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Overview of Partnership and ATE Center Activities

Overview of Partnership and ATE Center Activities. Steve Fonash Winter 2007 Meeting February 19-20, 2007. Outline. Up-date on Capstone Semester and Teaching Cleanroom Up-date on Degree Programs and Pathways Up-date on Employment Metrics Recruiting Overview

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Overview of Partnership and ATE Center Activities

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  1. Overview of Partnership and ATE Center Activities Steve Fonash Winter 2007 Meeting February 19-20, 2007

  2. Outline • Up-date on Capstone Semester and Teaching Cleanroom • Up-date on Degree Programs and Pathways • Up-date on Employment Metrics • Recruiting Overview • Education/Industry Outreach Overview • Up-date on Education Tools • Overview of ATE Center Directions • Overview of National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) Educational Initiatives

  3. Up-date on Capstone Semester & Teaching Cleanroom

  4. Up-date on Capstone Semester • Response to Industry Advisory Board: • Enhanced safety and environmental impact training • Expanded characterization training • Energy Component: • Solar cell laboratory experience • Micro-scale bio diesel chip design • Hydrogen fuel cell

  5. Capstone Semester Metrics ReviewAs of Feb 20, 2007

  6. Capstone Semester Students • Program to Date (Completers) 405 • Spring 2006 11 • Summer 2006 25 • Fall 2006 13 • In Progress • Spring 2007 18 • Forecast • Summer 2007 35 - Current Registrations for Summer 18

  7. Cumulative Enrollment

  8. Enrollment by Semester

  9. Enrollment by Partner Type

  10. Enrollment Trends by Partner Type

  11. Up-date on Teaching Cleanroom

  12. Teaching Cleanroom • Fully functional • Lab---in two ways • Web cast • Greater than 50% of hands-on experience now done in teaching cleanroom

  13. Up-date on Degree Programs and Pathways

  14. All NMT Partnership AD graduates can complete the BS in Industrial Technology (2 years) at California University of Pennsylvania All NMT Partnership AD graduates can complete the BS in Technology Management (2years) at Penn College of Technology All partner institutions offering BS Degrees with NMT concentrations, minors or options, have established degree pathways (institution to institution articulations) for AD NMT graduates Lock Haven University NMT AD graduates can complete any science BS in two years at Lock Haven. These majors include Biology, Biology/Chemistry (Pre-Med), Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Health Science, and Physics. Currently NMT AD students are all BS students doing both degrees concurrently so that they can apply nanotechnology to a research project in their senior year. Millersville University NMT AT and Harrisburg Area Community College and Reading Area Community College NMT AAS graduates can complete a BS in Industrial Technology­NMT in two years at Millersville. The additional course work includes chemistry in nanotechnology, a cooperative education or independent study in NMT, and a variety of technical management offerings. California University students who have completed an associate degree in Nanotechnology from California University of Pennsylvania, or anyother school in the NMT Partnership, may earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology at California University. The BS in Industrial Technology uses the credits from an associate degree as the first two years of the bachelors so that students may continue their education with no loss of credit. There are two options; BS in Industrial Technology and BS in Industrial Technology: Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology. Students who are working for a bachelor degree in Biology, Chemistry or Physics may also complete their degree at California University through the appropriate science department. Students should consult the program advisement sheet for the degree they wish to pursue and make application through the California University Articulation and Transfer Office. Associate Degree to Bachelor Degree Pathways

  15. Up-date on Employment Metrics

  16. Student Employment • New Survey Underway – February 2007 • Working with Survey Research Center at PSU • Please supplyupdated student contact info or“where are they now”data– if you have it!! • Data from last Survey of Capstone Graduates • 62% employed • 51 % in nanotechnology jobs in PA (40 PA companies) • 12% in nanotechnology jobs in other states • 37% in non-nanotechnology jobs in PA or other states • 36% continuing their education • 2% seeking employment • (Based upon Summer 2005 email and phone survey)

  17. Pennsylvania Companies that have hired NMT 2-yr or 4-yr degree Graduates (42) • II-VI Incorporated • Agere • Allied Fueling • Alden Products • Amedeo • Avail Technologies • BioElectroSpec • B.Braun • Cabot • Centocor • Correg Sensors • Cyoptics • DRS Laurel Technologies • Dana Corporation • Doucette Industries • Fairchild Semiconductors • Fincor • First Energy • Gas Technologies Inc. • Glaxo Smith Kline • Hershey Medical Center • Johnson Matthey • Keystone Engineering • Lockheed Martin • Lucent Technologies • Lutron Electronics • Membrane Assays • Merck, Inc. • NanoHorizons • Optellios • Philips Medical Systems • Plextronics • Probes Unlimited • PTL • Rhetech Inc. • Seagate Technology • SI International • Spectrum Technologies • Textron Lycoming • Transene, Inc • Westfalia Technologies • Xactix

  18. Recruiting Overview

  19. Student Recruitment • Recent Enrollment Data: • Target 80 Students • Last 3 Semesters: 66 Students • 25 + 13 + 18 = 66 • % of Target - “Our Grade” =83% • As a Partnership ----- • We Get a Low B in Student Recruitment ! • Meeting Focus • Building Strong Partner Programs • Focus of discussion during Continuous Improvement Forums

  20. Student Recruitment 2006 Summary • Summer Nanotech Camps (3 day) • 987 Students have attended to date. • Summer 2006 • 12 Camps • 206 Secondary School Students • 50 Chaperones • Summer 2007 – want to focus on targeted recruitment • 8 Camps are scheduled • One Day Camps / Visits Ongoing at CNEU • Offsite Educator, High School, and Middle School Events • Partner Visits in Fall 2006 • presentations @ 20 Partner sites (~584 impacted) • Next Step Interview on Nanotechnology (February 2006) • PA HS Juniors receive this publication.

