Nathaniel Cady

Associate Dean for Research, Professor
College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering
Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering
The RNA Institute
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Nate Cady

Contact

NanoFab East 4405
518-442-8619
ncady@albany.edu

Secondary Contact

Secondary Office
FAHS 201P – CNSE Downtown

Office Hours

Office hours by appointment via email.
Education

Post Doctoral Associate, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2006
PhD, Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2005
BA, Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1999

About

Nathaniel Cady earned his BA and PhD from Cornell University and is currently an Empire Innovation Professor of Nanobioscience and Associate Dean for Research at the University at Albany. His research focuses on the intersection of nanotechnology and biology and includes the development of novel biosensor technologies, and bio-inspired nanoelectronic devices, including resistive memory devices (memristors).  

Dr. Cady's research leverages the advanced nanofabrication facilities at the Albany NanoTech complex, and his research group has successfully transitioned multiple technologies from the laboratory to both 200mm and 300mm wafer scale fabrication and integration. Dr. Cady is one of the lead investigators and governance board members for the NORDTECH Department of Defense Microelectronics Commons Hub and works closely with industry partners on transitioning new technologies towards commercial applications.   

Related University Organization
UAlbany Governance Liaison for the NORDTECH Microelectronics Commons Hub

Research

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Cady Research Group
Research Interests
  • Biosensors
  • Molecular biology & Microbiology
  • Microfluidics
  • Neuromorphic computing / AI hardware
  • Memristive / resistive memory devices
  • Semiconductor & microelectronics lab-to-fab
Grants/Funding

Current Support

  • NIH
  • NSF
  • NY State Biodefense Fund (Empire State Development)
  • United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
  • IBM-SUNY AI Alliance
  • Ciencia, Inc.   
Publications

Publications since 2020


2025

N. Kumar, J. E. Han, K. Beckmann, N. Cady, G. Sambandamurthy. Noise Spectroscopy and Electrical Transport In NbO2 Memristors with Dual Resistive Switching. (2025) Advanced Electronic Materials, 2400877. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202400877 
 

2024

T. Mburu, Z.R. Robinson, K. Beckmann, U. Lamba, A. Powell, N. Cady, M.C. Sullivan. Enhancement in neuromorphic NbO2 threshold switching at cryogenic temperatures. (2024) Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology, B. 42 (6): 063210. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0004060

I. Aravind, Y. Wang, Z. Cai, R. Li, R. Shahriar, G.N. Gibson, E. Guignon, N.C. Cady, W.D. Page, A. Pilar, S.B. Cronin. Voltage-induced modulation of interfacial ionic liquids measured using surface plasmon resonant grating nanostructures. (2024) Journal of Chemical Physics.161 (3): 034702. 2024 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0202642 

Z.R. Robinson, K. Beckmann, J. Michels, V. Daviero, E.A. Street, F. Lorenzen, M.C. Sullivan, N. Cady, A.C. Kozen, J.M. Woodward, M.Currie. Measurement of the crystallization and phase transition of niobium dioxide thin-films using a tube furnace optical transmission system. (2024) AIP Advances. 14 (11): 115113. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0228400 

J. Solanki, J. Pelton, R. Febbo, M. Liehr, A. DeCandia, K. Beckmann, G. Rose. N.C. Cady. In-Memory Computation Using CMOS-Integrated Resistive RAM for Robotic Navigation. (2024) International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (ICONS), Arlington, VA, USA, 2024, pp. 217-223, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICONS62911.2024.00038 

R. Mathkari, M. Liehr, P. Ravindra, R. Pareis, K. Beckmann, N. Tokranova, S. Schujman, I. Saraf, O. V.d.Straten, N. Gong, T. Ando, N. Cady. Investigation of the Effect of Oxygen Partial Pressure During Reactive Sputtering of Tantalum Oxide Resistive Random Access Memory Switching Layer. (2024) Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 186: 109060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2024.109060 

J. Li, A. Appachar, S.L. Peczonczyk, E.T. Harrison, A.V. Ievlev, R. Hood, D. Shin, S. Yoo, B. Roest, K. Sun, K. Beckmann, O. Popova, T. Chiang, W.S. Wahby, R.B. Jacobs-Godrim, M.J. Marinella, P. Maksymovych, J.T. Heron, N. Cady, W.D. Lu, S. Kumar, A. A. Talin, W. Sun, Y. Li. Thermodynamic origin of nonvolatility in resistive memory (2024) Matter, Accepted, online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.07.018 

