SILICON NEXUS [March 2026]

CREST hosted the 26th edition of the Monthly Colloquium Series (March'26)

🎙️ Keynote Speaker: Prof. Kenneth E Gonsalves, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 

• Prof. Kenneth E Gonsalves’s primary research interests focus on: 

  1. Polymer chemistry and advanced materials

  2. Nanofabrication and nanolithography

  3. Photoresist materials for micro/nanoelectronics

  4. Nanostructured materials and nanoscale patterning

  5. Biomaterials and polymer-based technologies
     
     

🧠 Talk Title: Multi-Wavelength Patterning: Templates for Front-end Semiconductor IC Fab 

• Event schedule featured a lab exposure sessions enabling students to interact with researchers and understand the practical aspects of semiconductor device fabrication.

• Such exposure visits are an important step toward nurturing the next generation of engineers and researchers in the semiconductor ecosystem.

• The visit featured an engaging hands-on workshop designed to provide participants with practical exposure to advanced semiconductor technologies.

• Students had the opportunity to explore state-of-the-art facilities, interact with experts, and gain valuable insights into real-world applications in the semiconductor domain 

• Aimed at strengthening the semiconductor talent growth ecosystem and deepening industry–academia engagement

• Session “Inside the Semiconductor Ecosystem” followed by a Q&A session.

• A guided visit to the AMD facilities provided exposure to practical infrastructure and opportunities aligned with semiconductor workforce development and research collaboration.

• Speaker: Prof. Rajnish Kaur Calay Professor, Department of Building, Energy and Material Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

• Title: Multidisciplinary research in engineering - critical for sustainability

• Speaker: Dr.Suman kundu University of Freiburg, Germany, as a Group Leader in the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Faculty of Engineering

• Title: Inkjet-Activated Capacitive-CMOS Arrays for Multiparameter Sensing