Poster Entries Being Accepted for the Next ASME Society-Wide Micro & Nano Technology Forum

The ASME Nanoengineering Council is now accepting poster submissions for the next ASME Society-Wide Micro & Nano Technology Forum, to be held during the Society’s 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition from Nov. 15–21 in San Diego, Calif.

The Society-Wide Micro & Nano Technology Forum, which has been a highlight of the Congress for the past 11 years, is designed to bring together ASME members and others from different disciplines and divisions with a focus on micro and nanotechnology. Last year’s Forum featured more than 200 posters and drew more than 500 attendees, according to Stuart Williams, assistant professor at the University of Louisville and chair of the Forum.

Students and post-docs are invited to submit abstracts for their posters in the categories of Materials, Bioengineering, Applied Mechanics, Fluids, Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS), Electronic and Photonic Packaging (EPPD), and Heat Transfer. These submissions will compete for best poster awards — honors that come with cash prizes — as well as a certificate signed by the ASME president. This event is a great opportunity for applicants to have their work seen by an award selection panel comprising leaders from academia, industry, and government funding agencies. For this year’s Forum, two Divisions — EPPD and MEMS — have pledged to provide cash prizes for top posters.

“Attendees this year will see a variety of innovative work across many disciplines — including biology, nanomaterials, micro-fluid dynamics, and energy systems,” Williams said. “The Forum provides an opportunity for presenters to showcase their work, help maximize its exposure, and network with top colleagues in the field.” Williams is organizing the forum along with Ronggui Yang of the University of Colorado at Boulder and Vikas Prakash of Case Western Reserve University.

If you’re interested in participating in the Society-Wide Micro & Nano Technology Forum, submit a one-page abstract of your poster — including title, authors and affiliations — to the Congress website, Track 16-16 between April 29 and June 10. For more information, contact Christine Reilley, ASME Emerging Technologies, at reilleyc@asme.org.