P. Ravindra, M. Liehr, R. Mathkari, K. Beckmann, N. Tokranova, N.C. Cady. Optimization of the position of TaOx:N-based barrier layer in TaOx RRAM devices. (2024) Frontiers in Materials. Vol. 11 (published online) https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2024.1343076 

M.R. Bryan, J.N. Butt, Z. Ding, N. Tokranova, N. Cady, B. Piorek, C. Meinhart, J. Tice, and B.L. Miller. A Multiplex “Disposable Photonics” Biosensor Platform and Its Application to Antibody Profiling in Upper Respiratory Disease. (2024) ACS Sensors. 9 (4), 1799-1808. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.3c02225 

S. Sihn, W. L. Chambers, M. Abedin, K. Beckmann, N. Cady, S. Ganguli, A. K. Roy, Enhanced Computational Study with Experimental Correlation on I–V Characteristics of Tantalum Oxide (TaOx) Memristor Devices in a 1T1R Configuration. (2024) Small. 2310542. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202310542 

D. Shin, A.V. Ievlev, K. Beckmann, J. Li, P. Ren, N. Cady and Y. Li. Oxygen tracer diffusion in amorphous hafnia films for resistive memory. (2024) Materials Horizons. Online publication (open access). https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MH02113K 

B. Taubner, J. Pelton, D.K. Das, A. Pilar, W. Page, E.F. Guignon, G. Gibson, N.C. Cady. A rapid fluorescent plasmonic biosensor platform to diagnose Lyme disease from serum antibodies. (2024) Proceedings of the SPIE 12861, Frontiers in Biological Detection: From Nanosensors to Systems XVI, 128610C. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002668 
 

2023

F.P. Torres, N. Tokranova, E. Amodeo, T. Bertucci, T.R. Kiehl, Y. Xie, N.C. Cady, S.T. Sharfstein. Interfacing neural cells with typical microelectronics materials for future manufacturing. (2023). Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 242, 115749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2023.115749 

M. Abedin, N. Gong, K. Beckmann, M. Liehr, I. Saraf, O. Van der Straten, T. Ando, N. Cady. Material to system-level benchmarking of CMOS-integrated RRAM with ultra-fast switching for low power on-chip learning. (2023) Nature Scientific Reports. 13, 14963. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42214-x 

M. Liehr, P. Ravindra, K. Beckmann, N. Cady. Investigating Device Degradation and Revival in Resistive Random Access Memory. (2023) Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop (IIRW), South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1109/IIRW59383.2023.10477642 

F. Zhang, W. He, I. Yeo, M. Liehr, N. Cady, Y. Cao, J-S. Seo, D. Fan. A 65nm RRAM Compute-in-Memory Macro for Genome Sequencing Alignment. (2023) ESSCIRC 2023- IEEE 49th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), Lisbon, Portugal, 2023, pp. 117-120. https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSCIRC59616.2023.10268783 

Z. Wang, P.S. Nalla, G. Krishnan, R.V. Joshi, N.C. Cady, D. Fan, J-S. Seo, Y. Cao. Digital-Assisted Analog In-Memory Computing with RRAM Devices. (2023) 2023 International VLSI Symposium on Technology, Systems and Applications (VLSI-TSA/VLSI-DAT), HsinChu, Taiwan, 2023, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1109/VLSI-TSA/VLSI-DAT57221.2023.10134272 

S. Alam, M.M. Islam, J. Hutchins, N. Cady, S.K. Gupta, G. Rose, A. Aziz. Design Space Exploration for Threshold Switch Assisted Memristive Memory. (2023) IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol. 22, pp. 457-465. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNANO.2023.3305931 

Z. Woods, N. Cady, M. Liehr, P. Kumar, K. Beckmann and K. Amponsah. Flow-Based Computing of NOR Logic Using ReRAM Devices (2023) IEEE 32nd Microelectronics Design & Test Symposium (MDTS), Albany, NY, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1109/MDTS58049.2023.10168046 

