Center for Integrated Microchemical Systems Information

 

The Center for Integrated Microchemical Systems (CIMS) was formed on 1 November, 2000 by Dr. Richard E. Ewing, Vice-President of Research at Texas A&M University. The CIMS has three principal objectives:

  • Stimulate interdisciplinary research at TAMU related to integrated chemical systems.
  • Provide centralized instrumentation facilities and other infrastructure to support materials science & engineering and CIMS research objectives.
  • Stimulate interactions between TAMU and other universities, government laboratories, and industry.

The CIMS has two specific research objectives:

  • Integrated microchemical systems based on microfluidic devices for analysis and synthesis.
  • Biological, chemical, and engineering aspects of nanoscale materials.

Examples of specific research areas that could be impacted by these factors include: heterogeneous catalysis, biocatalysis, separation science, photochemistry, electrochemistry, chemical and bio-sensing, fuel cell and battery science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and combinatorial chemistry. The CIMS oversees the TAMU Materials Characterization Facility.