Ghalichechian completed his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in July 2007
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Nima Ghalichechian completed his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in July 2007. Nima's dissertation is titled "Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of a Rotary Variable-Capacitance Micromotor Supported on Microball Bearings." As a part of his dissertation, Nima developed the first rotary micromotor supported on microball bearings. Nima will start a new position at the FormFactor Inc. in October 2007.