Ethan Morse, graduating senior in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was presented the 2020 Texas A&M Student Employee of the Year award. This prestigious award is only given to two students annually and represents hard work, leadership and dedication. Morse works for the AggieFab Nanofabrication Facility, which is a shared nano/microfabrication facility on campus. One quote from his nomination letter reads, “Ethan has a tremendous work ethic that is driven by his passion to learn about wafer fab processing. He has become a valuable part of the AggieFab team, and contributes like a full-time staff member.”.
Q. What was your role in the AggieFab Nanofabrication Facility and what were your responsibilities?
A. I served as a student technician, helping to support the lab’s full-time staff members, upkeep and operation. My main responsibilities included training and advising new lab users; maintaining, repairing and installing equipment; and improving the lab’s facilities and documentation
Q. Has being an electrical engineering major helped you in your position at AggieFab?
A. My electrical engineering degree has absolutely helped my position. Learning in the classroom about how computer chips and devices are made allowed me to better understand how the tools in the lab operate. My degree was also helped by my position — getting to work on high-tech mechanical and electrical systems gives hands-on experience that most students don’t have the opportunity to experience.
Q. What does this award mean to you?
A. It means a great deal to me. It’s nice to be recognized by my full-time AggieFab co-workers/friends, as it shows they thought enough of me and my contributions to nominate me for this.
Q. What are your future career goals/aspirations?
A. I will start work for Texas Instruments this September as an equipment engineer in one of their chip factories. I hope to stay in the semiconductor industry for a majority of my career and become a manager or technical leader at a company.