The "Center of Research and Development on Micro and Nano Technologies" (CRDMNT) called in Spanish "Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Micro y Nano Tecnologías" (CIDEMYNT) started activities from April 2003. This center started with economical support of the Economy Secretary of the Federal Goverment, the Sustainable Economical Development Secretary of the Guanajuato State, and the United States - Mexico Foundation for Science.

PURPOSE

• Technological Development: Development and Patented of New Technologies, and Optimization of Technologies that have been developed by others.
• Formation of Human Resources: Bachelor, Diploma, Master of Engineering, Master of Science, Doctor in Engineering, Philosophy Doctor, Formation of Multidisciplinary Groups, and Training of Professionals working in Industry.
• Scientific Research: Patentes, Commercialisation, Development of Own Technology, and Publication of Results.

OBJECTIVES

1. Short-Term
   • Teach Basic Courses on MEMS
   • Development of the Design Center of MEMS
   • Diploma on Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)
   • Attendance to National Congresses
   • Attendance to National Courses on MEMS
   • Titling Course for Bachelor's Students
     
     
2. Intermediate-Term
   • Courses in Curricula of Bachelor's Students for different Careers such as: Electromechanical Engineer, Electronic Engineer, Mechatronic Engineer, Science of Materials Engineer, and Biochemical Engineer.
   • Obtain Economical Support by means of Projects submmited to Different Instances.
   • Development of Sensors and Actuators based on MEMS
   • Equipment of a Classroom for Training on MEMS
   • Training of Professionals working in Industry and Professors working in others Universities.
   • Entail with Productive Sector
   • Teach Courses for Master of Engineering and Master of Sciences with special focusing on MEMS
   • Realize Stays in Companies and Universities
   • Attendance to International Congresses on MEMS
   • Courses on MEMS Design using Software
     
     
3. Long-Term
   • Publication of Papers in International Magazines and Journals
   • Patented of Technologies developed based on MEMS
   • Teach Courses for Doctor in Engineering and Philosophy Doctor with special focusing on MEMS
   • Publication of Books about MEMS
   • Development and Research of Own Technologies
   • Reception of International Developers and Researchers working on MEMS
   • Amplification of Capabilities of the Design Center to Production and Test Sections

FUNCTIONS OF THE DESIGN CENTER

• Provide the Necessary Infrastructure to Facilitate the Design Process of MEMS
• Allow to the Designers Realize your Ideas about MEMS to the Reality
• Facilitate the Interaction and Collaboration with other designers and process engineers
• Facilitate the Verification of the Design Rules for the Fabrication of MEMS

MY PHOTOGRAPHY

Professor-Researcher of CRDMNT: Rafael Vargas-Bernal, Ph.D

PAPERS PUBLISHED

• International Reviews

  1. Rafael Vargas-Bernal, "Research from Mexico", Micro/Nano Newsletters, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 5, January 2005.
     
     

• International Congresses

  1. Rafael Vargas-Bernal, "Selection of Materials for Designing Gas Sensors based on MEMS", in Proceedings of the IEEE Fourth International Conference on Innovation and Technological Advances (CIINDET 2006), 11-13 October 2006, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
  2. Rafael Vargas-Bernal, "Selection of Micromixers for Biochemical Detection of Pesticides", In Proceedings of the Electronics, Robotics and Automotive Mechanics Conference (CERMA 2006), Cuernavaca, Morelos, México, 26-29 September 2006.
  3. Rafael Vargas-Bernal, "Choosing Materials for Designing Drug Delivery Systems based on MEMS", in Proceedings of the XV International Materials Research Congress: Biomaterials Symposium, 20-24 August 2006, Cancún, Quintana Roo, México.
  4. Rafael Vargas-Bernal, "Measurement of Vibration in Aerial Power Transmission Lines by means of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)", in Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Dynamics, Instrumentation and Control, 13-16 August 2006, Querétaro, Querétaro, México.
  5. Rafael Vargas-Bernal, "Basic Considerations of the MEMS Packaging in Electromagnetic Fields", in Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Conference on Innovation and Technological Advances (CIINDET), Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 28-30 September 2005.
  6. Rafael Vargas-Bernal, "Technical Problems in Electrosorption Devices based on Nanotechnology", in Proceedings of the XIV International Materials Research Congress: Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology Symposium, Cancun Mexico, August 21-25th, 2005.
  7. Rafael Vargas-Bernal, "The State-of-the-Art of Telecommunication Devices based on Micro and Nano Technology used for Monitoring and Automation of Electrical Substations", in Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Telecommunications and Informatics for the Power Industry organized by CIGRE D2, Cuernavaca, Morelos, June 8 to 10, 2005.
  8. Rafael Vargas-Bernal, "A Lab-on-a-Chip for Global Solution in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus, Primary Hypertension, and Lipoproteins", in Proceedings of the First Simposium BioMEMS, Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico, March 2005.
  9. Rafael Vargas-Bernal, "Methodologies for the Topological Optimization of MEMS", in Proceedings of the Second IEEE International Conference on Innovation and Technological Advances (CIINDET), Cuernavaca, Morelos, 15-19 November 2004.
  
