<div dir="ltr">The latest issue of the Journal of the IEST features Tech Talk articles based on presentations given at the 2012 University/Government/Industry Micro-Nano (UGIM) Symposium. This special edition also provides a sneak preview of a half-day conference session on <a href="http://www.iest.org/Meetings/ESTECH/OperationsConferenceSession2013/tabid/14118/Default.aspx?CID=M1gkhgklmkmglh">Fabrication Facility Operations</a> at ESTECH 2013, April 29-May 2 in San Diego.<br>
<br>Accessible at no charge, the March 2013 Journal articles include the following: <br><br><ul style><li style>IEST and UGIM Working Together, an editorial by IEST Executive Board member John Weaver, explores potential synergies between these two organizations.<br>
</li><li style>Case Study: Design and Construction of the Draper Laboratory Microfabrication Center describes the renovation of a 30-year-old lab into a state-of-the-art processing facility using the latest cleanroom technology, and includes design specifications, construction and commissioning aspects, and data on temperature, relative humidity, and particle counts.<br>
</li><li style>Facilities Planning for Safety and Emergency Response describes safety considerations for micro/nano facilities and applicable building code provisions with a focus on the two key elements: engineered features incorporated into building construction and administrative features that deal with how people work within the facility.<br>
</li><li style>Financial and Operational Survey of 12 Major University Nanofabrication Facilities reports on a subset of metrics based on an extensive survey of the laboratories, and presents data relating to such factors as laboratory staffing, operating costs, subsidies, cost recovery, tuition, comparative tool rates, hours of use, and populations.<br>
</li></ul><br>The issue also offers an IEST 60th Anniversary Retrospective and a tribute to the late Willis J. Whitfield, “Father of the Modern Cleanroom.”<br><br>Tech Talk articles such as these are accessible to all readers. IEST members also enjoy unrestricted access to peer-reviewed technical papers in each issue of theJournal of the IEST, as well as a 25-year archive of technical papers. If you are not a member, consider joining today.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.iest.org/Journal/tabid/10076/Default.aspx?CID=M1gkhgklmkmglh">View the March Special Edition of the Journal of the IEST</a><br><br>Heather Wooden<br>IEST Meetings and Education Manager<br>Phone: 847-981-0100 ext. 20<br>
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