09.18.15
Rochester Institute of Technology is part of a consortium recently awarded a federal grant to establish a research center for employing flexible electronics in manufacturing.
The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) grant was awarded to FlexTech Alliance, a consortium of 162 companies, universities and nonprofits, for the purpose of creating the Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Flexible Hybrid Electronics. The institute will be managed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
RIT’s anticipated role will be to contribute expertise in high performance print systems and functionality, engineering processes and materials development. Flexible electronics is viewed as the intersection of electronics and high-precision printing, both areas in which RIT has considerable expertise.
The technology involves assembling electronic devices by printing circuit patterns on flexible substrates and then placing the electronic components where needed. The technology has the potential to create an array of products ranging from wearable devices to improved medical health monitoring technologies.
RIT’s contributions will be led by Denis Cormier, the Earl W. Brinkman Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, part of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, and Shu Chang, the Melbert B. Cary Jr. Distinguished Professorship in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.
Cormier’s research is on printed electronics, specifically the synthesis of printable nano-inks, the development or enhancement of printing processes and the design of novel printed electronic devices. He also is an expert in the area of additive manufacturing and multifunctional printing.
RIT was recently awarded a NYS Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) in Additive Manufacturing and Functional Printing (AMPrint Center), of which Cormier is the director. The AMPrint Center is one of the first academic centers in the U.S. specifically dedicated to multifunctional printing.
The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) grant was awarded to FlexTech Alliance, a consortium of 162 companies, universities and nonprofits, for the purpose of creating the Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Flexible Hybrid Electronics. The institute will be managed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
RIT’s anticipated role will be to contribute expertise in high performance print systems and functionality, engineering processes and materials development. Flexible electronics is viewed as the intersection of electronics and high-precision printing, both areas in which RIT has considerable expertise.
The technology involves assembling electronic devices by printing circuit patterns on flexible substrates and then placing the electronic components where needed. The technology has the potential to create an array of products ranging from wearable devices to improved medical health monitoring technologies.
RIT’s contributions will be led by Denis Cormier, the Earl W. Brinkman Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, part of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, and Shu Chang, the Melbert B. Cary Jr. Distinguished Professorship in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.
Cormier’s research is on printed electronics, specifically the synthesis of printable nano-inks, the development or enhancement of printing processes and the design of novel printed electronic devices. He also is an expert in the area of additive manufacturing and multifunctional printing.
RIT was recently awarded a NYS Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) in Additive Manufacturing and Functional Printing (AMPrint Center), of which Cormier is the director. The AMPrint Center is one of the first academic centers in the U.S. specifically dedicated to multifunctional printing.