Maine Semiconductor Industry Day brings experts from academia and industry together with policymakers to plan for the future workforce and R&D needs in this important sector of our economy. Join us in Portland at UMaine’s Portland Gateway to learn and contribute. Featuring research and innovation, workforce development, networking, and more.
PIPS VEAZEY* Director, Portland GatewayALI ABEDI* Associate Vice President for Research and Vice President, IEEE Council of RFIDKODY VARAHRAMYAN* Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate SchoolJOAN FERRINI-MUNDY* President UMaine/UMM, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation for UMS
10:15 AM – Industry Panel
Moderator: JULIA UPTON Chair, IEEE Maine Section, and Associate Professor, Husson University
STEVEN LEIBIGER Principal Technologist, DiodeSTEPHEN SWAN MFAB Site Quality Manager, TIRISHI YADAV Principal ASIC Engineer, Electronic Systems & Technologies Innovation Center MITREYONG LIU Principal Member of Technical Staff, Onsemi
GIOVANNA GUIDOBONI* Dean of Engineering and ComputingDAN KOLOSKI Head of Learning Programs, Roux Institute at Northeastern UniversityJEREMY QUALLS Vice President for Research and Dean, University of Southern MaineBRAD KINSEY Associate Dean of Engineering, University of New Hampshire
1:00 PM – Faculty Panel
Moderator: SHARMILA MUKHOPADHYAY*, Director, Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies
ROSEMARY SMITH* Professor of Electrical EngineeringNURI EMANETOGLU* Associate Professor of Electrical EngineeringMUSTAFA GUVENCH Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern MaineMAURICIO P. DA CUNHA* Professor of Electrical Engineering
1:45 PM – Funding Panel
Moderator: JAKE WARD* Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Innovation
BRIAN WHITNEY President, Maine Technology InstituteNADIA EL-MASRY Program Director, Future of Semiconductors, National Science Foundation
