July 01, 2009 –
Lisa Naugle (in orange) directs her students in rehearsal.
Indian and American engineers found common ground at CALIT2 this week as they familiarized themselves with each others’ research and explored potential collaborations.
The Third INDO-U.S. Workshop on Fabrionics took place June 28-29 at CALIT2’s UC Irvine division.
Jointly sponsored by CALIT2, the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the BioMems Research Group at UCI, the workshop gave Indian and American researchers a forum for showcasing research results and exploring new research and funding opportunities.
Break dancers bust a move.
Fabrionics, also known as microfabrication, includes advanced and futuristic manufacturing techniques for micro- and nano-components. Workshop participants discussed the newest procedures, including self-assembly, desktop factories that utilize 3D printers, and proximal probes that can explore and manipulate matter at the nanoscale in a variety of environments, including liquids.
Arpana Dance Company (photo: G. Gallardo)
The two-day workshop featured speakers from advanced manufacturing and funding agencies, a student-organized poster session and round-table discussions focused on the future.
At the end of the first day, participants – from UCI, UC Berkeley, Northwestern University, University of Akron, University of Missouri, India Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, Bengal Engineering and Science University and the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute – were treated to a dance performance orchestrated and directed by Lisa Naugle, dance professor at UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
“A Celebration of Styles,” performed by a UCI dance ensemble and the Arpana Dance Company, focused on the evolving continuum of dance styles, and featured Indian classical, modern, ballet, and break dance genres.
UCI students (photo: G. Gallardo)
