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Uttam Singisetti to lead UB semiconductor center
As director, Singisetti will lead research on energy-efficient semiconductors, expand workforce development, and strengthen the regional semiconductor ecosystem.
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Bhavana P - Fri, 17, Jul 2026
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The University at Buffalo (UB) has appointed Indian-origin academic and researcher Uttam Singisetti as the new director of its Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies.
Singisetti, the Clifford C. Furnas Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, succeeds Jonathan Bird, a UB distinguished professor who served as the center's inaugural director.
The university's appointment places Singisetti at the helm of an interdisciplinary hub focused on addressing the rising energy demands of modern computing. The center's mandate includes developing energy-efficient devices for artificial intelligence computation, power semiconductors for electric vehicles and AI data centers, and advancing solar technology implementation.
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UB also utilizes the center to develop a trained manufacturing workforce to support the region's expanding economic sector.
"Professor Uttam Singisetti is an exceptional researcher and leader whose vision and expertise will build on the remarkable momentum of the Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies," said Kemper Lewis, dean of the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Lewis noted that under the university's choice of direction, the center will continue to strengthen the regional semiconductor ecosystem and reinforce UB's national leadership.
Singisetti’s research focuses on wide- and ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor-based power and radio frequency electronics. He emphasized that semiconductor chips impact every aspect of modern life, noting the sector's vital importance to both national security and the regional economy.
“Semiconductor chips are used in health, AI, quantum – everything we do has a chip. It’s essential to emphasize how important this sector is to the regional economy and to national security not only from a research and innovation standpoint, but also in meeting an increasing demand for a trained manufacturing workforce proficient in emerging technologies,” Singisetti said in a statement.
Since the university launched the center in 2024, affiliated faculty members have secured $14.4 million in funding from federal agencies and industry leaders to support semiconductor and microelectronics projects.
Venu Govindaraju, senior vice president for research, innovation and economic development, stated that the appointment will guide the center's next growth phase to support future breakthroughs vital to national competitiveness.
“Uttam Singisetti’s pioneering research and collaborative leadership will guide the Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies’ next phase of growth, advancing discoveries that will support future breakthroughs in AI, quantum technologies and other fields vital to our nation's competitiveness,” Govindaraju said.
Singisetti holds a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara; an MS from Arizona State University; and a Btech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
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