José Oscar Mur-Miranda
jomurmiranda@alum.mit.edu
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, February 2004.
Doctoral dissertation: Electrostatic Vibration-to-Electric Energy Conversion.
Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey H. Lang, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Areas of expertise: energy harvesting, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and power electronics.
Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, June 1998.
Master’s dissertation: Feasibility of Electrostatic Bearings for Micro Turbo Machinery.
Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey H. Lang, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, June 1995.
Appointments
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, September 2006–present.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of
Engineering, Needham, MA, August 2005–August 2006.
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Inter American University of Puerto
Rico, Bayamón Campus, Bayamón, PR, August 2004–July 2005.
Research Associate, Centre Nacional de Microelectrònica, Barcelona, Spain, March–July 2004.
Peer-Reviewed Publications and Conferences
Jose Oscar Mur-Miranda, Shuo Cheng and David P. Arnold, “Improving the Efficiency of Electrodynamic Wireless Power Transmission,” Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Antennas
and Propagation (EuCAP 2013 - Convened Sessions), Gothenburg, Sweden, April 2013.
Vinod R. Challa, Jose Oscar Mur-Miranda and David P. Arnold, “Wireless Power Transmission
to an Electromechanical Receiver using Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields,” Smart Materials and
Structures, Volume 21, Number 11, November 2012, page 115017.
Vinod R. Challa, David P. Arnold and Jose Oscar Mur-Miranda, “Electrodynamic Wireless Power
Transmission Using Low Frequency Magnetic Fields,” Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Wireless Energy Transport and Harvesting, Leuven, Belgium, May 31, 2012.
Vinod R. Challa, Vikram Divakar, Jose Oscar Mur-Miranda and David P. Arnold, “Wireless Power
Transmission to an Electrodynamic Energy Harvester Using Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields,” Proceedings of the 2011 PowerMEMS conference, Seoul, Korea, November 15–18, 2011.
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Vinod R. Challa, Vikram Divakar, Shuo Cheng, Jose Oscar Mur-Miranda and David P. Arnold,
“Modified Energy-Harvesting Devices for Wireless Power Transfer,” Presented at the 2011 International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications, 6th Annual Energy Harvesting Workshop, and 1st Annual Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems Conference, Roanoke,
VA, August 7–11, 2011.
J.O. Mur-Miranda and G. Fanti, “Peak wireless power transfer using magnetically coupled series
resonators,” Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Energy Conference and Exhibition, Manama, Bahrain,
December 18–22, 2010, pages 728-733.
J.O. Mur-Miranda, G. Fanti, Y. Feng, K. Omanakuttan, R. Ongie, A. Setjoadi and N. Sharpe,
“Wireless power transfer using weakly coupled magnetostatic resonators,” Proceedings of the 2010
IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo, Atlanta, GA, September 12–16, 2010, pages 4179–
4186.
C. Lee, D. Stamp, N. Kapania and J.O. Mur-Miranda, “Harvesting vibration energy using nonlinear
oscillations of an electromagnetic inductor,” Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7683 Energy Harvesting and
Storage: Materials, Devices, and Applications, April 5, 2010.
S. Meninger, J.O. Mur-Miranda, R. Amirtharajah, A.P. Chandrakasan and J.H. Lang, “Vibrationto-electric energy conversion,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems,
Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2001, pages 64–76.
R. Amirtharajah, S. Meninger, J.O. Mur-Miranda, A. Chandrakasan, J. Lang, “A micropower
programmable DSP powered using a MEMS-based vibration-to-electric energy converter,” Digest
of Technical Papers of the 2000 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Conference, pages 362–363.
S. Meninger, J.O. Mur-Miranda, R. Amirtharajah, A. Chandrakasan, J. Lang, “Vibration-toelectric energy conversion,” Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on Low Power
Electronics and Design, pages 48–53.
A.H. Epstein, S.D. Senturia, G. Anathasuresh, A. Ayon, K. Breuer, K-S. Chen, F.F. Ehrich, G.
Gauba, R. Ghodssi, C. Groshenry, S.A. Jacobson, J.H. Lang, C-C. Lin, A. Mehra, J.O. MurMiranda, S. Nagle, D.J. Orr, E. Piekos, M.A. Schmidt, G. Shirley, S.M. Spearing, C.S. Tan,
Y-S. Tzeng and I.A. Waitz, “Power MEMS and Microengines,” Proceedings of the 1997 International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators, Chicago, IL, June 16–19, 1997, pages
753–756.
A.H. Epstein, S.D. Senturia, O. Al-Midani, G. Anathasuresh, A. Ayon, K. Breuer, K-S Chen, F.E.
Ehrich, E. Esteve, L. Frechette, G. Gauba, R. Ghodssi, C. Groshenry, S. Jacobson, J.L. Kerrebrock,
J.H. Lang, C-C Lin, A. London, J. Lopata, A. Mehra, J.O. Mur Miranda, S. Nagle, D.J. Orr, E.
Piekos, M.A. Schmidt, G. Shirley, S.M. Spearing, C.S. Tan, Y-S Tzeng and I.A. Waitz, “MicroHeat Engines, Gas Turbines, and Rocket Engines—The MIT Microengine Project,” AIAA Paper
97-1773, 28th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, Snowmass, CO, June 29–July 2, 1997.
White Papers
A.H. Techet, J.O. Mur-Miranda, E. Dawe, J.L. Mathieu, T.T. Truscott, “Ocean Energy,” White
paper summarizing the state of the art in power harvesting from waves and ocean currents and
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providing a comprehensive analysis for future research and applications, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA, August 15, 2006.
