{"673515":{"#nid":"673515","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bakir Named Director of the Packaging Research Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/muhannad-s-bakir\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMuhannad Bakir\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;has been named director of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/prc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3D Systems Packaging Research Center\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(PRC).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u2019re thrilled to have Professor Bakir joining us as the new director,\u201d said Michael Filler, IEN\u2019s interim executive director. \u201cHis wealth of experience and pioneering work in advanced packaging make him an excellent fit to lead the PRC into an exciting new era of innovation and technological impact.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOriginating as a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center in 1993, the PRC is a national leader in the advanced packaging of microelectronics. Advanced packaging in microelectronics refers to innovative techniques for merging and interconnecting multiple components within a single electronic entity. This enables more powerful, efficient, and versatile microelectronic systems, driving innovation across various industries. The Center conducts research and education\u0026nbsp;in all aspects of electronics packaging, including design, materials, process, assembly, thermal management, and system integration. Its work is driven by a wide range of applications, such as high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, automotive systems, wireless communications, and space exploration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am honored for the opportunity to lead the PRC and look forward to working with the campus community and our industry, government, and academic partners on a research agenda that tackles the multifaceted challenges in advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration,\u201d said Bakir.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs director, Bakir will guide the PRC into the future of advanced packaging through his vision and expertise. He is responsible for ensuring that the PRC\u0027s world-class facilities support the emerging needs of advanced packaging of microelectronics and supports members of the campus community who uses these facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are excited to lead the science and engineering that culminates in system level prototyping and demonstrators for AI, mm-wave, photonic systems, and beyond,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBakir, who also serves as the Dan Fielder Professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and leads the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bakirlab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIntegrated 3D Systems Group\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, brings a wealth of experience to his new role as PRC director. He and his research group have received more than 30 paper and presentation awards including seven from the IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference, four from the IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference, and one from the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference. His group was also awarded the 2014 and 2017 Best Papers of the IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBakir is the recipient of the 2013 Intel Early Career Faculty Honor Award, 2012 DARPA Young Faculty Award, 2011 IEEE CPMT Society Outstanding Young Engineer Award, and was an Invited Participant in the 2012 National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. He is the co-recipient of the 2018 IEEE Electronics Packaging Society Exceptional Technical Achievement Award \u201cfor contributions to 2.5D and 3D IC heterogeneous integration, with a focus on interconnect technologies.\u201d He is also the co-recipient of the 2018 McKnight Foundation Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards. In 2020, Bakir received the Georgia Tech Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe serves as a senior area editor for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EIEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and was previously an Editor for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EIEEE Transactions on Electron Devices\u003C\/em\u003E. He has also served as a distinguished lecturer for IEEE EPS.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/prc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELearn more about PRC\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMuhannad Bakir has been named director of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u2019s 3D Systems Packaging Research Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Muhannad Bakir has been named director of the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u2019s 3D Systems Packaging Research Center."}],"uid":"35272","created_gmt":"2024-03-13 18:16:18","changed_gmt":"2024-08-27 16:08:54","author":"aneumeister3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"626131":{"id":"626131","type":"image","title":"Muhannad Bakir","body":null,"created":"1568386872","gmt_created":"2019-09-13 15:01:12","changed":"1568386872","gmt_changed":"2019-09-13 15:01:12","alt":"photograph of Muhannad Bakir","file":{"fid":"238370","name":"MuhannadBakir-cropped.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MuhannadBakir-cropped.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MuhannadBakir-cropped.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":684989,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MuhannadBakir-cropped.jpg?itok=wo7f2Tl9"}}},"media_ids":["626131"],"groups":[{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"660369","name":"Matter and Systems"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187433","name":"go-ien"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"193652","name":"Matter and Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Neumeister\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EResearch Communications Program Manager\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}