Stuart Williams
Assoc Professor
Dr. Williams graduated from the University of Louisville Speed School with his B.S. ('05) and M.Eng. ('05) before obtaining his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University ('09).
Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2005
- ME in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2005
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2009
Publications
Journal Articles
- Gupta, K., Chen, Z., Williams, S., J. & Wereley, S., T. (2022). Time-resolved particle image velocimetry analysis and computational modeling of transient optically induced electrothermal micro vortex. ELECTROPHORESIS, 42(23), 2483-2489
- Rashed, M., Z., Belott, C., J., Janis, B., R., Menze, M., A. & Williams, S., J. (2019). New insights into anhydrobiosis using cellular dielectrophoresis-based characterization. BIOMICROFLUIDICS, 13(6)
- Velasco, V., ., Soucy, P., ., Keynton, R., . & Williams, S., J. (2022). A microfluidic impedance platform for real-time, in vitro characterization of endothelial cells undergoing fluid shear stress. LAB ON A CHIP, 22(23), 4705-4716
- Williams, S., J., Brown, M., J. & Carrithers, A., D. (2019). Whiskey webs: Microscale "fingerprints" of bourbon whiskey. PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS, 4(10)
- Jett, M., R., Rashed, M., Z., Hendricks, S., P. & Williams, S., J. (2021). Electrical characterization of phytoplankton suspensions using impedance spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, 33(3), 1643-1650
- Rashed, M., Z. & Williams, S., J. (2020). Advances and applications of isomotive dielectrophoresis for cell analysis. ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 412(16), 3813-3833
- Anderegg, L., ., Doyle, J., ., Gardel, M., L., Gupta, A., ., Hallas, C., ., Lensky, Y., ., Love, N., G., Lucas, B., A., Mazenc, E., ., Meisenhelder, C., ., Pillarisetti, A., ., Ranard, D., ., Squires, A., H., Vechakul, J., ., Vilas, N., B., Williams, S., ., Wilson, D., . & Chen, T., N. (2021). Heat and Humidity for Bioburden Reduction of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators. APPLIED BIOSAFETY, 26(2), 80-89
- Carrithers, A., D., Brown, M., J., Rashed, M., Z., Islam, S., ., Velev, O., D. & Williams, S., J. (2020). Multiscale Self-Assembly of Distinctive Weblike Structures from Evaporated Drops of Dilute American Whiskeys. ACS NANO, 14(5), 5417-5425
- Rahman, M., M. & Williams, S., J. (2022). Cyclic force driven colloidal self-assembly near a solid surface. JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, 607, 1402-1410
- Williams, S., J., Schneider, J., D., King, B., C. & Green, N., G. (2022). Particle-Induced Electrostatic Repulsion within an Electric Curtain Operating below the Paschen Limit. MICROMACHINES, 13(2)
- (2021). Whiskey webs: Fingerprints of evaporated bourbon. PHYSICS TODAY, 74(2), 62-63
- Rahman, M., M. & Williams, S., J. (2021). Membrane tension may define the deadliest virus infection. COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS, 40
- Rahman, M., M., Lee, W., ., Iyer, A., . & Williams, S., J. (2019). Viscous resistance in drop coalescence. PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 31(1)
- Rashed, M., Z., Green, N., G. & Williams, S., J. (2020). Scaling law analysis of electrohydrodynamics and dielectrophoresis for isomotive dielectrophoresis microfluidic devices. ELECTROPHORESIS, 41(1-2), 148-155
- (2021). Assessment of a Food-Warming Cabinet for Heat and Humidity Decontamination of N95 Respirators. JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 143(1)
- Rashed, M., Z., Kopechek, J., A., Priddy, M., C., Hamorsky, K., T., Palmer, K., E., Mittal, N., ., Valdez, J., ., Flynn, J., . & Williams, S., J. (2021). Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies using electrochemical impedance-based detector. BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS, 171
- Moradi, M., Woods, B., Rathnayake, H., Williams, S., J. & Willing, G., A. (2019). Effect of Functionalization on the Properties of Silsesquioxane; a Comparison to Silica. Journal of Colloid and Polymer Science
- Rashed, M., Z., Velasco, V. & Williams, S., J. (2018). Advances and applications of Rapid Electrokinetic Patterning. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 98(2), 85-101
- Allen, D., J., Accolla, R., P. & Williams, S., J. (2017). Isomotive dielectrophoresis (isoDEP) for parallel analysis of individual particles. Electrophoresis, 38, 1441-1449
- Khor, J., Mishra, A., Pan, X., Williams, S., J., Kinzer-Ursem, T. & Wereley, S., T. (2016). Optoelectric patterning: Effect of electrode material and thickness on laser-induced AC electrothermal flow. Electrophoresis, 37(4), 658-665
