Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center

1. Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center Rahmi OzisikRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteJanuary 27, 2011

2. OUTLINE What is an ATE Center? NATEC Motivating Rationale Why here at the Capital Region? Why Nanotechnology? Mission, Goals and Objectives of the NATEC Impact on Education Impact on Workforce Partners of the Center Opportunities

3. What is an ATE Center? Advanced Technological Education Sponsored by the NSF Geared towards Community Colleges National or Regional initiatives in high-tech fields Strategically important fields to the Nation Improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curricula at high-school and post-secondary institutions Save employees time and money by delivering a highly motivated and qualified workforce

4. Motivating Rationale To educate students for professional careers in semiconductor and nanotechnology industries To build a highly skilled technical workforce for the region and beyond Establish pathways from high school to community colleges Establish pathways from community colleges to 4-year colleges Collaborate with various educational institutions Educate and work with teachers to develop curriculum tools

5. Why here in the Capital Region? 1988: Albany Colonie Chamber of Commerce coined the term �Tech Valley� �18 counties spanning from just north of NYC to the south of Montreal Purpose: to promote nanotechnology development and investment in this region 1997: the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) was established Invested more than $4 billion in facilities Attracted over 250 corporate partners Over 750,000 sq ft of facilities Over 90,000 sq ft of 300 mm clean room Over 2,000 R&D jobs

6. Why here in the Capital Region? 2002: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute receives an NSF grant to establish Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center Over $30 million over 10 years 2004: RPI established Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies 2006: RPI established Center for Computational Nanotechnology Innovations $100 million (NY State, IBM, RPI) 2003: New York State and Sematech entered into a partnership to create Sematech North at Albany NanoTech (part of the CNSE); Tokyo Electro Ltd. invested over $300 million at Albany Nanotech

7. Why here in the Capital Region? General Electric: Invested $100 million to revitalize its R&D Center 1,900 employees 1,300 researchers Built high-tech plant at Rensselaer Tech Park � over 200 jobs Newest player: GlobalFoundries $4.6 billion plant in Luther Forest (Saratoga county) 45 nm and 32 nm technology; 300 mm wafers Will need over 1400 employees 600�800 technicians

8. What is Nanotechnology? Control feature size at the nanometer length scale Design and build systems at the nanometer scale

9. What is a nanometer (nm)? 1 m = 1,000 mm 1 m = 1,000 mm = 1,000,000 �m 1 m = 1,000 mm = 1,000,000 �m = 1,000,000,000 nm Human hair is between 15,000 - 50,000 (blond hair) nanometers 50,000 � 180,000 (black hair) nanometers A sheet of paper = 100,000 nanometers

11. What is Nanotechnology? Interdisciplinary: Science Material Science Chemistry Physics Biology Medicine Engineering Chemical Engineering Materials Engineering Biomedical Engineering Manufacturing, etc�

12. Nano Products Now

14. Hudson Valley Community College Mohawk Valley CC, and many other community colleges Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute SUNY Albany SUNY-IT (Utica-Rome) Penn State General Electric IBM Sematech North Area Educators� Partners

15. Opportunities High school students and faculty Workshops Camps High school faculty Research experiences Industrial internships Curriculum development Collaborations through BOCES School districts