Dr. Jiang Zhe: The Provost has recommended to the Board of Trustees that Dr. Jiang Zhe be promoted to associate professor in Fall 2008. Mr. Rupesh Sawant joined IBM TJ Watson research center, March, 2008. Ms. Hui Ouyang joined MEMS lab, January, 2008. Dr. Yong Ma joined MEMS lab, December, 2007. Mr. Rupesh Sawant passed his M.S oral defense, December, 2007. Mr. Ashish Jagtiani passed his M.S oral defense, November, 2007. Mr. Jose Blanco and Mr. Osama Elbuluk made two poster presentations on Ohio Science and Engineering Alliance Research Forum 2007. Dr. Jiang Zhe received a research grant from NSF-DBI, with Drs. J. Hu and J. Carletta, September, 2007. Dr. Jiang Zhe: the undergraduate research team advised by Dr. Zhe and Dr. Julie Zhao had a 2nd successful launch and recovery of a high altitude balloon. A cutter cut the payload at 60,000 feet as commanded. August, 2008. Dr. Jiang Zhe: the undergraduate research team advised by Dr. Zhe and Dr. Julie Zhao has successfully launched and recovered a high altitude (~92,000 feet) balloon, July, 2008. Dr. Jiang Zhe received a research grant from NASA-OAI/OSGC, July, 2007. Dr. Yiou Wang joined The Babcock & Wilcox Company, July, 2007. Dr. Jiang Zhe presented a paper in Transducer 2007, Lyon, France, June, 2007. Dr. Jiang Zhe received a research grant from NSF-NER, with Dr. J. Hu, May, 2007. Dr. Jiang Zhe was invited to give a talk to NASA-OSGC Board Committee, May, 2007. Ms. Yiou Wang passed her Ph.D. thesis defense, April, 2007.