE · December 1, 2009 The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Duke University has completed a full-scale redesign of its undergraduate program based on the theme of Integrated Sensing and Information Processing. This theme provides a coherent, overarching framewor ... Full text Cite

Design of a flexible RF data link and associated laboratory curriculum in a first analog electronics and devices course

Journal Article ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · September 1, 2009 A flexible low cost digital RF/IR communication link is described with an accompanying curriculum. The construction of the data link is intended to provide a jumping off point for students to explore electronics in a design-oriented, project-based first el ... Cite

Design of a flexible RF data link and associated laboratory curriculum in a first analog electronics and devices course

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · January 1, 2009 A flexible low cost digital RF/IR communication link is described with an accompanying curriculum. The construction of the data link is intended to provide a jumping off point for students to explore electronics in a design-oriented, project-based first el ... Cite

Experiment, explore, design: A sensor-based introductory ECE laboratory

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · January 1, 2007 A new introductory course, Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been designed to provide a rigorous, integrated introduction to the ECE field. The course laboratory, described in this paper, both promotes concept integration and p ... Cite

Fundamentals of ECE: A rigorous, integrated introduction to electrical and computer engineering

Journal Article IEEE Transactions on Education · 2007 The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at Duke University, Durham, NC, is undergoing extensive curriculum revisions that incorporate novel content, organization, and teaching methods. The cornerstone of the new curriculum is a theme-based ... Full text Cite

Experiment, explore, design: A sensor-based introductory ECE laboratory

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · 2007 A new introductory course, Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been designed to provide a rigorous, integrated introduction to the ECE field. The course laboratory, described in this paper, both promotes concept integration and p ... Cite

Redesign of the core curriculum at Duke University

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · December 1, 2006 Cite

A novel introductory course for teaching the fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · December 1, 2006 The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department at Duke University is undergoing extensive curriculum revisions incorporating both new content and organization and innovative teaching methods. The cornerstone of the new curriculum is a theme-based ... Cite

Redesign of the core curriculum at Duke University

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · January 1, 2006 Cite

A novel introductory course for teaching the fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings · January 1, 2006 The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department at Duke University is undergoing extensive curriculum revisions incorporating both new content and organization and innovative teaching methods. The cornerstone of the new curriculum is a theme-based ... Cite

Developing PbTe-based superlattice structures with enhanced thermoelectric performance

Conference International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings · December 1, 2005 The fabrication of n-type PbTe/PbTe 0.75Se 0.25 structures using a simple evaporation technique has yielded high-quality superlattice films, a significant reduction in lattice thermal conductivity and potentially enhanced thermoelectric device performance, ... Full text Cite

High efficiency segmented bulk devices cascaded with high-performance superlattice cold-stage

Conference International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings · December 1, 2005 Segmented bulk single-couple devices have been fabricated using SiGe, PbTe, and TAGS materials. Initial optimization studies have yielded power generation efficiencies in excess of 12%, with cold-side temperatures of ∼175°C and hot-side temperatures of ∼70 ... Full text Cite

Enhanced thermoelectric performance in PbTe-based superlattice structures from reduction of lattice thermal conductivity

Journal Article Applied Physics Letters · July 11, 2005 We have fabricated two-dimensional n -type PbTePb Te0.75 Se0.25 structures using an evaporation process. In optimized films exhibiting a high-quality superlattice structure, a significant reduction in lattice thermal conductivity has been experimentally me ... Full text Cite

Superlattice thin-film thermoelectric materials and devices

Conference Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings · January 1, 2003 Thin-film nano-structured materials offer the potential to enhance the performance of thermoelectrics, with near-term capabilities like small-footprint coolers for lasers and microprocessors. Our recent focus has been to transition the enhanced figure-of-m ... Full text Cite

Thermal stability of p-type Bi2Te3/Sb 2Te3 and n-type Bi2Te3/Bi 2Te2-xSex thermoelectric superlattice thin film devices

Conference Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings · January 1, 2003 Thermolectric devices have been constructed using Bi2Te 3/Sb2Te3 and Bi2Te 3/Bi2Te3-xSex superlattice thin films. Since these devices are intended for use in systems that will operate at elevated temperatures over their lifetime as in many power conversion ... Full text Cite

Development of wafer-scale cooling/heating thermoelectric arrays using thin-film superlattice devices

Conference International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings · January 1, 2002 Thin-film superlattice thermoelectric material was used to fabricate 2-inch wafer scale thermoelectric module arrays. These arrays employ a promising thermoelectric device technology that exhibits a significant enhancement in the thermoelectric device figu ... Full text Cite

Converter and inductor design for fast-response microprocessor power delivery

Conference PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference · December 1, 2000 The fundamental constraints for fast-response buck converters for applications such as microprocessor power delivery are analyzed, with an emphasis on the role of the inductor. Optimum values of ripple ratio, and thus inductor value, are calculated. Based ... Full text Cite

Evaporatively deposited Co-MgF2 granular materials for thin-film inductors

Conference IEEE Transactions on Magnetics · January 1, 2000 Co-MgF2 granular thin films prepared by thermal evaporation, are reported. The fabricated materials show promise as high-frequency, low-loss cores for microfabricated magnetic devices in microprocessor power delivery applications. Transmission electron mic ... Full text Cite

Evaporatively deposited Co-MgF2 granular materials for thin-film inductors

Conference Digests of the Intermag Conference · January 1, 2000 Co-MgF2 granular thin films are prepared by thermal evaporation. Magnetic properties are evaluated fo application in a thin film indicator. The sample with the best properties for this applications contains 42% cobalt and has Hci of 0.76 Oe, χ of 26, resis ... Cite

Design of microfabricated inductors for microprocessor power delivery

Conference Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC · January 1, 1999 Microfabricated inductor designs are proposed for converters for microprocessor power delivery. The fabrication process uses anisotropic silicon etching to form V-grooves; granular metal/insulator nanoscale composite magnetic materials; and copper conducto ... Full text Cite