M. Liehr, M. Abedin, K. Beckmann, N. Cady. Analog NVM Synapse for Hardware-Aware Neural Network Training Optimization on 65nm CMOS TaOₓ ReRAM Devices (2023) IEEE 32nd Microelectronics Design & Test Symposium (MDTS), Albany, NY, USA, 2023, pp. 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1109/MDTS58049.2023.10168155 

J. Solanki, K. Beckmann, J. Pelton, N. Cady, M. Liehr. Effect of Resistance variability in Vector Matrix Multiplication operations of 1T1R ReRAM crossbar arrays using an Embedded test platform (2023) IEEE 32nd Microelectronics Design & Test Symposium (MDTS), Albany, NY, USA, 2023, pp. 1-5, https://doi.org/10.1109/MDTS58049.2023.10168152 

B. Taubner, J. Pelton, R. Utama, F. Doyle, D.K. Das, N.C. Cady. Application of machine learning methods for the diagnosis of Lyme disease with a fluorescent plasmonic biosensor (2023) IEEE 32nd Microelectronics Design & Test Symposium (MDTS), Albany, NY, USA, 2023, pp. 1-5, https://doi.org/10.1109/MDTS58049.2023.10168153 

H. Das, R.D. Febbo, S.N.B. Tushar, N.N. Chakraborty, M. Liehr, N.C. Cady, G.S. Rose. An Efficient and Accurate Memristive Memory for Array-Based Spiking Neural Networks (2023) IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 4804 – 4815. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2023.3301020 

H. Das, M. Rathore, R. Febbo, M. Liehr, N.C. Cady, G.S. Rose. RFAM: RESET-Failure-Aware-Model for HfO2-based Memristor to Enhance the Reliability of Neuromorphic Design. (2023) Proceedings of the Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI 2023 (GLSVLSI '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 281–286. https://doi.org/10.1145/3583781.3590211 

H. Gong, R. Ume, V. Tokranov, M. Yakimov, K. Brew, G. Cohen, S. Schujman, K. Beckmann, N. Cady, S. Oktyabrsky. Three Programming States in Bilayer Ga–Sb Phase Change Memory With AlOx Diffusion Barrier (2023) IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. Early publication online. https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2023.3275117 

K. J. Bai, D. Titcombe, J. Lombardi, C. Thiem, N.C. Cady. Moving Towards Game-Changing Technology: Fabrication and Application of HfO2 RRAM for In-Memory Computing. (2023) 24th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), San Francisco, CA, USA, pp. 1-7, https://doi.org/10.1109/ISQED57927.2023.10129352 

M. Liehr, J. Hazra, K. Beckmann, V. Mukundan, I. Alexandrou, T. Yeow, J. Race, K. Tapily, S Consiglio, S.K. Kurinec, A.C. Diebold, N. Cady. Implementation of high-performance and high-yield nanoscale hafnium zirconium oxide based ferroelectric tunnel junction devices on 300 mm wafer platform (2023) Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 41, 012805. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002097 
 

2022

M. Rathore, R.J. Weiss, M.S.A. Shawkat, G. Rose, M. Liehr, M. Abedin, S. Rafiq, N.C. Cady. A Compact Model for the Variable Switching Dynamics of HfO2 Memristors. 2022 IEEE 65th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), Fukuoka, Japan, 2022, pp. 1-4, https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS54063.2022.9859469 

M. Liehr, J. Hazra, K. Beckmann, N. Cady. Failure Analysis of 65nm CMOS Integrated Nanoscale ReRAM Devices on a 300mm Wafer Platform. (2022) IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop (IIRW), South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA, p.1-7, https://doi.org/10.1109/IIRW56459.2022.10032747 

M.C. Sullivan, Z.R. Robinson, K. Beckmann, A. Powell, T. Mburu, K. Pittman, N. Cady. Threshold switching stabilization of NbO2 films via nanoscale devices. (2022) Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B. 40, 063202. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002129 

J. Hutchins, S. Alam, A. Zeumault, K. Beckmann, N. Cady, G. Rose, A. Aziz. A Generalized Workflow for Creating Machine Learning-Powered Compact Models for Multi-state Devices (2022) IEEE Access 10: 115513-115519. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3218333 

