Thank you for your interest in the lunch event. All available spots have now been filled.
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Subject: Thursday, March 1: Lunch discussion with Dr. Giacomo Vacca, RSVP requested
There are still a few spots available for the lunch discussion on Thursday!
Lunch discussion with Dr. Giacomo Vacca of Kinetic River Corp.
Presented by the Stanford Photonics Research Center and the Stanford Optical Society
Thursday, March 1, 2012
12 PM - 1 PM
Nano 317
Space is limited. RSVP to stanford-photons@stanford.edu.
Lunch will be provided to participants.
Join us for an informal lunch discussion with Dr. Giacomo Vacca of Kinetic River Corp., a technical consulting company focusing on optics in a range of industries including medicine and the life sciences. Dr. Vacca will discuss career opportunities in industry for PhDs in optics and photonics, drawing on his experiences in positions in R&D, marketing, and business development in both startups and large companies. Additionally, he will discuss opportunities for scientists as independent consultants.
Biography:
Giacomo Vacca earned his B.A. and M.A. in Physics from Harvard University, and his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University. His dissertation, under the guidance of Nobel Prize winner Bob Laughlin, introduced a new ultrafast optical technique for investigating microscopic fluid phenomena. From 2000 to 2005 he worked in R&D and Marketing for two Silicon Valley optics startups. In 2005 he was recruited by Abbott Labs to lead their hematology research group in Santa Clara. There he developed a breakthrough cellular analysis technology, for which he received a Platinum Research Award. His most recent honors are having been elected to Senior Member of the Optical Society of America and to Research Fellow of the Volwiler Society at Abbott Laboratories. In 2010 he founded Kinetic River, a medical and life-science technology company providing consulting services and developing disruptive diagnostics and research products. He has been awarded 5 patents and has 19 more pending.
To learn more about the Stanford Optical Society, visit http://photons.stanford.edu
Innovation Within a Large Medical Device Company:
a Journey from Microtechnology R&D to User Needs Driven Design
Dr. Peter Krulevitch
Research Fellow, Janssen R&D
Abstract:
Over the past ten years, the R&D environment inside large medical device companies has changed considerably, making it increasingly challenging to develop innovative products from within. Spending on early development projects has declined, including an end to funding for projects not directly tied to product launches. At the same time, the allowable time before R&D innovations must impact sales has decreased. As a result, the model for driving internal innovation has evolved. This presentation will cover one engineer’s R&D experience at Johnson & Johnson over a period of nearly ten years. Initial efforts focused on the application of microtechnology to medical devices, including Nitinol thin films aimed at cardiovascular applications and electrokinetic patch pumps for drug delivery. Mid-term projects applied low risk microtechnology with increased attention to user needs, emphasis on industrial design as well as technology, and focus and accountability for near term results. Projects included insulin infusion sets and subcutaneous sensor inserters with flexible etched Nitinol/polymer hybrid needles, injection molded micropumps with etched valves for drug delivery, and drug delivery management systems. Recently, efforts have drifted away from technology-based innovation in favor of patient-centric design-based innovation, focusing on simple, intuitive to use devices. An example of a self-administration device for subcutaneous injections will be presented.
Short Bio:
Peter Krulevitch is a Research Fellow at Janssen R&D, the pharmaceutical development organization within Johnson & Johnson, where he leads a small team responsible for early development of devices for subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intranasal, and pulmonary delivery of large and small molecule drugs. He joined Janssen from J&J’s device sector, where he led a group focused on applying microtechnology to medical devices, and worked with LifeScan and Animas on devices for the treatment of diabetes. Prior to J&J, he was a Research Engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Center for Microtechnology, where he worked on microfluidic systems for cell-based diagnostics and flexible electrode arrays for retinal implants, among other projects. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley (1994), where he studied the mechanical properties of polycrystalline silicon at the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center with Professors Roger Howe and George Johnson. Dr. Krulevitch is co-inventor on approximately 50 issued patents.
There are still a few spots available for the lunch discussion on Thursday!
Lunch discussion with Dr. Giacomo Vacca of Kinetic River Corp.
Presented by the Stanford Photonics Research Center and the Stanford Optical Society
Thursday, March 1, 2012
12 PM - 1 PM
Nano 317
Space is limited. RSVP to stanford-photons@stanford.edu.
Lunch will be provided to participants.
