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• The 2023 Printed Electronics Research Collaborative (PERC) Symposium was held in the Saab Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (ETIC) Atrium at UMass Lowell on May 16. The meeting, open to members only, focused on Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) strategies associated with the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS Act), future research opportunities for Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHEs), and gaps in standards and methods associated with printed electronics. The meeting ending with a networking session for PERC members and graduate students working at the Raytheon - University Research Institute (RURI) / PERC.
• U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren visited UMass Lowell’s Saab Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center to meet with local technology leaders on improving scientific investment in the state on Friday. Read more in the Lowell Sun: UMass Lowell students will 'change the world': Elizabeth Warren champions tech investment during campus visit.
• Yuri Piro successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation in Polymer Science.

2023 Printed Electronics Research Collaborative (PERC) Symposium Photo Gallery

• Prof. Alkim Akyurtlu and her graduate students (Yuri Piro, Adria Kajenski, Andrew Luce, Chris Areias and Emily Lamport) attended 55th International Symposium on Microelectronics (iMAPS) in Boston. Emily Lamport (Electrical Engineering Ph.D. student), Adria Kajenski (Electrical Engineering Ph.D. student), Chris Areias (Electrical Engineering PhD student) and Yuri Piro ( Chemistry Ph.D. student) presented at the conference.

• Third year Ph.D. student, Yuri Piro, presented his finding at the Nano Dimension Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME) Conference, Boston, Mass., July 29, 2022, and was interviewed by TechBlick on the UV dielectric ink he discussed in this presentation. You can read the TechBlick Interview on the UV dielectric ink on LinkedIn.
• Second year Ph.D. students, Christopher Aerias, Adria Kajenski, and Emily Lamport presented their research at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas and Propagation conference in Denver, Colo., July 11-15, 2022.
• Third year Ph.D. student Yuri Piro presented his work on Ultra-Violet (UV) curable gasket inks at the Electronic Materials Conference, MRS, Columbus, Ohio, June 29-July 1, 2022.
• First year Ph.D. student, Jotham Kasule, presented his work at the 2022 IEEE Electronic Components and Technology, San Diego, Calif., May, 2022.
• Third year Ph.D. student Yuri Piro presented at the MITRE Workshop on Additive Manufacturing for Antennas and Electromagnetics Structures as an invited speaker, McLean, Va., May 10-11, 2022.
• We welcomed new undergraduate research students: Michael Mogan (Chemistry), and Sean Morissey (Electrical and Computer Engineering).
• The Printed Electronics Research Collaborative (PERC) Symposium was held in the SAAB Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (ETIC) building atrium at UMass Lowell on May 17, 2022. Over 70 attendees from 15+ industry and government partners participated in discussions on the challenges and future of additive manufacturing and printed electronics. The Raytheon UMass Lowell Research Institute (RURI) / PERC graduate students also had an opportunity to interact with the industry partners via a poster session.

2022 PERC Symposium Photo Gallery

On January 13, 2015 Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a $4 million dollar grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (“MassTech”) to UMass Lowell to support development of a printed and flexible electronics industry cluster, an emerging field that has the potential to become a $76 billion global market in the next decade.

• UMass Lowell ENews Story
• Boston Globe: Baker announces $4M state grant to UMass Lowell
• Boston Herald: UMass Lowell receives $4M tech collaborative grant
• WCVB-TV: Gov. Baker announces $4M grant for UMass Lowell
• WFXT-TV: Gov. Baker to highlight financial support for UMass Lowell
• Boston Business Journal: UMass Lowell set to expand campus initiatives with a $4M grant and a $4M donation
• Boston Business Journal: UMass Lowell is set to announce a major donation and the launch of a new research collaborative
• Lowell Sun: Baker announces $4M grant for UMass Lowell
• Massachusetts Technology Collaborative: Gov. Baker Announces $4M Grant to UMass Lowell to Fuel Emerged Printed Electronics Cluster
• Washington Times: Gov, Baker announces $4M grant for UMass Lowell
• BostInno: UMass Lowell Obtained a $4M Grant to Research an Emerging Technology
• Printed Electronics World: $4m grant to fuel printed electronics cluster
• Solid State Technology: Solid State Watch Jan. 23-29 (video) (scroll ahead to 1:07 in the video)
• Engineering.com: $4M Grant for Research on Flexible Printed Electronics 

• WCRB Lowell Connector and Beyond with Laura Carlo radio interview with Julie Chen and Craig Armiento (mp3). Audio used courtesy: WCRB Lowell Connector and Beyond with host Laura Carlo.

• WCRB Lowell Connector and Beyond with Laura Carlo radio interview with Julie Chen and Craig Armiento (mp3)
  Audio used courtesy: WCRB Lowell Connector and Beyond with host Laura Carlo.