2026 CITRIS Costas John Spanos Semiconductor Manufacturing Award

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2026 CITRIS Costas John Spanos Semiconductor Manufacturing Award

Recognizing outstanding Ph.D. students driving advances in semiconductor devices, technology, design, and manufacturing.

The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) invite nominations for the Costas John Spanos Semiconductor Manufacturing Awards. Created in honor of CITRIS Director Emeritus and Andrew S. Grove Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley Costas John Spanos, this award was established to encourage and recognize outstanding graduate student research in semiconductor devices, technology, design and manufacturing.

The Spanos Semiconductor Manufacturing Awards, part of a $1 million philanthropic endowment, supports this effort by investing directly in graduate researchers. These students are advancing breakthroughs in computing, AI, and advanced manufacturing—driving innovation and building resilience for a globally competitive future.

Now accepting self nominations for the 2026 CITRIS Costas John Spanos Semiconductor Manufacturing Award. Proposals are due on December 16, 2025 by 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

Information about the 2026 Request for Proposals (RFP) is available on the CITRIS website.

Please contact us at seedteam@citris-uc.org with any issues. We are actively monitoring this account and are here to assist you with a successful proposal.

Instructions:
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Nominee First Name *

Nominee Last Name *

Nominee Email *

Nominee department *

Faculty advisor's First name *

Faculty advisor's Last Name *

Nominee CV and Two Letters of Recommendation *

Provide a link to a CV (2-pages max) bundled with two letters of recommendation as a single PDF file that is viewable to all. Name the file: (Lastname_firstname_Campus.pdf)

Two letters of recommendation:
First letter - your faculty advisor
Second letter - another faculty recommendation

Statement of research (500 words or less) *

Please tell us why you should be recognized: describe your research impact, innovation, and leadership. (500 words or less) *

Please provide any additional information we should consider for this nomination. (400 words or less)

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