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“BSAC conducts industry-relevant, interdisciplinary research on

Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center: The National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on MEMS. “BSAC conducts industry-relevant, interdisciplinary research on micro- and nano-scale sensors, moving mechanical elements,

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  1. Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center:The National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on MEMS “BSAC conducts industry-relevant, interdisciplinary research on micro- and nano-scale sensors, moving mechanical elements, microfluidics, materials, and processes, and systems that take advantage of progress from integrated circuit, networking, bio, and polymer technologies”

  2. Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center Center Statistics

  3. BSAC Member Organizations

  4. BSAC-Inspired Microtechnology/MEMS Startups circa 2011 From http://www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/startups/

  5. BSAC Membership Summary • Annual Membership Fee $50K • Leveraged Research: 20% of funding, 100% visibility • Semiannual 3-Day Research Reviews • (+ Regional in Japan/Europe) • Prepublication Review • 500+ page proceedings each meeting • Secure Web Access to all Materials & Patents • Business/technology relationships with other industrial members. • Meet regularly w/Industry Colleagues • Patent license advantages • 90 Day option for most BSAC Inventions. • (Licenses negotiated directly with University) • BSAC generates 12% of Berkeley Disclosures • Special Programs Available for Members • Use of Berkeley MicroLab at a Discount • Visiting Industrial Fellows (Embedded Researchers) • Sponsored (Contracted) BSAC ResearchProjects • Graduate Recruiting& Internship

  6. BSAC Research Areas Organized by Technologies & Applications

  7. SAMPLE PROJECTS MATERIALS  DEVICES  SYSTEMS

  8. Gabriele Vigevani Advisor Prof. Albert P. Pisano AlNPiezo: MEMS Aluminum Nitride Technology for Inertial Sensors (MANTIS) BPN481

  9. Yang Lin, TommiRiekkinen Advisor: Prof. Nguyen A Micromechanical Power Converter BPN433

  10. Mehmet AkgulAdvisor: Prof. Nguyen Micromechanical RF Channelizer BPN434

  11. Ernest Ting-Ta Yen Advisor: Prof. Pisano HEaTS: AlN Narrowband RF Filter BPN369 Gap AlN Gap

  12. Yingqi Jiang Advisor LiweiLin MEMS SupercapacitorBPN362 Electrolyte: 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoro-borate ([BMIM][BF4]) ionic liquid Future Prospects

  13. Igor Paprotny Advisor: Prof. Richard White Mobile Airborne Particulate Matter Monitor for Cellular Deployment BPN392

  14. Michell Kline Advisors: Profs. Boser, Sanders Power Transfer Over a Capacitive Interface BPN555

  15. Steven LanziseraAdvisor Prof. Kris Pister Location Estimation Using RF Time of Flight KSJP28

  16. Thomas WatteyneAdvisor: Prof. Kris Pister OpenWSN: Open-Source Standards-Based Protocol Stacks for Wireless Sensor Networks BPN477

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