| Micromachine Summit Delegations, Americas Chief Delegate, Canada: Dan Gale  Dan Gale is Vice-President of CMC Microsystems. He has more than twenty years of experience in the microsystems sector
            during which he developed and shaped CMC programs to enable university
            researchers to collaborate with industry through access to leading-edge
            technologies — a portfolio that now includes photonics, microfluidics,
            MEMS, microelectronics and related design and test tools.
 Education He graduated in 1978 from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada, with
            an MSc in Electrical Engineering and conducted communications research
            in England with Professor Peter Clarricoats (University of London, Queen
            Mary College) and as a research fellow (University of Surrey). Career  In 2000, he led an initiative for a national System-on-Chip Research Network
            involving 33 universities that is funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation
            and Ontario Innovation Trust. In 2001, similar effort led to a funding
            award for the National Microelectronics and Photonics Testing Collaboratory,
            involving 21 universities and supported by the same Foundation plus three
            provincial agencies. On a continuing basis he is an officer of the CMC
            Board, Vice-Chairman of the corporate Technical Advisory Committee and
            a Chief Delegate (Canada) to the annual World Micromachine Summit.
 In 1982, he returned to join the research program in microelectronics that
            preceded the formation of CMC. He has authored several technical papers,
            journal articles and conference papers. Mr. Gale has been instrumental in building MANCEF initiatives and partnerships in Canada. Through CMC, Dan has been a major
            contributor to the success of COMS 2004 and linking the event to the larger
            Canadian Micro-Nano community. Dr. Sven Achenbach  Canada Research Chair in Micro and Nano Device Fabrication, Associate Professor
            of Electrical Engineering (University of Saskatchewan), Adjunct Scientist
            (TRLabs, Canada), Research Scientist (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany),
            Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
 PAST AFFILIATIONS: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, Laboratoire
            pour l' Utilisation du Rayonnement Electromagnetique, (LURE), Paris, France EDUCATION: 
              University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1992: Vordiplom (Bachelor), Mech. Engin.
              University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1996: Diplom (Master), Mech. Engin.
              University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 2000: Doktor (Ph.D.), Microsystems Techn./
              M.E.
              MAJOR PROFESSIONAL AREAS OF INTEREST: X-ray lithography, LIGA, process
            technology, photonics
 Sven Achenbach was born in 1969 in Juelich/Germany. He studied mechanical
            engineering at the University of Karlsruhe. In 1996, he was a research
            foundationer at the national laboratory LURE in Paris, optimizing microfabrication
            process technologies.  Working at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, he received his Ph.D. on ultra
            deep X-ray lithography in 2000. Being appointed a member of an excellent
            researchers' program, he currently works on various aspects of X-ray lithography,
            including high resolution patterning.
 In 2004, he was appointed a Canada Research Chair in Micro and Nano Device
            Fabrication. He assumed the chair in early 2005, working as an Associate
            Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in
            Saskatoon. A large portion of his work is related to the new Canadian Light Source
            (CLS) electron storage ring to design, build, commission and operate SyLMAND
            (Synchrotron Laboratory for Micro and Nano Devices), the Canadian X-ray
            lithography facility. Chief Delegate, Latin America: Guillermo Fernandez de la Garza President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States - Mexico Foundation
            for Science (FUMEC)  Executive Director ,The United States Mexico Foundation For Science, Mexico
            City, Mexico
 EDUCATION: 
              Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Bachelor's Degrees
              in Engineering and in Physics
              Stanford University, Master Degree in Engineering and Economics
              Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Nuclear Engineering and Business
              Administration
             MAJOR PROFESSIONAL AREAS OF INTEREST: 
              Technological Innovation
              Engineering
              Science and Technological Education
              Research
              Energy
              Industrial Development
              Science and Technology Policy and Energy Efficiency
             Fernández de la Garza has worked to develop regional innovation
            clusters, high tech business incubation and strengthening networks, as
            well as facilitating innovation in medium and small businesses. He has also worked for the development of the Mexican network of Micro-Electro-Mechanical
            Systems, linking industry, universities and government in the definition
            of strategies, the development of technical and educational infrastructure,
            in the organization of business – university consortia to develop
            new MEMS based products and in the interaction with similar networks in
            other countries. Previously, he was advisor to UNIDO and to the governments
            of Brazil and Argentina in Microelectronics development strategies.  Fernández de la Garza has had a long experience in science and engineering
            education and public understanding activities. He has initiated activities
            related to a MEMS itinerant exhibition that is being linked to MANCEF education
            activities, working with specialized science centers in the United States
            and Mexico.
