UPWARDS, announced in May 2023, brings together 11 universities, including UW, from the U.S. and Japan to grow the next-generation workforce and advance semiconductor-based research in both countries.
Micron, TEL, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the universities are expected to invest more than $60 million in the network. These funds will support the launch and implementation of this innovative network, which will deepen ties between industry and higher education in the U.S. and Japan.
The collaboration among the universities will focus on developing the next generation of workforce, enabling fundamental and emerging research, and prioritizing expanding opportunities for female students, researchers and leaders.
The university partnerships are focused on developing leading semiconductor curricula and creating opportunities for cross-collaboration.
UPWARDS university partners are known for their high-quality education and proven commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) and closing the gender equity gap in STEM, which is crucial to building the industry’s workforce of the future.
People
David Bergsman
Co-investigagtor
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Clean Energy Institute
Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute
Jungwon Choi
Faculty Fellow
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Gayle Christensen
Associate Vice Provost, Global Affairs
Affiliate Associate Professor College of Education
Mo Li
Co-investigator
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professor, Physics
Amanda McCracken-Roberts
Director of Interdisciplinary Administrative Operations
Jihui Yang
Vice Dean, College of Engineering
Kyocera Corporation Chair in Ceramic Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering
UPWARDS Graduate Fellows
 Yueyao Fan, Material Science and Engineering |
 Jane Keth, Chemical Engineering |
 Mai Nguyen, Physics |
 Adina Ripin, Physics |
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