Krishna Singh has made the largest single gift in the history
of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University
of Pennsylvania.
The $20 million gift will create the Krishna P. Singh Center
for Nanotechnology, a planned 100,000 square-foot facility that will
serve not only the Penn campus but the entire Philadelphia
region. It will function as a crossroads of
multi-disciplinary fundamental and translational research, education
and innovation.
"Kris Singh has supported his alma mater in many important
ways throughout the years," Penn President Amy Gutmann said.
"This far-reaching gift reflects his lifetime commitment to learning
and leading as well as Penn's commitment to be at the forefront in
advancing nanotechnology research. We are very grateful for
Kris's extraordinarily generous support."
Singh is the founder, president and chief executive officer of
Holtec International in Marlton, N.J., an energy-technology company he
established in 1986. Holtec customers include more than 150
U.S. power-generation stations and more than 80 commercial
nuclear-power plants. More than 80 percent of all spent
nuclear fuel produced in the United States, South Korea, Mexico,
Brazil, Taiwan and the United Kingdom is stored with Holtec equipment.
"Nanotechnology will influence education and scientific
research throughout the world," Engineering Dean Eduardo Glandt
said. "We are pleased that Kris has so generously contributed
to making Penn a leader in this field. Those who know him
understand that this is a gift from the heart. His wise
counsel and investment in the future of Penn Engineering will leave an
indelible mark."
Posted 13 August 2007