G. Krishnan, Z. Wang, L. Yang, J. Meng, M. Liehr, R.V. Joshi, N.C. Cady, D. Fan, J-S. Seo, Y. Cao. Hybrid RRAM/SRAM in-Memory Computing for Robust DNN Acceleration (2022) IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems 41(11): 4241-4252. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCAD.2022.3197516 

M. Abedin, A. Roohi, M. Liehr, N. Cady, S. Angizi, MR-PIPA: An Integrated Multi-level RRAM (HfOx) based Processing-In-Pixel Accelerator. (2022) IEEE Journal on Exploratory Solid-State Computational Devices and Circuits. Online Publication https://doi.org/10.1109/JXCDC.2022.3210509 

N. Tokranova, N. Cady, A. Lampher and I. A. Levitsky. Highly Sensitive Fentanyl Detection Based on Nanoporous Electrochemical Immunosensors. (2022) IEEE Sensors Journal. Online Publication. 22(21): 20165-20170. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2022.3200591 

B. Taubner, A. Gibbons, N.C. Cady. Dual detection of COVID-19 antigens and antibodies using nanoscale fluorescent plasmonic substrates. (2022) Experimental Biology and Medicine. Online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15353702221113860 

B.L. Miller, A.M. Klose, M.R. Bryan, J.S. Cognetti, D.J. Steiner, N.Tokranova, B. Piorek, N. Judy, M. Abedin, E. Young, C. Meinhart, R. Jakubowicz, H. Warren, N.C. Cady. (2022) Strategies for the development of photonic sensors for COVID-19. Proceedings of SPIE 11951, Design and Quality for Biomedical Technologies XV. 1195104. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2616682 

R. Ume, H. Gong, V. Tokranov, M. Yakimov, K. Brew, G. Cohen, C. Lavoie, S. Schujman, J. Liu, A.I. Frenkel, K. Beckmann, N. Cady, S. Oktyabrsky. Electrical and structural properties of binary Ga–Sb phase change memory alloys. (2022) Journal of Applied Physics. 132, 035103 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0096022 

S. Rafiq, M. Abedin, K. Beckmann and N. C. Cady, Detecting Temporal Correlation on HfO2 Based RRAM on 65nm CMOS Technology. (2022) 2022 IEEE 31st Microelectronics Design & Test Symposium (MDTS) p. 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1109/MDTS54894.2022.9826965  

M. Liehr, K. Beckmann, N. Cady. Impact of Switching Variability, Memory Window, and Temperature on Vector Matrix Operations Using 65nm CMOS Integrated Hafnium Dioxide-based ReRAM Devices. (2022) IEEE 31st Microelectronics Design & Test Symposium (MDTS), 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/MDTS54894.2022.9826924 

G. Krishnan, L. Yang, J. Sun, J. Hazra, X. Du, M. Liehr, Z. Li, K. Beckmann, R. Joshi, N.C. Cady, D. Fan, Y. Cao. Exploring Model Stability of Deep Neural Networks for Reliable RRAM-based In-Memory Acceleration. (2022) IEEE Transactions on Computers, https://doi.org/10.1109/TC.2022.3174585 

T. Head, N.C. Cady. Monitoring and modulation of the tumor microenvironment for enhanced cancer modeling. (2022) Journal of Experimental Biology and Medicine. 247(7): 598-613. https://doi.org/10.1177/15353702221074293 

E.H. Ledet, S.M. Caparaso, K.P. Cole , M. Stout, B. Liddle, N.C. Cady, M.T. Archdeacon. Smart Fracture Plate for Quantifying Fracture Healing: Preliminary Efficacy in a Biomechanical Model. (2022) Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 40: 2414-2420. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.25254 
 

2021

J.N. Rosenberg, N.C. Cady. Surveilling cellular vital signs: toward label-free biosensors and real-time viability assays for bioprocessing. (2021) Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 71: 123-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2021.07.004 

M. Abedin, M. Liehr, K. Beckmann, J. Hazra, S. Rafiq, N. C. Cady. In-memory Computation of Error-Correcting Codes Using a Reconfigurable HfOx ReRAM 1T1R Array. (2021) 2021 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS). p. 593-598, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS47672.2021.9531717 