 Education Mr. Fernandez de la Garza has bachelor's degrees in Engineering and in
            Physics from Mexico's National Autonomous University, a Master Degree in
            Engineering Economics from Stanford University and advanced studies in
            Nuclear Engineering and Business Administration from IPN and IPADE. Delegate, Latin America: Daniel Lupi  Daniel Lupi is presently the Director of the Research and Development Center
            for Telecommunication, Electronics and Informatics at the National Institute
            of Industrial Technology (INTI), having joined the Institution immediately
            after completing his Education (National University of Buenos Aires, Electromechanical
            Engineering, and electronics branch), (1975).
 In 1999 he obtained the Master degree in Strategic Management of Innovation,
            ESST at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Laussane. He is international Coordinator of an international Network of "Ibero-American"
            Research Centers for Test and Characterization of Microelectronic Devices
            and Systems.  His research interests have included the application of the methods of
            measurement to practical problems. A parallel thread in his research has
            been the industrial sensors and particularly microsensors. He is author
            or co-author of several scientific papers. He is co-author of Sensores y Sus Aplicaciones, an introductory textbook.
 Teaching activities have included university curriculum development in
            instrumentation and electrical measurements. He is Professor in the National University of La Matanza, and leading several
            seminars for post graduate students. He was leading the national branch of IBERNET project (Microtechnologies
            Industrial Applications, Training and Dissemination Network in Ibero-América),
            European Commission (2000-2001). He was Program Chairman for several International Workshops in the field
            of transducers and their applications. Delegate, Latin America: Hernan Valenzuela  Hernan Valenzuela currently serves as the Microelectronic Program Manager
            in charge of implementation of the new Microelectronic Cluster developing
            under the authority of the Superintendent of the Free Trade Zone of Manaus
            - SUFRAMA, a branch of the Brazilian Ministry of Development Industry and
            Foreign Trade. Hernan also heads Institutional Relations for Technological
            Affairs and is Senior Consultant for the Investment Promotions and Planning
            Superintedant at SUFRAMA
 Career Mr. Valenzuela came from Colombia to Brazil in 1972, hired by TV Sanyo
            to work as a technician, and for 30 years since has worked across the telecommunications
            and manufacturing and foreign trade sectors. He held top plant management
            positions in the 1980's with Gradiente in Manaus and later headed Philips
            Telecommunications Service Division in São Paulo. Hernan eventually
            moved back to Amazônia state to offer his services in project evaluation,
            joint venture identification for both Brazilian and foreign companies,
            including Indian, Italian, French, and United States firms. Later, Hernan
            developed a specialty in advising companies on potential projects in the
            Amazônia area focused on economic and social opportunity with a small
            ecological footprint. Hernan's success in bringing foreign companies to
            the northwestern regions of Brazil has translated into advising the Superintendence
            of the Free Trade Zone of Manaus (SUFRAMA) on investment promotion, investment
            management, green energy projects, and tourism management. Today, Mr. Valenzuela
            is charged with implementing the creation of a Microelectronic Technology
            Cluster in Manaus as part of the larger economic development planning of
            the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. Education  Mr. Valenzuela attended the Superior School of Telecommunications (ITEC)
            in Bogota, Colombia and the Federal University of the Amazon, Manaus, Brazil.
