Workshop on Mexico/Latin America/USA Collaboration on MEMS

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and CONACyT

Wednesday 7 May 1 PM to 5 PM

UTA Automation and Robotics Research Institute

Map and directions

Draft Agenda

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Ronald Elsenbaumer,

        Chairman, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
        Chairman, Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

        Director of the Nano-Fabrication Research and Teaching Facility, UT-Arlington

Dr. Fernando Brambila,

        Mexico CONACyT, “MEMS Funding Activities in Mexico”

Speakers

Dr. Ramiro Jordan, University of New Mexico, "ISTEC, a route for international collaboration"

Dr. Wifrido Calleja, Instituto Nacional de Óptica y Electrónica, "MEMS fabrication at INAOE"

Dr. Arturo Ayon, SONY Semiconductor San Antonio, “MEMS Business Development”

Dr. Dereje Agonafer, The University of Texas at Arlington, "Packaging for MEMS devices"

Dr. David Wallace, MicroFab, Inc, TX, "Application of Ink-jet Printing Technology to MEMS and BioMEMS

Fabrication."

Dr. Jung-Chih Chiao, The University of Texas at Arlington, "RF-MEMS wireless"

Dr. Olexandr Martynyuk, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, "Phased array Antennas for band K"

Dr. Edward Kolesar, Texas Christian University, "Electrothermal Microengines"

Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler, The University of Texas at Arlington, "Plastic-based Sensors"

Dr. Sergio Martinez, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, "MUMPS-based Optical MEMS"

Dr. Volodymyr Svyryd, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, "Sensors based on Optical Fibers"