Join us for an informal lunch discussion with Dr. Giacomo Vacca of Kinetic River Corp., a technical consulting company focusing on optics in a range of industries including medicine and the life sciences. Dr. Vacca will discuss career opportunities in industry for PhDs in optics and photonics, drawing on his experiences in positions in R&D, marketing, and business development in both startups and large companies. Additionally, he will discuss opportunities for scientists as independent consultants.
Biography:
Giacomo Vacca earned his B.A. and M.A. in Physics from Harvard University, and his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University. His dissertation, under the guidance of Nobel Prize winner Bob Laughlin, introduced a new ultrafast optical technique for investigating microscopic fluid phenomena. From 2000 to 2005 he worked in R&D and Marketing for two Silicon Valley optics startups. In 2005 he was recruited by Abbott Labs to lead their hematology research group in Santa Clara. There he developed a breakthrough cellular analysis technology, for which he received a Platinum Research Award. His most recent honors are having been elected to Senior Member of the Optical Society of America and to Research Fellow of the Volwiler Society at Abbott Laboratories. In 2010 he founded Kinetic River, a medical and life-science technology company providing consulting services and developing disruptive diagnostics and research products. He has been awarded 5 patents and has 19 more pending.
To learn more about the Stanford Optical Society, visit http://photons.stanford.edu
I need one or two Pyrex or fused silica wafers for an experiment. The
thickness should be from 600um to 700um preferably, and double side
polished. Thank you for your attention.
Ben
We have been informed that Cogen ( steam ) is down.
You might start seeing shift in the focus with regard to the exposure time.
Critical work should wait Non critical could continue, please do a
test wafer.
we will update you as soon as we have more information.
mahnaz
Hi all,
To avoid confusion on my last question I am resending a new one. Sorry for the spam.
I am doing modification to a polymeric substrate and I want to track the change of the depth of a cavity on it. It is 300-nm deep, 800-nm wide and the possible change in depth after modification is about several to several tens of nanometer. In another word, I want to tell if the cavity changes from 300-nm deep to 305-nm deep, or from 300-nm deep to 295-nm deep. I was wondering whether the AFM is capable to of telling this difference, as the modification would take several hours, or even longer time so I can not do the measurement in a single run.
I would really like to get suggestions from those who know AFM well. Could anyone tell me your idea on the reproducibility of AFM? Concerning the experiments at different time, are they reliable on telling the change of several nanometers on the measure scale of several hundreds of nanometers? Also, will it affect much if the measurement last several days or the cantilever is heavily used or replaced? Any response will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Kangning
Hi all,
I am doing modification to a surface and I want to track the change of the depth of some nano-cavities on polymeric substrate. They are typically 300-nm deep, 800-nm wide and the possible change in their depth after modification, which I am going to measure, is about several to several tens of nanometer. I was wondering whether the AFM is capable to of telling the difference, as the modification would take several hours, and during that time others could have used the AFM or changed the cantilever.
I would really like to get suggestions from those who know AFM well. Could anyone tell me your idea on the reproducibility of AFM? Concerning the experiments at different time, are they reliable on telling the change of several nanometers on the measure scale of several hundreds of nanometers? Also, will it affect much if the measurement last several days or the cantilever is heavily used or replaced? Any response will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Kangning
We appreciate your enthusiasm for coming back to work in the lab -- but
please do not occupy lab bins without prior assignment. There is a new
system for managing lab bins (described at the link below), with
priority given to those who have been consistently active in the lab
and/or are actively enabling equipment now. This is necessary in our
effort to try to ensure that bins are assigned to people who are
actually using the lab. Bins are being randomly assigned, so any
personal items that are in unassigned bins are subject to being removed
from the lab.
Please see Maureen Baran about getting a bin assignment (or a locker
assignment, for that matter.)
http://snf.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?msp:4920:abpgpkkobjflecfaclag
Thanks for your attention --
Mary
--
Mary X. Tang, Ph.D.
