FAST Partners
Aligned in Purpose
We are a dedicated team united in our mission to revolutionize integrated circuit manufacturing and develop a robust innovation ecosystem in Oregon. Our collaborative work crosses the boundaries of academia, industry, entrepreneurial organizations, government, and nonprofits.
Leadership Team
Rob Stone
Oregon State University
FAST Interim CEO
Christie Dudenhoefer
Oregon State University
FAST Co-Director of Engagement
Julie Brandis
Oregon State University
FAST Co-Director of Engagement
Skip Newberry
Technology Association of Oregon
FAST Co-Director of Strategic Partnerships
Tina Gulberg
University of Oregon
FAST Co-Director of Strategic Partnerships
Pallavi Dhagat
Oregon State University
FAST Co-Director of Research
Scott Mokler
Intel, retired
FAST Co-Director of Research
Kyle Ritchey-Noll
Oregon Business Council
FAST Co-Director of Workforce Development
Deb Mumm-Hill
STEM ED Consultant
FAST Co-Director of Workforce Development
Cara Turano
Oregon Entrepreneur Network
FAST Director of Strategic Investment
Shashi Jain
Portland Seed Fund
FAST Director of Innovation
Shannon Carney
Business Oregon
FAST co-PI
Not Pictured:
Larry Cheyne
Chemeketa College
FAST co-PI
Core Partners and Their Roles
Intel helps guide FAST’s research agenda.
Siemens supports use-inspired research and workforce development.
HP supports use-inspired research and workforce development.
Tektronix supports use-inspired research and workforce development.
Technology Association of Oregon coordinates government-industry interactions.
Business Oregon helps secure state and federal investments and align with existing funding programs.
Oregon Business Council coordinates industry engagement and workforce development programs.
University of Oregon contributes strength in advanced materials science and research.
Portland State University contributes expertise in metrology, design and materials for semiconductors.
Chemeketa Community College recruits and trains students for four-year degree programs and for jobs in semiconductors.
Oregon STEM coordinates K-12 outreach and STEM education.
All Partners
Academic Partners
- Chemeketa CC
- Lane CC
- Linn-Benton CC
- Mt. Hood CC
- Oregon State University
- Portland State University
- Portland CC
- University of Oregon
- Willamette University
Community-Based
- Building Blocks 2 Success
- Casa Latinos Unidos
- Centro Cultural
- Coalition of Black Men
- Lemelson Foundation
- Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon
- Warm Springs Community Action Team
- Women in Big Data
Economic Development
- Bend Chamber of Commerce
- Business Oregon
- Cascades West Economic Dev’t. District
- Collaborative Economic Dev’t. Oregon
- Economic Dev’t. for Central Oregon
- Greater Portland, Inc.
- McMinnville Economic Dev’t. Partnership
- Onward Eugene
- Oregon Business Council
Government
- Benton County
- Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
- City of Corvallis
- City of Eugene
- City of Hillsboro
- City of Springfield
- Lane County
- Office of Governor Tina Kotek
- Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments
Industry Partners
- Analog Devices
- ATI
- GLX Power
- HP
- Inpria
- Intel
- Jireh Semiconductor
- Keysight
- Lam Research
- NVIDIA
- Quantum Metrology
- Siemens Industry Software
- Stratacache
- Synopsys
- Tektronix
- Teradyne
- Thermo Fisher Scientific FEI
Innovation
- Latino Founders
- Legal/Accounting service providers:
- Buchalter
- Delap
- KBF Advisory
- Perkins Coie
- Stoel Rives
- Oregon Entrepreneurs Network
- Oregon Startup Center
- Technology Association of Oregon
Venture Development
- Blue Wood Capital
- Elevate Capital
- Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute
- Oregon Venture Fund
- Portland Seed Fund
- Willamette Valley Capital
Other
- East Cascades Works
- Higher Education Coordinating Commission
- Link Oregon
- Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
- Oregon STEM
- Oregon Workforce Partnership
- OSU Foundation
- Pacific Northwest National Lab
- Silicon Forest Partnership
Participating Organizations
- Amorphyx, Inc
- Andrews Cooper
- Applied Materials
- Eclypsium, Inc
- Florida Semiconductor Engine
- Global Talents Foundation and Artclever
- iUrban Teen
- Kairos Sensors
- Kepler Computing
- Microflow CVO
- Midwest Microelectronics Consortium
- Nanomand LLC
- nexTC Corporation
- Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities
- Oregon Institute of Technology
- Phosio
- Portland Hardware Meetup
- Solid State AI
- Trunknode, Inc
- Tvavium, Inc.
- Valliscor
- Willamette Valley Section Society of Women Engineers