Microproducts Breakthrough Institute
Tour the Microproducts Breakthrough Institute during the 2011 MSEC/NAMRC/ICMP Conference. The Microproducts Breakthrough Institute is a unique collaboration between Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory focused on the research, development and commercialization of microchannel process technology (MPT) for energy, medical, environmental and national security applications. Formed in 2003, the MBI is housed in a 70,000 sq foot high technology facility on the Corvallis Hewlett-Packard campus including unique design, fabrication, testing and pilot production capabilities to enable teams of academic, federal laboratory and industrial researchers to the development and commercialize MPT. Areas of research include water desalination, miniature heat pumps, kidney dialysis, batteries, solar cells, fuel cells, nanomaterial synthesis and sustainable nanomanufacturing including nanofluids, nanofilms and nanocomposites among many others. For more information, please visit http://mbi-online.org/.
Hewlett-Packard 
This 1.5 hour tour will provide participants a look at the efforts Hewlett-Packard has made to vertically-integrate its thermal inkjet printheads within emerging printing markets. New markets for inkjet that HP has recently entered include photo kiosks at Walmart, real-time book publishing and wide-format web printing. The tour will include a look at the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fab where HP does all of its inkjet development as well as opportunities to see its latest thermal inkjet applications enabling the mass customization of printed media.
Tour the beautiful campus of Oregon State University, including these points of interest:
O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at OSU
The O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory together with the Coastal and Ocean Engineering Program in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University is a leading center for research and education in coastal engineering and nearshore science. Our strengths are:
- A critical mass of faculty specializing in physical and numerical modeling of coastal dynamics
- An expanding, interdisciplinary graduate program offering M.S., M.Oc.E. and Ph.D. degrees
- One of the largest and technically most advanced laboratories for coastal research
- Expertise in tsunami and coastal hazard mitigation
Learn more about the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory on their website at:
http://wave.oregonstate.edu/
SAE Formula Racing at OSU
SAE International is a global association of more than 128,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International’s core competencies are life-long learning and voluntary consensus standards development. SAE International’s charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series. During the conference, a guided tour of Oregon State University will visit the SAE Formula Racing Headquarters. For more information about SAE at OSU, please visit their website: http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/SAE/