Stanford Nanofabrication Facility
Paul G. Allen Room 136, Mail Code 4070
Stanford, CA 94305
(650)723-9980
mtang@stanford.edu
http://snf.stanford.edu
Stanford University Ph.D. Oral Examination – Department of Electrical Engineering
Title:
Design of Optical Microsystems:
Applications in Biomedical Imaging and Optical Communication
Speaker: Jae-Woong Jeong
Advisor: Professor Olav Solgaard
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm (refreshments at 2:45 pm)
Location: Allen-X Auditorium (formerly CIS-X Auditorium) - Room 101
Abstract:
Scaling of optical systems can open up new opportunities for various applications by enabling what would not be possible on a larger scale. Such miniaturized optical systems can be achieved through optical MEMS (Micro-electro-mechanical systems) technology. This technology not only enables optical devices with high performance and high functionality, but also allows miniaturization, integration, and batch fabrication of optical systems, making them portable, reliable, and cost-effective. In this talk, I will present two novel optical microsystems for applications in biomedical imaging and optical communication.
In the first part of my talk, I will introduce the 3-D MEMS scanning system for a miniature dual-axis confocal (DAC) microendoscope, which is an emerging biomedical imaging modality with high resolution, good tissue penetration, large field of view, and the ability to provide both reflectance and fluorescence contrast images. A pair of MEMS scanners (2-D lateral and 1-D vertical MEMS scanners) that are designed to achieve 3-D scanning in an endoscope-compatible imaging probe will be presented. In addition, front-side processing of the scanners that enables not only simple and cost-effective fabrication but also compact and robust structures will be described. Co-operation of a 2-D lateral scanner and a 1-D vertical scanner enables fast 3-D microscopy over a volume that measures 340μm X 236μm X 286μm. I will describe the principle of the all-MEMS-based 3-D scanning DAC microscopy that gives the functionality of OCT to a confocal microscope by producing real-time imaging along the axial direction of the microscope.
In the second part of my talk, I will describe the design, fabrication, and characterization of a multi-functional tunable optical filter, which is a key element for dynamic wavelength provisioning in reconfigurable optical networks and communication systems. This filter can control both the center wavelength and the passband independently and continuously, using a MEMS spatial light modulator (SLM) that is implemented with gold-coated mirrors microassembled on a MEMS platform. The design of SLM with large displacement bi-directional combdrive actuators will be demonstrated. Also, MEMS platform technology that enables a compact chip size with large apertures and high-quality optical mirrors will be presented. To verify the performance of the filter, it has been tested as an amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise rejection filter in a 10Gb/s optical communication system. I will discuss the filtering performance in the optical system in terms of bit error rate improvement.
I was wondering if anyone had some fluoropolymer pre-bonding etchant to bond some Teflon tubing to other metallic parts. I just need a little bit as I'm using microtubing that does not necessitate much.
Thanks in advance,
Noureddine
I've attached the new SNF logo, which was selected by a panel of 8
judges from the SNF staff from the many entries we received, which were
relabeled by Ann Guerra in a randomized way to allow us to make an
unbiased assessment.
The winner: Jose Padovani.
Thanks, everyone, for your work on the design and on the judging. Five
of the 8 judges voted for R1 as #1. We'll integrated it into the
updated SNF website asap.
Roger
Just to let you know... There will be some fire alarm testing today,
between 1:30 and 2 pm. Alarms may go off briefly, but not to worry,
this is testing related to the continued renovation project. There will
also be paint removal in the area next to the lab/receiving area this
afternoon and tomorrow. Strong odors are not expected (paint will be
removed by grinding and vacuuming), but there may be some non-routine
smells.
Thanks for your patience --
Your SNF staff
--
Mary X. Tang, Ph.D.
Stanford Nanofabrication Facility
Paul G. Allen Room 136, Mail Code 4070
Stanford, CA 94305
(650)723-9980
mtang@stanford.edu
http://snf.stanford.edu
Have you ever wondered:
- How is authorship on a paper decided? Who gets to be first author?
What are the responsibilities of a contributors to jointly authored paper?
- Who should be included as an inventor on a patent?
- Is it OK to omit "bad" data points from an analysis?
- What can and should you do if you suspect data fraud?
- How should peer review be handled? How is it actually done?
- Are you responsible for anticipating the ways, good and bad, that your
research might be used? What are a researcher's specific
responsibilities to society?
- What are the responsibilities of mentors and mentees?
- What kinds of conflicts of interest are important to avoid?
Explore these issues and more, in E204, Research Ethics for Engineers
and Scientists, a course that examines the practical aspects of
ethics for researchers with lectures, discussions, guest speakers, and
real case studies. This course is 1-2 units and will be held Spring
term, on Thursdays, 2:15 PM - 4:05 PM. The course instructor is
Prof. Robert McGinn, Director of the Program in Science, Technology&
Society. Last year's course featured the following guest speakers:
- Prof. Malcolm Beasely, Applied Physics, who headed the Hendrik Schon
commission
- Katherine Ku, Director of the Office of Technology Licensing, on
the ethics of licensing
- Prof. Roger Howe, Electrical Engineering, on authorship, publication
and intellectual property
For more information, see the Bulletin or contact Prof. McGinn.
