DeKalb, Ill. – Rep. Lauren Underwood visited Northern Illinois University Friday, Jan. 20, to celebrate Congressionally directed funding of $1.5 million to the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology for modernization of its Microelectronic Research and Development Lab.
The Community Project Funding grant will help transform the college’s existing 4,200-square-foot cleanroom lab space into a state-of-the-art fabrication lab dedicated to microchip research, design, workforce development and small business innovation and prototyping, said Dean Donald Petersen.
The improvements will allow faculty and students to focus on three areas of direct relevance to the U.S. economy and national security: microelectronic devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and chemical/biological sensors. The lab will support the needs of the local industries through workforce development, training, research, and serve as a valuable resource for high-tech industry start-ups to prototype and test their designs.
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