{"id":15,"date":"2022-12-01T12:53:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T19:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/coen-bsmer\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:40:35","slug":"about-microelectronics-education-and-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/about-microelectronics-education-and-research\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--interstitial has_image site-panel-colorway-orange  top-padding--remove_padding bottom-padding--add_padding\"\n         data-index=\"\"\n         data-js=\"panel\"\n         data-type=\"interstitial\"\n         \n         data-modular-content>\n    \n\t    <div class=\"interstitial-panel__wrapper has_image\">\n\n\t\n\t\n                    <div class=\"interstitial-panel__img-wrapper l-container--thin\">\n                \n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"Someone working with breadboard\" role=\"img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/02\/D_1712_024_009-2.jpg');\"  class=\"interstitial-panel__img\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"interstitial-panel__img-caption-wrapper l-container--inner\">\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"l-container interstitial-panel__content-wrapper interstitial-panel__content-block--stacked t-content \">\n                            <div class=\"interstitial-panel__img-caption-wrapper l-container--inner\">\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"l-content--inner\">\n                \n<div class=\"c-content-block interstitial-panel__content-block\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content interstitial-panel__content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title s-title h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tVision\n\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"interstitial-panel__description\" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Microelectronics Education and Research Center will be the central hub for microelectronic innovation, entrepreneurship, and workforce development in Idaho.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MERC will create an ecosystem of use-inspired research, private and public partnership, and innovation to drive leading-edge microelectronic technologies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--statsgrid stat-panel-bg--grey top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--add_padding\"\n\t\tdata-index=\"\"\n\t\tdata-js=\"panel\"\n\t\tdata-type=\"statsgrid\"\n\t\t\n\t\tdata-modular-content>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"l-content--outer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"l-content--inner site-panel--statsgrid--inline l-container--inner\">\n\n\t\n            <header class=\"s-header \">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header-titles\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title s-title h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tSemiconductors in Idaho\n\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"site-panel__description s-desc t-content\" >\n\t<p><a class=\"c-btn c-btn--sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semiconductors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Idaho-2019-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semiconductors in Idaho<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        <\/header>\n    \n\n\t\n    <div class=\"s-content\">\n        <div class=\"g-row g-row--col-2 g-row--col-3--min-full\"\n             data-depth=\"0\"\n             data-name=\"cards\"\n             data-livetext>\n\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card\">\n\n\t\n\t<span >\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n            <i class=\"c-card__icon c-card__icon--arrow\"><\/i>\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" >\n\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\t11,417\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta__content\" >\n\tPeople employed in the semiconductor industry in Idaho\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n            \n            \n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card\">\n\n\t\n\t<span >\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n            <i class=\"c-card__icon c-card__icon--arrow\"><\/i>\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" >\n\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\t33\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta__content\" >\n\tSemiconductor companies in Idaho\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n            \n            \n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card\">\n\n\t\n\t<span >\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n            <i class=\"c-card__icon c-card__icon--arrow\"><\/i>\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" >\n\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\t$4.5 Bil\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta__content\" >\n\tWage impact of semiconductor manufacturers \n<\/div>\n\n            \n            \n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--imagetext site-panel-colorway-blue top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--add_padding\"\n         data-index=\"\"\n         data-js=\"panel\"\n         data-type=\"imagetext\"\n  \t\t \n         data-modular-content>\n    \n\t<div class=\"panel-imagetext\">\n\t<div class=\"l-container--thin\">\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"g-row g-row--no-gutters g-row--col-2--min-full g-row--reorder-2-col\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-image site-panel__imgtxt-image\">\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"Campus scene, angled street view of Alumni and Friends Center\" role=\"img\" data-expand=\"200\"   data-sizes=\"auto\" data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/D_1706_037_013-768x512.jpg 768w 512h, \nhttps:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/D_1706_037_013-1024x683.jpg 1024w 683h\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/img\/theme\/shims\/large.png');\"  class=\"c-image__bg lazyload\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-content-block\">\n\n\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title site-panel__imgtxt-panel-title s-title h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tMERC\n\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-panel-description t-content\" >\n\t<p>University-wide, multidisciplinary, and connecting government and industry partners with Boise State colleges and departments to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure the success of students from all backgrounds in microelectronics fields.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/advancing-your-knowledge\/\"><strong>Establish curriculum<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that is relevant and cutting-edge with innovative pathways.<\/li>\n<li>Forge connections between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/in-the-community\/\">K-12 classrooms<\/a>, university education, and the workforce in relation to semiconductors.<\/li>\n<li>Advance research in microelectronics and\u00a0STEM education.\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--modal top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--remove_padding\"\n         data-index=\"\"\n         data-js=\"panel\"\n         data-type=\"modal\"\n\t\t \n\n         data-modular-content>\n    \n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-wrapper\" data-js=\"gallery-modal-panel\">\n\t\t<div class=\"l-container site-panel__gallery-modal-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-container l-container--boxed-background\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel--boxed-background\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-container--inner\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"s-content site-panel__gallery-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"s-content site-panel__gallery-modal-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-preview-image\">\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"Student looking at silicon wafer\" role=\"img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/MICRON_CHIPCAMP_BSU_DEC_2025_006-1024x683.jpg');\"  class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-preview-image\">\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"UPWARDS workshop photo on blue turf\" role=\"img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-141535-1024x566.png');\"  class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-preview-image\">\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"A group of people posing and smiling in a hallway\" role=\"img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/07\/BSU_MICRON_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_030-1024x683.jpg');\"  class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"s-header site-panel__gallery-modal-header\">\n\n\t\t                <span class=\"site-panel__accent-title\">\n\t\t                    \n\t\t                <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title h2 site-panel__gallery-modal-title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tCreation of the Center\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"s-desc t-content para-sm\" >\n\t<p>The CHIPS Act and Science Act was created to bring semiconductor manufacturing and jobs back to the United States.