smart-MEMPHIS Summer School 2017

The school participants are invited to submit an electronic poster. The poster abstract of max 300 words may be uploaded at event registration page, acceptation is communicated by email by 30.03.2017. The poster session includes a 5 min pitch of each of the poster presenters.

The participation is free of charge but registration is obligatory. In case of no-show or cancellation of the participation after 01.06.2017, the cancellation fee is 200 EUR. The smart-MEMPHIS project covers coffee and lunch bag for two first days, however, the social dinner is paid by the participants themselves. The tentative programme is as follows:

Monday 26th of June 2017

08:30-09:00 coffee and registration

09:00-10:30 Session 1: Energy Harvesting

• Welcoming words, professor Stephen Micallef, University of Malta
• Welcoming words and Smart-MEMPHIS project introduction; Initiator of the project Toby Ebefors, Spinverse AB, on behalf of Silex
• PZT Based MEMS for energy Harvesting: The Silex approach, Toby Ebefors, on behalf of Silex

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-12:40 Session 2: Energy management; ASICs and storage

• Energy storage for energy harvesting based smart systems – case functionalised carbon nanofibers based supercapacitors, Peter Enoksson, Chalmers
• Microwatt Piezoelectric Energy-harvesting Interface and Power Management, Atila Alvandpour, Linköping University
• IC design for maximum power tracking, Francarl Galea (Ph.D. student), University of Malta

12:40-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:00 Session 3: Packaging

• Heterogeneous System Integration based on Panel Level Packaging, Tanja Braun, Fraunhofer IZM
• The future of electronics and MEMS packaging, Steffen Kröhnert, NANIUM

15:00-15:30 Break

15:30-17:00 Session 4: Posters

• Student posters + pitching, 5-7 min each. The poster titles will be published 30.3.2017.

19:00-21:00 Social dinner (self paid)

Tuesday 27th of June 2017

9:00-10:30 Session 5: Applications

•  In the heart of energy harvesting: Renzo DalMolin, CAIRDAC
• Powering wireless sensor networks for structure health monitotring, Guillaume Ferin, Vermon

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-12:40 Session 6: Modelling and characterization A

• Modelling of the PZT based MEMS structures, Fredrik Ohlsson , Acreo
• Modelling and characterization facilities and research at UM, Russell Farrugia, University of Malta
• MEMS for communication applications: MEMS characterization, Jeremy Scerri, University of Malta

12:40-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:00 Session 7: Modelling and characterization B

• Characterization of the PZT material, Stephan Tiedke, AixACCT
• Modelling and characterization facilities, and research at UM, Barnaby Portelli, University of Malta

15:00-15:30 Break

15:30-16:00 Session 8: Recap and conclusions

• Overview of MEMS and PZT opportunities, Peter Woias, University of Freiburg
•  Stephen Micallef and Toby Ebefors

Wednesday 28th of June 2017

09:30-11:00 Laboratory tour at University of Malta

• Energy Harvesting materials and testing
• Magnetic characterization

  • Measurement of magnetic properties using a vibrating sample magnetometer. 

  • Compass characterization equipment using Helmholtz coils for precise magnetic field control.

• Mechanical characterization

  • Two axis positioning table for testing MEMS gyroscopes and accelerometers.

  • Force shaker and impact table for reliability testing of MEMS.

• Microscopy: Temperature controlled wafer level optical microscope with electrical and mechanical probing.

• Optical characterization: Dynamic MOEMS characterisation setup for high speed laser beam scanning micro-mirrors

12:40-13:30 Lunch (self-paid)