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SUMMARY:MechE Colloquium: Small Resonators – How can swings make 5G and 
 single cell studies possible?
DTSTART:20210511T121500
DTEND:20210511T131500
DTSTAMP:20260406T084319Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Guillermo Villanueva\, Advanced Nano-Electro-Mechanical 
 Systems Laboratory (NEMS)\, EPFL School of Engineering (STI)\, Institute o
 f Mechanical Engineering (IGM)\nAbstract:\nResonators are present in our e
 veryday life. Even if we do not realize it\, dynamic response of solid str
 uctures is so important that it sometimes becomes a decisive element in th
 eir design. We work with resonators\, similar to swings\, pendula or music
 al instruments\, just a “bit” smaller.\n\nIndeed\, our work focuses on
  the development of micro- and nano-electro-mechanical resonators. We want
  to use them with two applications in mind: single-cell studies and 5G com
 munications. Design\, fabrication\, and operational challenges are differe
 nt in both cases. In this colloquium I will try to convey the key points f
 or each challenge\, including material development\, design and fabricatio
 n optimization\; and I will show you our latest advances\, together with t
 he roadmap that we would like to follow in the next few years.\n\nBio:\nGu
 illermo Villanueva is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at EPFL in Lausan
 ne since 2017. He obtained his Ms. Sc. in Physics in 2002 from the Univers
 ity of Zaragoza (Spain) and his Ph.D. in Microelectronic Engineering from 
 the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2006 for his work on NEMS/MEMS f
 or biodetection and scanning probes. He then worked as a post-doctoral res
 earcher at EPFL\, Caltech and DTU in the fields of nanofabrication\, coupl
 ed and non-linear phenomena and dissipation in NEMS respectively. In 2013 
 he joined EPFL as a SNSF Assistant Professor to continue his research in f
 undamentals of nanomechanical systems for sensing and communications. In 2
 005 he was awarded the MNE Young Investigator Award for his PhD work\, in 
 2008 he was awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship\, in 2014 he was awarded the 
 MEE Young Investigator Award and in 2020 he received the Best Teacher of t
 he Section Award for SGM.
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/82207717593
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