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2003 Fall Meeting Technical Program
As updated October 30, 2003

Micro- and Nanonsystems [Symposium A]

Session Information

Session Title:

A1: Nanotechnology I

Session Abbreviation:

A1

Client Session ID:

1101

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

A: Micro- and Nanosystems

Duration:

December 1, 2003 8:30 AM -
December 1, 2003 10:30 AM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

A1

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: David LaVan

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

45954 

A1.1 

Developing Nanoscale Materials using Biomimetic Assembly Processes. 

George Bachand 

8:30 AM
9:00 AM

2

48094 

A1.2 

Formation of Two- Dimensional Cellular Foams from Carbon Nanotube Arrays 

Nirupama Chakrapani 

9:00 AM
9:15 AM

3

54161 

A1.3 

Carbon Nanotube Modification Using BaF2 Vapor in Ultra-High Vacuum Environment 

Francisco Santiago 

9:15 AM
9:30 AM

4

51160 

A1.4 

Tunneling Current-Distance Characteristic Of Scanning Vibrating Probe/1-Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM)/Au(111) Structure. 

Yutaka Majima 

9:30 AM
9:45 AM

5

51058 

A1.5 

Carbon Nanotubes for Sensors. 

Henry Haefke 

9:45 AM
10:00 AM

6

 

 

Break 

 

10:00 AM
10:30 AM

Session Information

Session Title:

A2: Alternative Fabrication Techniques I

Session Abbreviation:

A2

Client Session ID:

1102

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

A: Micro- and Nanosystems

Duration:

December 1, 2003 10:30 AM -
December 1, 2003 12:00 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

A2

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: Mark McNie

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

47078 

A2.1 

Poly-SiGe: A Superb Material for MEMS. 

Ann Witvrouw 

10:30 AM
11:00 AM

2

53756 

A2.2 

Fabrication of Micro- and Nanoscale SiC Structures Using Selective Deposition Processes. 

Li Chen 

11:00 AM
11:15 AM

3

51450 

A2.3 

Nanostructure fabrication using electrosprayed polymeric nanofibers 

David Czaplewski 

11:15 AM
11:30 AM

4

51976 

A2.4 

Optimization of Poly-SiGe Deposition Processes for Integrated MEMS. 

Blake Lin 

11:30 AM
11:45 AM

5

50475 

A2.5 

Thin-Film Electrostatic Actuators On Flexible Plastic Substrates  

Joao Gaspar 

11:45 AM
12:00 PM

Session Information

Session Title:

A3: Micro and NanoFluidics

Session Abbreviation:

A3

Client Session ID:

1103

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

A: Micro- and Nanosystems

Duration:

December 1, 2003 1:30 PM -
December 1, 2003 3:30 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

A3

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: Prasad Somuri

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

53223 

A3.1 

Scanning Probe Characterization of Localized pH Changes on a Sapphire Surface in the Presence of an Applied Field. 

Joseph Bullard 

1:30 PM
1:45 PM

2

53761 

A3.2 

Monolithic Three-Dimensional Integration of Micro-Fluidic Channels and Optical Waveguides 

Yves Bellouard 

1:45 PM
2:00 PM

3

48937 

A3.3 

Damage and Failure Mechanisms in High Pressure Silicon-Glass-Metal Microfluidic Connections 

Dong-Jin Shim 

2:00 PM
2:15 PM

4

52809 

A3.4 

Nanostructured Materials For Microfluidic Sensing Application 

Nancy Kariuki 

2:15 PM
2:30 PM

5

46025 

A3.5 

Characterization of 0.5 MHz Silicon-Based Ultrasonic Nozzles Using Multiple Fourier Horns. 

Shirley Tsai 

2:30 PM
2:45 PM

6

46462 

A3.6 

A Scheme of Micromanipulation using a Liquid Bridge 

Kenichi Obata 

2:45 PM
3:00 PM

7

 

 

Break 

 

3:00 PM
3:30 PM

Session Information

Session Title:

A4: Applied Micro and Nanotechnology I

Session Abbreviation:

A4

Client Session ID:

1104

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

A: Micro- and Nanosystems

Duration:

December 1, 2003 3:30 PM -
December 1, 2003 5:00 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

A4

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: Marc Madou

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

45931 

A4.1 

Carbon Nanotube Field Emitters for Electron Microscopes.  

Niels de Jonge 

3:30 PM
4:00 PM

2

53013 

A4.2 

Characterization of Electrostatic Micromembrane Actuator Performance Using A Mass Probing Method. 

Xingtao Wu 

4:00 PM
4:15 PM

3

54358 

A4.3 

Development and Application of Intelligent Polymer Networks as Recognition Elements for Novel Microdevices. 

James Hilt 

4:15 PM
4:30 PM

4

49822 

A4.4 

Polymer Microvalve Based on Anisotropic Expansion of Polypyrrole. 

Yevgeny Berdichevsky 

4:30 PM
4:45 PM

5

54553 

A4.5 

Transient Absorption at Telecommunications Wavelengths in Conjugated Polymers under Intense Picosecond Excitation at 800 nm. 

