Gilroy Vandentop is a VP of Intel Labs and the Director of Corporate University Research.  His team manages Intel’s university research investments for key internal technology and business customers. Gilroy is also on the board of the Semiconductor Research Corporation, an industry wide consortium. He managed the SRC STARnet program and is currently chair for the Governing Council of the JUMP/nCORE program.

Gilroy moved to Intel Labs from TMG’s Components Research group in 2015. While in Components Research, he formed the Novel Materials group and managed Intel’s EUV program through transfer into technology development. From 2000 to 2006, he was responsible for the Packaging Research group in Chandler, AZ. During his first 10 years at Intel, Gilroy worked in Logic Technology Development on silicon process development in the etch and photolithography areas.

Gilroy completed his Ph.D. in physical chemistry at U.C. Berkeley and his B.Sc. in honours chemistry at the University of Alberta.