Group Information
- Checklist for new group members.
Group Meetings
- 2006/7: Summer
- 2005/6: Autumn, Winter, Spring
- 2004/5: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer
- 2003/4: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer
- 2002/3: Summer
Guidelines on Writing a Scientific Paper
- Whitesides, G.M., Whitesides' Group: Writing a Paper. Advanced Materials, 2004. 16(15):1375-1377.
- Dave Patterson's Writing Advice.
- Strunk and White, The Elements of Style. 3rd ed. 1979, New York: Macmillan.
Microfabrication
- Safety
- Chemical Safety Awareness (Guidelines from the EE Safety Committee)
- UW Environmental Health and Safety
- The following lab members have attended the required safety training classes:
- MyChem: Ashutosh Shastry Summer 2005. Aziel Epilepsia, Huseyin Bilge Spring 2005.
- Managing Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace: Aziel Epilepsia, Huseyin Bilge Spring 2005
.- Laboratory Fire Safety: -.
- Laboratory Safety Standard Compliance: Aziel Epilepsia Spring 2005.
- Radiation Safety Training and Certification: Ashutosh Shastry Summer 2005.
- Microfabrication recipes.
- High resolution printing for lithography masks:
- The Bosch MEMS foundry. General information. 2002 Eurosensors paper.
MEMS Laboratory Equipment and Computing
- Exchanging files via the SSH file server.
- Tips for the Agilent Function Generator.
- General computing information.
- Computing FAQ.
Conferences
- IEEE-RAS/EMBS BioRob, Pisa, Italy, February 20-22, 2006.
- Robotics: Science and Systems, Philadelphia, PA, April 16-19, 2006. Deadline 02/01/06.
- FNANO, Snowbird, UT, April 23-27, 2006. Deadline 2/15/06.
- ICRA, Orlando, FL, May 15-19, 2006. Deadline 9/16/05.
- Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island, SC, June 4-8, 2006. Deadline 1/10/06 (late news 3/14/06).
- Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), July 16-18, 2006. Deadline 2/15/06.
- IEEE Nano, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 16-20, 2006. Deadline 2/28/06.
- IEEE/LEOS International Conference on Optical MEMS and Their Applications, Big Sky, Idaho, USA, August 21-24, 2006. Deadline TBD.
- Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Beijing, China, October 9-14, 2006. Deadline 2/15/06.
- IEEE Sensors, Daegu, Korea, October 22-25. Deadline 4/7/06.
- Internatonal Workshop on Microfactories (IWMF), Besancon, France, October 25-27, 2006. Deadline April 1, 2006.
- ASME IMECE, Chicago, IL, November 5-10, 2006. Deadline 3/6/06.
- microTAS, Tokyo, Japan, November 5-9, 2005. Deadline 4/15/06.
- Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC), Singapore, December 6-8, 2006. Deadline: TBA.
- IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), December 17-20, 2006, Kuming, China. Deadline 7/1/2006.
- Int. Conf. on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE NEMS), January ??, 2007. Deadline TBA.
- IEEE MEMS, Kobe, Japan, January 21-25, 2006. Deadline 8/8/06.
- Transducers, Lyon, France, June 10-14, 2007. Deadline TBA.
Other conferences:
Career Planning
- Job Announcements
- Making the Right Moves - A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty.
Fellowships
- Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship Pilot Program (2005-2006).
- Semiconductor Research Corporation Fellowship Program.
- Caltech Summer School for undergraduate students (2004).
- Caltech MURF program for undergraduates.
Intellectual Property
- A Brief Guide to Intellectual Property in a University Context.
- Notes on intellectual property (IP) and patents: Protecting Proof of Conception.
International Opportunities
Miscellaneous Info
- Printing of posters at Health Sciences Academic Services & Facilities, T-271 Health Sciences Building.
- Guidelines for writing a scientific paper: Dave Patterson's Writing Advice.
- Useful Publications and Reports
- MEMSentry (Yole Developpement) January 2006, Micronews #43, #45, #46.
- Think Small (Wicht Consulting) 1.1.
- Nanotechnology in the New York Times, February 2005: article 1, article 2.
- MST News: 06/04, 01/05. Special Issue on Microsystems Technology in Germany (Spring 2005).
- National Science Foundation Workshop on Control and System Integration of Micro- and Nano-scale Systems, March 29-30, 2004: full report.
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