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IDC Technical Papers, Presentations, and Articles

For 2004 (Back)

Integrated Cleanroom Design and Construction, presentation by Michael O'Halloran and Willy Kohne to the ASHRAE 2005 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado; June 2005

Large-Project Complexities And How They Shape Management Models And Processes, presentation by John Elmore to the Planning & Structuring of Large Capital Projects Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida; December 9-10, 2004

Engineering Considerations for Diversifying Hi Tech Water Treatment Markets, presentation by Ralph Williams and Brian Croll to the Ultrapure Water Conference sponsored by Ultrapure Water magazine, Portland, Oregon; October 2004

The Design of Semiconductor Wafer Fabs and Cleanrooms, presentation by Julio Miranda to the Civil Engineering Congress, Nicaragua; November 2004

Evaluation of an Overhead System as an Alternate Loop to an Interconnected Hoist System, paper co-authored by IDC's Larry Hennessy and Gabriel Gaxiola and several authors from AMD, presented to the Brooks Automation Worldwide Automation Symposium, Phoenix, AZ; October 2004

Flat Panel Factory Design, presentation by Ken Durbin to a Cleanroom Forum symposium sponsored by Arizona State University's Center for Research and Education for Advanced Technology Environments (CREATE), Tempe, Arizona; October 2004

Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness, presentation by Michael O'Halloran to the International Sematech Manufacturing Initiative in Austin, Texas; October 2004

Physical Protection Systems and Security Awareness Programs for Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems, presentation by Shuki Einstein to the Water Engineers Federation, New Orleans, Louisiana; October 2004

Bioprocessing Equipment Design and Facility, presentation and service as event chairperson by Marc Pelletier for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 17th annual biotechnology seminars, Atlanta, Georgia; October 2004

Contamination Control in Cleanroom Automated Material Handling Systems, interview of Rod McLeod and Keith Kibbee in CleanRooms magazine including discussion of the use of airflow modeling for cleanroom contamination control; October 2004

Lean Design in High-Speed High-Tech Projects, presentation by Terry Wheeler to the 6th Annual Lean Construction Congress, Park City, Utah; September 2004

Pharmaceutical Centrifuge Design Presentation and Workshop, conducted by Marc Pelletier at the Society of Bioprocessing Professionals Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts; September 2004

University of Glasgow Centre For Nanofabriction, article describing IDC's design of this nanotechnology research facility in Scotland in the UK Department of Trade and Industry Journal; September 2004

Nanotechnology Facility Requirements, panel discussion including IDC nanotechnology technologists at the Albany Symposium on the Global Business of Semiconductors and Nanotechnology, Lake George, New York; September 2004

Relationship of New Technology to Economic Development, presentation by Michael O'Halloran to the Albany Symposium on the Global Business of Semiconductors and Nanotechnology, Lake George, New York; September 2004

Finding the Perfect Partner, interview of IDC specialists in CleanRooms magazine regarding factors to consider when selecting a firm for design/build cleanroom delivery; August 2004

Transition of Technology From R&D to Manufacturing, presentation by Michael O'Halloran to the Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference, Portland, Oregon; July 2004

FOUPS, Automation, And Scale Change Shape Of Contamination Control, interview of Michael O'Halloran and Larry Hennessy in Cleanrooms magazine; July 2004

Ventilation Design for Green Buildings, presentation on green building design by Andy Solberg at a seminar sponsored by Lorman Education Services, Reno, Nevada; July 2004

Biopharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing, course conducted by IDC biopharmaceutical expert James Wu on technology and regulatory practices to improve product quality and process efficiency in the development, formulation and manufacturing of biopharmaceutical products, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Michigan Colleges of Engineering and Pharmacy, Shanghai, China; June 2004

Municipal Water System Security, chapter on water security systems co-authored by Forrest Gist in conjunction with CH2M HILL for manual sponsored by the Water Environmental Foundation and the American Water Works Association; June 2004

Municipal Water System Security Training Course, training course sponsored by the American Water Works Association presented by IDC security expert Forrest Gist to help water systems self-assess areas of security vulnerability in their individual water systems, Portland, Oregon; June 2004

Future Trends in Wafer Fab Design, presentation by Monty Stranski to JEMI UK (Joint Materials and Equipment Initiative) annual semiconductor conference, Edinburgh, Scotland; June 2004

Facility Offers Preview of ICAR, interview of several IDC staff describing the success of IDC's design and construction services for Clemson University's Advanced Materials Research Facility as a model for other planned research facilities; May 2004

Introduction to Solar Engineering, presentation by Michael O'Halloran on photovoltaic manufacturing processes to a senior level multi-disciplined engineering class at Portland State University; May 2004

Proven Strategies For Facility Space And Capacity Planning, presentation and workshop presented by Marc Pelletier, Tom Moffett and Tom Warf at the Induniv 2004 Forum for Innovation Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico; May 2004

Security Hardware and Surveillance Systems for Water Supply Systems, chapter in the Water Supply Systems Security handbook published by McGraw Hill and the American Water Works Association including IDC authorship; April 2004

The Industry Searches For a Swift Turnaround, interview of top-rated engineering firms including CH2M HILL and Lockwood Greene by Engineering News Record magazine regarding the economic outlook for industry; April 2004

Aroostook County Potatoes Go High-Tech, story in Bangor, Maine Daily News about an IDC-designed potato plant that has become a model for energy-efficiency and sustainable development design in the food processing industry; April 2004

Portland Predictions, article in Oregon Business magazine summarizing the views on Oregon's economy expressed by a round table of five experts from the private and public sectors including Steve Cook of IDC; April 2004