MicroTAS 2017 Conference - October 22-26, 2017

Authors / Abstracts

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Shark Tank

Awards

Art in Science Competition

Art Award Submission

Video Award Competition

Video Award Submission

Hochuen Award Competition

Hochuen Award Submission

Hochuen Portable Microfluidic Award
The MicroTAS 2017 Conference is pleased to announce the Portable Microfluidic Award, sponsored by Hochuen, to recognize the rapid progress and innovation in portable devices. It is envisioned that portable µTAS platforms would make a significant impact in a variety of applications where fieldable and standalone devices will enable ubiquitous detection, analysis, and processing of small amounts of fluids. This levels the field of medical care for patients in low resources setting or simply in rural areas that don't have access to advanced healthcare infrastructure. In addition, the availability of portable µTAS allows access to hazardous and dangerous environments and allows for large-area distributed sensing nodal networks.

The basic requirement for the submission should describe a portable device that is smaller than 50 inch3 or 820 cc. The portable device should not require tethered external power supply (solar or other power harvesting ok). However, it is permissible to use a smart phone or wireless device for programming and controlling the portable device. The top 10 portable devices will be showcased at the conference as all will be honorable mention in addition to the 3 prize winners.

To be eligible for the Hochuen Portable Microfluidic Award, attendees may have either an oral or poster presentation, and the portable device must appear in their presentation. The application process will consist of submitting a short paragraph describing the device. A panel of international scientists in the field of µTAS will select the winners. The judgment criteria would include 1. Innovation, 2. Functionality, 3. Ease of Use, 4. Application enabling.

Prizes
$1,000 - First Place Prize
$500 - Second Place Prize
$250 - Third Place Prize

Deadlines
September 14, 2017 -- Submit Application
October 5, 2017 -- Finalists Notified

Hochuen Portable Microfluidic Award Guidelines

Applicant must be an author/co-author of the device.
Applicant must be a registered attendee of MicroTAS 2017. You will need your Abstract/Manuscript Number in order to submit your device description.
Any author submitting an abstract and attending MicroTAS 2017 may submit a device for the competition.
The device MUST appear in the final presentation of work at MicroTAS 2017.
An author of the device must be present at the conference to receive the award.
An author may only submit one (1) device for consideration in the competition.

Hochuen Portable Microfluidic Device Submission Process

You will need to submit 2 files for the Award: 1. A device description in PDF format and 2. A video of the device in action.

Complete the submission form using your Abstract/Manuscript number
Please have your Abstract/Manuscript Number accessible. If you are unable to locate your Abstract/Manuscript Number, please contact info@microTAS2017.org.
Select "Step 1" and fill in Information on Electronic Submission Form and upload the PDF of your device description.
Select "Step 2" and submit the video of your device in action (Note: Video filename MUST end in ".mp4", ".mov", ".avi" or ".wmv").

All entries are to be submitted via this website. Entries will not be accepted by email, fax, or post. Once your entry has been successfully uploaded and submitted, you will be given an entry number and you will be sent a confirmation email with the information you provided. The ability to submit your device description will close Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 23:59 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA time (HST. GMT minus 10 hours).