For those of you supported by NSF fellowships, this course satisfies the NSF
requirement for "Training in the responsible and ethical conduct of
research." (http://dor.stanford.edu/rcr.html)
--
Mary X. Tang, Ph.D.
Stanford Nanofabrication Facility
Paul G. Allen Room 136, Mail Code 4070
Stanford, CA 94305
(650)723-9980
mtang@stanford.edu
http://snf.stanford.edu
Please be aware that there will be fire alarm testing tomorrow (Thursday) between 1:30 and 2 pm. This is to support some demolition work for the lab renovation but requires a "spot" check of the whole building. This testing will be brief and will happen intermittently. Thank you for your help in this process.
Your SNF Staff
--
Mary X. Tang, Ph.D.
Stanford Nanofabrication Facility
Paul G. Allen Room 136, Mail Code 4070
Stanford, CA 94305
(650)723-9980
mtang@stanford.edu
http://snf.stanford.edu
Dear labmembers --
We know this is a subject that is dear to your hearts: storage bins. We have had two problems with bin management that we hope to address this year. First, there never seems to be enough bins. Actually, with 300 bins in the lab, there should be enough to supply one for every labmember who spends more than even just 5 hours/month in the lab. The issue has been staying on top with labmembers who are not very active or who have left. Second (and actually a more serious problem) is that unless a bin subscription is actively canceled or transferred, we may continue to bill expired accounts. Although it's not a lot of money, it creates some really serious accounting problems.
So, starting this year, we will be requiring each labmember to actively renew their bin or locker subscriptions each month. It will be a simple online procedure, but you have to verify that you are still using the bin or locker and that you are accepting this charge on your project. Bins and lockers that are not renewed may be reassigned. And you can transfer your bin assignment to a labmate, if you like. As before, bin and locker assignments are subject to availability -- and active lab use by the individual labmember, as defined by equipment enabling.
We will begin assigning lab bins on Wednesday, Feb. 22. In general, priority will be given to labmembers who capped in Oct/Nov before shutdown; those who are actively using the lab right now (i.e., enabling tools for hours, as opposed to minutes); and those wonderful souls who helped with the lab shutdown and startup.
In the meantime, if you are working in the lab this weekend, you may bring your personal items into the lab and place them temporarily in one empty bin, provided you leave a note clearly showing your Coral ID and contact info. Be aware, though, that bins will be assigned randomly so that you should move/remove your belongings by Wednesday when assignments begin.
Thanks for your patience and cooperation as we work on this new system --
Your SNF staff
Stanford University Ph.D. Oral Examination – Department of Electrical Engineering
Title:
Design of Optical Microsystems:
Applications in Biomedical Imaging and Optical Communication
Speaker: Jae-Woong Jeong
Advisor: Professor Olav Solgaard
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm (refreshments at 2:45 pm)
Location: Allen-X Auditorium (formerly CIS-X Auditorium) - Room 101
Abstract:
Scaling of optical systems can open up new opportunities for various applications by enabling what would not be possible on a larger scale. Such miniaturized optical systems can be achieved through optical MEMS (Micro-electro-mechanical systems) technology. This technology not only enables optical devices with high performance and high functionality, but also allows miniaturization, integration, and batch fabrication of optical systems, making them portable, reliable, and cost-effective. In this talk, I will present two novel optical microsystems for applications in biomedical imaging and optical communication.
In the first part of my talk, I will introduce the 3-D MEMS scanning system for a miniature dual-axis confocal (DAC) microendoscope, which is an emerging biomedical imaging modality with high resolution, good tissue penetration, large field of view, and the ability to provide both reflectance and fluorescence contrast images. A pair of MEMS scanners (2-D lateral and 1-D vertical MEMS scanners) that are designed to achieve 3-D scanning in an endoscope-compatible imaging probe will be presented. In addition, front-side processing of the scanners that enables not only simple and cost-effective fabrication but also compact and robust structures will be described. Co-operation of a 2-D lateral scanner and a 1-D vertical scanner enables fast 3-D microscopy over a volume that measures 340μm X 236μm X 286μm. I will describe the principle of the all-MEMS-based 3-D scanning DAC microscopy that gives the functionality of OCT to a confocal microscope by producing real-time imaging along the axial direction of the microscope.