- Mishra, A., Clayton, K., Velasco, V., Williams, S., J. & Wereley, S., T. (2016). Dynamic optoelectric trapping and deposition of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2, 16005
- Mishra, A., Maltais, T., R., Walter, T., M., Wei, A., Williams, S., J. & Wereley, S., T. (2016). Trapping and viability of swimming bacteria in an optoelectric trap. Lab on a Chip, 16(6), 1039-1046
- Mishra, A., Maltais, T., R., Walter, T., M., Williams, S., J. & Wereley, S., T. (2016). Trapping and viability of swimming backteria in an optoelectric trap. Lab on a Chip, 16, 1039-1046
- Velasco, V., Gruenthal, M., Zusstone, E., Thomas, J., Keynton, R., S., Berson, R., E. & Williams, S., J. (2016). An orbital shear platform for in vitro real-time endothelium characterization. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 113, 1336-1344
- Velasco, V., Gruenthal, M., Zusstone, E., Thomas, J., M., Berson, R., E., Keynton, R., S. & Williams, S., J. (2016). An orbital shear platform for real-time, in vitro endothelium characterization. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 113(6), 1336-1344
- Williams, S., J. & Green, N., G. (2015). Electrothermal pumping with interdigitated electrodes and resistive heaters. Electrophoresis, 36, 1681-1689
- Williams, S., J., Romero, N., Parkes, L., Doug, J. & Naber, J., F. (2015). Demonstration of inexpensive three-dimensional dielectrophoretic microfluidic devices using milled copperclad substrates. Journal of Electrostatics, 75, 49-53
- Work, A. & Williams, S., J. (2015). Characterization of 2D colloids assembled by optically-induced electrohydrodynamics. Soft Matter, 11, 4266-4272
- Work, Jr., A., H. & Williams, S., J. (2015). Characterization of 2D colloid aggregations created by optically-induced electrohydrodynamics. Electrophoresis, 36, 1674-1680
- Williams, S., J. (2014). An optoelectrokinetic technique for programmable particle manipulation and bead-based biosignal enhancement. Lab on a Chip, 14, 3958-3967
- Velasco, V., Williams, S., Vossman, E. & Lye, K. (2013). Electrokinetic concentration, patterning, and sorting of colloids with thin film heaters. JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, 394(11-12), 598-603
- Williams, S. (2013). Enhanced electrothermal pumping with thin film resistive heaters. ELECTROPHORESIS, 34(9-10), 1400-1406
- Wood, N., Wolsiefer, A., Cohn, R., W. & Williams, S., J. (2013). Dielectrophoretic trapping of nanoparticles with an electrokinetic nanoprobe. Electrophoresis, 34, 1922-1931
- Velasco, V., Work, A., H. & Williams, S., J. (2012). Electrokinetic concentration and patterning of colloids with a scanning laser. Electrophoresis, 33(13), 1931-1937
- Kumar, A., Cierpka, C., Williams, S., J., Kahler, C., J. & Wereley, S., T. (2011). 3D3C velocimetry measurements of an electrothermal microvortex using wavefront deformation PTV and a single camera. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 10, 355-365
- Kumar, A., Williams, S., J., Chuang, H., Green, N. & Wereley, S., T. (2011). Hybrid opto-electric manipulation in microfluidics – opportunities and challenges. Lab on a Chip, 11, 2135-2148
- Kumar, A., Kwon, J., S., Williams, S., J., Green, N., G., Yip, N. & Wereley, S., T. (2010). Optically modulated electrokinetic manipulation and concentration of colloidal particles near an electrode surface. Langmuir, 26, 5262-5272
- Williams, S., J., Chamarthy, P. & Wereley, S., T. (2010). Comparison of experiments and simulation of Joule heating in AC electrokinetic chips. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 132, 021103
- Williams, S., J., Kumar, A., Green, N., G. & Wereley, S., T. (2010). Optically induced electrokinetic concentration and separation of colloids. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 20, 015022
- Williams, S., J., Park, C. & Wereley, S., T. (2010). Advances and applications on microfluidic velocimetry techniques,. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 8, 709-726
- Kumar, A., Williams, S., J. & Wereley, S., T. (2009). Experiments on opto-electrically generated vortices. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 6, 637-646
- Williams, S., J., Kumar, A. & Wereley, S., T. (2009). Optically induced electrokinetic pattering and manipulation of particles. Physics of Fluids, 21, 091104
- Williams, S., J., Kumar, A., Green, N., G. & Wereley, S., T. (2009). A simple, optically induced electrokinetic method to concentrate and pattern nanoparticles. Nanoscale, 1, 133-137
- Williams, S., J., Kumar, A. & Wereley, S., T. (2008). Electrokinetic patterning of colloidal particles with optical landscapes. Lab on a Chip, 8, 1879-1882
