The Directorate for Stem Education of the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced new award opportunities for FY 2023 and FY 2024 in two programs, Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) and Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT).T

According to the June 13, 2023, “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL Document number nsf23118), these efforts are intended to build on or leverage strong industry-academic partnerships to strengthen the semiconductor manufacturing workforce by advancing and supporting the development of a skilled STEM workforce in advanced memory manufacturing and/or semiconductor manufacturing and design. The goal is to meet the critical need to expand domestic “semiconductor research and development, design, and manufacturing” and fill the talent shortage in the domestic semiconductor industry through inclusive and equitable STEM education opportunities.

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Letter of intent due July 13, 2023

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HCBU) Excellence in Research Program (HBCU-EiR) provides opportunities to stimulate sustainable improvement in research and development capacity. HBCU-EiR grants seek to create stronger connections between HBCU researchers and the National Science Foundation (NSF) by funding research projects aligned with NSF’s research programs.

The program was established in response to direction provided in the Senate Commerce and Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Report (Senate Report 115-139) and is built on prior and continuing efforts by the NSF to strengthen research capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This report provided guidance to NSF to establish the HBCU Excellence in Research program “to provide opportunities for both public and private HBCUs, particularly for those who have not been successful in larger NSF Research & Related Activities competitions, in order to stimulate sustainable improvement in their research and development capacity”  (https://congress.gov/congressional-report/115th-congress/senate-report/139/1).

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Congratulations to Raul A. Marquez, Zenifar Haque, Jessica Ortega Ramos, and Emre Burak Boz, winners of the 243rd ECS Meeting Z01 General Student Poster Session Awards. Judges reviewed the posters students submitted in person and digitally. Please take a moment to celebrate all the Z01 participants’ excellent work!

In the photo, ECS leadership presents Z01 award winners with certificates (from left to right): Alice Suroviec, Raul Marquez (1st prize), ECS President Turgut Gür, Jessica Ortega Ramos (2nd prize), Zenifar Haque (2nd prize), Emre Burak Boz (3rd prize), and ECS CEO Christopher Jannuzzi. Photo by Robb Cohen Photography & Video.

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Robb Cohen Photography & Video

ECS members mingled, networked, and enjoyed appetizers and an open bar at the sold-out Members Reception at the 243rd ECS Meeting in Boston, MA. 

An exciting part of the event was the announcement of the lucky ECS members who had won raffle prizes. They are (shown in the photo from left to right): (more…)

On June 1, 2023, the ECS Board of Directors approved the chartering of eight new student chapters. The Society continues welcoming new student chapters into our supportive, global community, bringing the total number of chapters to 131 around the world! 

New chapters

Join us in welcoming these institutions into our ECS Student Chapter program: (more…)