The Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems (Nano-CEMMS) held its third annual Industry Advisory Board Meeting on Thursday, March 16th. Representatives from 24 companies heard presentations about nanomanufacturing challenges and opportunities from Hewlett Packard, Motorola and Lockheed Martin. Nano-CEMMS researchers gave presentations describing some exciting recent technology developments.
A poster session and demonstrations followed, giving guests, students and faculty time to exchange ideas and thoughts. The afternoon session included a presentation about the Center's education programs for secondary students and teachers. Lesley Millar, Director of the U of I Office of Technology Management, discussed the intellectual property issues surrounding university-industry research. This was followed by a discussion of the Center's industry partnering program. The day ended with breakout discussions groups where industry participants provided feedback on the Center's activities, how the Center can effectively interact with corporations and how the Center can prepare its students for work in industry.
Comments from several of the guests were very favorable. They liked the format, the guest and research presentations, and found the interaction with students, faculty and other guests enjoyable and helpful. If you would like to know more about details of the meeting or meeting materials contact David Hamman (dhamman[figure="" class="align-center" width="10"]uiuc [dot] edu).