Jaspal Singh Sandhu
url: http://me.berkeley.edu/~jaspal

Education
University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D candidate in Mechanical Engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.M. in Mechanical Engineering, February 2002.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.B. in Mechanical Engineering, February 1999.

Research
University of California, Berkeley, Aug 2003 - present
Information Systems for Rural Health Workers (Bayanhongor, Zavhan, and Suhbaatar, Mongolia): This project explores the design of information systems for bagiin baga emch (Mongolian rural health workers) in the context of data reporting, continuing education, and diagnostic support. The emphasis is on the use of short-term ethnographic methods to design innovative solutions. These methods will be evaluated in-situ, along the dimensions of efficacy, efficiency, and quality - this will inform design theory, in particular for international development. This research will be conducted in cooperation with an Asian Development Bank project to develop information and communication technologies (ICT) for rural health services in Mongolia. The primary field research will be conducted between June 2006 and December 2007.

Mobile Devices for Health Education (Central Valley, California): We are exploring the possibilities for using mobile devices for health education in migrant and seasonal farmworker communities in the United States. The context for our research is a community in Tulare County, California. The initial phase of this work involves an ethnographic study of the community, focusing on health information needs, current methods of information retrieval and communication, and facility with technology. The next phase will involve user-testing of prototype system(s). Please visit our project website for more information.

Design and Fuel Use of Improved Woodburning Cookstoves (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala): Jessica Granderson and I are working with Professor Kirk Smith to examine the design and efficiency (fuel use) of wood-burning cookstoves as compared to open fires in the northwestern highlands of Guatemala. Our methods include a repeatable, quantitative efficiency test (Kitchen Performance Test) and short-term participant observation. Fieldwork was completed with 17 households during July 2005. This work is part of the ongoing Stove Intervention Study. This work is generously funded by Professor Smith's Brian and Jennifer Maxwell endowed chair in Public Health.

Aurolab (Tamil Nadu, India): UC Berkeley - along with UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) - hosts an annual conference to address the role of technology in the developing world. As a part of this conference, my team was awarded a fellowship to study best practices at Aurolab, in Tamil Nadu, India. We were onsite in Madurai during June 2004 examining the role of technology in delivery of healthcare to underserved populations, with an emphasis on ophthalmic services. Please visit our project website for more information.
MIT Mechanical Engineering iCampus Group, Cambridge, MA, Aug 2000 - Feb 2002
-Developed web-based learning tools and technology-based pedagogy for Introductory Solid Mechanics course at MIT from concept through production
-Deployed new pedagogy, designed assessment tools, performed comprehensive system evaluation

Peer-Reviewed Publications Paper Awards Book Chapter (Peer-Reviewed) Theses Conference Poster Presentations Invited Talks Industrial Experience
Nokia Research Center, Burlington, MA, May - Aug 2002, Jan - Aug 2003
-Developed software application for next generation mobile device
-Application demonstrated to top Nokia management responsible for internal funding of USD 500,000
-Produced architectural specifications - hardware and software - for mobile device prototype, gaining exposure to 802.11, Bluetooth, and device-related security
-Worked closely with Tokyo office in developing and troubleshooting prototype device

Intel Corporation, Chandler, AZ & Hillsboro, OR, Mar - Aug 2000
-Traveled weekly to Oregon manufacturing site to oversee implementation of materials handling systems at D1C, world's first fully automated 300mm wafer fab
-Responsible for tools covering 40% of floor space at D1C
-Interfaced with industrial engineers, process engineers, designers, supplier field service engineers, and construction personnel, overseeing tool installations and acting as technical liaison
-Conducted meetings and tests in determining equipment readiness at KLA-Tencor and Novellus sites in California and Oregon

Cambridge Resource Group, Braintree, MA, Feb - Jun 1999
-Worked as part of a technical team to locate and address Y2K issues with embedded microprocessors for Boston University and BU Medical Campus
-Directed meetings with university administrative officials, and representatives from Physical Plant and Information Technology departments

Intel Corporation, Chandler, AZ, Jun - Aug 1998
-Managed 12 equipment suppliers for 300mm wafer automation standards
-Determined wafer carrier (FOUP) manufacturing tolerances for USD 5 million corporate purchase
-Worked with IBM to revise SEMI standard for photolithography reticle carriers

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, Jun - Aug 1997, Dec 1997 - Jan 1998
-Determined structural integrity, seismic stability, heating requirements for Sustained Spheromak Physics Experiment (SSPX)
-Produced project safety documentation for Department of Energy

GLHN Architects and Engineers, Tucson, AZ, Jun - Aug 1996
-Assisted HVAC engineers/designers in determining hardware and piping requirements for the Ina Road Water Waste Treatment Plant

Independent Contract Work, 1999-2004
-Academy of Applied Science, Concord, NH
-Everlast Products, Inc., New York, NY
-MIT Department of Humanities, Cambridge, MA
-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Teaching Skills Affiliations, Awards & Accomplishments