Gary S. May
| Gary Stephen May | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
May 17, 1964 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | computer-aided manufacturing of integrated circuits |
| Institutions | Georgia Tech, UC Davis |
| Alma mater |
University of California, Berkeley, Georgia Tech |
| Notable awards |
AAAS Fellow (2008) IEEE Fellow (2006) |
Gary Stephen May (born May 17, 1964) is the dean of Georgia Tech's College of Engineering.[1][2][3] From 2005 to 2011, he was the Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. On August 1, 2017, he will begin his term as chancellor of the University of California, Davis.[4]
Biography
Early life
May was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Georgia Tech, where he was a member of the ANAK Society, an elite and secretive honor society.[5] May graduated in 1985 with a B.E.E. degree in electrical engineering. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned an M.S. (1987) and Ph.D. (1991), both in electrical engineering and computer science.
Georgia Tech
May joined the Georgia Tech ECE faculty in 1991 as a member of the School's microelectronics group. His research is in the field of computer-aided manufacturing of integrated circuits. He was a National Science Foundation "National Young Investigator" (1993–98) and was Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing (1997–2001). He has authored over 200 articles and technical presentations in the area of IC computer-aided manufacturing. In 2001, he was named Motorola Foundation Professor, and was appointed associate chair for Faculty Development.
May is the founder of Georgia Tech's Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Science (SURE) program, a summer research program designed to attract talented minority students into graduate school. He also is the founder and director of Facilitating Academic Careers in Engineering and Science program (FACES), a program designed to encourage minority engagement in engineering and science careers. May was a National Science Foundation and an AT&T Bell Laboratories graduate fellow, and has worked as a member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. He is a member of the National Advisory Board of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).
May is also the current faculty advisor for the ANAK Society.[6]
Notable awards
- Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math and Engineering Mentorship, 2015
- ECEDHA Leadership Award, 2015
- AAAS Fellow, 2009.[7]
- IEEE Fellow, 2006. "For contributions to education in semiconductor manufacturing and engineering."[8]
References
- ↑ "GARY MAY NAMED DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. May 6, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ↑ Bohra, Kamna (2011-05-06). "May named dean of engineering". The Technique. Georgia Tech Student Publications. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ↑ Jensen, Van (2011-08-18). "Gary May Takes Charge as College of Engineering Dean". Tech Topics. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ↑ Lambert, Diana (2017-02-28). "New UC Davis Chancellor Gary May earns $325,780 a year from outside board seats". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ "ANAK Graduates, 1980–1989". ANAK Society. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ↑ "The ANAK Society". Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ↑ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows". AAS News. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ↑ "IEEE Fellows". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Retrieved 2010-04-28.