Mukta Farooq

Dr. Mukta Ghate Farooq was recognized for numerous achievements throughout her educational career, including the Gold Medal Award for undergraduate achievements from the Indian Institute of Foundry (1982), the Dorab Tata Scholarship award (1983), the J.N. Tata Endowment Scholarship (1983), and the IBM Fellowship Award for doctoral studies (1986 - 1988). In 1988, she was nominated to Alpha Sigma Mu, a professional honor society affiliated with ASM International.^[6]

In her professional career, Farooq received the Best Paper Award at the IMAPS International Conference (2006), the Technology All Star Award from National Women of Color in STEM (2008),^[7] and was designated an IEEE EDS Distinguished Lecturer in 2012. In 2014, she became an IBM Lifetime Master Inventor and was appointed to the IBM Academy of Technology. She also received the Outstanding Technical Achievement Award for 3D Technology Integration in 2015.^[6]

In 2016, Dr. Farooq was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).^[1] Shortly thereafter, in 2017, she was awarded Bombay's Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award from her undergraduate institution, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.^[4] In 2016, she was named a GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fellow.^[8] In 2023, she was the sole recipient of the IEEE EDS J.J Ebers Award, the highest technical award given by the Electron Devices Society.

As of 2022, Farooq was the author of 227 granted U.S. patents,^[2] earning her a place on the List of Prolific Inventors. She has also authored a number of lectures, conference papers, and journal articles on subjects including heterogeneous integration for artificial intelligence,^[9] 3D TSV integration^[10][11] and Pb-free ceramic ball grid array (CBGA) assemblies.^[12][13]