MEMS and Nanotechnology

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology are revolutionary enabling technologies (ET). These technologies merge the functions of sensing, actuation, and controls with computation and communication to affect the way people and machines interact with the physical world. This is done by integrating advances in various multidisciplinary fields to produce very small devices that use very low power and operate in many different environments. Today, developments in MEMS and nanotechnology are being made at an unprecedented rate, driven by both technology and user requirements. These developments depend on micromechanical and nanomechanical analyses, and characterization of structures comprising nanophase materials.

The objective of the MEMS and Nanotechnology TD is to provide a forum for an up-to-date account of the advances in the field of MEMS and nanotechnology and to promote an alliance of governmental, industrial, and academic practitioners of ET.

Officers
*Chair*	Barton Prorok Auburn University prorok@auburn.edu
*Co-Chair*	LaVern A. Starman Air Force Institute of Technology lavern.starman@afit.edu
*Secretary*	Jennifer Hay Agilent Technologies jenny.hay@agilent.com

Technical Division Bylaws

MEMS and Nanotechnology Technical Division-Updated May 2013

TD Focus:

To provide a forum for an up-to-date account of the advances in the field of MEMS and Nanotechnology and to promote an alliance of governmental, industrial, and academic practitioners.

TD Activities:

2012 Annual Meeting: The TD organized the 13^th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology. There were 44 papers presented in 10 sessions including 2 keynote speakers: Ching-Hwa Kiang from Rice University who spoke on “Principals Involved in Interpreting Single-Molecule Force Measurement of Biomolecules” and Dr. Douglas Smith of the National Institute of Standards and Technology who spoke on “Gold-Gold Bond Rupture Force at 4K in Single-Atom Chain.” Two Best Paper Awards were given: Sriharsha Aradhya for his paper on Simultaneous Measurement of Force and Conductance Across Single Molecule Junctions and Nathan E. Glauvitz for his paper on Etching Silicon Dioxide for CNT Field Emission Device. It should be noted that these two remarkable papers were both presented by graduate students.

Upcoming 2013 Annual Meeting: The TD will hold its 14th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology at the upcoming annual meeting in Chicago. The program currently has 40 papers organized into 8 sessions. The keynote speaker is Prof. Michael Trenary from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Miscellaneous: The TD has agrees to temporarily merge with the Electronic Packaging TD until such time as the TD reconstitutes itself. A session on Electronic Packaging is planned for the 14^th ISMAN at the upcoming annual meeting in Chicago. The TD officers have been active in soliciting funds from the National Science Foundation to support student attendance at the symposium.