Victor Veliadis

Bio:

Dr. Victor Veliadis is Executive Director and CTO of PowerAmerica, a Manufacturing USA Institute accelerating SiC and GaN power semiconductor chip and electronics commercialization. At PowerAmerica, he has managed over $150 million across 200+ projects advancing manufacturing and workforce development, and is currently managing a $64M DOE renewal. Prior to joining Power America in 2016, Dr. Veliadis spent 21 years post-Ph.D. in the semiconductor industry, where his work included design, fabrication, and testing of SiC devices, GaN devices for radar systems, and financial and operations management of a commercial semiconductor fab. He is an NC State professor, an IEEE and NAI Fellow, and holds 27 U.S. patents, 165 publications, 13 book chapters, and one co-edited book. He has delivered over 240 keynotes and invited presentations

Why PowerAmerica is signing:

PowerAmerica is a Manufacturing USA, member-driven consortium of industry, universities, and national labs, accelerating the commercialization of energy efficient  SiC and GaN power semiconductor chips and electronics. As "electrification of everything" is driving energy demand to unprecedented levels, efficient WBG power electronics not only drastically reduce losses and harmful emissions but also enable today's energy generation to go a lot further. PowerAmerica catalyzes WBG semiconductor manufacturing, job creation, and energy sustainability, boosting efficiency scaling and strengthening economic growth and national security.