• Create and support research interaction among IT Collaboratory university partners and industry and government research sponsors
• Attract and engage new industry and government research sponsors for IT Collaboratory research
• Expand New York State economic development results from IT Collaboratory research

Technical focus:
Microsystems research at the IT Collaboratory addresses the creation of electronic, mechanical and optical devices at the microscale. This process begins with materials, which are assembled as devices and integrated at a subsystem and systems level to create complete microsystems solutions. Our research work has identified this vertical integration process to start from both the creation of new materials enabling microsystems and the design of new microsystems demanding the conception of new materials. At the 2008 Symposium we will present the results of work at RIT and our collaborating universities addressing key elements of microsystems materials, devices, subsystems and systems and our work with industry and government partners to transfer this technology into the commercial world.

Technical Sessions:
There will be four technical sessions to provide a highly focused collaborative environment;

(Click on the breakout session name to get more information on his session)

• Biomedical Microsystems – Dr. David Borkholder, RIT, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Microsystems Engineering
  • This session will explore the use of Microsystems for biomedical applications including implantable drug delivery devices, neural interfaces, understanding diseases at the microscale, biomolecule processing and detection, and DNA identification.
• Microsystems Technology - Dr. Alan Raisanen , RIT, Technical Director, IT Collaboratory
  • This session includes microfluidics, micromechanical systems, sensors, MEMS materials, functional coatings and systems integration of MEMS with electronics.
• Photonics – Dr. Stefan Preble, Associate Professor, Microsystems Engineering
  • This session will focus on the research related to optical telecommunication technologies, lasers, biophotonics, optical sensing, optical MEMS components, and optical radiation interaction with matter.
• Semiconductor Devices – Dr. Santosh Kurinec, RIT, Chair Microelectronic Engineering
  • This session will focus on emerging semiconductor devices, integration of III-V with Si CMOS, non volatile memory, spintronics and microelectronics on glass.

Logistics:
The meeting will be held on the RIT campus beginning at 8:00AM and ending at 6:00 PM to allow one-day attendance from central and western New York. The format is planned to include notable business and government kickoff speakers followed by four technical breakout topics. After the breakout sessions, a panel discussion will provide an overview for all meeting attendees of the key topics from each breakout sessions. Closing the meeting will be a reception to facilitate networking with the program attendees. This format creates an excellent forum for four detailed microsystems technical meetings surrounded by an interesting, collaborative environment with nationally recognized speakers and social interaction opportunities.