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Dear MTL Community,
January not only marks the beginning of a new year - for all of us at MTL it's also the month of the Microsystems Annual Research Conference (MARC). This year, MARC2025 was held on January 14-15 at the Omni Mount Washington Resort, and on behalf of our entire community, I would like to thank Emma Wawrzynek and Mingran Jia and their amazing organizing committee, for all of your hard work making this conference such a great success. We had over 260 attendees and close to 200 posters showcasing the exciting research coming out of MTL. Attendees were able to enjoy a keynote by Deirde Hanford from NATCAST, enlightening panel discussions by MTL faculty, MIG & MAP industry members, and start-ups, and close to 200 posters and research pitches. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. You can find some pictures of the event here.
Following MARC, our MIG members and MTL faculty hold our annual Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting to discuss and highlight plans for the future of MTL. It has never been a more exciting time for microsystems and microelectronics, and I am looking forward to continue working with all of your on this amazing journey! You can view photos from IAB2025 here.
Before we look ahead to the many events planned for Spring 2025, I would like to give another thanks to everyone in the MTL community who attended and celebrated MTL's 40th Anniversary on November 20, 2024. It was an amazing celebration of more than 300 MTL community members coming together to discuss and commemorate the past, present, and future of MTL. View photos from both the conference and reception.
As many of you know, we are also working hard to put together a new multidisciplinary program at the intersection of microelectronics and health sciences that will leverage innovation in semiconductor technology, machine learning, biochemistry, and material science towards a future of true personalized healthcare. On November 19th, we gathered with physicians, healthcare industry leaders, semiconductor innovators and biomedical engineers to discuss the opportunities ahead. I would like to sincerely thank Prof. Ahmad Bahai, who in close collaboration with Profs. Charles Sodini, Joel Voldman, Thomas Heldt, Alex Shalek, and Dr. Veerle Reumers (imec), put together this wonderful event for our community. You can learn more about the program and view photos and videos from the workshop here.
You can find below some of the many events that the MTL community will be involved with in the coming months, including among others, the lineup of speakers for the MTL Seminar Series, the annual BBQ, our traditional MTL cookie socials, and celebrating the accomplishments of our graduates in May. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
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