International Summer School on Fluidic MEMS
25th August to 14th September 2019 at Jade University
Organised by Jade University - Department of Engineering Sciences and International Office
Introduction
The Department of Engineering Sciences and the International Office of Jade University offer a three-week summer school on Fluidic MEMS. This course focuses on microfluidic systems, which are a subtopic of Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) concentrating on handling small amounts of fluids.
Microfluidic systems have the potential to change analytic devices in the same way microelectronics did in the past to electronic devices. Possible applications are portable analytical devices like Lab-on-a-chip and point-of-care devices. To use this potential the knowledge about the technology and its usage needs to be spread out. This is the aim of this course; it will give an introduction to the fabrication and usage of microfluidic devices.
The first part of the course covers basics from a physical and technological point of view. The second part continues with the design, calculation and simulation of microfluidic chips. Recent research in biomedical applications is also presented.
The focus of the course is on the engineering point of view for micro fluidic applications especially. The course content is explained using examples and will be directly applied in a project. During this project an analytical standard procedure is transferred to the micro scale and realised as a microfluidic chip. This project includes designing, producing and testing the chip.
The course language is English. The presence of students as well as teachers from foreign countries requires the use of a shared language as the basis of everyday communication and interaction, and gives better motivation than a language course at a home university ever could.
This summer course is addressed to graduate students and requires a Bachelor’s degree for participation. It is a regular part of the Master of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering program at Jade University and is accepted for Master studies by our partner universities.
Schedule
Fluidic-MEMS Summer School in Wilhelmshaven 2019: Microfluidic Applications in Biomedical Engineering and Sensor Technology (Graduate students) | ||
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26.08. | Mon | Welcome - Workshop "German Language and Culture" - Introduction to courses (afternoon session) |
27.08. - 30.08. | Tue | Basics of Microfluidics Lecture room / ICT (PC-Lab) / Lab |
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Fri | ||
31.08. - 01.09. | Sat | Excursions: Sat: Mudflat Hiking (Baltrum), Sun: Meyer Shipyard (Papenburg) |
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02.09. - 05.09. | Mon | Microfluidics Engineering Lecture room / ICT (PC-Lab) / Lab |
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Thur | ||
06.09. - 08.09. | Fri | Excursion to Hamburg: Fri: Löwenstein Medical, Sat: Airbus, Miniaturwonderland, Sun: Free time till noon |
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09.09. - 12.09. | Mon | Biomicrofluidics Applications Lecture room / ICT (PC-Lab) / Lab |
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13.09. | Fri | Presentations of project results (all courses together) - Student evaluation Final Award Presentation |
Normal timetable
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9:00 am | Start morning session |
12:00 noon | Lunch |
1:00 pm | Start afternoon session |
4:00 pm | End |
Course Abstracts
Basics of MicrofluidicsMichael Schlüter |
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Microfluidic EngineeringAntonio Luque, Stefan Gaßmann |
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Biomicrofluidics ApplicationRui Lima, Stefan Gaßmann |
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Costs and Facts
Target group | Graduate students of engineering |
Course credits | up to 6 ECTS credits |
Location | Jade University in Wilhelmshaven, northern part of Germany |
Time | 25th August until 14th September 2019 |
Organizer | Jade University Department of Engineering Sciences |
Registration deadline | 15th May 2019 Please use Online Application Form |
Application, course fee & funding | General course fee: 500 Euro International students: Students from partner universities (see list below): Students from Jade University: Students from abroad may be eligible for a scholarship and will be informed about the possibilities after having handed in their complete application documents. If you have any questions please contact our International Office, Iris Wilters. |
Board & lodging | We will book a shared room on a houseboat for you, costs 420 Euro per 3 weeks (including breakfast). If you wish to stay in a single room, we recommend to look for a hotel room. Please note that there are no cooking facilities on the houseboat. You can obtain a low-cost lunch in the university canteen. For dinner you will have to go to restaurants or buy snacks. |
Partner institutions | Westphalian University of Applied Sciences (Germany) |
Application
Thank you for your interest in our Fluidic MEMS Summer School. The application period for the next summer school starts in March 2020.
Participating Partners
Jade University of Applied Sciences
Department of Engineering Sciences
Wilhelmshaven, Germany



Westphalian University of Applied Sciences
Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Natural Sciences
Gelsenkirchen, Germany

University of Seville
Department of Electronics Engineering
Seville, Spain

University of Minho
Mechanical Engineering Department
Guimarães, Portugal


Supported by the German Academic Exchange Service
with funding from the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany