Invitation for Nanotechnology Tutorial/INDICON'11 by Prof. Ramgopal Rao, IITB

[Mithun M. Bhaskar]

Dear Participants of IEEE PES Nanotechnology Event held on August’11  :

 

It gives us great pleasure to extend a special invitation to all participants to be a part of IEEE INDICON’11 Nanotechnology Tutorial. INDICON’11 is hosted by IEEE Hyderabad Section, 16-18 December 2011, BITS Hyderabad.

IEEE Hyderabad Section takes great pride in arranging this NT Tutorial Session and the details of the tutorial is available below and also at http://www.indicon2011.org                          Should you have any questions, feel free to reach us.

 

See you all at INDICON’11; Dec 16-18, BITS Hyderabad.  

 

IEEE PES/IAS/PELS Hyderabad Section.

 

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Nanotechnology for Sustainable Solutions to Healthcare & Homeland Security

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                    Dr. V. Ramgopal Rao, Institute Chair Professor, EE Department, IIT Bombay

 

Abstract:

As we pursue the Nanotechnology research, one thing that becomes apparent is the convergence of multiple disciplines and the need for collaborations between researchers having diverse backgrounds. For example, even the traditional Integrated Circuit (IC) technologies, which are considered to be the domain of Electrical Engineers, are undergoing a rapid transformation. As the scaling governed by Moore’s Law slows down owing to the huge cost, power and variability constraints, “More Than Moore” approach, which focuses on system level integration rather than transistor density, is gaining ground. The key idea is to achieve a functional diversification on the chip by empowering the conventional integrated circuit technologies with a variety of “sense & interact” functions. 

In this talk, we present a novel process technology for realization of a highly sensitive nano-particle based piezo-resistive polymer composite cantilevers that can be fabricated at sub 100o C process temperatures. Electro-mechanical characterization of the fabricated microcantilevers yielded a resonance frequency which is a few tens of kHz and a deflection sensitivity in the range of a few ppm (ΔR/R) for a nanometer of deflection. These cantilevers have been used for a range of applications such as for detection of explosive molecules such as TNT/RDX in the parts-per-trillion level of concentrations as well as for developing an integrated system to provide point-of-care diagnostic support for cardiovascular diseases. Prototypes of these systems are currently under field trials at IIT Bombay. Based on this work, a company NanoSniff Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is incubated at IIT Bombay for commercialization of these technologies.

 

About the Speaker:

Dr. V. Ramgopal Rao is an Institute Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay and the Chief Investigator for the Centre of Excellence in Nanoelectronics project at IIT Bombay. Dr. Rao has over 300 publications in the area of Electron Devices & Nanoelectronics in refereed international journals and conference proceedings and has 16 patents, either awarded or pending. Prof. Rao received the coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences awarded by the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Govt of India in 2005 for his work on Electron Devices. He is also a recipient of the 2004 Swarnajayanti Fellowship award from DST, 2007 IBM Faculty award, the 2008 MRSI-ICSC Annual Prize, the 2009 Techno-Mentor award from the Indian Semiconductor Association and the 2010 DAE-SRC Outstanding Research Investigator award. He is an Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices in the CMOS Devices and Technology area and serves on the Editorial boards of various other international journals. Dr. Rao is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of IETE. He is a Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Electron Devices Society and interacts closely with many semiconductor industries including Intel, IBM, Infineon, Applied Materials and Texas Instruments. He has served on the program/organizing committees of a large number of international conferences in the area of electron devices and was Chairman, IEEE AP/ED Bombay Chapter during 2002-2003. He currently serves on the executive committee of the IEEE Bombay Section besides being the vice-chair, IEEE Asia-Pacific Regions/Chapters Subcommittee. For more information about Prof. Rao’s current research activities and a list of publications, please visit http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/~rrao.

 

 

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