MARK N. HORENSTEIN, Ph.D.
`40 Hastings St., West Roxbury, MA 02132
`Tel: (617)-353-9052 mhoren@mhoren.net
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`Areas of Expertise
`Applied Electromagnetics, Analog and Digital Circuits, Electric Power Systems, Power
`Electronics, MEMS, Alternative Energy
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`Education
`Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
`(Electric Power Systems Engineering Laboratory)
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`University of California at Berkeley M.S. Electrical Engineering
`(Solid State Optics Laboratory)
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`1978
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`1975
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`Massachusetts Institute of Technology S.B. Electrical Engineering
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` 1973
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`Employment History
`Boston University
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`Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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`Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs - ECE Department
`Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research, Engineering
`Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
`Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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`Spire Corporation
` Research Scientist in High-Voltage Pulsed-Power Division
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`2000 - present
`2011-2015
`1999 - 2007
`1985 - 2000
`1979 - 1985
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`1978 - 1979
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`Professional Affiliations
`Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (Elevated to IEEE Fellow “for
`contributions to the modeling and measurements of electrostatics in industrial
`processes.”)
`National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers (Certified
`Electrostatic Discharge Engineer)
`Electrostatics Society of America (Past President and Life Member)
`Journal of Electrostatics (Editor Emeritus)
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`Current Research Activities
`Self-Cleaning Solar Panels via Electrostatic Electrodynamic Screen
`Ultra-Sensitive Low-Noise Electric Field Mill
`High-Voltage Multiplexing Circuit for Large-Array MEMS Mirrors
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`Teaching Experience
`Electromagnetics, Electric Circuits, Electronics, Power Electronics, Engineering Design
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`Prior Expert Witness & Litigation
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`Reports Filed and/or Expert Testimony Given:
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`Magicall, Inc. v Advanced Energy Industries et al
`Trade Secret Dispute
`Matter: Inductors for Energy Transfer
`Worked on Behalf of Plaintiff Magicall
`Expert report
`Status: Ongoing
`Law Firm: Winthrop & Weinstine
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`SnapRays LLC v. AllTrade, Enstant, et al.
`U.S. International Trade Commission - Inv. No. 337-TA-1124
`Matter: Electric Cover Plates
`Working on behalf of Complainant SnapRay
`Status: Appeared before the ITC. Status pending
`Law Firm: Stoel Rives
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`Lincoln Electric Company v. Harbor Freight Tools
`U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division
`Case Nl. 1:17-cv-02329
`Matter: Driving Circuits for Welding Machines
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Harbor Freight
`Status: Settled
`Law Firm: Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart, and Sullivan
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`Cequent Performance Products v. Hopkins Manufacturing
`U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
`Case 2:13-cv-15293-MAG-PJK
`Matter: Electronic Brake Controllers for Vehicle Trailers
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Hopkins: Expert declarations, deposition
`Status: Settled
`Law Firm: Hovey Williams
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`Hopkins Manufacturing v. Cequent Performance Products
`Request for Inter Partes Review of US Patents 6,012,780, 6,068,352, and 6,445,993
`Matter: Electronic Brake Controllers for Vehicle Trailers
`Worked on behalf of Requestor Hopkins: Expert declarations, deposition
`Status: Settled
`Law Firm: Hovey Williams
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`RB-TPG San Jose v Tyco Fire Products
`U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No: 5:17-cv-03655
`Matter: RF Interference with Wireless Fire Alarm Systems
`Worked on behalf of Plantiff RB-TPG
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`Status: Jury finding for Defendant
`Law Firm: Nystrom, Beckman, Paris
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`UPI v. Richtek Corp.
`U.S. International Trade Commission Inv. No. 337-TA-698
`Matter: Integrated Circuits for Power Applications
`Worked on behalf of Richtek USA
`Expert reports, deposition, testimony at hearing
`Status: Decision in favor of Richtek
`Law Firm: Alston and Bird
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`Philips v. Wangs Alliance Corporation
`Matter: LED Lighting Circuits
`Working on behalf of WAC
`Status: Settled
`Law Firm: Radulescu, LLP
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`LED Tech Development v. Samsung Electronics
`Request for Inter Partes Review of US Patent 6,488,390
`Matter: Circuits for maintaining constant flashlight illumination with battery discharge
`Worked on Behalf of Requestor Samsung
` Expert declarations, claim construction declaration
`Law Firm: Fish and Richardson
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` Superior Communications v. Voltstar Technology
`Request for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent 7,910,833
`Matter: Energy -Saving Chargers and Power Adapters
`Working on behalf of Requestor Superior
`Status: In Progress
`Law Firm: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
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`IV v. Ricoh, Inc.