\u00a0 This act, as well as numerous investments and grants, led to the establishment of Boise State University&#8217;s MERC.\u00a0 The purpose is diverse: create education pathways in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/in-the-community\/\">K-12 schools<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/advancing-your-knowledge\/\">universities<\/a>, prepare students for the workforce, collaborate with industry partners, and advance global semiconductor research and education.<\/p>\n<p>Through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/industry-advisory-board\/\">industry partnerships<\/a>, investments, and collaboration, MERC continually works to support this nation-wide initiative.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<button class=\" c-btn c-btn-sm site-panel__gallery-trigger\"\n\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\ttype='button' aria-label='View Gallery' data-js='gallery-modal-trigger'>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"c-btn__text\">View Gallery<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<script data-js=\"\" type=\"text\/template\" data-script=\"gallery-dialog-script\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-gallery\" data-js=\"gallery-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<span\n\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal__dialog-title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tCreation of the Center\n\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"l-container--inner--no-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-slider site-panel__gallery-modal-slider\">\n\t<div class=\"c-slider__main swiper-container c-slider__main--has-arrows\" data-js='c-slider'>\n\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Student looking at silicon wafer\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/MICRON_CHIPCAMP_BSU_DEC_2025_006-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/MICRON_CHIPCAMP_BSU_DEC_2025_006-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">1\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"UPWARDS workshop photo on blue turf\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-141535-1024x566.png\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-141535.png 1189w 657h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">2\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"A group of people posing and smiling in a hallway\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/07\/BSU_MICRON_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_030-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/07\/BSU_MICRON_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_030-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">3\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"A silicon wafer with visible chips is held by a tool in a yellow-lit cleanroom\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/06\/IMG_1409-1024x768.jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/06\/IMG_1409-scaled.jpeg 2560w 1920h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">4\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Microelectronics group at a presentation table\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/0-42-1-1024x808.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/0-42-1.jpg 1198w 945h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">5\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Photo 2\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/D_1706_037_006-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/D_1706_037_006.jpg 1800w 1200h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">6\/45: Street view of Boise State Alumni and Friends Center<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Photo 1\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/pexels-alessandro-oliverio-611273-1472443-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/pexels-alessandro-oliverio-611273-1472443-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">7\/45: Generic image of circuitry and microchips.<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/SemiconductorCareerConnections-49-1-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/SemiconductorCareerConnections-49-1-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">8\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/0-13-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/0-13.jpg 1260w 945h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">9\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Photo 5\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/kydiamu9-1-1024x917.png\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/kydiamu9-1.png 3376w 3024h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">10\/45: The hands of two different students working with circuitry games and gadgets<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/SemiconductorCareerConnections-42-1-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/SemiconductorCareerConnections-42-1-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">11\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/0-48-1-1024x756.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/0-48-1.jpg 1280w 945h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">12\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/0-21-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/0-21.jpg 1260w 945h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">13\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Photo 6\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/jb3.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/jb3.jpg 347w 520h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">14\/45: Four men in suits standing in a lab and discussing.<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/0-2.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/0-2.jpg 709w 945h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">15\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_7493-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_7493-scaled.jpg 2560w 1920h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">16\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Photo 7\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/03\/Anil-and-Microchannel-Plates-1600x900-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/03\/Anil-and-Microchannel-Plates-1600x900-1.jpg 534w 300h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">17\/45: Argonne senior scientist holds a 300 mm silicon wafer with atomic layer deposition instrument in the background.<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Photo 3\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/03\/D_2402_034_368-1024x681.