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Celebrating 20 Years of Maryland NanoCenter

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

Kim Engineering Building

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Welcome

The FabLab is a Class 1000 research cleanroom located in the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building. The lab supports research and development programs in nano science and technology, micro-electromechanical systems, semiconductors, materials and devices for electronics, bioscience and bioengineering, and sensor/actuator systems. FabLab is open to users from across the university community as well as government and industry.

Classes in FabLab

The FabLab is not only used for work and research. We have a growing number of classes utilizing this state of the art facility giving students hands on experience learning the processes and techniques used to make our electronics and devices.

Click here to learn more about classes in the lab.


Announcements

Ongoing

Due to the big increase in cost of precious metals over the years, the cost of Au, Pt, and Pd will be adjusted to the following: from $92 to $110 for Au, $70 to $100 for PT, and $100 to $110 for Pd.

Ongoing

Dicing saw users must get the blades from Nam and return after use. $30 will be charged for each broken/missing blades.

Ongoing

The BET system now back in operation! Due to the issues found during the repair, all samples must be prebaked at least over 100C overnight before degassing even . Any material that cannot be heated above 100C must be approved by the staff beforehand. Failure to do so will lead to the tool failure again. All sample tubes must be checked in/out. Its expected for users to take back their samples after analysis and return clean sample tubes. Contact Nam for further detail.

Ongoing

New rates and target limitations are established for AJA ATC Orion 8 Sputtering system. See scheduler reservations for details.

Ongoing

If you run a process that has variable rates (i.e.- ALD, furnace, sputter, etc.), make sure you write in the final dollar amount in the Description of Operation section of your reservation along with the reservation ID number of the original run. Otherwise you will be charged for the full rates.

Ongoing

External Materials If you plan to bring external materials into the lab, please notify the FabLab staff to ensure proper safety protocols and any equipment arrangements can be made. Please submit an External Materials Request form for each material you will bring. This form can be found on the Fablab equipment page.

Using the lab

If you are interested in using the instruments in the lab please complete the steps on the Become a User page. Additionally, introduce yourself to the FabLab staff and discuss your project. This will allow us to understand your needs and develop a plan for your work or research.

Acknowledging NanoCenter and FabLab

The NanoCenter and FabLab need your help! Acknowledging the support given by the NanoCenter in your presentations and publications help us out tremendously.

Read how to acknowledge

Hours

Current hours are:
7:00am - 5:00pm
Monday - Friday

The Main FabLab is open 24/7 with restricted after hours access between 8:00pm - 7:00am.

FabLab Contact Information

Location

2302 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building

Staff

Nam Kim

Director, FabLab

nsk0248@umd.edu
301-405-6664

Jon Hummel

Staff, FabLab

jhummel1@umd.edu
301-405-5017

Tom Loughran

Staff, FabLab

tcl@umd.edu
301-405-3642

Mark Lecates

Staff, FabLab

mlecates@umd.edu
301-405-5197

John Abrahams

Staff, FabLab

jabrah@umd.edu
301-405-5018

Daniel Lewis

Staff, FabLab

dlewis17@umd.edu
301-405-3681

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