In the second part of my talk, I will describe the design, fabrication, and characterization of a multi-functional tunable optical filter, which is a key element for dynamic wavelength provisioning in reconfigurable optical networks and communication systems. This filter can control both the center wavelength and the passband independently and continuously, using a MEMS spatial light modulator (SLM) that is implemented with gold-coated mirrors microassembled on a MEMS platform. The design of SLM with large displacement bi-directional combdrive actuators will be demonstrated. Also, MEMS platform technology that enables a compact chip size with large apertures and high-quality optical mirrors will be presented. To verify the performance of the filter, it has been tested as an amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise rejection filter in a 10Gb/s optical communication system. I will discuss the filtering performance in the optical system in terms of bit error rate improvement.
The competition is closed -- we've received many designs for the new
logo from 23 contributors. The winner will be announced sometime next week.
Thanks,
Roger Howe
We know this is a subject that is dear to your hearts: storage bins.
We have had two problems with bin management that we hope to address
this year. First, there never seems to be enough bins. Actually, with
300 bins in the lab, there should be enough to supply one for every
labmember who spends more than even just 5 hours/month in the lab. The
issue has been staying on top with labmembers who are not very active or
who have left. Second (and actually a more serious problem) is that
unless a bin subscription is actively canceled or transferred, we may
continue to bill expired accounts. Although it's not a lot of money, it
creates some really serious accounting problems.
So, starting this year, we will be requiring each labmember to actively
renew their bin or locker subscriptions each month. It will be a simple
online procedure, but you have to verify that you are still using the
bin or locker and that you are accepting this charge on your project.
Bins and lockers that are not renewed may be reassigned. And you can
transfer your bin assignment to a labmate, if you like. As before, bin
and locker assignments are subject to availability -- and active lab use
by the individual labmember, as defined by equipment enabling.
We will begin assigning lab bins on Wednesday, Feb. 22. In general,
priority will be given to labmembers who capped in Oct/Nov before
shutdown; those who are actively using the lab right now (i.e., enabling
tools for hours, as opposed to minutes); and those wonderful souls who
helped with the lab shutdown and startup.
In the meantime, if you are working in the lab this weekend, you may
bring your personal items into the lab and place them temporarily in one
empty bin, provided you leave a note clearly showing your Coral ID and
contact info. Be aware, though, that bins will be assigned randomly so
that you should move/remove your belongings by Wednesday when
assignments begin.
Thanks for your patience and cooperation as we work on this new system --
Your SNF staff
Just a reminder that today at 5:00 pm is the deadline. We have had many
entries, but the winning one may be still waiting to be submitted ... or
still not conceived!
Thanks,
Roger
Thanks for your patience -- at long last, we are open again! However,
please do be aware that many tools remain down and/or untested. We are
by no means back to normal operations. Make sure to check Coral for
specific tool status.
The second question after "when will you open" is "when get I get a
bin"? Rest assured that we are working on revamping the system, but are
making bringing tools back up a priority. Please expect to see bin
assignment rules soon. Just a heads-up -- there will be a priority
assignment policy based on previous recent active lab use (if you've
capped before shutdown, for example) -- and those who have helped with
the lab startup will get their choice of storage options (and if you are
interested in this limited offer, please contact a staff member.)
Hope to see you in the lab!
Your SNF staff
--
Mary X. Tang, Ph.D.
Stanford Nanofabrication Facility
Paul G. Allen Room 136, Mail Code 4070
Stanford, CA 94305
(650)723-9980
mtang@stanford.edu
http://snf.stanford.edu
welcome back
Here is a quick up date, please note the issues and problems on coral
that will be more helpful to all of us.
I will post a copy of the report by the lab entrance.
Litho team
We are extremely pleased to be able to confirm that the lab will reopen
tomorrow, Wed., Feb. 15, at 10 am. The last of the building wide
shutdowns took place successfully yesterday. In addition, the acid
waste neutralization system was fully tested. There are a couple of
local facilities shutdowns today and in coming weeks, but these will not
be showstoppers.
Please be aware that this shutdown was considerably more extensive than
our regular annual routine. Many tools will remain down or untested.
Please check Coral for status of individual tools.
Your SNF Staff