A. Joseph, J. Wu, K. Yu, L. Jiang, N. Cady, B. Si, Function-on-Function Regression for Trajectory Prediction of Small-Scale Particles towards Next-generation Neuromorphic Computing. (2021) 2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). p.1997-2002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/CASE49439.2021.9551532

B. Taubner, R. Peredo-Wende, A. Ramani, G. Singh, K. Strle, N.C. Cady. Rapid and Quantitative Detection of Human Antibodies Against the 2019 Novel Coronavirus SARS CoV2 and its Variants as a Result of Vaccination and Infection. (2021) Microbiology Spectrum. 9(2): e00890-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/Spectrum.00890-21 

T. Head, N. Tokranova, N.C. Cady. Micro-nozzle Integration for Controlled Drug Delivery via a Microfluidic Imaging Window. (2021) MRS Communications. Online publication https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-021-00078-0 

J.S. Cognetti, D.J. Steiner, M. Abedin, M.R. Bryan, C. Shanahan, N. Tokranova, E. Young, A.M. Klose, A. Zavriyev, N. Judy, B. Piorek, C. Meinhart, R. Jakubowicz, H. Warren, N.C. Cady, B.L. Miller. Disposable photonics for cost-effective clinical bioassays: application to COVID-19 antibody testing. (2021) Lab on a Chip. 21: 2913-2921 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1LC00369K 

G. Krishnan, J. Sun, J. Hazra, X. Du, M. Liehr, Z. Li, K. Beckmann, R. Joshi, N. Cady, Y. Cao. Robust RRAM-based In-Memory Computing in Light of Model Stability. (2021) 2021 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS), 2021. p. 1-5, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/IRPS46558.2021.9405092 

R. Ume, H. Gong, V. Tokranov, M. Yakimov, D. Sadana, K. Brew, G. Cohen, C. Lavoie, S. Schujman, K. Beckmann, N. Cady, S. Oktyabrsky. Crystallization Properties of Al-Sb Alloys for Phase Change Memory Applications. (2021). ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. 10(7): 075008. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/2162-8777/ac14dd/meta 

G. Krishnan, J. Hazra, M. Liehr, X. Du, K. Beckmann, R. Joshi, N. Cady, Y. Cao. Design Limits of In-Memory Computing: Beyond the Crossbar. (2021) 2021 5th IEEE Electron Devices Technology & Manufacturing Conference (EDTM). pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDTM50988.2021.9421057 

H. Gong, R. Ume, V. Tokranov, M. Yakimov, D. Sadana, K. Brew, G. Cohen, S. Schujman, K. Beckmann, N. Cady, S. Oktyabrsky. Bilayer Ga-Sb Phase Change Memory with Intermediate Resistance State. (2021) 2021 Device Research Conference (DRC). 1-2. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9467153 

V. Mukundan, S. Consiglio, D.H. Triyoso, K. Tapily, M.E. McBriarty, S. Schujman, K. Beckmann, J. Hazra, V. Kaushik, N. Cady, R.D. Clark, G.J. Leusink, A.C. Diebold, Ferroelectric Phase Content in 7 nm Hf(1‐x)ZrxO2 Thin Films Determined by X‐ray based Methods. (2021) Physica Status Solidi A – Applications and Materials Science. 218(10): 2100024 https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202100024 

J. Hazra, M. Liehr, K. Beckmann, M. Abedin, S. Rafiq, N.C. Cady. Optimization of Switching Metrics for CMOS Integrated HfO2 based Bipolar RRAM Devices on 300 mm Wafer Platform. (2021) IEEE International Memory Workshop (IMW) 2021. 1-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IMW51353.2021.9439618

E. Chou, A. Minor, N.C. Cady. Quantitative multiplexed strategies for human Lyme disease serological testing. (2021) Experimental Biology and Medicine. (2021). Journal of Experimental Biology & Medicine. 246(12) 1388-1399. https://doi:10.1177/15353702211003496S 

Rafiq, J. Hazra, M. Liehr, K. Beckmann, M. Abedin, J.S. Pannu, S.K. Jha, N.C. Cady. Investigation of ReRAM variability on flow-based edge detection computing using HfO2-based ReRAM arrays. (2021) IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2021.3072210 