  

• National Congresses

  1. Rafael Vargas Bernal, "Comparative Study of the Vibrations Measurement in Aerial Lines of Electrical Transmission", in Proceedings of the Fourth Mechatronics National Conference, Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico, 3-5 November 2005.
  2. Rafael Vargas Bernal, "Creation of a Design Center of Micro-Electromechanical Systems in ITESI", in Proceedings of the First National Meeting of Research Development, Graduated Students and Disclosure of the Sciences in Descentralized Technological Institutes, September 2003.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS of Rafael Vargas-Bernal, Ph.D.

• Public Universities and Research Centers
  
  
  • Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Tacámbaro (Tacámbaro, Michoacán)
    • "Applications of the Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) on Food and Computational Systems": October 31th, 2003
      
      
  • Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Poza Rica (Poza Rica, Veracruz)
    • "Applications of the Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)": May 11th, 2004
      
      
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya (Celaya, Guanajuato)
    • "Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)": May 21th, 2004
      
      
  • Instituto Tecnológico de León (León, Guanajuato)
    • "Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)": September 21th, 2004
      
      
  • Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Zapopan (Zapopan, Jalisco)
    • "Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)": October 5th, 2004
      
      
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro (Querétaro, Querétaro)
    • "Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)": March 2005.
      
      
  • Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Irapuato (Irapuato, Guanajuato)
    • "Applications of the Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)": September 23th, 2003
    • "Perspectives and Realities of the MEMS Applications on Automotive Sector": May 19th, 2004
    • "Hard Disks based on MEMS": October 13th, 2004
    • "Optical Networks based on MEMS": October 13th, 2004
    • "MEMS as Applied Devices in Computational Systems": October 20th, 2005.
    • "Ceramic Materials applied to MEMS": April 28th, 2006.
    • "MEMS applied to Medicine": November 10th, 2006.
    • "Gas Sensors based on Ceramics and Polymers": April 25th, 2007.
    • "RF-MEMS: Miniaturization of the Telecommunication Systems": May 5th, 2007.
    • "Theoretical Design of a Multi-Sensor": November 1st, 2007.
    
    
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia (Morelia, Michoacán)
    
    • "Nanotechnology": October 10th, 2006.
    • "Do You Know Ceramic Materials?": May 8th, 2008.
    
    
  • Universidad de Guadalajara (Ocotlán, Jalisco)
    
    • "Microfluidics: MEMS to manipulate Liquids": November 12th, 2007.
    
    
  • Centro de Ciencias Explora (León, Guanajuato)
    
    • "Applications of MEMS": September 21th, 2006.
    • "MEMS": October 4th, 2007.
    
    
  • Texas A&M University in Mexico
    • "Applications of MEMS in Food Industry": November 4th, 2005.
      
  
  
• Private Universities and Research Centers
  
  
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Montererrey, Campus León (León, Guanajuato)
    • "MEMS: Microtechnologies": March 28th, 2006.
    • "Nanotechnology": February 28th, 2008.
    • "Artificial Organs": June 12th, 2008.
    
    
  • Universidad La Salle, Campus León (León, Guanajuato)
    • "What is MEMS?": February 22th, 2008.
    
    
  • Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (Zapopan, Jalisco)
    
    • "Applications of Nanotechnology in Computing": November 8th, 2007.

Last modified: July 23th, 2008.

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