Minnesota Nanotechnology Workforce Initiative (MnNano)

明尼苏达纳米技术劳动力计划 (MnNano)

• 批准号: 0401818
• 负责人: Deb Newberry
• 金额: $ 89.59万
• 依托单位: Dakota County Technical College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-06-01 至 2008-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0401818&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Minnesota; Nanotechnology; Workforce; Initiative; MnNano

This project is establishing a Nanoscience Technician program at Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) in partnership with the University of Minnesota. This two-year A.A.S. degree program is preparing graduates with the multidisciplinary skills necessary for the future technician workforce needs of Minnesota in this emerging career field. Students are taking their first three semesters at DCTC, completing existing general education as well as newly developed nanoscience technical courses. The fourth semesteris a capstone experience at the University of Minnesota involving lab experience in the U of Minnesota Nanofabrication, Particle Technology and Materials Characterization laboratories. The capstone experience includes lecture courses that complement the lab experiences and internships with growing nanotechnology industries in biotechnology, medical devices, agriculture, materials manufacturing and electronics.There is also a major effort focused on attracting high school students to careers in nanoscience through summer Nanoscience Curriculum Modules and Camps for high school students, as well as through Nanoscience Inservices and Internships for high school teachers. This seamless transition program for high school students focuses a significant effort to recruit underrepresented minority students to these summer camps and then target to recruit them into the DCTC two-year AAS degree program. The project includes community college partners Normandale Community College and MinnesotaTechnical College, Lakeville High School, professional societies, industry associations, and industry partners across the state. The program has also formed a close relationship with the NSF ATE regional center at Penn State for nanofabrication manufacturing education and is adapting elements of its program, as well as curriculum from other institutions around the nation. The Intellectual Merit of this project is based on developing a multidisciplinary nanoscience technician education curriculum in an emerging high tech field which will greatly impact on our national competitiveness and future job growth in many industries, such as biotechnology, medical devices, agriculture, materials and electronics. The Broader Impact of this project is that, while it will develop a new nanoscience degree program for technician education and training, it also provides the unique outreach to high school students and provides training for in-service teachers and especially underrepresented minorities needed to be attracted to a new high technology field of study. The expectation is that 37 institutions in the Minnesota State College and University system will use this as a model to develop a core set of nanotechnology AAS degree programs in the state.

该项目正在与明尼苏达大学合作，在达科他州技术学院（DCTC）建立纳米科学技术员计划。这两年的A.A.S.学位课程正在为毕业生在这个新兴职业领域的未来技术人员劳动力需求中为毕业生提供多学科技能。学生们正在DCTC上前三个学期，完成了现有的通识教育以及新开发的纳米科学技术课程。明尼苏达大学的第四学期是明尼苏达大学纳米制造，粒子技术和材料表征实验室的实验室经验的顶峰经验。 Capstone的经验包括与实验室经验和实习相补充的讲座课程，以及生物技术，医疗设备，农业，农业，材料制造和电子学的纳米技术行业的越来越多。在夏季，通过夏季纳米科学的学生以及高中生的纳米科学学生以及高中生的纳米科学，以及高中生的高中生以及高中生，以及高中生，以及通过NANANSCIERCE CALPS，以及高中生的良好努力，以及通过NINANSCIENT Intersibers，以及高中生的内部学生，以及高中生的高中生，以及高中生的高中生，以及高中生，以及高中生，以及老师。这项针对高中生的无缝过渡计划集中于招募代表性不足的少数族裔学生到这些夏令营，然后瞄准他们将其招募到DCTC两年的AAS学位课程中。该项目包括社区学院合作伙伴诺曼底社区学院和明尼苏达州的学院，莱克维尔高中，专业社会，行业协会和全州行业合作伙伴。该计划还与宾夕法尼亚州立大学的NSF ATE区域中心建立了密切的关系，用于纳米制造制造教育，并正在调整其计划的要素，以及来自全国其他机构的课程。该项目的智力优点是基于在新兴的高科技领域中开发多学科的纳米科学技术教育课程，这将极大地影响我们的民族竞争力和许多行业的未来工作增长，例如生物技术，医疗设备，农业，农业，材料和电子产品。该项目的更广泛的影响是，尽管它将为技术人员的教育和培训制定新的纳米科学学位课程，但它还为高中生提供了独特的外展活动，并为在职教师（尤其是代表性不足的少数民族）提供培训，需要吸引新的高科技研究领域。期望明尼苏达州立大学和大学系统的37个机构将以这一模型来开发该州的纳米技术AAS学位课程。