Apr 8 2015
Dr. Julia Aabersold of the University of Louisville will give a technical seminar on “Capabilities, Directions and Collaborations of the Micro/Nano Technology Center” Friday, April 10, at Morehead State University’s Space Science Center (Star Theater) at 2 p.m.
Dr. Julia Aabersold
The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Aebersold received her Bachelor of Engineering degree, Master of Engineering degree, and PhD. degree from the University of Louisville.
From 1995 until 2012, Dr. Aebersold was a research scientist developing microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices for a variety of applications in regards to explosive detection during airport screenings, porous silicon and wireless pressure sensing of intraocular pressure.
In Feb. 2012, she became manager of the Micro/Nano Technology Center and changed operations to pursue external business and develop research initiatives within the center.
The U of L’s Micro/Nano Technology Center is a $30M 10,000 ft2 class 100/1000 cleanroom utilized for both research and instructional teaching of fundamental fabrication techniques. Research includes the fabrication of MEMS, integrated circuits (ICs), discrete microelectronic and various electro-optic devices. The facility houses an extensive variety of processing, packaging and test equipment available for research by use of students, professors, academic institutions and external businesses.
Available processes include: photomask generation, photolithography, thin film deposition, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, electroplating, RCA cleaning, wet etching, traditional and deep reactive ion etching, oxidation, annealing, diffusion, bulk and surface micromachining, substrate bonding, dicing, wire bonding, packaging, metrology, IR inspection, hi-speed microscopy, measurement and testing.
Overall reduced government research funding has maneuvered the facility to proactively pursue external business and develop research initiatives from the engineering staff of the facility.