2013
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Microelectronic industry sees growth in developing next generation integrated circuits
May 22, 2013
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Jan. 23, 2013
New semiconductor research may extend integrated circuit battery life tenfold
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2012
Dec. 11, 2012
A few of the many Rochester Institute of Technology alumni working the first shift at GLOBALFOUNDRIES.
Left to right – Sheldon Meyers, Bob Mulfinger, Xu Chen, Aaron Chadwick, James Constantio, Dr. Robert Pearson, David Lundeen, Daniel Smith, Ted Caramberis, Justin Blair, Ryan Sweeney.
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Dec. 12, 2012
Michell Graciani Melo Espitia (MCC Alumni and RIT
Microelectronic Engineering student) giving a talk on his coop experience to the engineering “club” at Monroe Community College.
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Dec. 10, 2012
IEDM 2012 - David Pawlik and Santosh Kurinec had the opportunity to meet Nobel Laureate Leo Esaki. David asked if he could sign the IEDM program above David’s talk on Esaki diodes.
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Aug 24, 2012
Dr. Karl Hirschman quoted in Rochester D&C article about Corning Inc.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120824/BUSINESS/308240003/Corning-glass
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Kevin was in the first Microelectronic Engineering class of students who had started as freshmen in 1982 and then graduated in 1987. He went from RIT to Cypress Semiconductor in Austin, TX, then to North Carolina – first to Charlotte, and then to Cary.
Obituary - published in Albany Times Union on August 6, 2012
Kevin Peter Clukey
Kevin Peter Clukey, 48, of Cary North Carolina, died Friday, August 3, 2012 at his home in Cary. Kevin was born June 11, 1964 in Troy, NY. He grew up in Clifton Park, N.Y. He attended Rochester Institute of Technology where he was in the first class to graduate with a degree in microelectronic engineering. Kevin was an entrepreneur, started his own company, Kewler, LLC, and invented the Icyball to help people with chronic pain. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Joseph and Kathryne Clukey and his maternal grandparents, Samuel and Olga Washinko. Kevin is survived by his wife, Catherine Ross Clukey; parents, Peter F. Clukey, and Hope Ann Clukey; sons, Aaron Karson Clukey; and Jason Andrew Clukey; daughters, Sydney Katherine Clukey, and Audra Helena Bovender; brother, Brian Joseph Clukey and his wife, Theia Marie; mothers-in-law, Ruth Clukey, and Audrey Ross; his best friend, Kenneth Brull. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Wake Memorial Park, 7002 Green Hope School Road, Cary, NC 27519. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., August 6 at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 SE Maynard Road, Cary, NC 27511. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to his children's scholarship fund, c/o CFNC, 404 Greenwood Circle, Cary, NC 27511. Condolences may be sent to www.BrownWynneCary.com
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Kate Gleason College Ranked Among Top Engineering Schools Globally July 12, 2012
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Microelectronic engineering faculty takes steps to expand influence globally June 21, 2012
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NJIT’s 2012 Lillian Gilbreth Colloquium features Dr. Kurinec March 28, 2012
link to the video of NJIT Gilbreth
Colloquium talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL3weEulZjc
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The Next Manufacturing Workforce 02/24/2012
2011
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Professor Santosh Kurinec is recognized as the newly named IEEE Fellow by the IEEE Electron Device Society at the 37th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference held in Seattle on June 14-19th, 2011. David Wilt, Conference General Chair is presenting the award.
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March 29, 2011
Microelectronics - Silicon Valley to Silicon Watts; the emerging frontiers of photovoltaics
by Prof. Santosh K. Kurinec, IEEE Fellow, EDS Distinguished Lecturer, Electrical & Microelectronic Engineering, RIT
MEMS: Where Everything You Ever Learned Is Relevant
by Stephen D. Senturia, world renowned expert on MEMS Technology
Please note that JCM registration is not required for the EDS chapter presentation. Details can also be found at the following link:
http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/5689
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February 11, 2011 Visit by
Dr. Fernando Guarin, IEEE, Distinguished Lecturer (IBM)
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February 4, 2011
Outreach programs disseminate the latest information in semiconductors and photovoltaics:
Microelectronic Engineering Team Trains Industry in Solar Cell Technology
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2010
Honor given for academic excellence, semiconductor research and student mentoring
IEEE Fellow Designation Awarded to RIT Professor Santosh Kurinec
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