Sanjay Mehrotra, president and CEO of Micron Technology (Micron), along with a diverse team from the Micron Atlanta office, visited the Georgia Tech campus during the Fall 2024 semester. Micron is a global leader in semiconductors and computer memory solutions.
During the visit, Mehrotra engaged with faculty and students from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and other departments across campus. They discussed research, ongoing collaborations, and curriculum opportunities aimed at advancing memory technology and its workforce.
During a faculty panel discussion, professors and researchers explored ways to further strengthen the collaborations between Micron and Georgia Tech, both in the research lab and classroom.
ECE professors involved in the panel discussion included Muhannad Bakir, Sung-Kyu Lim, Divya Mahajan, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, and Shimeng Yu, along with Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena from the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Tamara Pearson, a senior research associate in the College of Computing, and Taiesha Smith, a senior program manager for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) at Georgia Tech, also participated.
Arijit Raychowdhury, professor and Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of ECE, highlighted the School’s increased focus on AI and its growing enrollment. He emphasized the unique opportunities for Georgia Tech due to its size, government and industry relationships, and comprehensive expertise across the technology stack.
Raychowdhury and Mehrotra greeting in the Van Leer Electrical and Computer Engineering Building. Mehrotra toured the Georgia Tech campus while visiting Micron's Atlanta office located in midtown.
Mehrotra and Raychowdhury being greeting by Kevin Pham at the beginning the Van Leer Interdisciplinary Design Commons (The Hive) tour.
Mehrotra and the Micron team during a faculty panel. Faculty on the panel included Muhannad Bakir, Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, Sung-Kyu Lim, Divya Mahajan, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, and Shimeng Yu.
During the visit Mehrotra and the Micron team toured the Hive's machine shop where a student discussed an electric cane project he is working on.
Members of the Micron and Georgia Tech teams outside Exhibition Hall. Pictured are (L-R): Patricia Allen (GT ECE), Samir Mittal (Micron), Brandon Shields (Micron), Raychowdhury, Mehrotra, Surya Tatapudi (Micron), Shiju Kadree (Micron), Rush-Byers, and Armond Duncan (Micron).
Raychowdhury also expressed his appreciation and enthusiasm for the recently announced Micron Technology Chair in Advanced Memory Systems Design.
“Computer memory is the unsung hero of modern technology,” Raychowdhury said. “We are grateful for Sanjay's visit and excited for our continued collaborations with Micron, which will undoubtedly drive significant advancements in the field.”
While on campus, the Micron team was given a tour of the Van Leer Interdisciplinary Design Commons (The Hive) by director Kevin Pham. The Hive is one of the largest electronics-oriented student makerspaces in the country and operated by student volunteers.
Concluding his visit, a panel of ECE students had the opportunity to meet Mehrotra and the Micron team, discussing topics ranging from the trajectory of memory and storage technologies to career advice.
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