Doug Merrill is Regional Innovation Officer for UVM in Burlington, VT.

Doug is leading the charge for the Vermont GaN Tech Hub, a regional reshoring initative spurred on by the CHIPs legislation.

Doug joined the Innova802 team to discuss the project’s progress and its potential impact to the regional economy.

We also talked about what’s so fab about gallium nitride microprocessing chips.

From a rural development perspective the state of Vermont is eager for this reshoring of technology-based manufacturing and research to benefit more than just Chittenden County.  This decentralization of economic benefit is something many of your rural communities are facing where you live and work.

Many top technology providers were mentioned in our podcast including Global Foundries.

Innova802 is a series of SMG’s ‘Are We Here Yet?’ podcast.  We’re delivering solutions-based audio content on rural development of tech and tech-enabled companies.  We bring you useful stories with a Vermont perspective to bring to your town.