April 22, 2002
Following a national competition, ECE Graduate Student Nicholas Zamora received a Graduate Fellowship from the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) for outstanding academic achievement in the field of microelectronics. His award includes tuition and fees, a stipend of $1,800/month, an annual gift of $2,000 to the ECE Department, and travel expenses for the Graduate Fellowship Program (GFP) Annual Conference (to be held September 23-24 in Dallas, Texas).
Zamora's advisor is Radu Marculescu, Assistant Professor of ECE. Other ECE SRC Graduate Fellows, the dates their fellowships began, and their advisors include: Michelle Kruvczuk (2001), advised by L. Richard Carley, ST Microelectronics Professor of ECE and Director of CHIPS; Benjamin Levine (2001), advised by Herman Schmit, Associate Professor of ECE; and Shipra Panda (1996), advised by Randal Bryant, Presidents Professor and Department Head, CS and Professor of ECE.
Aiming to improve educational opportunities and supply the semiconductor industry with educated employees, the SRC sponsors 54 Doctoral Fellowships, including 13 Company-Named Fellowships and 3 Research Fellowships, and 14 Master's Scholarships.