TUSCON, AZ — A University of Arizona professor has been awarded a $1.25 million, two-year grant to develop a sustainable process for electronics manufacturing.

Science Foundation Arizona issued associate professor of chemical engineering Anthony Muscat a $625,000 grant to to find ways to cut water and other materials from electronics manufacturing.

Matching funds will bring the total to more than $1.2 million in cash and other resources, according to reports.

Muscat's idea centers on the use of biological molecules to additively develop common lithography patterns traditionally conducted by subtractive processing.

He will work with Intel, Sematech, SEZ America, Semiconductor Research Corp. and ASM on the approach.