Dipl. Ing. Thomas Palutke is an electrical engineer with experience in the development, simulation and construction (under cleanroom conditions) of microsystems. He worked in the PACE project in the fields of microfluidics, microelectronics, and hardware/software development. In addition, he kept our infrastructure running, dealing with network management and assisting with website development. He is now an engineer with the German TÜV based in Cologne.