Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D in Applied Physics, University of Michigan (2014)
• B.S. in Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology (2009)

Work Experience

• Senior Research Associate (2020-present)
  • University of Southern California
• Senior R&D Engineer (2019)
  • Biosense Webster
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2015-2018)
  • University of Southern California, Biomedical Microsystems Laboratory
• Lecturer (2018)
  • University of Southern California, Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Research Assistant (2009-2014)
  • University of Michigan, Integrated Environmental Microsystems Laboratory

Publications

A Comprehensive Research Dissemination Model for Polymer-Based Neural Interfaces

Kee Scholten, Huijing Xu, Zhouxiao Lu, Wenxuan Jiang, Zihan Jin, Jessica Ortigoza-Diaz, Artin Petrossians, Steven Orler, Rachael Gallonio, Xin Liu, Dong Song, Ellis Meng. (2025). "Interfacing with the peripheral nervous system." IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

Interfacing with the peripheral nervous systems

Kee Scholten, Ellis Meng, Gretchen Knaack, Dong Song. (2020). "Interfacing with the peripheral nervous system." Journal of neuroscience methods. 340.

A parylene neural probe array for multi-region deep brain recordings

Xuechun Wang, Ahuva Weltman Hirschberg, Huijing Xu, Zachary Slingsby-Smith, Aziliz Lecomte, Kee Scholten, Dong Song, Ellis Meng. (2020). "A parylene neural probe array for multi-region deep brain recordings." Journal of microelectromechanical systems. 29(4).

A 512-channel multi-layer polymer-based neural probe array

Kee Scholten, Christopher Larson, Huijing Xu, Dong Song, Ellis Meng. (2020). "A 512-channel multi-layer polymer-based neural probe array." Journal of microelectromechanical systems. 29(5).

Parylene-based cuff electrode with integrated microfluidics for peripheral nerve recording, stimulation, and drug delivery

Angelica M Cobo, Christopher Larson, Kee Scholten, Jason Miranda, Sahar Elyahoodayan, Dong Song, Victor Pikov, Ellis Meng. (2018). "Parylene-based cuff electrode with integrated microfluidics for peripheral nerve recording, stimulation, and drug delivery." Journal of microelectromechanical systems. 28(1).

Techniques and considerations in the microfabrication of Parylene C microelectromechanical systems

Jessica Ortigoza-Diaz, Kee Scholten, Christopher Larson, Angelica Cobo, Trevor Hudson, James Yoo, Alex Baldwin, Ahuva Weltman Hirschberg, Ellis Meng. (2018). "Techniques and considerations in the microfabrication of Parylene C microelectromechanical systems." Micromachines. 9(9).

A review of implantable biosensors for closed-loop glucose control and other drug delivery applications

Kee Scholten and Ellis Meng. (2018). "A review of implantable biosensors for closed-loop glucose control and other drug delivery applications." International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 544(2).

Compact prototype microfabricated gas chromatographic analyzer for autonomous determinations of VOC mixtures at typical workplace concentrations

Junqi Wang, Jonathan Bryant-Genevier, Nicolas Nuñovero, Chengyi Zhang, Bruce Kraay, Changhua Zhan, Kee Scholten, Robert Nidetz, Sanketh Buggaveeti, Edward T. Zellers. (2018). "Compact prototype microfabricated gas chromatographic analyzer for autonomous determinations of VOC mixtures at typical workplace concentrations." Microsystems & nanoengineering. 4(1).

Acute in vivo testing of a conformal polymer microelectrode array for multi-region hippocampal recordings

Huijing Xu, Ahuva Weltman Hirschberg, Kee Scholten, Theodore William Berger, Dong Song, Ellis Meng. (2018). "Acute in vivo testing of a conformal polymer microelectrode array for multi-region hippocampal recordings." Journal of neural engineering. 15(1).

Passive, wireless transduction of electrochemical impedance across thin-film microfabricated coils using reflected impedance

Alex Baldwin, Lawrence Yu, Madelina Pratt, Kee Scholten, Ellis Meng. (2017). "Passive, wireless transduction of electrochemical impedance across thin-film microfabricated coils using reflected impedance." Biomedical Microdevices. 19(4).

Electron-beam lithography for polymer bioMEMS with submicron features

Kee Scholten and Ellis Meng. (2016). "Electron-beam lithography for polymer bioMEMS with submicron features." Microsystems & nanoengineering. 2(1).

Polymer-coated micro-optofluidic ring resonator detector for a comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatographic microsystem: μGC × μGC–μOFRR

William Collin, Kee Scholten, Xudong Fan, Dibyadeep Paul, Katsuo Kurabayashi, Edward Zellers. (2016). "Polymer-coated micro-optofluidic ring resonator detector for a comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatographic microsystem: μGC × μGC–μOFRR." Analyst. 141(1).

Materials for microfabricated implantable devices: a review

Kee Scholten and Ellis Meng. (2015). "Materials for microfabricated implantable devices: a review." Lab on a Chip. 15(22).

Nanoparticle-coated micro-optofluidic ring resonator as a detector for microscale gas chromatographic vapor analysis

Kee Scholten, William Collin, Xudong Fan, Edward Zellers. (2015). "Nanoparticle-coated micro-optofluidic ring resonator as a detector for microscale gas chromatographic vapor analysis." Nanoscale. 7(20).

Multivariate curve resolution of co-eluting vapors from a gas chromatograph with microsensor array detector

Jonathan Bryant-Genevier, Kee Scholten, Sun Kyu Kim, Edward Zellers. (2014). "Multivariate curve resolution of co-eluting vapors from a gas chromatograph with microsensor array detector." Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 202.

A microfabricated optofluidic ring resonator for sensitive, high-speed detection of volatile organic compounds

Kee Scholten, Xudong Fan, Edward Zellers. (2014). "A microfabricated optofluidic ring resonator for sensitive, high-speed detection of volatile organic compounds." Lab on a Chip. 14(19).

Vapor discrimination by dual-laser reflectance sensing of a single functionalized nanoparticle film

Kee scholten, Karthik Reddy, Xudong Fan, Edward Zellers. (2013). "Vapor discrimination by dual-laser reflectance sensing of a single functionalized nanoparticle film." Analytical Methdods. 5(16).

Vapor discrimination with single-and multitransducer arrays of nanoparticle-coated chemiresistors and resonators

Kee Scholten, Lindsay Wright, Edward Zellers. (2013). "Vapor discrimination with single-and multitransducer arrays of nanoparticle-coated chemiresistors and resonators." IEEE Sensors Journal. 13(6).

Microfabricated optofluidic ring resonator structures

Kee scholten, Xudong Fan, Edward Zellers. (2011). "Microfabricated optofluidic ring resonator structures." Applied Physics Letters. 99(14).

Organic vapor discrimination with chemiresistor arrays of temperature modulated tin-oxidenanowires and thiolate-monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles

Kee Scholten, Forest Bohrer, Eric Dattoli, Wei Lu, Edward Zellers. (2011). "Organic vapor discrimination with chemiresistor arrays of temperature modulated tin-oxidenanowires and thiolate-monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles." Nanotechnology. 22(12).

Microfluidic Blood Filtration Device

George Maltezos, John Lee, Aditya Rajagopal, Kee Scholten, Emil Kartalov. (2010). "Microfluidic blood filtration device." Biomedical microdevices. 13(1).