MIG Welcomes New Governing Council Member

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Alissa M. Fitzgerald, co-founder and managing member of A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates, as MIG's newest Governing Council member.  A.M Fitzgerald & Associates has been an active member since 2006 and Alissa is also an instructor for MIG's MEMS Business and Management short course.

Dr. Fitzgerald has over 13 years of hands-on experience in MEMS design and fabrication, and has developed over a dozen distinct MEMS devices, such as piezoresistive cantilevers, ultrasound transducers, and microcalorimeters, for applications as broad as implantable medical devices and spacecraft sensors.  She is an expert on reliability of brittle materials and finite element analysis for MEMS devices, and continues to conduct research in those areas.

She has previously been employed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Sigpro, and Sensant Corporation (acquired by Siemens). Dr. Fitzgerald received her bachelors and masters degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her doctorate from Stanford University, all in the discipline of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Dr. Fitzgerald has numerous journal publications, holds two patents, and is a frequent lecturer at Stanford University and local professional group meetings.  Dr. Fitzgerald is the Director of the MIT Club of N. CA Semiconductor Entrepreneurship Program.

MIG's Governing Council is comprised of individuals from member companies with a strong dedication to the advancement and commercialization of MEMS. They represent a cross-section of this diverse industry, ranging from device manufacturers to equipment suppliers, large and small.  Governing Council members provide oversight and guidance to the MIG staff in all its activities and efforts to promote the MEMS industry.

Alissa's years of MEMS experience will be a tremendous asset in the work of the Governing Council. Welcome aboard, Alissa!