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        <title>Virginia Tech is satisfying the craving for semiconductor advancement</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ By increasing opportunities through the development of new majors and professional programs for lifelong learning, Virginia Tech is securing a pipeline of talent to continue to support the semiconductor industry in the commonwealth and across the globe. ]]></description>
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        <title>From classroom to clean room: Alliance builds Virginia&#39;s semiconductor workforce</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Established in 2023, the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology has made progress to reskill and upskill adult learners in different aspects of the semiconductor industry. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ When Masoud Agah, executive director of the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology traveled to Slovenia earlier this year, he initiated a promising dialogue that could redefine international semiconductor collaboration and underscores the importance of global partnerships in driving technological advancement. ]]></description>
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        <title> Jennifer Cummins named associate director of marketing and communications for the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech&#39;s Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ranked at the No. 2 spot, highlighting Virginia Tech’s continued growth in research and reputation. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ SPOCK is the world’s first “miniature” gas chromatograph built with patent-pending technology that analyzes chemical composition and physical properties and delivers real-time results, revolutionizing aerosol work in industry safety, environmental science, and national security. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech&#39;s semiconductor processing has been revamped and revitalized through a $3 million gift-in-kind from SPTS Technologies. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Joe Benevento, Swanka Burnette, Sean Mallon, and Raul “Danny” Vargas bring a wealth of expertise and experience to VAST, reinforcing its commitment to advancing semiconductor technology in the region and beyond. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Utilizing cutting edge power electronics research, Zhang will study two different structural designs for semiconductors in naval power devices. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Prabesh Dulal joins the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology  as its associate director of operations.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jessica Pointer was named as the associate director of communications and marketing, and Kiyah Duffey, the director of strategic initiatives at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, has assumed the role of chief of staff for the collaborative initiative aimed at advancing semiconductor technology and innovation in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ More than 100 leaders from higher education, industry, and government came together to discuss the group effort needed for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States to lead in semiconductor manufacturing during the CHIPS for Virginia Summit. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Warner visited Virginia Tech&#39;s campus to brainstorm ways that academic leaders, industry partners, and government can come together to leverage the opportunity of the CHIPS Act. ]]></description>
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