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WORKSHOP PROGRAM

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. Morning session: The morning session covered the overview of MEMS including potentials and limitations with the recent trends and prospective applications for aircraft, space and defense applications ....
 

0800 - 08:45

Registration

08:45 - 09:00

Welcome and Workshop Overview (IAR-NRCC / CLS3)

09:00 - 09:30

Overview of MEMS Programs at DARPA and Applications in Space – Keynote presentation(Bill Tang, MEMS Program Manager, DARPA, USA)

09:30 - 09:55

Current state of MEMS technology in Canada (Dan Gale, Canadian Microelectronics Corporation)

09:55 - 10:20

Prospective applications of MEMS technologies for aerospace and defense applications in Canada (Ken McRae, Department of National Defense)

10:20 - 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 - 10:55

MEMS Potential Applications to Canadian Space Programs (Wanping Zheng, Canadian Space Agency)

10:55 - 11:20

MEMS Applications for aircraft engines (Ioan Sabau, Pratt and Whitney Canada)

11:20 - 11:45

An overview of progress in respect to optical MEMS/NEMS for Aerospace applications (Brian Moore, BigBangwidth, Alberta)

11:45 - 12:00

Question period

12:00 – 1:30

Lunch Speaker Current State of MEMS at BSE Systems, overview of NEXUS (the European Network of Excellence in Multifunctional Microsystems) and results of the BRAMMS (Broad Requirements for Advanced Military Microsystems) project (Ayman El-Fatatry, Head of BAE Systems, UK and Vice-Chairman NEXUS-EU)

Afternoon session:

The second session covered the technical challenges and available tools and resources for the design, simulation, analysis and fabrication of MEMS devices for aerospace and defense applications. The workshop will attempt to formulate potential Canadian strategies for advancement of MEMS technologies for aerospace applications

13:30 - 14:00

MEMS development for space applications at NASA/JPL, Keynote presentation (Thomas George, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, USA)

14:00 - 14:25

Technical challenges in MEMS design and simulation for aerospace applications (Sebastien Domingues, MEMScap Inc., France)

14:25 - 14:50

Fabrication Techniques: Technical Challenges and Applications (Muthukumaran Packirisamy, Optenia)

14:50 - 15:00

Coffee Break

15:00 - 15:25

Fabrication of a microwave MEMS switch (Mike Denhoff, National Research Council Canada)

15:25 - 15:50

Available tools and resources for design, simulation, analysis and fabrication of MEMS devices in Canada (Ken Westra, University of Alberta)

15:50 – 16:00

Question period

16:00 – 17:00

Proposed strategies for development of MEMS technology for aerospace applications in Canada – Participant Discussion

  • Potential Canadian strategies “MEMS for aerospace applications in Canada - Proposals and Priority areas for the industries, universities and research laboratories”;
  • Development of Canadian roadmap for MEMS technology for aerospace applications;
  • Outline of the proposed Canada – Europe forum to be held at Montreal, Quebec in fall 2001
  • Potential framework for future collaboration with Europeans and establishment of North-American Chapter of the Aerospace User-Supplier Club with DARPA and NEXS.
  • Special issue of the mst news on Canada-Europe Collaboration on MEMS for aerospace applications
  • Canadian nominee to the EU – NEXUS.

(Milind Pimprikar – Centre for Large Space Structures and Systems (CLS3) Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

17:00

Closing remarks (Nezih Mrad, NRCC, Ottawa)

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