{"id":557,"date":"2024-08-30T15:22:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T21:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/?page_id=557"},"modified":"2026-06-24T13:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:19:23","slug":"semiconductor-for-all","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/major-initiatives\/semiconductor-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Semiconductor for All"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Semiconductor for All (S4A) Grant launched in July 2023.&nbsp; Initial funding from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wdc.idaho.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/240209-Idaho-Semiconductor-Workforce-White-Paper.pdf\">Idaho Workforce Development Council<\/a>&nbsp;was $5 million. Afterwards, Boise State University matched the amount for a total of $10 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purpose of this grant is to grow an enduring semiconductor workforce in Idaho and the region by inviting and retaining a broad student pool. The grant will allow for the creation of pathways from elementary through high school and on to bachelor\u2019s and doctoral degrees.&nbsp; Additionally, the grant will create opportunities for continuing education and professional development.<\/p>\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\tS4A Statistics\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\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-4--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\t$5 mil\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta__content\" >\n\tAmount awarded from Idaho Workforce Development Council\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\t315\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta__content\" >\n\tIdaho students enrolled in Secondary Education Semiconductor Courses\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\t3,339\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta__content\" >\n\tBoise State students impacted by S4A supported coursework\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\t26,869\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta__content\" >\n\tNumber of K-12 students engaged in outreach \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\t\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--cardgrid top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--add_padding\"\n\t\t\t\t data-index=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t data-js=\"panel\"\n\t\t\t\t data-type=\"cardgrid\"\n\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t data-modular-content>\n\t\n\t\t<div 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class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/interest-form-educational-visits\/\" target=\"\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tWant us to come visit your class?\n\n<\/h3> Interest Form \u2013 Educational Visits<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"Student looking at silicon wafer\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2026\/04\/MICRON_CHIPCAMP_BSU_DEC_2025_006-664x664.jpg');\"  class=\"tribe-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<\/span>\n\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                    <div class=\"c-card__content-inner\">\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tWant us to come visit your class?\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n                            \n<div class=\"c-cta c-card__cta\" >\n\t<span class=\"c-cta__content\">Interest Form \u2013 Educational Visits<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--cardgrid top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--remove_padding\"\n\t\t\t\t data-index=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t data-js=\"panel\"\n\t\t\t\t data-type=\"cardgrid\"\n\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t data-modular-content>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"l-content--outer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"l-content--inner site-panel--cardgrid--stack\">\n\n\t\n            <header class=\"s-header s-header--inner\">\n\n            \n\n            \n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tS4A Scope\n\n<\/h2>\n\n                            \n            \n        <\/header>\n    \n\n\t\n    <div class=\"s-content\">\n        <div class=\"g-row g-row--col-2 g-row--col-4--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 c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/semiconductor-for-all\/k-12-outreach-and-education\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tK-12 Outreach and Education\n\n<\/h3> K-12 Outreach and Education<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/06\/IMG_1926-scaled-e1750271687947-664x664.jpg');\"  class=\"tribe-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<\/span>\n\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                    <div class=\"c-card__content-inner\">\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tK-12 Outreach and Education\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/semiconductor-for-all\/collegiate\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tCollegiate\n\n<\/h3> Collegiate<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"b plaza\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/D_1804_054_010-e1724265553630-664x664.jpg');\"  class=\"tribe-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<\/span>\n\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                    <div class=\"c-card__content-inner\">\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tCollegiate\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/semiconductor-for-all\/continuing-education-and-professional-development\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tContinuing Education and Professional Development\n\n<\/h3> Continuing Education and Professional Development<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-12.56.00\u202fPM-664x664.png');\"  class=\"tribe-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<\/span>\n\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                    <div class=\"c-card__content-inner\">\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tContinuing Education and Professional Development\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n        \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"g-col\">\n                    \n<div class=\"c-card c-card--img\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/semiconductor-for-all\/why-semiconductors\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"c-card__link-wrap\"><span class=\"u-screen-reader-text\">\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tWhy Semiconductors?\n\n<\/h3> Why Semiconductors?<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div >\n\t\t<div  aria-label=\"Hands of a student working on circuitry gadget\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/D_1712_024_009-1.jpg');\"  class=\"tribe-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<\/span>\n\n    \n\t<div class=\"c-card__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n                    <div class=\"c-card__content-inner\">\n        \n            \n                            \n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"c-card__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tWhy Semiconductors?\n\n<\/h3>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\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\t\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--wysiwyg top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--add_padding\"\n\t\t\t\t data-index=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t data-js=\"panel\"\n\t\t\t\t data-type=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t data-modular-content>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"panel-wysiwyg--3col option_inline top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--add_padding\">\n    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"l-content--outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"s-header l-content--inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tAbout the S4A Grant\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-container--thin\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"s-content l-container--inner--no-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-row g-row--panel-3col\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col t-content g-col--border\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1073 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/IMG_7512-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A classroom activity. \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Goals<\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. government wants more semiconductor devices and microelectronics made in America.