Credit: Jennifer M. McCann
Members of the onsemi and Penn State leadership teams in April 2023 celebrated the signing of a memorandum of understanding toward an $8 million strategic collaboration that includes the establishment of the onsemi Silicon Carbide Crystal Center at Penn State. From left to right: Geanie Umberger, associate vice president for research and director, Office of Industrial Partnerships; Sudhir Gopalswamy, onsemi senior vice president and general manager, Advanced Solutions Group; Daniel Lopez, Liang Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and director of the Nanofabrication Lab; Catherine Côté, onsemi vice president and CEO chief of staff; Tracy Langkilde, dean of the Eberly College of Science (front); Justin Schwartz, executive vice president and provost (back); Scott Allen, onsemi vice president of university relations (back); Zoubeida Ounaies, acting director, Materials Research Institute (front); Joshua Robinson, professor, materials science and engineering; Hrishikesh Das, onsemi senior director, Materials Group Leader (front); Anthony Atchley, acting dean of the College of Engineering (back); Priya Baboo, senior director of corporate and industry engagement (front); Phil Savage, interim associate vice president for research (back); and Tom Maatta, interim senior director of Development and Alumni Relations.