I. Aravind, Y. Wang, Z. Cai, L. Shen, B. Zhao, S. Yang, Y. Wang, J.M. Dawlaty, G.N. Gibson, E. Guignon, N.C. Cady, W.D. Page, A. Pilar, S.B. Cronin. Hot Electron Plasmon-Resonant Grating Structures for Enhanced Photochemistry: A Theoretical Study. (2021) Crystals. 11:118. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11020118 

N.C. Cady, N. Tokranova, A. Minor, N. Nikvand, K. Strle, W.T. Lee, W. Page, E. Guignon, A. Pilar, and G.N. Gibson. Multiplexed Detection and Quantification of Human Antibody Response to COVID-19 Infection Using a Plasmon Enhanced Biosensor Platform. (2021) Biosensors & Bioelectronics. 171:112679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2020.112679 

W. Olin-Ammentorp, K. Beckmann, C.D. Schuman, J.S. Plank, N.C. Cady. Stochasticity and Robustness in Spiking Neural Networks. (2021) Elsevier Journal of Neural Networks. 419:1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2020.07.105 

I. Mahaboob, R.J. Reinertsen, B. McEwen, E. Rocco, K. Hogan, A.J. Melendez, N.C. Cady, F. Shahedipour-Sandvik. Boronate Probe-Based Hydrogen Peroxide Detection with an AlGaN/GaN HEMT Sensor. (2021) Journal of Experimental Biology & Medicine. 246(5): 523-528. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1535370220972030 
 

2020

M. Liehr, J. Hazra, K. Beckmann, S. Rafiq and N. Cady. Impact of Switching Variability of 65nm CMOS Integrated Hafnium Dioxide-based ReRAM Devices on Distinct Level Operations (2020) 2020 IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop (IIRW), South Lake Tahoe, CA, pp. 1-4, https://doi.org/10.1109/IIRW49815.2020.9312855 

J. Hazra, M. Liehr, K. Beckmann, S. Rafiq and N. Cady, Impact of Atomic Layer Deposition Co-Reactant Pulse Time on 65nm CMOS Integrated Hafnium Dioxide-based Nanoscale RRAM Devices. (2020) 2020 IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop (IIRW), South Lake Tahoe, CA, pp. 1-4, https://doi.org/10.1109/IIRW49815.2020.9312877 

S. Rafiq, K. Beckmann, N.C. Cady. Simulation of Temporal Correlation Detection using HfO2-Based ReRAM Arrays. Proceedings of the IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD). (2020) Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia, 2020, pp. 1-3, https://doi.org/10.1109/SCOReD50371.2020.9250970 

G. Charan, J. Hazra, K. Beckmann, X. Du, G. Krishnan, R.V. Joshi, N.C. Cady, Y. Cao. Accurate Inference with Inaccurate RRAM Devices: Statistical Data, Model Transfer, and On-line Adaptation. 2020 57th ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), San Francisco, CA, USA, 2020, pp. 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1109/DAC18072.2020.9218605 

E.C. Graham, N.C. Cady, N.M. Fahrenkopf. Isotropic grating coupler for 3D silicon photonic architectures. (2020) Proceedings of the SPIE - Optical Manufacturing and Testing XIII. 114870A. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568280 

A.C. Diebold, N.C. Cady. Metrology for advanced transistor and memristor devices and materials. (2020) Proceedings of the SPIE - Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control for Microlithography XXXIV, 1132502. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2554477 

J. S. Pannu, S. Raj, S.L. Fernandes, D. Chakraborty, S. Rafiq, N. Cady, S.K. Jha. Design and Fabrication of Flow-based Edge Detection Memristor Crossbar Circuits. (2020) IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 67(5), 961-965. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2020.2984155 

Y. Wang, I. Aravind, Z. Cai, L. Shen, G. Gibson, J. Chen, H. Shi, B. Wang, B. Song, E. Guignon, N. Cady, W. Page, A. Pilar, S. Cronin. Hot electron driven photocatalysis on plasmon-resonant grating nanostructures. (2020) ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(15): 17459-17465. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c00066 