`Matter: Scanners and Copiers
`Worked on behalf of Plaintiff Intellectual Ventures
`Claim construction briefs, expert reports on infringement and validity, deposition
`Status: Pre-trial settlement
`Law Firm: Tensegrity
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`IV v Canon Inc.
`Matter: Scanners and Copiers
`Worked on behalf of Plaintiff Intellectual Ventures
`Claim construction briefs, expert reports on infringement and validity, deposition
`Status: Pre-trial settlement
`Law Firm: Tensegrity
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`Global Touch v. Microsoft et al
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`Request for Inter Partes Review of Multiple US Patents, (e.g.: US Patent 7,994,726,
`IPR2015-01147; US Patent 7,498,749, IPR 2015-01148; US Patent 7,329,970,
`IPR2015-01149)
`Matter: Touch-sensitive and proximity switches
`Worked on Behalf of Requestor Microsoft
`Expert declarations, claim construction declarations, depositions.
`Status: Institution on majority of IPR requests
`Law Firm: Baker-Hofstetler
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`Broad Ocean LLC v. Nidec Corp
`Request for Inter Partes Review of US Patent 7,990,092
`Matter: Electric Motors for HVAC Control
`Worked on Behalf of Patent Owner Nidec
`Expert declaration, deposition.
`Status: Pending
`Law Firm: Hovey Williams
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`OS. Security v. BRK Brands
`U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
`Matter: Circuits for Electronic Safe Locks
`Worked on Behalf of Defendant BRK Brands
`Expert report.
`Status: Settled in favor of BRK Brands
`Law Firm: Ice Miller
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`Shenzhen El Lighting Technology v. Surefire Electrical Corp.
`Request for Inter Partes Review of US Patent 7,671,279
`Matter: “Current-See” Cables for Mobile Device Chargers
`Worked on Behalf of Requestor Surefire
`Expert declarations, claim construction declaration
`Status: Pending
`Law Firm: Robins Kaplan
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`ITRI v. LG Electronics
`U.S. District Court of New Jersey
`Matter: DVD Read and Write Heads
`Worked on behalf of Defendant LG Electronics
`Expert reports; claim construction declarations.
`Status: Pre-trial settlement
`Law Firm: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
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`ITRI v. LG Electronics
`Request for Inter Partes Review of US Patent 7,672,198
`Worked on Behalf of Requestor LG Expert declarations
`Law Firm: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
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`L-3 Communications v. Jaxon Engineering
`District Court of Colorado
`Matter: Circuits for Producing High-Voltage Pulses for HEMP Testing
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Jaxon
`Expert report, deposition
`Status: Pre-trial settlement
`Law Firm: McKenna Long
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`Re Matter of the Fort Totten Metrorail Cases Arising Out of the Events of June 22, 2009
`United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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`Natl. Transportation Safety Board Accident Number DCA-09-MR-007
`Matter: Train-on-Track Detection Circuits
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Ansaldo
`Expert reports, deposition
`Status: Pre-trial settlement
`Law Firm: LeClair Ryan (Laurin Mills)
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`Server Technology, Inc. v. American Power Conversion Corporation,
`United States District Court, District Of Nevada
`Matter: Intelligent Power Distribution Units
`Worked on behalf of Defendant American Power Corporation
`Expert reports, deposition, testimony at trial
`Status: Mixed finding
`Law Firm: Jenner and Block
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`Clearwater Dolphin Corp. v. Evapco, Inc.
`U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut C3:05cv507 (SRU)
`Matter: Electrical Water Treatment Devices
`Worked on behalf of Plaintiff Clearwater Dolphin
`Status: Summary judgment granted in favor of Evapco
`Law Firm: Levy & Grandinetti
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`Pass & Seymour v. Shanghai Meihao Electric Inc. et al.
