The Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology at Georgia Tech (IEN) is a unique, interdisciplinary research and educational institute comprised of state-of-the-art laboratories and globally recognized academic and research faculty, scientists, and technical support staff.
As an infrastructure resource, IEN is comprised of several unique, educational, fabrication and characterization laboratories for Nano, Micro, and Bio-device research enabling leading-edge human resource and technology development, from the basic discovery stage to prototype realization.
These cleanrooms are general use for electronics, MEMS, photonics, and materials research, along with a specialized class 100 bays for work at the interface between fabrication and life sciences. Additional laboratories under IEN administration include the Laser Machining Lab, for micro-machining of diverse materials (polymers, glasses, ceramics, metals, and organics) using UV and IR laser sources, and a Teaching Cleanroom dedicated to support advanced training and lab courses taught in the areas of CMOS fabrication, MEMS, and micro/nanoelectronic processing.
Become a User
GT Internal Users
Step 1| Join the IEN - Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility Equipment Group
Click here to access the Shared User Management Site (sums.gatech.edu) and log in with your GT username and password
Register for and attend one of the scheduled new user orientations
Take and pass the three prerequisite entrance tests upon completion of the orientation
That’s it! You’re now a member of the IEN - Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility
Step 2 | Join your Principal Investigator’s Billing Group
While logged in to sums.gatech.edu, select “Billing Groups” from the menu bar, and then select "Billing Group List"
Search for the Billing Group you intend to join and click on the "Request Entry to BG" button on the right-hand side of the screen
Wait for approval from your billing group administrator
External Users
External users are researchers who have no affiliation with Georgia Tech. This includes researchers from institutions other than Georgia Tech, government labs, and industry. If you are coming from an academic or government institution, you will pay the same rates as Georgia Tech users.
Prospective external users will need to first contact Dr. Paul Joseph (paul.joseph@ien.gatech.edu; 404-894-5029), who will walk you through the process of becoming one. Once contact has been established, please fill out thisformand fax it to 404-385-4082, with attention to Brian McGlade. Once we have received and processed your information, you will receive further instructions from our staff. Cleanroom Quick Links
Omer Inan has been appointed to the Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Chair in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, effective July 1.
Inan started working at Georgia Tech in 2013, where he is now an associate professor in ECE and a program faculty member for the Georgia Tech Bioengineering Graduate Program. Inan is the director of the Inan Research Lab, where he and his research team work on non-invasive physiological sensing and modulation for four different application areas: unobtrusive cardiovascular monitoring, wearable biomechanics, non-invasive neuromodulation of stress, and pediatric bioengineering.
Inan advises or co-advises two postdoctoral fellows, 21 Ph.D. students, and three M.S. students. He has graduated 17 Ph.D. students and nine M.S. students. Four of his Ph.D. graduates are in faculty positions at leading universities, and others hold research positions in both industry and academia. Their work has attracted media attention and has been featured in outlets such as CNN Health, BBC News, National Public Radio, CBS Radio, and Scientific American.
This August we are welcoming back the full student body! With this return to campus, we hope to see more of our users returning to the cleanrooms. With the anticipated increase in usage, we would like to feature one of our most popular tools in the cleanroom the LEXT 3D laser Confocal Microscope.
The Olympus LEXT, is a laser confocal microscope with fixed laser wavelength of 405nm with magnification ranges: 108x – 17,280x. X-Y plane resolution: 120nm, height resolution: 20-30nm. Measurement modes: profile, area/volume, surface roughness, geometric, film thickness.
We have recently upgraded the monitors in the cleanrooms to help show small details in the microscope cameras. The Monitor attached to this tool is a 27” UHD.
The LEXT 3D Laser Confocal is also used for creating 3D images of surfaces in both corrected color, and in wireframe formats:
Along with these capabilities, it can measure distance, height, and surface roughness. The LEXT is conveniently located next to the NanoScribe for easy measurement of finished prints after development.
