This is a new, exciting advanced MEMS workshop for high school teachers who have previously attended an SCME MEMS workshop.

You will explore the pattern transfer and electroplating steps of the the MEMS micromachining process known as LIGA (x-ray lithography). You will be able to demonstrate these processes in your classroom using a take-home instruction guide and kit, provided free of charge.

By the end of the workshop, you will have created an electroplated copper pattern on a lithographic plate.

SCME will pay your registration and lab fees and provide free educational material. You will receive a $100 scholarship after the workshop. APPLY NOW! Deadline is April 1. Registration is limited to the first 10 qualified applicants. See below for details.

When? Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8-4:30.

Where? Albuquerque, NM at the UNM Manufacturing Training and Technology Center (MTTC).

Who? Taught by Fabian Lopez, SCME co-PI and CNM MEMS instructor.

Why? Job growth in this field is accelerating. SCME wants to educate instructors about this exciting technology so that they can offer new career pathways to their students.

Cost: Free, sponsored by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program. Travel expenses and meals are the responsibility of the participant or the participant's institution. A $100 scholarship will be awarded after the workshop.


To apply, go to the SCME website: www.scme-nm.org and become a registered user. Click on the SCME Events tab and "LIGA Workshop." Click on the registration link.

Do it today! Deadline is April 1. Enrollment is limited to the first 10 qualified educators.
Acceptance emails will go out April 5.

Contact Anna Garden at agarden@unm.edu or 
505-272-7150 for more information.