`U.S. International Trade Commission Inv. No. 337TA615
`Matter: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs)
`Worked on behalf of Respondent Shanghai Meihao
`Status: Hearing Completed in favor of P&S
`Law Firm: Andrews Kurth
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`Pass & Seymour v. Hubbell Inc. et al.
`United States District Court Northern District of New York 5:07Cv00945
`Matter: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs)
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Hubbell
`Status: Settled
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`Qimonda AG v. Seagate Technology, et al.
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`U.S. International Trade Commission Inv. No. 337TA665
`Matter: Circuits for computer circuitry
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Seagate
`Status: Hearing Completed; finding in favor of Seagate, based in part on my testimony
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`Bushnell Inc., et al. v. The Brunton Company
` Preliminary Injunction Hearing: US District Court for the District of Kansas No.
`2:09cv2009 KHV/JPO
`Matter: Laser Range Finders
`Worked on behalf of Plaintiff Bushnell
`Status: Injunction Granted, based in part on my testimony
`Law Firm: Hovey Williams
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`Technical Witts, Inc. v. Skynet Electronic Co., Ltd, et al.
`US District Court for the District of Arizona. CV042025PCTMHM
`Status: Summary Judgment Granted in favor of Skynet
`Matter: Switching Power Supplies
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Skynet
`Law Firm: Andrews Kurth
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`Belden Technologies and Belden CDT v. Superior Essex/ Superior Essex Commun.
`Court for the District of Delaware 1:08cv0063SLR
`Matter: Data Communication Cables
`Worked on behalf of Plaintiff Belden
`Status: Jury Trial Completed; mixed finding
`Law Firm: Foley
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`Motorola v. Research in Motion
`U.S. International Trade Commission, Inv. No. 337TA706
`Matter: Battery Charging Circuits
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Motorola; Status: Settled
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`O2 Micro International v. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., et al
`U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
`Matter: Integrated Circuits for Driving CCFLs
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Hon-Hai
`Status: Summary judgment granted in favor of Hon Hai
`Law Firm: Cooley LLP
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`Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. v. O2 Micro International Ltd.
`U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Civil Action No. 04CV2000
`and 06CV2929
`Matter: Integrated Circuits for Driving CCFLs
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Monolithic Power Systems
`Status: Jury finding in favor of MPS
`Law Firm: Cooley LLP
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`LINQ Industrial Fabrics vs. Intertape Polymer,
`Court for the District of Tampa.
`Matter: Electrostatics of Flexible Intermediate Bag Containers (FIBC)
`Worked on behalf of Plaintiff LINQ
`Status: Jury Trial Completed in favor of LINQ, based largely on my testimony
`Law Firm: Dickstein Shapiro
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`Thompson v BenQ,
`U.S. International Trade Commission.
`Matter: Switching power supplies and ac-to-dc power converters.
`Worked on behalf of Defendant BenQ
`Status: Hearing Completed in favor of BenQ, based largely on my testimony
`Law Firm: Andrews Kurth
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`Power Integrations v. ST-Microelectronics,
`U.S. International Trade Commission.
`Matter: Switching power supplies and AC-to-DC power converters.
`Worked on behalf of Defendant STMicro
`Status: Hearing Completed in favor of Power Integrations
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`Clearwater Dolphin Corp. v. Evapco, Inc.
`U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut – Trade Secret deliberation
`Matter: Magnetic Field Electrical Water Treatment Devices
`Worked on behalf of Plaintiff Clearwater Dolphin
`Status: Summary judgment granted in favor of Evapco
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`MKS vs American Power
`US District Court of Delaware
`Matter: Electrical Matching Network Power Supplies.
`Worked on behalf of plaintiff MKS
`Status: Jury Trial Completed in favor of MKS, based in part on my testimony
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`WorldHeart vs. Abiomed
`US District Court of Delaware – Trade Secret Litigation
`Matter: Power Conversion for Total Artificial Human Heart.
`Worked on behalf of Defendant Abiomed.