Find a complete list of our tools and more at biocleanroom.gatech.edu
For more information, contact Philip Anschutz at: phil-a@gatech.edu 404.520.8289
Nano@Tech is Back on Campus
Session 1 | Harnessing In Vivo Enzymatic Activity to Engineer Synthetic Breath Biomarkers of Disease
Tuesday August 24th @ 12PM | Pettit Microelectronics Building 102 A&B | 791 Atlantic Drive Atlanta | GA 30332
Leslie Chan | Professor; Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech & Emory
Abstract: Breath testing is a non-invasive and rapid diagnostic tool that is underutilized in the clinic due to scarcity of known breath biomarkers. Thousands of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are excreted from the body in breath after having been produced endogenously as volatile metabolites or introduced exogenously via diet or environmental exposure. However, efforts to identify disease-specific VOCs have been hindered by technological and statistical limitations with currently-used -omic approaches. As an alternative approach to biomarker discovery, my lab has developed a diagnostic platform that leverages aberrant enzymatic activity during disease to engineer synthetic breath biomarkers. This platform technology consists of nanoparticle sensors that are delivered in vivo and release bio-orthogonal VOC reporters upon activation by targeted enzymatic activity. VOC trafficking pathways from tissues to breath offers a mechanism by which we can engineer exhaled biomarkers for diseases of different organ systems. In my talk, I will discuss how we designed and validated our volatile-releasing nanosensors for use in respiratory disease and future applications in gastrointestinal disease.
Bio: Dr. Leslie Chan is an Assistant Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Tech School of Engineering and Emory School of Medicine. Dr. Chan earned her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech and her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Washington with Professor Suzie Pun. She completed her postdoctoral training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Professor Sangeeta Bhatia and is a recipient of an NIH K99/R00 award. Dr. Chan’s research program uses emerging principles from nanomedicine to develop technologies to study, detect, and treat infectious disease, microbiome dysbiosis, and inflammatory diseases.
Nano@Tech Fall 2021 Schedule All Lectures 12PM - 1PM EST
September 14th | Wenshan Cai | School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, GT
September 28th | Nick Guise | Georgia Tech Research Institute
October 12th | Carlos Silva | School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, GT
Monday October 25th | Sourabh Saha | School of Mechanical Engineering, GT
November 9th | Ramraja Ramasamy | School of Chemistry, Materials & Biomedical Engineering, UGA
November 23rd | David Ku | School of Mechanical Engineering, GT
December 14th | Gleb Yushin | School of Materials Science & Engineering, GT
The Micro Nano Technology Education Center: Fostering Partnerships Between Industry, University, and Community Colleges to Grow the Micro Nano Skilled Technical Workforce
August 25, 2021 | 4PM - 5PM EDT
Jared Ashcroft | Dept. of Chemistry, Pasadena City College & Director,
Micro Nano Technology Education Center
Abstract: Microsystems and nanosystems technologies are becoming, if not already, pervasive throughout the daily human experience. The internet of things is expected to support a trillion micro-nano devices. Examples of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) include pressure sensors, microphones, accelerometers, time-keeping devices, photonic devices, and medical instrumentation. The growth and convergence of these technologies will expand for the foreseeable future as the miniaturization and integration processes continues. A modern hi-tech workforce will be educated by Micro Nano Technology educators to keep pace with these manufacturing developments.
The Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC) is a community college led conglomerate of educators, industry leaders, and government agencies that aim to increase micro nano technical education opportunities. The goal of the MNT-EC is to grow the MNT technician workforce by fostering academic and industry mentorship between existing MNT partners and educators developing prospective community college MNT programs. This goal will be accomplished by coordinating programs, engaging with industry partners, increasing the diversity in MNT education and workforce, and providing professional development opportunities for MNT faculty and students. This presentation will discuss the current state of MNT technical education and share the Center goals.
Covid-19 vaccines are available to all Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff, as well as their family members ages 12 and older. Vaccine clinics are now taking place every Tuesday on campus.
Testing continues to be available during the summer. If you're on campus and have not been vaccinated, keep testing weekly to help make campus as safe and healthy as possible.
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The Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology at Georgia Tech (IEN) is a unique, interdisciplinary research and educational institute comprised of state-of-the-art laboratories and globally recognized academic and research faculty, scientists, and technical support staff.
External users are researchers who have no affiliation with Georgia Tech. This includes researchers from institutions other than Georgia Tech, government labs, and industry. If you are coming from an academic or government institution, you will pay the same 
Omer Inan has been appointed to the Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Chair in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, effective July 1.
