The Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM) is a state-of-the-art high technology research and development facility at Louisiana Tech University. As an applied research institute, the IfM contributes to the economic development of Louisiana and the nation through the invention and realization of specific types of micro and nanosystems, which may be commercialized through technology transfer and start-up businesses.

The IfM offers a wide range of microtechnology capabilities for the realization of micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS), as well as a complementary array of nanotechnology capabilities for MEMS and other applications. Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Environmental Technology, and Information Technology constitute the four major research and development thrust areas and centers of excellence of the IfM. Examples of projects from these areas include, BioMEMS efforts aimed at the development of select commercially viable micro and nanosystems for biomedical and biological applications (current efforts focusing on the realization of microfluidic biomicro/nanosystems for separation, analysis, and detection applications); EnviroMEMS efforts aimed at the development of select commercially viable micro and nanosystems for environmental and chemical applications (current efforts directed towards the realization of microfluidic environmental/chemical and biochemical micro/nanosystems for process development and synthesis for petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and other applications); Nanotechnology efforts directed at the development of select commercially viable nanotechnologies for BioMEMS (e.g. systems for detection of biological agents), EnviroMEMS (e.g. microreactor systems), micro/nanoelectronics (e.g. nanowires and interconnects), and other applications; Information technology efforts are directly supportive of the State of Louisiana IT Initiative and current efforts include projects for the realization of enabling micro/nanotechnologies for information sensing, storage and processing.