Program Manager
Microsystems Technology Office
Dr. Todd Bauer joined DARPA in January 2023 as a program manager in the Microsystems Technology Office. His professional interests include radiation-hardened microsystems, microsystems fabrication, and supply chain assurance.
Bauer serves as a distinguished member of technical staff in the Microsystems Engineering, Science and Applications (MESA) Complex at Sandia National Laboratories. At Sandia, he’s developed technologies ranging from sensors to security, while also serving as a process and integration engineer in MESA’s microfabrication facilities.
Bauer received his doctorate in chemical and nuclear engineering from the University of New Mexico. His graduate research focus was low-temperature plasmas for materials processing.
Programs
- COFFEE: Compact Front-End Filters at the Element-Level
- HOTS: High Operational Temperature Sensors
- MICA: Microsystem Induced CAtalysis
- OPTIMA: Optimum Processing Technology Inside Memory Arrays
- T-MUSIC: Technologies for Mixed-mode Ultra Scaled Integrated Circuits
- WARP: Wideband Adaptive RF Protection