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Student MEMS design competition hosted by Sandia
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— A MEMS design competition sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories will provide eight university student teams the opportunity to have their microelectromechanical designs fabricated for free, using the world's most advanced silicon surface micromachining fabrication process, SUMMiT V TM.
The lead student on the winning project and his or her professor will be invited to visit Sandia to present the design to an audience of Sandia MEMS engineers.
Student designs will be judged based on the use of SUMMiT V TM 's specific strengths — which includes integration of multiple layers and the flatness of those layers — as well as usefulness for educational demonstrations and uniqueness of design.
Institutions must be members of Sandia's MEMS University Alliance for their students to participate. Membership is available to any U.S. institution of higher learning. Members receive course materials structured to help start or further develop their own MEMS program, licenses for Sandia's cutting-edge MEMS design software, and other benefits.
Designs are due April 1, 2005. For more information on the contest, contact Natasha Bridge at nabridg@sandia.gov.
For more information about becoming a member of the University Alliance, contact Kathryn Hanselmann at kdhanse@sandia.gov.