[labnetwork] 2008 UGIM Conference

[Belinda S Horan]

Dear Micro/Nano Enthusiast,
 
We wish to invite you to participate in the 17th Biennial IEEE UGIM (University Government Industry Micro/nano) Symposium. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together leading educators and researchers from university, government, and industry around the world to promote the various exciting fields of micro/nanotechnology. Representatives of university micro/nano fabrication facilities, ranging from new labs to nationally recognized facilities, have found this symposium an excellent forum for exchanging information and presenting new research and educational concepts. Government agencies such as NSF, NIH, NIST, SEMATECH, SRC, DoD and ONR regularly participate with research papers and updates on funding opportunities. Industry interactions with universities, including technology transfer, collaborative research, and training efforts are frequently presented.
 
The conference will be held from July 13-16, 2008 in downtown Louisville (the 16th largest city in the US) at the historic Brown Hotel.  The Brown is an award-winning hotel that has enjoyed the visits of 6 former US presidents.  Included as part of the conference will be tours of the University of Louisville's new $20M, 10,000 sq ft class 100/1000 cleanroom facility, one of the largest and newest in the midwest/southeast.  This conference allows groups from academia, government labs and organizations, and industry the opportunity to network and present their latest findings/opportunities in the area of micro/nanotechnology. 
 
The scope of the UGIM symposium includes:
New Initiatives in University micro/nano programs, courses, laboratories, technology transfer, and industry interaction 
Government-University micro/nano research programs
Micro/nano research projects in the areas of devices, materials, simulation, design, processing, testing, and reliability
Process development, manufacturing, statistical process control and design of experiments
MEMS and microelectronic programs, courses, applications, processing, interactions, and research
Standard silicon and compound semiconductors 
Bioengineering and biotechnology activities related to micro/nanotechnology
Nanotechnology and nanofabrication
Metrology, sensors and actuators
University micro/nano research facilities and their operation
Industry efforts in micro/nanotechnology including technology transfer
 
Keynote Speakers for 2008 include:
 
Abbie Gregg, President of AGI (Abbie Gregg, Inc.)
Abbie Gregg is president of AGI which is recognized as one of the leading cleanroom and engineering consulting firms in the world
 
Dr. Stephen Campbell, Professor of ECE, University of Minnesota
Dr. Campbell is Director of the Minnesota Nano Fabrication Center and author of the popular engineering text The Science and Engineering of Microelectronic Fabrication
 
Dr. Rajinder Khosla, National Science Foundation Program Director
Dr. Khosla is the director of the Electronics, Photonics, and Device Technology (EPDT) and Integrative Systems (IS) Programs in the Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS) Division
 
Dr. Mark Lundstrom, Professor of ECE, Purdue University
Dr. Lundstrom is the founding director of the national NSF-funded Network for Computational Nanotechnology.
 

The University of Louisville is excited about hosting this premier international conference.  We hope you can join us for what promises to be 4 days of valuable networking experience.  The symposium Call for Papers is attached.
 

Thank You,
 
Kevin Walsh
2008 IEEE UGIM Conference Chair
 
Dr. Kevin M. Walsh
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director of the Lutz and BRB Micro/Nanotechnology Cleanroom
University of Louisville
BRB Building, Room 234
2210 S. Brook St
Louisville, KY 40292
(502) 852-0826 office
(502) 852-8128 fax
walsh at louisville.edu or walsh at ieee.org 
www.mems.louisville.edu 

 
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