Microfluidic Workshop set at UNC

Purpose

This workshop will offer participants the opportunity to learn about fabricating structures across different length scales (nm → µm) and become familiar with a number of important application areas – microfluidics and nanofluidics for biological/biomedical applications. There will be lectures (mornings) covering relevant technological and application areas. In the afternoons, there will be on-site demonstrations of fabrication equipment and hands-on experiments focused on making a microfluidic device and using it.

Intended Audience

Researchers wanting to learn more about what microfluidics can do, how to design devices for different application areas, and how to make microfluidic devices.

Lectures

  • Day 1 (Thursday, August 3) — Basic principles on how to produce microstructures and nanostructures in a variety of materials.
  • Day 2 (Friday, August 4) — Strategies for designing a device for different application areas.
    Lectures from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm followed by demonstrations and laboratory work in the afternoons.

Lecturers

Carrie Donley

Carrie Donley

UNC Chapel Hill

Bob Geil

Bob Geil

UNC Chapel Hill

Steven Soper

Steven Soper

University of Kansas

Maggie Witek

Maggie Witek

University of Kansas

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Louisiana State University

Sunggook Park

Sunggook Park

Louisiana State University

Guest Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Jost Goettert

Dr. Jost Goettert

University of Applied Sciences Krefeld, Germany

Venue

Chapel Hill Analytical and Nanofabrication Laboratory (CHANL), located in Chapman Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.

A map of Chapman Hall

Registration Fees

The cost for attendance is $225 and includes morning continental breakfast, lectures, lunch and the hands-on laboratories in the afternoons. Participants will also see demonstrations on some of the equipment in CHANL.

Accommodations

Hotels within walking distance of the UNC campus:

  • Carolina Inn, located at 211 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 / 919-933-2001
  • The Franklin Hotel, located at 311 West Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 / 919-442-9000

For alternative hotel suggestions, please contact one of the people below.

Contacts

Steven A. Soper: ssoper@ku.edu
Carrie Donley: cdonley@email.unc.edu