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JAGDISH TRIVEDI ciation Minority Affairs Committee

Chicago seniors help raise and the American Heart Association
Stroke Emergency Care Committee.
Sharma will succeed Dr. David
$50,000 for Umang School Liebeskind, MD, who directed the
Comprehensive Stroke Center for
the past six years. Liebeskind will
continue to work in the stroke center
through leading the Vascular Neu-
rology Fellowship, clinical care and
research.
Founded in 1995, the Compre-
hensive Stroke Center is recognized
as a world-leading center for manag-
ing cerebral vascular disease.

PRADEEP LALL

Auburn University names

professor to lead its institute

n August 18, Bharatiya Senior Citizens of Chicago hosted a program
featuring legendary comedian Jagdish Trivedi at the Rana Regan Cen-
Oter in Carol Stream. At the beginning of the program, BSC president
Haribhai Patel welcomed artist Jagdishbhai Trivedi with garland. Then, all the
members stood up to mark the untimely death of the member of the orga-
nization, Shri Rajendrabhai Anjaria, and observed a two-minute silence and
prayed for the eternal peace of departed soul. On the occasion, President of the
organization provided details about the life history of Rajendrabhai Anjaria.
Post that, on the occasion of India’s 78th Independence Day, Jagdish
Trivedi celebrated by singing Independence Day special songs.

uburn University as part of its seminal research on semiconductor pack-
In a remarkable gesture, Jagdish Trivedi then introduced a deaf- aging has recently established a new state of the art Auburn University
mute child through a video which helped to collect 50,000 dollars AElectronics Packaging Research Institute (EPRI). This establishment
marks a significant shift from the semiconductor packaging research conduct-
in just half an hour upon request by Jagdishbhai. Navinbhai Dhola- ed through Auburn’s Center of Advanced Vehicle and Extreme Environment

kia and Madarsang Chavda, executive members of the organiza- Electronics, or CAVE3, since 1999 focusing primarily on automotive electronics.
Pradeep Lall, John and Anne MacFarlane Endowed Distinguished Pro-
tion, with great courage worked to make this program a success. fessor and Alumni Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
will be leading the EPRI as director.
The program ended with a sumptuous dinner. “Our need for domestic capability in manufacturing, research and devel-
opment for semiconductor packaging has really entered the national con-
versation recently with the recent establishment of the National Advanced
LATISHA SHARMA Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) under the Creating Helpful

Doctor is named Incentives to Produce Semiconductors — or CHIPS — Act,” Lall said.
In June 2021, the White House identified semiconductor manufacturing
and advanced packaging on top of the list of four key product areas of vul-
UCLA Comprehensive Stroke nerability. As the U.S. global share of semiconductor production has dropped
from 37 percent in 1990 to only 12 percent today.
“In this current environment, we’re realizing the criticality of electronics
Center’s chief in general and semiconductor packaging in particular for securing the supply
chain and enabling advanced system functionality both in the U.S. and Eu-
T MD, as the new director of the UCLA Comprehensive Stroke Center. rope,” Lall said.
he UCLA Department of Neurology has appointed Dr. Latisha Sharma,
Led by Lall, Auburn’s work along this strategic thinking has grown expo-
Sharma, a professor of Neurology at UCLA, holds several pro-
gram appointments including director of the UCLA TeleStroke Program and nentially over the past decade.
“Growing CAVE3 into the Auburn University Electronics Packaging Re-
associate director of the Vascular Neurology Residency Program. Sharma is search Institute was the logical next step for our activities in this important
also co-chair of the Los Angeles Stroke Society and serves on the National area of research,” said Dean of Engineering Mario Eden.
Institutes of Health Stroke Prevention Workgroup, American Heart Asso- Continued on next page... >>

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