Consulting and Industrial Experience
Design and prototyping of a system involving magnetic power transfer and communication for
Raytheon BBN Technologies; details under non-disclosure agreement, Franklin W. Olin College of
Engineering, Needham, MA, June–August 2011. With the support of Vidie Pong, Nathaniel Ting,
and Teodora Vidolova, Olin class of 2013.
Modeling and analysis of magnetorestrictive materials in energy harvesting systems, Navy STTR
proposal for an engineering design firm, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA,
February–March 2010.
Analysis and design of multipole torque motors for use in nursing assistant robots, Department
of Defense SBIR proposal for a robotics firm, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham,
MA, June 2009.
Analysis of the relative accuracy of different ASTM methods for estimating the net and gross heat
of combustion of hydrocarbons for Sanco Laboratories, an environmental laboratory specialized in
emergency response to chemical spills, Rı́o Piedras, PR, June–September 2006.
Design of a low-cost microfabrication facility and metrology laboratory with support from the Microsystems Technology Lab at MIT and the Bio-Microelectromechanical Systems Resource Center
at MGH for integration into the undergraduate curriculum and faculty research at the Franklin W.
Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, 2006–2008. With the support of Anne Itsuno, Olin
class of 2008.
Design and implementation of industrial process control and automation systems, including process
control design (Process & Instrumentation Drawings), instrumentation, programming and construction of equipment and computers, and installation and start-up at sites for Engineering Services
for Industry, Inc., Rı́o Piedras, PR, November 1995–July 1996, July–August 1997.
Professional Engineering License 16087 in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (membership in the
Professional College of Engineers and Land Surveyors of PR discontinued in 1997).
Course Development
Signals and Systems, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, February–May 2008,
February–May 2009, February–May 2010, February–May 2013.
Modeling and Control of the Physical World, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham,
MA, September–December 2012.
Introduction to Engineering, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, February–May 2012.
Affordable Design and Engineering, Team mentor, trip leader and Morocco site developer, under
the direction of Professors Erik Noyes, Babson College, and Ben Linder, Franklin W. Olin College
of Engineering, Needham, MA, September–December 2011 and February–May 2012, and Rabat,
Morocco, January and May 2012.
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Nonlinear Circuit Analysis, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, September–
December 2007, September–December 2009.
Microelectromechanicals Systems, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, February–
May 2006.
Analog and Digital Communication, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA,
September–December 2005.
Electronics, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus, Bayamón, PR, February–
May 2005.
Electric Circuits II, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus, Bayamón, PR,
September–December 2004.
Electric Circuits I, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus, Bayamón, PR,
September–December 2004.
Collaborative Teaching Experience
Section Instructor, Modeling and Simulation of the Physical World, Franklin W. Olin College of
Engineering, Needham, MA, September–December 2009.
Instructor, Modeling and Control: Engineering of Distributed Systems, Franklin W. Olin College
of Engineering, Needham, MA, February–May 2009.
Team Mentor, Senior Capstone Program in Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, September–December 2008, February–May 2009, September–December 2009,
February–May 2010.
Section Instructor, Principles of Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham,
MA, September–December 2007.
Instructor, Modeling and Control: Engineering of Compartment Systems, Franklin W. Olin College
of Engineering, Needham, MA, September–December 2006, September–December 2008, September–
December 2011.
Section Instructor, User-Oriented Collaborative Design, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering,
Needham, MA, February–May 2006, February–May 2007, February–May 2008.
Section Instructor, Design Nature, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA,
September–December 2005, September–December 2006.
Graduate Instructor, Circuits and Electronics (6.002), Department of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, February–May 2002.
Teaching Assistant, Communications, Control and Signal Processing (6.011), Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA,
August 1997–December 1997.
Head Teaching Assistant, Circuits and Electronics (6.002), Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, February–
May 1995, February–May 2000, September–December 2001, September–December 2002.
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Professional Service
Author, with Professor Benjamin Linder, “Ingenuity in the Developing World”, TEDStudies, organized by Wiley in collaboration with the TED conference and website, May 2013.
Developer and facilitator, “Translating innovation in engineering education across culture and
context”, a feedback module for visiting faculty delivered with Prof. Juliana Bernal-Ostos and
supported by LASPAU, affiliated with Harvard University, November 2012, March 2013.
Evaluator, Wind and Water panel, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Washington DC, August 2012.
Mentor and organizer, 2012 International Development Design Summit, Sao Paulo, Brasil, July
2012.
Mentor and organizer, 2011 International Development Design Summit, Kumasi, Ghana, July
2011.
Mentor, D-Lab: Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, February–May 2011.
Mentor, 2010 International Development Design Summit, Fort Collins, Colorado, July 2010.
Evaluator, Grid Scale Storage and Renewable Power panel, 1st Funding Round, Advanced Research
Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Washington DC, September 2009.
Mentor, 2009 International Development Design Summit, Kumasi, Ghana, August 2009.
Evaluator, Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Type 1 panel, National Science Foundation, Washington DC, July 2009.
Member and host, Rejuvenation Committee of the Boston Chapter of the IEEE Power and Energy
Society, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, January–June 2009.
Professional Societies
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Honors and awards
Award from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the creation
of the International Development Innovation Network, an international consortium of colleges and
universities, 2012-2017.
Honor Societies
Sigma Xi (Science Research)
Tau Beta Pi (Engineering)
Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering)
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