Madou has a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Ph.D., Rijksuniversiteit, Ghent, Belgium, Semiconductor Electrochemistry, Solid-State Physics Laboratory, 1978
M.Sc., Rijksuniversiteit, Ghent, Belgium, Physical Chemistry
B.Sc., Rijksuniversiteit,Ghent,Belgium, Physical Chemistry, 1973

Miniaturization science (MEMS and NEMS) with emphasis on chemical and biological applications; microfabrication, bioMEMS, nanotechnology, C-MEMS and CD-based fluidics

Research Topics: Miniaturization science (MEMS and NEMS) with emphasis on chemical and biological applications. Current projects include polymer actuators (for drug delivery), C-MEMS and CD based fluidics. Besides miniaturization techniques and materials choices, scaling laws are considered.