`Status: Jury Trial Completed in favor of Abiomed, based largely on my testimony
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`Research Grants (Under Boston University)
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`In-Air Electric-Field Sensor Circuit for Airborne Applications - U.S. Navy STTR Phase
`I: N68335-15-C-0271 via White River Technologies. (Subject: Electric Field-Mill UAV
`Sensor)
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`Development of Prototype Self-Cleaning Solar: Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
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`(Subject: Self-Cleaning Solar Collectors)
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`Self-Cleaning Solar Panels: US–Israel Binational Science Foundation
`(Subject: Self-Cleaning Solar Collectors)
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`Enhancement of Optical Efficiency of CSP – U.S. Dept. of Energy
`(Subject: Self-Cleaning Solar Collectors)
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`Compact Low-Power Driver for Deformable Mirror – NASA via Boston Micromachines
`(Subject: High Voltage MEMS Driver for Adaptive Optics)
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`Technical Consultations
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`Boston Micromachines (MEMS circuit design)
`Griswold, Inc. (HVAC water treatment device design)
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`Publications (Partial)
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`Books:
`M.N. Horenstein, Microelectronic Circuits and Devices, 2nd Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
`Prentice Hall, 1996.
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`M. N. Horenstein, Design Concepts for Engineers, 5thEd., Upper Saddle River, NJ:
`Prentice Hall, 2015.
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`Journals Articles and Conference Papers:
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`Bernard, A.A.R, Horenstein, M.N.; Mazumder, M.K, et al, Optimization of optical
`performance and dust removal efficiency of electrodynamic screen (EDS) films for
`improving energy-yield of solar collectors, 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on
`Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC,
`28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC), p 3451-4, 2018
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`Morales, C., Horenstein, M.; Mazumder, M., et al, Field-evaluation of electrodynamic
`screens for maintaining high optical efficiency operation of solar collectors 2017 IEEE
`44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), p 2870-4, 2017
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`Mazumder, M.K., Horenstein, M.N.; Sayyah, A.; et al, Mitigation of dust impacts on
`solar collectors by water-free cleaning with transparent electrodynamic films: Progress
`and challenges 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), p 6 pp.,
`2017
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`Sayyah, A., Crowell, D.R.; Raychowdhury, A., Horenstein, M.N. ; Mazumder, M.K. ,
`“An experimental study on the characterization of electric charge in electrostatic dust
`removal”, Journal of Electrostatics, June 2017, pgs. 173-9
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`Sayyah A, Horenstein MN, Mazumder MK, Ahmadi G, “Electrostatic Force Distribution
`on an Electrodynamic Screen,” Journal of Electrostatics 81:24-36 Jun 2016
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`Sayyah A, Horenstein MN, Mazumder MK, “A Comprehensive Analysis of the Electric
`Field Distribution in an Electrodynamic Screen, Journal of Electrostatics 76:115-126
`Aug 2015
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`Mazumder MK, Stark JW, Heiling C, Liu M, Bernard A, Horenstein MN, Garner S, Lin
`HY, “Development of Transparent Electrodynamic Screens on Ultrathin Flexible Glass
`Film Substrates for Retrofitting Solar Panels and Mirrors for Self-Cleaning Function,
`MRS Advances 1(15):1003-1012 2016
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`Malay K. Mazumder ; Mark N. Horenstein , et al, “Mitigation of Dust Impact on Solar
`Collectors by Water-Free Cleaning With Transparent Electrodynamic Films: Progress
`and Challenges” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2017 , Volume: 7 , Issue: 5, Page s: 1342
`- 1353
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`Arash Sayyah ; Ryan S. Eriksen ; Mark N. Horenstein ; Malay K. Mazumder,
`“Performance Analysis of Electrodynamic Screens Based on Residual Particle Size
`Distribution”, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2017, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Page s: 221 -
`229
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`Arash Sayyah ; Ryan S. Eriksen ; Mark N. Horenstein ; Malay K. Mazumder, “Analysis
`of particle size distribution of residual dust in cleaning process using an electrodynamic
`screen”, 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2016, pgs. 2058 -
`2060
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`Malay K. Mazumder ; Mark N. Horenstein ; Arash Sayyah , et. al, “Mitigation of dust
`impacts on solar collectors by water-free cleaning with transparent electrodynamic films:
`Progress and challenges”, 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC),
`pgs. 2052 - 2057
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`Arash Sayyah ; Mark N. Horenstein ; Malay K. Mazumder, “Performance restoration of
`dusty photovoltaic modules using electrodynamic screen”, 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic
`Specialist Conference (PVSC), pgs. 1- 3.
