Design, model, and fabrication of micro/nanodevices

创造功能项目的能力取决于是否有足够的材料和获得适当的工具。利用新材料的基本性质的知识以及操纵工具的经验将使我们能够建造与我们的生存或舒适相关的东西-从简单的机械结构到高度复杂的电子设备。因此，随着新材料或新技术的出现，需要产生新的知识，以便这些材料或技术能够为社会造福。需要发明新的工具或创新的操纵机制来将材料设计成功能装置。由于对制造和组装技术的了解的增加，以及利用纳米材料独特的机械、电学和热学性质的能力，纳米工程的出现非常强劲。凭借对微机械加工和纳米技术的基本了解，这项研究计划将专注于为现实世界应用开发微/纳米设备。

The ability to create functional items relies on the availability of adequate materials and the access to appropriate tools. The knowledge to exploit fundamental properties of new materials as well as the experience of manipulating tools will allow building of things that are relevant to our existence or comfort - from simple mechanical structures to highly sophisticated electronic devices. Therefore, as new materials or novel technologies emerge, new knowledge needs to be generate so that the materials or technologies can be utilized for the benefits of the society. New tools or innovative manipulation mechanisms need to be invented to engineer the materials into functional devices. There is a strong emergence of nanoengineering due to the increased understanding of fabrication and assembly techniques, and an ability to exploit the unique mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties of nanomaterials. Equipped with this fundamental understanding of micromachining and nanotechnology, this research program will focused on the development of micro/nanodevices for real-world applications.