Students from Purdue University joined the nation’s top semiconductor scholars and industry leaders to share their research at the Semiconductor Research Corporation’s (SRC) 17^th annual TECHCON conference. The conference, held Sept. 20-22 in Austin, Texas, showcased the forefront of semiconductor research and recognized professional and university participants for their contributions to the industry.

Three undergraduate students from Purdue were among the 250 undergraduate and graduate students invited from top-flight universities across the country to present their research at the conference.

Rachel Rahn, a junior in chemical engineering, received the first place poster for her presentation "Assessment of Processing Conditions in Organic Field Effect Transistors."

The students from SRC’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities program provides hands-on research and mentorship to attract students to semiconductor industry careers. Their attendance was made possible through the support of Intel Foundation, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, STARnet and SRC Education Alliance.