\u00a0 This is made possible by having a strong workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Boise State University and Idaho Workforce Development Council launched the &#8220;Semiconductor for All&#8221; initiative to build education in semiconductors for K-12 and university students.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col t-content g-col--border\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-810 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/08\/2024_COENFestival_060-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"adult and child using a learning circuit board\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Initiatives<\/h3>\n<p>What MERC will do with this grant is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work with state partners to build a diverse student pipeline.<\/li>\n<li>Expand capacity and workforce retention for students and professionals in the industry.<\/li>\n<li>Mobilize educational outreach to motivate students to become the next-generation workforce.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with industry to create K-20 career discovery opportunities, both for in-person and online learning experiences.<\/li>\n<li>Create and provide robust curriculum in technology, engineering, business operations, supply chains, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight the relevancy of semiconductors in daily life, job roles, and pathways for success in these courses and curricula.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-col t-content g-col--border\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1069 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/SemiconductorCareerConnections-19-Photo-by-Jennifer-Iuvone-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Two people shake hands. \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Partners<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Education Partnerships:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Idaho K-12 Schools<br \/>\nIdaho Community Colleges<br \/>\nIdaho Universities<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workforce Stakeholders:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Micron Technology<br \/>\nIdaho Workforce Development Council<br \/>\nIdaho Digital Learning Alliance<br \/>\nIdaho National Laboratory<br \/>\nMicroelectronics Education and Research Center<br \/>\nRegional Industry<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n    \n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--interstitial  site-panel-colorway-blue interstitial-panel__wrap--bottom top-padding--add_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 \">\n\n\t\n\t\n        \n        <div class=\"l-container interstitial-panel__content-wrapper interstitial-panel__content-block--bottom t-content \">\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\tBackground and History\n\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"interstitial-panel__description\" >\n\t<p>The Semiconductor for All Grant was initiated by Dr. Sin Ming Loo of Boise State University&#8217;s College of Engineering.\u00a0 Dr. Loo was the original Principal Investigator (PI) of the grant, and was joined by Boise State&#8217;s Peter Risse from the University President&#8217;s Office in developing the wide-reaching project.<\/p>\n<p>The grant was awarded July 2023 with $5 million from Idaho&#8217;s Workforce Development Council, and another $5 million matched by Boise State University.\u00a0 At the creation of Boise State&#8217;s Microelectronics Education and Research Center, the PI role passed from Dr. Loo to the MERC&#8217;s initial Executive Director, Dr. Dan Lamborn.\u00a0 It now falls under ECE Dr. Kurtis Cantley. This transfer allowed the grant to be implemented university-wide.<\/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\t<div class=\"panel s-wrapper site-panel site-panel--people-list top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--add_padding\"\n\t\t\t\t data-index=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t data-js=\"panel\"\n\t\t\t\t data-type=\"people-list\"\n\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t data-modular-content>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__people-list panel-people l-content--outer top-padding--add_padding bottom-padding--add_padding\">\n\t<div class=\"l-content--inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oneUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"s-header t-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2\n\t\tclass=\"site-panel__title s-title h2\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tParticipants and Contributors\n\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"people-list__search\" role=\"search\" aria-label=\"Filter 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class=\"tribe-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Kurtis Cantley\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2025\/09\/Cantley_Kurtis-1152x1440.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__info\" >\n\t\n<div class=\"panel-people__info__hd\" >\n\t\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"panel-people__name\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tKurtis Cantley, Ph.D.\n\n<\/h3>\n<h4\n\t\tclass=\"panel-people__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tCurrent PI\n\n<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__description t-content panel-people__description--mobile\" >\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__info__ft\" >\n\t\n<div\n\t\tclass=\"panel-people__dept-location\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tCollege of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__description t-content panel-people__description--desktop\" >\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"panel-people__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"panel-people__media\">\n\t\t<figure   class=\"tribe-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Neal Bangerter headshot\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/Neal-BangerterW-1.webp\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__info\" >\n\t\n<div class=\"panel-people__info__hd\" >\n\t\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"panel-people__name\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tNeal Bangerter, Ph.D.\n\n<\/h3>\n<h4\n\t\tclass=\"panel-people__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tCurrent Co-PI\n\n<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__description t-content panel-people__description--mobile\" >\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__info__ft\" >\n\t\n<div\n\t\tclass=\"panel-people__dept-location\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tCollege of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department Chair\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__description t-content panel-people__description--desktop\" >\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"panel-people__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"panel-people__media\">\n\t\t<figure   class=\"tribe-image\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"Henry Charlier headshot\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/microelectronics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/831\/2024\/09\/Charlier_Henry-1152x1440.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__info\" >\n\t\n<div class=\"panel-people__info__hd\" >\n\t\n<h3\n\t\tclass=\"panel-people__name\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tHenry Charlier, Ph.D.\n\n<\/h3>\n<h4\n\t\tclass=\"panel-people__title\"\n\t\t>\n\n\tCo-PI\n\n<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__description t-content panel-people__description--mobile\" >\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel-people__info__ft\" 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