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Leslie Field, Ph.D., Founder and CEO

Dr. Leslie Field founded the MEMS Insight consulting firm in January 2002, and enjoys working with a broad spectrum of companies on numerous technical and strategic projects in MEMS. She has an extensive background in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Corporate R&D.

Dr. Field worked in MEMS R&D at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories/Agilent Laboratories for ten years. While there, she played a key role in starting HP Labs' Micromechanics group, and worked on MEMS projects and devices that included silicon microvalves, thermal actuators, deep silicon etching technology, microfluidic valves, optical bubble switches, and thermal inkjet printheads. Leslie's work on zeolite catalysts, sulfur sorbents, and the production of high-octane gasoline blend components during her seven years at Chevron Research Company resulted in improved commercial refining methods for various petroleum-based products.

Dr. Field is an inventor on thirty-seven US patents and an author on fourteen technical publications. She is active professionally, having served on several conference technical program commitees and as a scientific reviewer for NIH.

Dr. Field earned PhD and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley's Sensor & Actuator Center, and MS and BS degrees in Chemical Engineering from MIT. She is also a Consulting Professor in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University.

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