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Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering

Arthur Deane broke into the cybersecurity industry and he hasn’t looked back. Now, he’s helping others unlock opportunities in cybersecurity, paving the way for a more diverse and inclusive tech industry

WROC-TV reports that RIT was given over $9 million for United States Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 research.

WROC-TV interviews Associate Professor Parsian Katal Mohseni about RIT receiving $1.5 million in federal funding to get more semiconductor and microelectronics workers out into the world.

The Central New York Business Journal highlights federal funding that RIT will also use to implement a new online certificate program to train students across microelectronics-related educational tracks.

Rochester Business Journal reports that RIT was awarded nearly $1.5 million to implement a new online certificate program to train students across microelectronics-related educational tracks.

WROC-TV reports that RIT is getting nearly $1.5 million to train students in microelectronics.

WROC-TV speaks to Karl Hirschman, professor, and Jing Zhang, associate professor, both in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, about the hands-on workforce development approach Upwards uses.

The Rochester Business Journal talks to Jing Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, about the opportunities the funding will present to students.

Spectrum News speaks to Karl Hirschman, professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, and international student Yong Hwi Song, about the importance of the investment in producing semiconductor chips in the U.S.

The Rochester Beacon speaks to Jing Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, and Seth Hubbard, professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about how the grant will better prepare master’s and doctoral students for the interdisciplinary talents required in semiconductor chip development.

The award is part of the NSF’s Research Traineeship Program (NRT), a national initiative to better prepare master’s and doctoral students for the interdisciplinary talents required in semiconductor chip development. The grant will provide 20 doctoral student fellowships to advance research in the much-needed field of semiconductor technologies.

RIT will take the lead on a new program that allows community college students to join the growing semiconductor industry. The intent is to build a pipeline of skilled employees for a strategic U.S. manufacturing industry.