What is the Transducer Research Foundation and why does it sponsor the Workshop?
The Transducer Research Foundation, Inc. (TRF) is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to stimulate research within the Americas in science and engineering, with emphasis on technologies related to transducers and microsystems, and to foster the exchange of ideas and information. The TRF is the sponsor of the Hilton Head Workshop and several other focused workshops. The TRF uses the proceeds of its workshops to make student travel grants for attendance at both regional and international conferences. Hundreds of students, including many of the present leaders in the field, got their first conference experience at a Hilton Head Workshop, and, similarly, hundreds have benefited from travel grants allowing them to attend other meetings.
