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Micro- and Nanoscale Processes
By Steve Wereley
ME 517 — Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
The scale at which engineers and scientists study and manipulate matter has dramatically changed in the last decade. Engineers are using micromachining techniques to pattern surfaces with nanometer resolution, while scientists now routinely design and produce macromolecules using molecular biology and organic chemistry. The convergence of the scales on which we work has the potential to produce a paradigm shift in chemical and mechanical manufacturing. This class will prepare engineers and scientists to address problems they will encounter when studying physical phenomena in micro- and nanoelectromechanial systems. This course will provide the student with the tools to analyze statics, dynamics, surface phenomena, and fluid dynamics problems at the micron scale. Specific laboratory- on-a-chip (LOC) and microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices will be analyzed quantitatively using Finite Element Methods.
Topics include: Microfabrication techniques, AFM, Electrostatics and Microfluidics
Introduction to Nanofluidics
Taught by Susan Sinnott
Topics include: materials science, molecular electronics, nano electro-mechanical systems
Learning Module: Microcantilevers
By Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)
Southwest Center for Microsystems Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
This learning module introduces you to the microcantilever, its applications in micro and nanotechnologies, its use in sensor arrays, and how it works in both static and dynamic modes of operation. There is a pre and post-test, four (4) informational units (PKs), and two (2) activities. Presentations for three of the informational units are also provided.
Contents:
- Knowledge Probe (Pre-test)
- Microcantilevers Applications Overview
- Chemical Sensor Arrays
- Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs)
- How Does a Cantilever Work?
- Microcantilever Model Activity
- Terminology and Research Activity
- Final Assessment
There are instructor materials to support this activity and they are available here.
Learning Module: MEMS Applications Overview
By Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)
Southwest Center for Microsystems Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Microelectromechcanical Systems (MEMS) rotate the screens on your smartphones, trigger airbags in a car crash, and beat the hearts of patients with serious heart problems. In this learning module you are introduced to some of the many applications of MEMS and then allowed to explore MEMS in areas of your personal interest.
The contents of this learning module include:
- Reading Material: MEMS Applications Overview
- Presentation: MEMS Applications Overview
- Activity: Research a MEMS
- Final Assessment
There are instructor materials to support this activity and they are available here.
NCN NEMS Tutorials
Purdue University
Taught by Various Speakers
There are 6 graduate-level lectures in this series
BNC Annual Research Review— An Introduction to PRISM and MEMS Simulation
Purdue University (2008)
Taught by Jayathi Murthy
Selected Topics: PRISM, MEMS, dielectric charging, micromechanical modeling
Introduction to the CENEMS Simulation Tool
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2006)
Taught by Gang Li and Narayan Aluru
This Learning Module includes a Breeze Presentation, quiz and homework.
Computational Methods for NEMS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2004)
Taught by Narayan Aluru and Gang Li
swf presentation and pdf slides