Publications/Proceedings

• Hooshanginejad, A., Baskota, A. & Jung, S. Backflipping motion of air bubbles impacting a tilted wall (under review). ArXiv link

1. Dev, I., Baskota, A., Kuo, J., Shapiro, M., & Lal, A. (2024).“Combining Gas Vesicle Acoustic Contrast Agents with field-Deployable GHz Frequency Ultrasonic Chips to Detect Gene Expression in Sentinel Microorganisms”. 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS). Taipei, Taiwan. DOI: 10.1109/UFFC-JS60046.2024.10793589
2. Baskota, A., Chaturbedi, A., Chang, H., Kuo, J., Ardanuc, S., Lee, S. & Lal, A. (2024). “Modeling GHz Ultrasonic Impedance of C. elegans Cuticle”. 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS). Taipei, Taiwan. DOI: 10.1109/UFFC-JS60046.2024.10794041
3. Jha, K., Baskota, A., Kuo, J., Hwang, J., Ardanuc, A., Zimmerman, S., & Lal, A. (2024). AI-Driven Scanning GHz Ultrasonic Imaging-Based MEMS Metrology. Hilton Head Workshop 2024: A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop. Hilton Head Island, SC.
4. Hwang, J., Kuo, J., Baskota, A. & Lal, A. (2024). Sonic Fourier Transform Imaging Using GHz Ultrasonic Transducer Array, 2024 IEEE 37th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). Austin, Texas. DOI: 10.1109/mems58180.2024.10439581
5. Manav Yilmaz, A., Sebastian, F., Baskota, A., Kuo, J. C., Amini, R., Lal, A., & Davaji, B. (2024). Towards GHz Ultrasound Enabled Noninvasive Hydrogel Metrology for Mechanobiology. 2024 IEEE 37th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). Austin, Texas. DOI: 10.1109/mems58180.2024.10439458
6. Baskota, A., Kuo, J. & Lal, A. (2023). Characterization of cells and tissues using a compact GHz ultrasonic imager, 2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS). Montreal, Canada. DOI: 10.1109/IUS51837.2023.10307657
7. Baskota, A., Kuo, J. & Lal, A. (2023). Compact GHz Ultrasonic Micro-Imager for Cells and Tissues, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 29(1), 1116-1117. DOI:10.1093/micmic/ozad067.572 ‌
8. Baskota, A., Kuo, J., Ardanuc, S., & Lal., A (2023). Visualization of Fluid mixing using GHz ultrasonic Imaging, 2023 22nd International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems (Transducers 2023). Kyoto, Japan. PAPER LINK
9. Kim, S., Baskota, A., Kang, H., & Jung, S. (2023). Mechanics of removing water from the ear canal: Rayleigh–Taylor instability. Journal of Fluid Mechanics,963, A12. DOI:10.1017/jfm.2023.309
10. Baskota, A., Kuo, J., Ardanuc, S., & Lal., A (2022). Nematode Species Differentiation Using GHz Ultrasonic Micro-Imager. 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS). Venice, Italy. DOI: 10.1109/IUS54386.2022.9957522
11. Hwang, J., Baskota, A., Davaji, B., Kuo, J & Lal., A (2022). Gigahertz Metamaterial Ultrasonic Lens Characterization Using GHz CMOS Integrated Ultrasonic Micro-Imager. 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS). Venice, Italy. DOI: 10.1109/IUS54386.2022.9958496
12. Baskota, A., Kuo, J. & Lal, A. (2022). Real-time GHz Ultrasonic Imaging of Nematodes at Microscopic Resolution. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 28(S1), 1594-1596. doi:10.1017/S1431927622006389
13. Baskota, A., Ivy, L., Ospina, C., Kuo, J., Hwang, J., Gund, Ved., Davaji, B., Doerschuk, P. & Lal, A. (2022). In-situ ultrasonic Imaging of Printed Electronics Ink Deposition and Curing. Hilton Head Workshop 2022: A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop. Hilton Head Island, SC. Proceedings link
14. Baskota, A., Kuo, J. & Lal, A. (2022). Gigahertz Ultrasonic Multi-imaging of Soil Temperature, Morphology, Moisture, and Nematodes. 2022 IEEE 35th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). Tokyo, Japan. DOI: 10.1109/MEMS51670.2022.9699813
15. Kuo, J., Baskota, A., Zimmerman, S., Hay, F., Pethybridge, S, & Lal., A (2021). Gigahertz Ultrasonic Imaging of Nematodes in Liquids, Soil, and Air. 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS). DOI: 10.1109/IUS52206.2021.9593762

Conference Talks/Presentations

1. Baskota, A., Thanh, L., Cuong, D., Giang, B., & Lal, A. (2024). “GHz Ultrasonic Imaging of Tissue with Force-Driven Tissue Elastography”. 2024 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS). Taipei, Taiwan
2. Manav, Y.A., Piasecki, A., Baskota, A., Kuo, J., Lal, A., Woods, D., & Davaji., B. (2024) GHz Ultrasound Enabled Noninvasive Quantitative Characterization of Oocyte Mechanobiology. The 28th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS 2024).
3. Manav, Y., Baskota, A., Kuo, J., Lal, A., Borenstein, J. & Davaji, B. (2024). Flexible Hybrid Electronics Metrology Enabled by GHz Ultrasound. Flex 2024 (SEMICON WEST). San Fransisco, California. (1st Place Student Poster Award)
4. Baskota, A., Chaturbedi, A., Chang, H., Kuo, J., Lee, S. & Lal, A. (2024). GHz ultrasonic imaging reveals cuticle stiffens with age for C. elegans. C.elegans Metabolism, Aging, Pathogenesis, Stress, and Small RNAs. Madison, Wisconsin.
5. Cheng, L., Wang, Y., Baskota, A., Lal, A. & Kao-Kniffin, J. (2022) GHz Ultrasonic in-situ Imaging of Soil Microbiomes. Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) Symposium. Ithaca, New York.
6. Baskota, A., Kuo, J. & Lal, A. (2022). Characterizing aging of C.elegans using a GHz ultrasonic imager. C.elegans Metabolism, Aging, Pathogenesis, Stress, and Small RNAs. Madison, Wisconsin.
7. Hooshanginejad, A., Baskota, A. & Jung, S. (2021). A backflipping motion of a bubble impacting tilted surfaces. 74th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Volume 66, Number 17. Phoenix, Arizona. Retrieve from: https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DFD21/Session/A21.4
8. Baskota, A., Hooshanginejad, A., Esmaili, E. & Jung, S. (2020). Single bubble impacting a curved surface. 73rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Chicago, Illinois. Retrieve from: http://absimage.aps.org/image/DFD20/MWS_DFD20-2020-002120.pdf
9. Yuk, J., Baskota, A., Cooke, B., Frohlich, K., Morton, D., Chung, C., Jorgensen, A., Basu, S., Chamorro, L.,& Jung, S. (2020). 3D-printing Mask Filters inspired by an animal nasal cavity. 73rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Chicago, Illinois. Retrieve from: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020APS..DFDX01005Y/abstract
10. Baskota, A., Kim, S. Kang, H.& Jung, S. (2019). Acceleration-induced water ejection in the human ear canal. 72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, Washington. Retrieve from: http://absimage.aps.org/image/DFD19/MWS_DFD19-2019-001219.pdf