  21. Enrollment Diversity - Minority

  22. Enrollment Diversity - Female

  23. Diversity Inclusion • Current Progress: • Capstone - 10% Female • Capstone – 14% Minority • 50% of Summer 06 Nanotech Campers were under-represented minorities • 56% of Summer 06 Nanotech Campers were female • Diversity Recruitment Activities • Continued Camp Under Represented Minority Recruitment (MET) • SMART Girls Workshop Northampton Community College • Middle School Girls • Shaw Middle School (inner city Philadelphia) - Keynote • Women in Engineering – ½ Day Summer Camp • Hosanna House in Pittsburgh - 9 week nanotechnology curriculum (MET) • Feasibility stage for implementation at Wilkinsburg HS • 1 Nanotech Camp Counselors for the Summer of 2006 (MET) • A Nanotech Camp Veteran • Joint NSF - ISE proposal with College of Agriculture • “after school” initiative focused on rural youth. • Held all female Nanotech Camp in Summer 2006

  24. Enrollment Diversity

  25. Outreach (Industry, Teachers, Public) Overview

  26. Professional Development • Educator Workshop Participants to Date 527 • Hands on Nanofabrication Workshop for Educators • May 9-11, 2006 - 19 Attendees • November14-16 , 2006 - 31 Attendees • 2007 Workshops – • May 15-17, 2007 and Fall 2006 • Nanotechnology in the Secondary Classroom Workshop • July 31 – August 2, 2006 - 15 Attendees • Nanotechnology Education Tools Produced

  27. Professional Development(continued) • NNIN - REU • 8 students in 2005 • 5 students in 2006 • 5 students in 2007 • NNIN - RET • 4 PA Teachers participating in 2006-07 • 2 in-service + 2 pre-service • Going to NSTA in St Louis in late March • 4 PA Teachers will participate in 2007-08

  28. Outreach - Industry • Regional Industry Advisory Board Meetings(3) – May 2006 • Northampton, Montgomery, and Allegheny • Career Fair - September 2006 • Outreach presentations to several professional organizations • Industry Nanotechnology Learning Modules (Fall 2005) available on website • Nanotechnology Influences in Industry • Career Choices in Nanotechnology • http://www.cneu.psu.edu/edTools.html • Industry Brochure – continuing to distribute • Regional Nanotechnology / NMT Program Awareness Sessions • “Competitive Modern Manufacturing through Nanotechnology” • Uniontown, State College, Erie, Pittsburgh (2x), Bethlehem, Johnstown • Planned Activities: • Regional Awareness Meetings – Available for your Area • Regional Industry Advisory Board Meetings – Targeting April 2007 • Career Fair – September 2007 • NVC meeting Summer 2007 - Minnesota • National meeting June 3-5, 2008 - Philadelphia • Will discuss more ideas during Continuous Improvement Forums

  29. Outreach - General • Public Service Announcements (Still Playing) • CNEU Website Enhanced / Updated • Visitors to Center (2006) • ~887 people impacted • Off-site Outreach (2006) • ~2075 people impacted

  30. Update on Education Tool Development

  31. Education Tool Development • Video Education Modules – produced and available • Nanotech classroom kits available • Web accessibility to Teaching Cleanroom and its tools (AFM, etc) • 15 Modules available nowfor Intro to Nano Course—Use workshop held yesterday • Internet Accessible version of Intro. to Nano Course under joint development by DCCC and CCAC and CNEU

  32. Overview of ATE Center Directions

  33. ATE Center Directions • Regional Center was renewed October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2008 with expanded national role • 2007 NVC meeting to be hosted in Minneapolis by Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) and University of Minnesota • National conference on nanotechnology education planned for June 3-5, 2008 at Philadelphia Convention Center • Numerous ATE planning grants, projects, and regional centers planned in regions across the nation, with some already in place • Preliminary proposal for a coordinating National ATE Center in Nanofabrication Education invited by NSF, due April 2007 • National Center proposal elements and directions: • Headquartered at Penn State with regional nodes • Emphasis on technical associate degree education and 2+2+2 • Alternatives to residential capstone semester experience • Branding of nanofabrication skills in context of “STEM skills crisis” • Development of national nanofabrication skills standards • Certificate and degree programs for incumbent workers

  34. NNIN Activities Overview

  35. National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network • NNIN consists of 13 sites • Networked partnership of user facilities • Serves the resource needs of nanoscale science and engineering • NNIN is funded by the NSF • No research is directly funded • Cornell University • Stanford University • Georgia Institute of Technology • University of Washington • University of Michigan • University of Minnesota • Pennsylvania State University • Univ. of California Santa Barbara • University of Texas, Austin • University of New Mexico • Howard University • N.C. State University (affilitate)

  36. NNIN Education OutreachGoals and Objectives • Develop and distribute activities to encourage K-12 students to enter science/engineering fields • Develop resources to inform public about nanotechnology • Develop activities and information for undergraduates regarding careers in nanoscience • Develop tools and resources for undergraduates and graduate students • Teaching and learning resources • Research activities • Design programs to ensure inclusion of underrepresented groups • Develop programs for technical workforce development • Develop programs and resources for K-12 teachers and guidance counselors

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