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`Malay K. Mazumder ; Mark N. Horenstein ; Calvin Heiling, et. al., “Environmental
`degradation of the optical surface of PV modules and solar mirrors by soiling and high
`RH and mitigation methods for minimizing energy yield losses”, 2015 IEEE 42nd
`Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), pgs.1 - 6
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`Dai S, Knepper RW, Horenstein MN, “ 300-V LDMOS Analog-Multiplexed Driver for
`MEMS Devices, ” IEEE Transactions On Circuits And Systems I-Regular Papers
`62(12):2806-2816 Dec 2015
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`A. Sayyah, M.N. Horenstein, M.K. Mazumder, "Energy yield loss caused by dust
`deposition on photovoltaic panels", Solar Energy, v 107, p 576-604, Sept. 2014.
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`M. N. Horenstein, M. K. Mazumder, R. C. Sumner, J.W. Stark, T. Abuhamed, R.
`Boxman, "Modeling of trajectories in an electrodynamic screen for obtaining maximum
`particle removal efficiency", IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, v 49, n 2, p
`707-13, March-April 2013.
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`Klausner, A., Trachtenberg, A.; Starobinski, D.; Horenstein, M., "An Overview of the
`Capabilities and Limitations of Smartphone Sensors", Int.. Jour of Handheld Computing
`Research, v 4, n 2, p 69-80, April-June 2013
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`Mazumder, M. Horenstein, M.N.; Stark, J.W.; Girouard, P.; Sumner, R.; Henderson, B.;
`Sadder, O.; Hidetaka, I.; Biris, A.S.; Sharma, R., "Characterization of Electrodynamic
`Screen Performance for Dust Removal from Solar Panels and Solar Hydrogen
`Generators", IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, v 49, n 4, p 1793-800, July-
`Aug. 2013
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`Horenstein, M.N., Mazumder, M.; Sumner, R.C., Jr., "Predicting particle trajectories on
`an electrodynamic screen - theory and experiment" J. of Electrostatics, v 71, n 3, p 185-8,
`June 2013
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`Mazumder, M.; Horenstein, M.N.; Stark, J.W.; Girouard, P.; Sumner, R.; Henderson, B.;
`Sadder, O.; Hidetaka, I.; Biris, A.S.; Sharma, R. "Characterization of Electrodynamic
`Screen Performance for Dust Removal from Solar Panels and Solar Hydrogen
`Generators" IEEE Transactions on Ind. Applications, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, 2013
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`Horenstein, M.N.; Sumner, R.; Miller, P.; Bifano, T.; Stewart, J.; Cornelissen, S.,
`"Ultralow-power multiplexed electronic driver for high resolution deformable mirror
`systems", Proceedings of the SPIE v 7930, p 79300M, 2011.
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`Horenstein, M.N., A Simulation Model for Understanding Propagating Brush Discharges:
`Comparison of Theory and Experiments, IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applications, 47(1), 2011,
`344 - 349.
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`Mazumder, M.K., Srirama, P.K., Sharma, R; Biris, A.S., Hidetaka, I, Trigwell, S,
`Horenstein, M.N, Lunar and Martian Dust Dynamics, IEEE Industry Applications
`Magazine, 16 (4), 2010, 14-21.
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`M. Horenstein, Electrostatics of Nanoparticles: What's the Same, What's different?
`Journal of Electrostatics, 67 (2-3), May 2009, pp 384-393
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`M. Horenstein and M. Datta, "The Electrostatics of Charged Insulating Sheets Peeled
`From Grounded Conductors", J. of Physics: Conference Series 142 (2008) 012076
`(refereed publication)
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`Patents:
`P. Horn, M. Horenstein, and D. Parent. "Air Distributing and Ionizing Systems."
`(US Patent 5,491,602)
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`M. Horenstein, "Method and Apparatus for Detecting Leaks in Electrically-Insulative
`Protective Articles such as Condoms, Surgical Gloves, and the Like Using Gaseous
`Electrostatic Ions." (US Patent 5,455,507)
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`Jackson and M. Horenstein, "Nasopharyngealometric Apparatus and Method" (US Patent
`5,316,002)
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`T. Bifano and M. Horenstein, "MEMS-based spatial-light modulator with integrated
`electronics"(US Patent 6,529,311)
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`Method for Linearizing Deflection of a MEMS Device Using Binary Electrodes and
`Voltage Modulation (US Patent 7385268)
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