This $293,950 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering will support the development of expertise in next-generation display technologies through an International Research Experiences for Students program. Specifically, the grant will fund two Advanced Studies Institutes in Taiwan over consecutive summers for a cohort of 16 U.S. graduate students. The students will receive intensive training alongside 16 Taiwanese graduate...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $732,897 Cooperative Agreement to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The project, titled "Workforce Innovation and Inclusion in Semiconductors and Emerging Research Areas (WIISER)", aims to engage undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds in industry internships and experiential learning opportunities in the semiconductor and emerging...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Arizona State University a $500,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to revolutionize graduate education in semiconductor manufacturing. The 3-year grant will develop a virtual semiconductor manufacturing line and provide hands-on training for students, aiming to address the complexity of concepts in this field and the challenges of doubling the existing semiconductor workforce in response to the CHIPS and Science Act. Key...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $549,749 to Cornell University to host a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on semiconductor research and workforce development. The "REU Site: Summer Research Program at SRC JUMP2.0 SUPREME" will support 10 REU students per year (five at Cornell and five at MIT) to gain hands-on experience in semiconductor device fabrication,...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $384,771 will fund a Research Experiences for Undergraduates site program at the University of Tennessee from April 2022 through March 2025. The site program will support 10 undergraduate students in 10-week research projects related to microelectronics and sensor systems under the guidance of electrical engineering and computer science faculty mentors. Students will gain hands-on experience using state-of-the-art software and instrumentation...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award to the University of South Florida (USF) will develop and implement a comprehensive, experiential learning-based education, research, training, and skills development program in semiconductor design, manufacturing, and packaging. With $3,000,000 in funding from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029, the project anticipates training 75 Ph.D. and 133 M.S. students, including 15 Ph.D. and 8 M.S. funded trainees, across...
This three-year, $599,776 National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering Project Grant will support research into low-dimensional materials for transducer technologies. The University of Central Florida will engage six undergraduate/graduate students annually through the International Research Experiences for Students program to conduct research at four universities in Korea. Students will work with foreign faculty mentors to innovate transducer technologies...
This three-year, $388,489 National Science Foundation project grant through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds the University of Michigan to operate the Semiconductor Hands-On Research Experience site. The site provides experiential nanofabrication training in semiconductor materials, devices, and technologies to nine students per year through 10-week summer research projects. Students gain experience otherwise unavailable at their home institutions and conduct research in areas like...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $336,652 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support a three-year interdisciplinary research experience for undergraduate (REU) site program at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa. The program, entitled "Interdisciplinary Research to Prepare Students for the Next Era of Domestic Semiconductor Device Fabrication", will introduce undergraduate students to advanced microelectronic and semiconductor...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $995,075 to Portland State University to establish 56 competitively compensated, 9-month internships in the semiconductor-microelectronics industry in the Portland metro area. The project, titled "BEGINNINGS: Diverse Internships for Semiconductor Careers in the Portland Metro Area", aims to address a projected shortage of...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $749,539 Project Grant under the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) program (CFDA 47.079) to the University of Cincinnati to establish the International Research Experiences - Pathway for Research and Innovation in Semiconductor Manufacturing (IRES-PRISM) program. The goal of this program is to provide research opportunities for 40 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to engage in cutting-edge semiconductor research and manufacturing in Taiwan over the 5-year award period. Students will work with mentors from both the U.S. and Taiwan to gain hands-on experience, immerse themselves in Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem, and build lasting research partnerships. The program will focus on advancing frontier semiconductor research in areas such as thermal management, IoT sensors, and data-driven sustainable manufacturing, leveraging Taiwan's global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. The project will also foster sustained collaboration through faculty exchanges and generate educational materials to amplify the broader societal and technological impact.