- Tompkins, L., H., Gellman, B., N., Prina, S., R., Morello, G., F., Roussel, T., Kopechek, J., A., Williams, S., J., Petit, P., C., Slaughter, M., S., Koenig, S., C. & Dasse, K., A. (2022). Development of Inspired Therapeutics Pediatric VAD: Computational Analysis and Characterization of VAD V3. Cardiovascular engineering and technology, 13(4), 624-637
- Williams, S., J., Islam, S., . & Velev, O., D. (2022). Light scattering of colloidal suspensions: formation and stability in bourbon whiskeys. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING, 128(2), 66-72
- Tompkins, L., H., Prina, S., R., Gellman, B., N., Morello, G., F., Roussel, T., Kopechek, J., A., Williams, S., J., Petit, P., C., Slaughter, M., S., Koenig, S., C. & Dasse, K., A. (2022). Development of Inspired Therapeutics Pediatric VAD: Benchtop Evaluation of Impeller Performance and Torques for MagLev Motor Design. CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
More about Stuart Williams
- 2018 Milton Van Dyke Poster Award, 2018, APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
- ACCelerate Festival, 2018, Virginia Tech and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
- CASIS 2017 Student Investigator Space Flight Award, 2017, CASIS
- 2016-2017 Faculty Favorite, 2017, University of Louisville
- Featured on front cover of Electrophoresis, 2017, Electrophoresis
- First Place, NSF REU poster competition, 2016, ASME
- Honorable Mention, AES Poster Session, 2016, American Electrophoresis Society
- Runner-up, Biomicrofluidics/AES Art in Science, 2016, Biomicrofluidics/AES
- Featured on back cover of Lab on a Chip, 2014, Lab on a Chip
- 2013-2014 Faculty Favorite, 2014, University of Louisville
- Featured on front cover of Electrophoresis, 2013,
- 2011-2012 Faculty Favorite, 2012, University of Louisivlle
- Front page of Courier Journal, ,
- 2019-2020 Faculty Favorite, 2020,
- Honorable Mention, Best Student Paper, 2021, Electrophoresis
- • Mid-Career Excellence Scholar / Ascending Star Fellow, Cohort 2022-2023, 2022, University of Louisville
- Honoree, 2022 UofL Research and Scholarship Awards , 2022, University of Louisville
2023
Spring
- ME 588 - IND STUDY IN MECH ENGR
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
- ME 312 - FLUID MECHANICS LAB
- ME 312 - FLUID MECHANICS LAB
- ME 312 - FLUID MECHANICS LAB
- ME 312 - FLUID MECHANICS LAB
2022
Spring
- ME 575 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ME
- ME 575 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ME
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
Summer
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
Fall
- ME 311 - FLUID MECHANICS I
2021
Spring
- ME 575 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ME
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
Summer
- ME 675 - ADV TOPICS MECH ENGR
Fall
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
2020
Fall
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
- ME 311 - FLUID MECHANICS I
Spring
- ME 575 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ME
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
Summer
- ME 675 - ADV TOPICS MECH ENGR
2019
Fall
- ME 311 - FLUID MECHANICS I
Summer
- ME 675 - ADV TOPICS MECH ENGR
Spring
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
2018
Summer
- ME 675 - ADV TOPICS MECH ENGR
- ME 588 - IND STUDY IN MECH ENGR
Fall
- ME 575 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ME
Spring
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
2017
Summer
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
Spring
- ME 675 - ADV TOPICS MECH ENGR
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
2016
Fall
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
- ME 690 - MS THESIS IN MECH ENGRG
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
- ME 312 - FLUID MECHANICS LAB
Spring
- ME 690 - MS THESIS IN MECH ENGRG
- ME 588 - IND STUDY IN MECH ENGR
- ME 588 - IND STUDY IN MECH ENGR
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
Summer
- ME 675 - ADV TOPICS MECH ENGR
- ME 675 - ADV TOPICS MECH ENGR
- ME 690 - MS THESIS IN MECH ENGRG
- ME 312 - FLUID MECHANICS LAB
- ME 312 - FLUID MECHANICS LAB
- ME 312 - FLUID MECHANICS LAB
2015
Fall
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
- ME 690 - MS THESIS IN MECH ENGRG
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
Spring
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
2014
Spring
- ME 675 - ADV TOPICS MECH ENGR
- ME 675 - ADV TOPICS MECH ENGR
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR
- ME 544 - FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
Summer
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
Fall
- ME 675 - ADV TOPICS MECH ENGR
2013
Fall
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
- ME 206 - MECHANICS II:DYNAMICS
- ME 688 - IND STUDY MECH ENGR