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NEWS
| November 12, 2003
Campus Brief
Researcher to discuss how
tiny mechanisms are made
A researcher will explain how machines with moving parts smaller
than a virus are created at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in 105 Nedderman
Hall.
George Skidmore will present Silicon MEMS for Microassembly as the
second part of the Electrical Engineering Department’s MEMS
(micro-electro-mechanical-systems) speaker series.
Dr. Skidmore’s presentation examines the construction of MEMS
on an assembly line. Skidmore is manager of the Top-Down assembly
group for Zyvex Corp. MEMS are electronic machines with moving parts
which are one ten-millionth of a meter in width or smaller, said
Robert Tuttle, engineering public relations director. The parts
are half the width of the influenza virus.
The event is free for students and faculty. Call 817-272-1536 for
reservations.
— John Anderson
CORRECTION
This brief misidentified Roger Tuttle, engineering
public relations director. The presentation Silicon MEMS for Microassembly
was the third of five sessions this fall.
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