Summer Innovation Experience for undergraduates in semiconductor technology

The President of Rochester Institute of Technology, Dr. William Destler announced in 2007 renewed emphasis on innovation and creativity in engineering education from the beginning in undergraduate and graduate education. The Microelectronic Engineering program at RIT proposed to establish a program-Summer Innovation Experience which will allow undergraduate students to participate in innovative research projects during the first and the fourth summer quarter. The program is tailored to first year students, fourth year students seeking graduate school, and students from other disciplines taking the Minor program in Microelectronics and Nanofabrication. Students work under the supervision of a faculty and team up with graduate students. The program is offered during the summer the quarter (June-August) funded through Research Experience for Undergraduates supplements on ongoing projects and industry support. Students are required to present at the institute wide Undergraduate Research Symposium held at RIT each year during the second week of August.