Engineering 390 - ADVANCED ENGINEERING: MEMS

Miniature and micro-scale devices have applications ranging from the navigation system in your phone to disease diagnosis at your doctor's office. The goals of this course are to introduce the fabrication techniques, models and design process for sensors and actuators with micro-scale features. The course also explores how electromechanical models that are applicable at the macro-scale can be modified to fit scaled-down devices. Several topics are discussed, including bio and chemical sensors, wearable sensors, and other sensors for health and biological applications. Students complete a final project by collecting measurements with a commercial MEMS sensor package. Prerequisites: EGR 220 and Junior or Senior level standing in engineering. Enrollment limit of 12.

Topic: Intro to MEMS & Micro-Scale Devices. Not open to first-years, sophomores