E. Chou, E. Lasek-Nesselquist, B. Taubner, A. Pilar, E. Guignon, W. Page, Y-P. Lin, N.C. Cady. A fluorescent plasmonic biochip assay for multiplex screening of diagnostic serum antibody targets in human Lyme disease. (2020) PLoS One, 0228772. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228772 

K. Beckmann, W. Olin-Ammentorp, C. Gangotree, S. Amer, G. Rose, J. Van Nostrand, N.C. Cady. Towards synaptic behavior of nanoscale ReRAM devices for neuromorphic computing applications. (2020) ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing (JETC) Special Issue on New Trends in Nanoelectronic Device, Circuit and Architecture Design. 16(3): 23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3381859 

J. Hazra, M. Liehr, K. Beckmann, S. Rafiq, N. Cady. Improving the Memory Window/Resistance Variability Trade-Off for 65nm CMOS Integrated HfO2 Based Nanoscale RRAM Devices. (2020) IEEE International Integrated Reliability Workshop (IIRW), South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA, p1-4. https://doi.org/10.1109/IIRW47491.2019.8989872

Patents
  1. “Defect density manipulation of a dielectric layer in semiconductor fabrication in an atomic layer deposition chamber.” U.S. patent application filed 12/12/2023: 18/536,787.
  2. “Optimization of the position of TaOx:N-based barrier layer in TaOx RRAM devices.” U.S. Provisional Patent Application Filed 11/22/23: US 63/602,024.
  3. “Methods for resistive RAM (ReRAM) performance stabilization via dry etch clean treatment” U.S. Patent US11637242B2. 4/25/2023
  4. “Diagnostic photonic biosensor methods, apparatus and system.” U.S. Patent Application 63/143,452. Filing date 1/1/2021. (PCT – European EP4285104A1)
  5. "Methods for quantitative analysis of one or more biomarkers" N.C. Cady: U.S. Patent Application US20220034896A1, Filing date 7/6/2021
  6. “Resistive random access memory device.” PCT/US2019/052339. Filing date 9/23/2019.
  7. “Selector devices for a memory cell.” US11737286B2. 8/22/2023.  
  8. “Hardware based random number generator.” U.S. Patent 8,680,906 B1, 3/25/2014.
  9. “Polymeric Micro-Cantilevers for Ultra-Low Volume Fluid and Living Cell Deposition.” U.S. Patent 8,539,905 B2, 9/24/2013.
  10. “Ion Bombardment Synthesis of Transition Metal Oxide-Based Memory Devices.” U.S. Patent Application, Filed 8/23/2011: US Serial No. 61/526537.
  11. “Real-time detection of microorganisms using an integrated microfluidics platform.” U.S. Patent Application Filed 7/22/2005:  US 2008/0125330 A1
  12. “Diffraction-based cell detection using a micro-contact-printed antibody grating.” U.S. Patent Application Filed 1/27/2000:  US 2002/0037593 A1 

Instruction & Advising

Courses

INSE 509 Polymeric & Amorphous Materials  

Additional Information

Awards & Honors
  • University at Albany Excellence in Research Leadership Award, 2023
  • Empire Innovation Professorship Award, 2019
  • SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship & Creative Activities, 2018
  • CNSE Excellence in Teaching “Hermes” Award, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022
  • SUNY Research Foundation Rising Star Award, 2008
  • W.M. Keck Fellowship in Nanotechnology, 2002-2004
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 1999
Service
  • Associate Dean for Research, College of Nanotechnology, Science & Engineering, 2023 - Present
  • UAlbany Research Services Partnership Committee, 2024 - Present
  • SUNY Poly / UAlbany Merger Working Groups – Research, Finance/Admin, 2022 – 2023
  • SUNY-wide Microelectronics Commons / CHIPS Act Initiative Planning Team, 2021 – 2024  
  • Executive Director of the SUNY Applied Materials Research Institute, 2019 – 2024  
In the News

UAlbany Chip Production Line at Albany NanoTech Gets ‘Atomic’ Machine  

Installation of plasma deposition tool at chip research manufacturing line is part of $10 million in upgrades to R&D chipmaking equipment

Times Union (Insight from Nathaniel Cady and Michele Grimm, College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering)