1. MY 2016 SUMMER REFLECTIONS Research Experience for Teachers (RET) @FIU College of Engineering
MS. ANITA KING

2. LAB SAFETY TRAINING First things, first!!!
Lab workers are required to complete a series of EH&S online safety training courses PRIOR to working in the lab area
Lab Safety, Hazard Communication, Fire Safety are the core online courses for anyone working in a lab/core facility
Additional courses are dependent on job tasks and potential exposures

3. Examples of Nanotechnology Research being studied...
Materials Science
Powders, Coatings, Carbon Nano-Materials
Energy
Solar Power and PhotoVoltaics, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, LED White Light
Medicine/Biotech
Genomics, Proteomics, Lab on a Chip,
C-Nanotubes, BuckyBalls
Electronics
MRAM, NRAM, Q-Dots, Q-Bits
Devices
Lithography, Dip Pen Lithography, AFM, MEMS

4. What is Nanotechnology
In order to understand the unusual world of nanotechnology, we need to get an idea of the units of measure involved. A centimeter is one-hundredth of a meter, a millimeter is one-thousandth of a meter, and a micrometer is one-millionth of a meter, but all of these are still huge compared to the NANOSCALE. A nanometer (nm)is one-billionth of a meter, smaller than the wavelength of visible light and a hundred-thousandth the width of a human hair [source: Berkeley Lab].
HOW DOES IT WORK?

6. MEMS Pressure Sensor Fabrication Process for Introduction to Nanofabrication
The Motorola Nanofabrication Research Facility (MNRF) is a process cleanroom at the Florida International University (FIU). The MNRF is used for hands-on activities relative to microsystems fabrication. We received a visit and brief overview of the processes involved in building the MNRF micro-pressure sensor.
The FIU pressure sensor process produces a pressure sensor with a Wheatstone bridge sensing circuit. This process illustrates the bulk micromachining process sequence used commercially to produce MEMS pressure sensors. It also provides a basic understanding of photolithography, plasma etch, metal deposition, metal lift-off, and KOH etch.

7. PRESSURE SENSOR FABRICATION WORKSHOPS
Thanks to Dr. Patrick Roman, Raju and Arash

8. SEMINAR LABS

9. Seminar Series “Make It” Lab
3-D Printing - Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department- Juan Manjarre

10. Seminar - The Smart Grid – Power Production Security and Distribution
Smart Grid is digital in nature
Two-way communication
Energy Efficient
Sensors are widely used
Adaptive and intelligent
Possible to integrate large- scale RE
Customers can check uses and modify -

11. BEIL- Built Environment Informatics Lab/ Virtual Reality
- OHL School of Construction- Nipesh Pradhananga

12. Driving Simulator Lab - Ms. Pickering
We visited the “Driving Simulator Laboratory”. It is a collaborative product between FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) and the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences (NWCNHS) dedicated to the applied research for driver rehabilitation & safety for drivers of all ages but closely monitors senior drivers. The interactive driving simulator has a 135-degree driver field of view and it is integrated with an active steering and pedal system.

13. EPS – Energy, Power & Sustainability
This 1.4-megawatt solar array is comprised of more than 4,400 solar panels on canopy-like structures that provide clean electricity to FPL’s grid and shade for about 400 parking spaces. The unique solar array incorporates a 24-foot by 12-foot FIU logo that is visible from high above.

14. MY RESEARCH SUPPORT TEAM Dr. Amir Moghadasi, Dr
MY RESEARCH SUPPORT TEAM Dr. Amir Moghadasi, Dr. Sadiel Novo, Arish Anzalchi , Stephen Barrett, Arash Khalilnejad, Aditya Sundararajan, Longfei Wei , Elaheh Zarafshan

15. Friday Professional Development Workshops Facilitated by Ms
Friday Professional Development Workshops Facilitated by Ms. Kerlyn Prada, MDCPS
Educational protocols included:
* Fears and Hopes Protocol
* Four “A”s Text Protocol
* Tuning Protocol
* Microlabs Protocol
* Warm Wheel Protocol
* Charrette Protocol
* Change in Practice Protocol
* Free Form Mapping
* Zones of Comfort, Risk, and Danger

16. Professional Development Activity

17. RET’S CLASS OF 2016
Special thanks to: Dr. Masoud Milani, Ms. Stephanie Strange, and Dr. Patrick Roman