03.19.15
Cal Poly’s Graphic Communication Department was awarded the Flexi Award for Technology Leadership in Education during the 2015 FlexTech Alliance Conference Feb. 27 in Monterey, CA.
Mike Ciesinski, president and CEO of the FlexTech Alliance, presented the award, citing the Graphic Communication Department’s focus on educating students in the emerging area of printed and flexible electronics.
The department showcased numerous collaborative projects in printed electronics at the conference’s exhibition and presented a short course, Introduction to Printed Electronics. Professor Malcolm Keif, coordinator of the recently formed printed electronics and functional imaging graduate program, delivered his paper “Patterning of Transparent Electrodes.”
Keif and his students organized a Printed Electronics Demonstration Zone, where Cal Poly, Clemson University, UC Berkeley and Western Michigan State University demonstrated various printing methods and applications in printed electronics.
“The Graphic Communication Department at Cal Poly is known for graduating high-caliber students who find careers in many areas of printing, packaging and interactive media,” Keif said. “Now we are creating skills that bridge printing/graphics and electronics to foster the rapidly developing industry of printed, flexible electronics and hybrid electronics.”
Mike Ciesinski, president and CEO of the FlexTech Alliance, presented the award, citing the Graphic Communication Department’s focus on educating students in the emerging area of printed and flexible electronics.
The department showcased numerous collaborative projects in printed electronics at the conference’s exhibition and presented a short course, Introduction to Printed Electronics. Professor Malcolm Keif, coordinator of the recently formed printed electronics and functional imaging graduate program, delivered his paper “Patterning of Transparent Electrodes.”
Keif and his students organized a Printed Electronics Demonstration Zone, where Cal Poly, Clemson University, UC Berkeley and Western Michigan State University demonstrated various printing methods and applications in printed electronics.
“The Graphic Communication Department at Cal Poly is known for graduating high-caliber students who find careers in many areas of printing, packaging and interactive media,” Keif said. “Now we are creating skills that bridge printing/graphics and electronics to foster the rapidly developing industry of printed, flexible electronics and hybrid electronics.”