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/03\/D_2402_034_368-scaled.jpg 2560w 1703h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">18\/45: Three people stand in the foreground of a banner saying Institute for Microelectronics Education and Research<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/D_2410_051_185-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/D_2410_051_185-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">19\/45: MER Institute, UPWARDS for the Future, Tokyo Electron, Micron, October 21, 2024, Photo by Luan Teed<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Photo 8\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/pexels-www-erzetich-com-2628105-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/pexels-www-erzetich-com-2628105-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">20\/45: Generic image of circuitry and someone soldering<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Photo 10\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/unnamed-2-1-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/unnamed-2-1-scaled-e1723735652308.jpg 644w 483h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">21\/45: MER Outreach coordinator working with three students at desks who are working on circuitry materials<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/SemiconductorCareerConnections-48-1-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/SemiconductorCareerConnections-48-1-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">22\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"A man fully gowned works in a micron lab at a computer. Three other fully gowned people behind him\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/07\/BSU_DAY-2_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_028-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/07\/BSU_DAY-2_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_028-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">23\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_9128-1024x768.jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_9128-scaled.jpeg 2560w 1920h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">24\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/527627D5-1D2B-4940-B1A1-0DF150292914_1_105_c-1.jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/527627D5-1D2B-4940-B1A1-0DF150292914_1_105_c-1.jpeg 1024w 768h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">25\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_7474-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_7474-scaled.jpg 2560w 1920h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">26\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_7538-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_7538.jpg 2016w 1512h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">27\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_9264-1024x768.jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_9264-scaled.jpeg 2560w 1920h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">28\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_9083-1024x756.jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/IMG_9083-scaled.jpeg 2560w 1889h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">29\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/D_2410_051_020-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/D_2410_051_020-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">30\/45: MER Institute, UPWARDS for the Future, Tokyo Electron, Micron, October 21, 2024, Photo by Luan Teed<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/D_2410_051_175-1-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/12\/D_2410_051_175-1-scaled.jpg 2560w 1706h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">31\/45: MER Institute, UPWARDS for the Future, Tokyo Electron, Micron, October 21, 2024, Photo by Luan Teed<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Researchers working in the lab\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/04\/D_2504_021_558-Enhanced-NR-1024x681.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/04\/D_2504_021_558-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg 2560w 1703h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">32\/45: UPWARDS for the Future, MER, April 14-17, 2025, Photo by Sean Evans<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Micron Chip Camp group photo\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/09\/D_2505_032_0760-1024x681.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/09\/D_2505_032_0760-scaled.jpg 2560w 1703h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">33\/45: Micron Chip Camp, MER Microelectronics Education and Research, Engineering, May 2025, Photo by Sean Evans<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Group of people in bunny suits in IML\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/09\/Copy-of-BSU_DAY-2_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_026-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/09\/Copy-of-BSU_DAY-2_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_026-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">34\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/08\/IMG_5907-1-1024x768.jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/08\/IMG_5907-1-scaled.jpeg 2560w 1920h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">35\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"NNME group photo including Governor Brad Little\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/06\/nnme-group-photo-w1000.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/06\/nnme-group-photo-w1000.jpg 1000w 665h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">36\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"UPWARDS reception dinner in Stueckle Sky Center\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-21-1024x683.png\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/Untitled-design-21-scaled.png 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">37\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Student doing VR\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/03\/D_2505_032_0453-2-1024x681.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/03\/D_2505_032_0453-2-scaled.jpg 2560w 1703h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">38\/45: Micron Chip Camp, MER Microelectronics Education and Research, Engineering, May 2025, Photo by Sean Evans<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Student playing with Sphero robot\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/03\/D_2505_032_0583-1-1024x681.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/03\/D_2505_032_0583-1-scaled.jpg 2560w 1703h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">39\/45: Micron Chip Camp, MER Microelectronics Education and Research, Engineering, May 2025, Photo by Sean Evans<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Teachers working together on SSD activity\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/03\/BSU_MICRON_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_009-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/03\/BSU_MICRON_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_009-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">40\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Student working with Arduino, close up picture of their hands.\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/10\/D_2311_046_508-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/10\/D_2311_046_508-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">41\/45: College of Engineering (COEN), Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering (MBE), Gunes Uzer\u2019s Mechanical Adaptations Lab, photo by Priscilla Grover<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Two teachers work together at past event\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/07\/BSU_DAY-2_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_050-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/07\/BSU_DAY-2_TEACHERPD_JULY_2025_050-scaled.jpg 2560w 1707h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">42\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-1.24.48\u202fPM-1024x680.png\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-1.24.48\u202fPM.png 2190w 1454h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">43\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"A man with curly brown hair wearing goggles and a white glove holds up a vial to his face\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-11.40.58\u202fAM-1024x768.png\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-11.40.58\u202fAM.png 2430w 1822h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">44\/45 <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<figure   class=\"site-panel__gallery-modal-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/04\/D_2504_021_327-1024x681.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/04\/D_2504_021_327-scaled.jpg 2560w 1703h\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"c-slider__slide-caption\" aria-label=\"Image Caption\">45\/45: UPWARDS for the Future, MER, April 14-17, 2025, Photo by Sean Evans<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__arrows\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__button c-slider__button--prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-slider__button c-slider__button--next swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t 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