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Welcome to the New SCME Website!
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Welcome to the SCME-NM.org Website!
Funded by the National Science Foundation, DUE #0902411
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me is Matthias Pleil, I am the Principal Investigator for the Southwest Center for Microsystems Education, a National Science Foundation supported Advanced Technological Education Center - see the "About Us" link for more information.
If you are a STEM faculty at a secondary or post-secondary institution, then this site may be for you! The SCME offers professional development and educational materials to excite and engage secondary and post secondary students in the field of Microsystems (MEMS) technology. This is a fast growing, multidisciplinary field. Microsystems products are found in all the gadgets we use today and require a high level of technical skills by the people who manufacture, design and integrate these devices. By engaging students in learning where these Microsystems are used, how they are made and why they should care, we, as educators, can get them to see the relevancy and importance in learning Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). 
*** To become a registered user, select "Create an Account" shown on the left column and follow the simple instruction. As a registered user, you will have access to additional educational materials than just the few samples for the public.
Registered users also have access to the Forum - Check it out! ***** SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE *****
This site promises to become more useful for our stake-holders and partners. We are using an open-source Content Management Software system called Joomla! It is very powerful and not too hard to learn. The Joomla! users have one of the largest networks I've seen, and I have yet to find a problem that hasn't been solved and posted. Feel free to offer suggestions and comments about our website - you can email Matt at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
If you have great ideas on micro technology education or want us to come to your neck of the woods to produce a workshop - we are open to this.