IEEE Sensors Council in association with Institute of Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS) initiated a MEMS training programme. The call for applications was released in July 2024 and closed on September 10th, 2024. Over 500 applications were received from across the globe. Here is the distribution of applications region wise:
Asia: 362
Africa: 88
Europe: 48
America (South and North America): 33
To run this training programme 5 nodal centers all from India and 5 Sensors Council Chapters across the globe were identified.
Asia was divided into further into two parts
South India:
Rest of India and Asia:
Europe
America
Africa
Along with these hands-on training Dr.Veda Sandeep Nagaraja, Chair Chapter Engagement Committee of SC and VP ISSS is conducting a webinar series.
A short educational video was released to explain MEMS technology for the sensors council and made available on YouTube through the link
A podcast was also recorded to give a wider perspective on MEMS technology, and we hope to release it very soon. The podcast has Dr.Veda Sandeep interviewing three panellist who are all experts in MEMS technology
For design submission the participants are divided into 40 groups. Each group has participants from across the globe. Each group has a team lead and one mentor. One mentor is assigned a minimum of 3 groups to mentor. Finally, there are 13 mentors and 40 team leads.
An independent panel will review all the submitted designs and select the best design and give the award for “Best Design”. Further for testing the devices all groups will be provided help by connecting to institutes where the devices can be tested. The whole programme is being managed by Dr. Veda Sandeep and for any details, one can contact her at veda.sandeep@tyndall.ie
