Members

The Swanson Center for Micro and Nano Systems represents the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering’s focus on applied research into micro and nano systems. This Center’s main objective is to carry out research that is of interest to our industrial members that will lead to development of new technology, education of graduate students and publication of results.

Industry subscribers can influence and gain access to the developed technology. All subscribers are entitled to the following:

• Copies of all Center reports
• Research papers published by Center researchers
• Annotated lists of graduate students working in the Center

Full members can gain access to the intellectual property generated at the Center as follows:

• Six-month period for determination of an exclusive license
• Voting privileges for funding of Center sponsored projects submitted by faculty
• Monetary credit on non-confidential research projects

Associate members can gain access to the intellectual property generated at the Center as follows:

• Six-month period (following full members) for determination of an exclusive license
• Monetary credit on non-confidential research projects
• Influence (non-voting) for funding of Center sponsored projects submitted by faculty

The expertise and ongoing research in the Center include the analyses of MEMs, Optics, Analog and Digital VLSI, Radio Frequency (RF), and Nano systems. Research areas being addressed include Multi-domain Analysis and Modeling, Autonomous Platforms and Interactions with the Macro-world, Prototyping Infrastructure, Experimental Infrastructure, Communications, Energy and Power Generation, Biosensors and Actuators, and Nano Systems Manufacturing.

Swanson Center for Micro and Nano Systems

 

Questions?

• Don Shields
• Phone: 412-624-8120
• swansoninfo@
  engr.pitt.edu