MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) Research at DARPA
Dr. Al Pisano
FANUC Chair of Mechanical Systems,
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley
Thursday, April 18, 2001 - 6:30 - 9:00 PM
7th Floor, Eshelman Hall
University of California at Berkeley
Speaking at this year's Crab Feed, a joint professional and student
meeting at UC Berkeley, is Al Pisano, former program manager for the
MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems) program at DARPA. As one of the
first mechanical engineers to become involved in MEMS, Al Pisano has
guided this new technology from infancy into a market sector. As
entertaining as he is interesting, having Al Pisano as ASME's 2002 guest
speaker is an honor.
About the Speaker:
Albert ("Al") P. Pisano holds the FANUC Chair of Mechanical Systems in
the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California
at Berkeley and is a recent inductee of the National Academy of
Engineering. From 1997-1999, he served as Program Manager for the MEMS
program at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in
Arlington, VA. He serves as the Director of the Electronics Research
Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also one
of the Directors of the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center (BSAC). He
received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. (1981) degrees from Columbia
University in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at UC
Berkeley, he held research positions with Xerox Palo Alto Research
Center, Singer Sewing Machines Corporate R&D Center and General Motors
Research Labs. His research interests and activities at UC Berkeley
include MEMS for micropower generation, MEMS for drug reconstitution and
delivery, MEMS for RF components, MEMS sensors embedded in metal
structures, MEMS inertial instruments and MEMS actuators for disk
drives.
- Time:
- 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Social
- 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner
- 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Presentation
- Cost:
- $20.00 Professionals
- $10.00 Students
- Parking:
- Parking is provided directly beneath Eshleman Hall or in the parking
structure on Durant and Telegraph Aves. next to the Unit 3 dorm complex.
RSVP by Friday, April 12 to asme@newton.berkeley.edu. Include your name and number of attendees. |