Vlad Sukhovatkin 

4:45 PM
5:00 PM

Session Information

Session Title:

A5: Poster Session

Session Abbreviation:

A5

Client Session ID:

1105

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Poster

Session Topic:

A: Micro- and Nanosystems

Duration:

December 1, 2003 8:00 PM -
December 1, 2003 11:00 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

A5

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: David LaVan
Session Chair: Marc Madou
Session Chair: Arturo Ayon
Session Chair: Mark McNie
Session Chair: Prasad Somuri

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

43789 

A5.1 

Self-organized Criticality in Nanotribology. 

Fredy Zypman 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

2

44593 

A5.2 

Stiction Measurements Made with an Atomic Force Microscope on Test Structures Mounted with Various Die-Attach Materials. 

Erik Thoreson 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

3

44717 

A5.3 

Optimization of Mesoporous Silicon Microcavities for Proteomic-based Pathogen Sensors. 

Lisa DeLouise 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

4

44937 

A5.4 

Sub-500 nm Strutured Surfaces for Anti-reflective Applications. 

Thomas Sawitowski 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

5

44980 

A5.5 

Thermal Effects in Plasma Treatment of patterned PDMS for Bonding Stacked Channels 

Jin Zou 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

6

45568 

A5.6 

Statistical Thermodynamics of Two-Dimensional Fluids of Solid Ceramic Nanoparticles. 

Liudmila Pozhar 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

7

45814 

A5.7 

Fabrication, Characterization, and Application of Nanowell Arrays. 

Myungchan Kang 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

8

45891 

A5.8 

Interface Profiles Near Three-phase Contact Lines in Electric Fields. 

Juergen Buehrle 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

9

45998 

A5.9 

Cell Based Microelectrode Array Biosensors. 

Cengiz Ozkan 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

10

46162 

A5.10 

Ellipsometry Measurement Accuracy of Gate Oxides Under Polysilicon. 

Gary Jiang 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

11

46855 

A5.11 

Selective Positioning and Density Control of Nanotubes within a Polymer Thin Film. 

Emer Lahiff 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

12

47054 

A5.12 

Fabrication of Micro-Contact Probe by Using Mo-Cr Spring with Au Plating Bump 

Chinami Kaneshiro 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

13

47191 

A5.13 

Microwave Syntheis of Molecular Sieves and Capillary Crystal Growth by Geometric Confinement. 

Steven Ogunwumi 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

14

47271 

A5.14 

Micromechanical Characterization of GaSb by Microbeam Deflecion and Using Nanoprobe and Finite Element Analysis. 

Maria Ospina 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

15

47317 

A5.15 

Doped Nano-Porous Xerogel-Based Materials as Tunable, Ultra-Stable Sensor Elements.  

Ying Tang 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

16

47566 

A5.16 

The Influence of InGaAs Strain-Relaxed Layer on Photoluminescence and Surface Morphology of InAs/GaAs Quantum-Dot Structure Grown by MOCVD 

Shih Lin 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

17

47622 

A5.17 

Small angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) on Deformed PVDF - Foils 

Guenther Maier 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

18

47824 

A5.18 

Stress Development in PZT/ZrO|*bsub*|2|*esub*|/SiO|*bsub*|2|*esub*| Stacks For MEMS Piezoelectric Unimorph Diaphragms Using Interdigitated Transducer (IDT) Electrodes 

Eunki Hong 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

19

47875 

A5.19 

Photo-Oxidation of Polysilane Deposited Using CVD for the Production of Waveguides 

John Lock 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

20

47890 

A5.20 

Effects of Softbake Parameters on a Benzocyclobutene (BCB) Adhesive Wafer Bond. 

Daniel Pascual 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

21

47977 

A5.21 

Characterization of Mechanical Properties of Silicon Nitride Thin Films for Space Applications.  

Wen-Hsien Chuang 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

22

 

 

A5.22 Transferred to A1.2 

 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

23

48191 

A5.23 

Characterizing the Mechanical Response of Silicon Nanostructures. 

W Mook 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

24

48486 

A5.24 

Fabrication of Nanochannel Array on Functional Oxide Thin Films. 

Shuhei Sato 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

25

48567 

A5.25 

The Application of Combinatorial Approach in the Hydrothermal Syntheses of Open-framework Zinc Phosphates 

Jihong Yu 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

26

48935 

A5.26 

Detection of DNA Hybridization by Nano-scaled Electronic Devices 

Chil Seong Ah 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

27

49130 

A5.27 

Abnormal Contact Resistance Reduction in Bonded Cu Interconnects Using Pre-Bonding HCl Cleaning 

Kuan-Neng Chen 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

28

49187 

A5.28 

Multi-Analyte Screening Using an Array of On-Chip Pores. 

Omar Saleh 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

29

49209 

A5.29 

Polyurethane Nanofiber Webs for Sensor and Actuator Applications in Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS). 

Mustafa Demir 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

30

49330 

A5.30 

Ceramic Microfabrication Techniques for Microdevices with 3-Dimensional Architecture  

Balakrishnan Nair 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

31

49453 

A5.31 

Fluctuation microscopy studies of medium-range order structures of hydrogenated amorphous diamond-like carbon films. 

Xidong Chen 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

32

49606 

A5.32 

Localized, In-Situ Vacuum Measurements For MEMS Packaging 

Nicholas Moelders 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

33

49874 

A5.33 

Electromechanical Behavior in Micromachined Piezoelectric Membranes.  

M Robinson 

8:00 PM
8:00 PM

34

49936 

A5.34