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.

Participation is limited! There is no registration fee, but please register [HERE](https://umaine.edu/portland/event/ieee-maine-semiconductor-industry-day/)

Co-sponsored by: UMaine

Agenda:
10:00 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks

PIPS VEAZEY* | Director, Portland Gateway

ALI ABEDI* | Associate Vice President for Research and Vice President, IEEE Council of RFID

KODY VARAHRAMYAN* | Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School

10:15 AM – Industry Panel

STEVEN LEIBERGER | Principal Technologist, Diode

MOISE SOLOMON | Technical Director, Electronic Systems & Technologies Innovation Center MITRE

YONG LIU | Principal Member of Technical Staff, Onsemi

STEPHEN SWAN | MFAB Site Quality Manager, TI

Moderator: JULIA UPTON Chair, IEEE Maine Section, and Associate Professor, Husson University

11:15 AM – Academic Panel

GIOVANNA GUIDOBONI* | Dean of Engineering and Computing

DAN KOLOSKI | Head of Learning Programs, Roux Institute at Northeastern University

JEREMY QUALLS | Vice President for Research and Dean, University of Southern Maine

BRAD KINSEY | Associate Dean of Engineering, University of New Hampshire

Moderator: PIPS VEAZEY* Director, Portland Gateway

1:00 PM – Faculty Panel

NURI EMANETOGLU* | Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

MUSTAFA GUVENCH | Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern Maine

MAURICIO P. DA CUNHA* | Professor of Electrical Engineering

ROSEMARY SMITH* | Professor of Electrical Engineering

Moderator: VIJAY DEVABHAKTUNI* Department Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering

1:45 PM – Funding Panel

BRIAN WHITNEY | President, Maine Technology Institute

NADIA EL-MASRY | Program Director, Future of Semiconductors, National Science Foundation

Moderator: JAKE WARD* Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Innovation

*Indicates University of Maine

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