Teaching Activities at the LMTS
In depth analysis of the operation principles and technology of advanced micro- and nanosystems. Familiarisation to their implementation into products and their applications.
Section of Microtechnics
Teachers: Briand Danick
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
This course contains lectures covering the latest research and development done in the field of micro-/nano- manufacturing methods and processes. It consists on an intensive 5 days training and is done in the framework of a collaboration between FEMTO-ST in France and EPFL.
Doctoral Program in Microsystems and Microelectronics
Teachers: Bellouard Yves, Moser Christophe, Martin Olivier, Shea Herbert
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
This course introduces the basics of structural mechanics: calculation of stresses and strains caused by external forces and calculation of strains. This theoretical training is applied to the design of important elements of precision mechanisms.
Section of Microtechnics
Teachers: Briand Danick, Shea Herbert, Henein Simon Nessim
Language: french
Academic term: 2024-2025
This course addresses the implementation of organic and printed electronics technologies using large area manufacturing techniques. It will provide knowledge on materials, printing techniques, devices, systems, and applications: state of the art and current status on commercialization.
Section of Microtechnics
Teachers: Subramanian Vivek, Briand Danick
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
This doctoral class covers the scaling of MEMS devices, including mechanical, thermal, electrostatic, electromagnetic, and microfluidic aspects.
Doctoral program in advanced manufacturing
Teachers: Shea Herbert
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
This class adresses scaling laws in MEMS/NEMS. The dominant physical effects and scaling effects when downsizing sensors and actuators in microsystems are discussed, across a broad range of actuation principles.
Section of Microtechnics
Teachers: Shea Herbert
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
Physical principles and electronics used in sensors. Applications of sensors.
Section of Mechanical Engineering
Teachers: Boero Giovanni, Shea Herbert
Language: french
Academic term: 2024-2025
Amongst others, following topics will be covered during the course: - Soft Microsystems and Electronics - Electroactive polymers - Printed electronics and microsystems - Inkjet printing of polymers - Stretchable electronics - Mechanical reliability - Stencil lithography - Scanning Probe Lithography
Doctoral Program in Microsystems and Microelectronics
Teachers: Brugger Jürgen, Lacour Stéphanie, Subramanian Vivek, Leterrier Yves, Shea Herbert, Briand Danick
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
Students will be introduced to modern approaches in control and design of autonomous robots through lectures and exercises.
Doctoral program in robotics, control, and intelligent systems
Teachers: Ijspeert Auke, Roshan Zamir Amir, Bouri Mohamed, Paik Jamie, Mondada Francesco, Shea Herbert, Micera Silvestro, Sakar Mahmut Selman
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
Books
A book entitled “MEMS Reliability“, co-authored by prof. Shea, was published in 2011 by Springer, part of their MEMS Reference Shelf series.