Distinguished Researcher Elected to National Academy of Engineering

(Editor's Note: A full story about Dr. Bruce Gnade's membership in the National Academy of Engineering will be published in News Center soon.)

Dr. Bruce Gnade, professor emeritus of materials science and engineering and director of workforce development at the North Texas Semiconductor Institute at The University of Texas at Dallas, was elected today as a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Gnade is one of 130 members and 28 international members of the Class of 2026. Election to the NAE honors individuals for outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice or education. Gnade was named a member for his contributions to advancement of electronic materials and semiconductor device technologies.

Members of the newly elected class will be formally inducted during the NAE's annual meeting in the fall.

"Dr. Bruce Gnade's election to the National Academy of Engineering is a tremendous honor and a powerful affirmation of his extraordinary leadership, vision and impact on engineering, particularly in flexible electronics area," said Dr. Joseph Pancrazio, vice president for research and innovation and professor of bioengineering at UT Dallas. "I am delighted for my colleague, who is also a friend and mentor, for this well-deserved recognition by one of the nation's most prestigious academies."

At UT Dallas, Gnade previously served as vice president for research and held the Distinguished Chair in Microelectronics from 2006 to 2016. He was the executive director of the Hart Center for Engineering Leadership in the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University from 2017 to 2022.

Gnade also has held leadership positions in industry and public service including at Texas Instruments and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Gnade is a fellow of the American Physical Society, a fellow of the IEEE, a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and is chair of the Board of Directors of Oak Ridge Associated Universities. He earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from St. Louis University in 1976 and his PhD in nuclear chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1982.

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