            He also received managerial and foreign trade training through Philips
            Telecommunications Division, Brazil and through the Center for Analysis,
            Research and Innovation. Hernan speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
 Chief Delegate, USA: Dr. Michael Gaitan  Michael Gaitan received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1988 from
            the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the Project Leader of the
            MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) Project, Semiconductor Electronics
            Division, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory, NIST. He directs
            the MEMS Project activities in providing industry with standardized MEMS
            test structures and test methods for characterizing the thermo-electro-mechanical
            properties of thin-films used in IC and MEMS technologies; works with IC
            foundries to improve accessibility of MEMS manufacturing; and heads research
            and development of novel measurement applications of MEMS technology for
            our new programs in BioElectronics and Single Molecule Manipulation and
            Measurement (SM3).
  Dr. Gaitan has been active in developing standard manufacturing practices
            and is recognized for developing the cif-MEMS (CMOS Integrated Circuit
            Foundry MEMS) process with the MOSIS service, one of the first MEMS foundry
            services in the US.
 He is also active with international standardization activities for MEMS
            including the SEMI MEMS effort and is active with the International Micromachine
            Standardization Forum organized by Japan's Micromachine Center (MMC). Dr. Gaitan has worked to establish the MEMS Alliance, an alliance of companies,
            universities, and government laboratories in the Washington DC metropolitan
            area whose mission is to create a group that networks expertise, capabilities,
            and research to facilitate the development of new applications and commercialization
            of miniaturization technologies. Delegate, USA: Tom Cellucci  Tom Cellucci is the President and Chief Operating Officer at Zyvex, Inc
            located in Richardson, Texas, USA. Zyvex has earned a reputation as the
            nanotechnology leader by providing nanotechnology solutions for real-world
            applications with a growing product portfolio - comprised of tools, materials
            and structures.
 Dr. Cellucci is the author or co-author of over 98 articles on nanotechnology,
            laser spectroscopy, environmental disturbance control, MEMS test and measurement,
            and high-tech sales and marketing. Tom is on the board of Directors of the Laser Institute of America. In
            addition, Cellucci is a member of the Senatorial Trust - a small group
            of distinguished business and political leaders nominated by United States'
            Senators to meet on a regular basis with the highest-ranking members of
            the government.  Education
 Tom Cellucci holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of
            Pennsylvania, an MBA from Rutgers University, and a B.S. in Chemistry from
            Fordham University. Delegate, USA: Bob Sulouff  Mr. Sulouff is the Director of Business Development for the Micromachined
            products Division of Analog Devices Inc., Cambridge Massachusetts. He has
            led the start-up of an Optical MEMS business area at Analog Devices recently,
            and is now addressing the longer term strategic opportunities in BioMEMS
            and RFMEMS as well as special projects. He joined ADI 9 years ago as the
            Product Line Director for Accelerometers and took the business from it's
            first sales to the world's major market share producer of accelerometers.
 Prior to ADI, for 7 years he was the Manager of Advanced Sensor Technology
            for Siemens Automotive, leading a MEMS R&D facility in the US and developing
            suppliers for production. Preceding Siemens he was the Manager of Advance Sensor for Honeywell, Solid
            State Electronics Center in Plymouth Minnesota for 4 years.  Mr. Sulouff was the VP of Engineering and Technology at a start-up he helped
            found, Insouth Microsystems, Auburn Alabama; where he invented the first
            commercial MEMS accelerometer (G-Chip).
 Education Mr. Sulouff was educated at the University of Central Florida with BS and
            MS degrees in engineering materials and with executive course work at MIT
            Sloan. Delegate, USA: Steve Walsh  Steven Walsh is the Alfred Black Professor of Entrepreneurship and the
            Co-Director of the Technology Management Center at the University of New
            Mexico's Anderson School of Management, and an internationally renowned
            academic and businessman.
 He has been a Director at a Fortune 5 Company Division, General Manager
            and Vice President of medium sized businesses and President of entrepreneurial
            and non-profit companies. Steve received his BEng and Strategic Management PhD at Rennsselear Polytechnic
            Institute. He has published over 100 articles serving both the academic and practitioner
            communities. He has assisted firms in gaining over $200 million in equity
            resources in the past four years.  Steve has been a plenary or invited speaker for over 40 economic development
            groups and industrial organizations.
 He is MANCEF's Founding Past President and Co-Editor of the international
            roadmap for MEMS and Top Down Nano technologies. |