Title : 
The Glennan Microsystems Initiative
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Glennan Microsyst. Initiative, Cleveland, OH
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The Glennan Microsystems Initiative is a unique public-private partnership for the research, development, and application needs of NASA and industry in micro-fabricated sensors and actuators for use in harsh environments. The Initiative couples the microsystems capabilities at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and other state universities with industry. A five-year project, the Initiative builds on existing resources in the region, and is funded jointly by NASA, the State of Ohio, industry, and others. Its major objective is to spur economic development by delivering leading edge microsystems technology to a range of manufacturing and technology-intensive companies and to NASA to meet mission requirements
         
        
            Keywords : 
microactuators; micromachining; microsensors; research initiatives; Case Western Reserve University; Glennan Microsystems Initiative; NASA; NASA Glenn Research Center; development; economic development; five-year project; harsh environment; leading edge microsystems technology; micro-fabricated actuators; micro-fabricated sensors; mission requirements; public-private partnership; research; technology-intensive companies; Actuators; Biomedical imaging; Biosensors; Condition monitoring; Gas detectors; Manufacturing industries; Microelectromechanical devices; NASA; Space technology; Temperature sensors;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium, 1999. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Biennial
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Minneapolis, MN
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-5240-8
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/UGIM.1999.782822