Three engineering graduate students specializing in microelectronics have been named as the first recipients of NEC Graduate Engineering Fellowships, funded by a recent $1 million grant from the Tokyo-based Nippon Electric Co. NEC.
The students, their research projects and their advising professors are Yujun Li, "Hot-Electron Induced Deterioration of Short- Channel MOS Structures," Professor Tso-Ping Ma; Brendan Gaffey, "Epitaxial Growth and Optoelectronic Properties of Gallium Nitride Structures," Professor Louis J. Guido; and Whey-kei Lye, "Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy of Metal, Insulator, Semi-conductor Interfaces," Professor Richard C. Barker
The fellowships were presented by NEC executives Seiji Igarashi, general manager of public relations, NEC USA, Inc.; Yoichi Numata, vice president of international planning, Tokyo; and Hirokazu Goto, vice president for technology planning, Tokyo.
"Fellowship awards such as this play an important role in furthering the education of students capable of making important technological contributions," said D. Allan Bromley, dean of Yale Engineering. "This commitment is a testament to the productive relationship that our two organizations have shared over the years, a partnership which will continue to grow."
NEC has supported a number of Yale programs dating back to 1973. This latest grant follows eight years of close collaboration, during which time Professors Barker and Ma have conducted numerous research projects with NEC engineers. The Yale professors also hosted NEC researchers at Yale and made annual trips to meet with them and academic colleagues in Japan. Founded in 1899, NEC is a leading international supplier of communications systems and equipment, computers, and industrial electronic products and systems.