Call for papers
IEEE Sensors
Journal
Special issue on
Micro-Sensors and
Micro-Actuators – Technology and Applications
Today, as
micromachining has matured well beyond the threshold of academic curiosity, the
use of silicon micro-sensors and micro-actuators has been increasing at high
rate. Micro-sensors appear in great numbers, notably in automobiles, process
controls, biomedical applications, and scientific instrumentation. Observers
note the shift of emphasis in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) research,
from core micro-fabrication technologies to application-specific micro-sensors
and micro-actuators. More than ever the work on micro-devices is focused on
application-driven selection of fabrication technologies (or integration of
several technologies), suitable materials, system-level integration, and
packaging. As MEMS technology is always in competition with non-lithography
based manufacturing, it often wins in applications. Thanks to lower costs, superior
performance, and integration with processors and actuators, micro-sensors are
widely employed on the factory floor and in home devices. This special issue is
intended to publish a collection of high quality papers that cover this
process, with the hope of its becoming of archival value to its practitioners
and followers.
We invite
original research contributions and review articles at the interface between
technology and applications of micro-sensors and micro-actuators. Of special
interests is work on technologies of micro-sensors and micro-actuators for
specific applications, including but not limited to:
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Inertial micro-sensors for military
applications (high-G, navigation, tactical)
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Micro-actuators for
assembly/manipulation of nano-size objects
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Micro-actuators for
flow/aerodynamics control
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Micro-actuators for precision light
processing and manipulation
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Chemical micro-sensors and actuators for environmental
monitoring/control
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In-vivo biological micro-sensors and
micro-actuators
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Micro-sensors and micro-actuators
for medical diagnostics/practice
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Micro-sensors for civil structure
health monitoring
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Micro-sensors and actuators for
automotive industry
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Micro-sensors an actuators for harsh
environment (high temperature, toxicity, radiation)
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Micro-sensors and actuators in
consumer electronics
Papers that
provide experimental results to validate the original contribution are strongly
encouraged.
Submitted
papers are subject to standard peer review common at the IEEE Sensors
Journal.
All manuscripts
must be submitted on-line, via the IEEE
Manuscript CentralTM, see http://sensors-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com (see also http://www.ewh.ieee.org/tc/sensors/manuscript_central.htm). Upon submission, please indicate in Author Comments in Manuscript CentralTM, and
also by e-mail to Ms. Jo-Ellen Snyder, j.e.snyder@ieee.org, that the
submitted paper is intended for this Special Issue. For
manuscript preparation and submission, please follow the guidelines in the Information for Authors at the
IEEE Sensors Journal website.
Deadlines:
Manuscript Submission extended: September 1,
2003
Notification of Acceptance: October 1,
2003
Final Manuscript due: December 1,
2003.
Tentative publication date: March 2004
The Special Issue Guest Editors are:
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Prof. Andrei M. Shkel University of California, Irvine |
Prof. Chang Liu University of Illinois, Urbana |
Prof. William C. Tang University of California, Irvine |