Title: Modeling and Control of Micro and Nanosystems
                                 
Organizer: Richard D. Braatz, University of Illinois
Chair: Mayuresh V. Kothare, Lehigh University
Co-Chair: Murti V. Salapaka, University of Minnesota

Presentations:
Emerging Research Problems in Integrated Microchemical Systems
Presenter: Mayuresh Kothare, Lehigh University

Emerging Research Problems in Integrated Nanosystems
Presenter: Murti V. Salapaka, University of Minnesota

Emerging Research Problems in Integrated Biomedical Microsystems
Presenter: Richard Braatz, University of Illinois
                               
Time:                      Wednesday June 10, 2009; 18:15 – 19:45
Location:               Mills Studio 3

Abstract: This special session describes emerging modeling and control problems and
solutions for integrated systems that operate at the micro and nano length scales. Complete
integrated systems can be as small as millimeters across, which can include dozens of individual
components with sizes ranging from nanometers to 100s of microns. These integrated systems
typically incorporate such elements as microelectronics, photonics, micro-cantilevers, and microfluidics. These small-scale systems are typically manufactured by using techniques for integrated circuits and/or polymer-based techniques such as micro-injection molding and micro-imprinting. Models and control designs for these systems typically have to be adjusted to account for or utilize the characteristics of small length scales. The special session will have three presentations
that describe a variety of micro and nanosystems and their associated modeling and control
problems: