October 19, 2005 Source: University of Calgary:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/oct05/schulich-bigthinking.html Big thinking on small scale solutions CMC Microsystems recently held their Annual Symposium on Thursday, October 13th in Ottawa to explore the opportunities and challenges presented by microsystems integration. The TEXPO Awards are given out as part of the symposium and this year, Schulich School of Engineering graduate students Lee Hartley and Holly Pekau each took home awards in different categories. 4 awards were given out from 41 entries from across Canada. Lee Hartley, supervised by Dr. Karen Kaler, took home the newly added Integration Award for his presentation on ‘Active pixel sensing & glass microfluidics via flip-chip-on-glass hybrid integration’. This research could lead to disease diagnosis via computer chips. The CMC Microsystems Integration Award is open to post-graduate degree students and members of the faculty of a Canadian University. The award will be made to the competitor who demonstrates the most effective multi-technology and/or multi-disciplinary Microsystems project. Also taking home an award was Holly Pekau, supervised by Dr. James Haslett, for her presentation of a novel sub-sampling RF front end for next generation wireless digital radio. The DALSA Corporation Award is open to post-graduate degree students and members of the faculty of a Canadian university and recognizes either the demonstrate novel use of microelectronic components produced by Canadian suppliers and/or the development of novel applications relevant to Canadian industry or novel developments in Computer Aided Design (CAD) focussed on microelectronics or microsystems. Imed Zine El-Abidine, supervised by Dr. Michal Okoniewski, received an honourable mention for his presentation. The awards ($3000 each) are intended to be used to further the winner's education or training related to microsystems and may be applied to the costs of attending a conference or workshop or visiting a lab or other technical facility outside of Canada. The annual Research &Development Symposium is for members of the scientific community in university, industry and government who wish to strengthen alliances, embark on new collaborations and identify opportunities for research and development in microsystems.
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