Professor Gupta receives 2009 NSF CAREER Award

Assistant Professor Puneet Gupta has been selected to receive the 2009 NSF CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.

Professor Gupta's award recognizes his career development plan entitled "Co-optimization of Integrated Circuit Design and Manufacturing."

Professor Gupta joined the department in 2007. His research focuses on building high-value bridges between physical design and semiconductor manufacturing for lowered cost, increased yield and improved predictability of integrated circuits. He has authored over 40 papers and is a recipient of IBM Ph.D. fellowship.