Midwest Regional Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link) Renewal

中西部地区纳米技术教育中心 (Nano-Link) 更新

• 批准号: 1204918
• 负责人: Deb Newberry
• 金额: $ 225.54万
• 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: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-10-01 至 2016-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1204918&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Midwest; Regional; Center; Nanotechnology; Education

PROJECT SUMMARY The Midwest Regional Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link) builds upon the success of Nano-Link's first three years. Nano-Link has had broad and significant impacts across the Upper Midwest. During the next 3 years the center is providing resources and support to additional colleges along the Midwest corridor from North Dakota to Michigan as they develop nanoscience and nanotechnology programs and courses. Participation is being expanded from the current six community colleges and the University of Minnesota to a total of 16 community colleges at varying levels of effort and support, along with the addition of Michigan State University as an affiliate four-year institution. Nano-Link's sharing of curriculum, resources and services with multiple colleges is helping to prepare skilled technicians so that there is increased nanoscale science and technology and economic growth in the region. Nano-Link has also expanded its industry network from the original 30 Minnesota companies to 88 companies located throughout the Upper Midwest. This number continues to grow as Nano-Link helps additional colleges build strong industry networks to support their programs. This effort provides strong industry-led input for validating educational objectives, supporting nano education programs, providing internships and hiring graduates. MISSION. Nano-Link builds public awareness and institutional capacity for nanotechnology education programs that prepare skilled nanoscience technicians to work in the emerging fields that drive the economy across the Midwest Region. GOALS. During the renewal period, Nano-Link is focusing on the following five goals: 1. Strengthening industry participation to ensure an industry-relevant curriculum producing nano-savvy students, workforce-ready graduates and companies ready to hire them. 2. Developing nanotechnology modules for multiple uses across multiple organizations. 3. Growing nano programs through recruitment and outreach improvement with a special emphasis on veterans and Native American communities. 4. Continuing to improve nano programs in order to maximize student retention and success. 5. Delivering professional development to high school and college faculty that prepares them to effectively educate their students in nanotechnology. THE INTELLECTUAL MERIT of this project is based on continuing to expand and improve a multidisciplinary nanoscience technician education curriculum in an emerging field of science and engineering, which can greatly impact our nation's competitiveness and future job growth in many industries. Nano-Link is also further expanding its coordinated partnerships among regional educational institutions and industries that enable these colleges to offer quality nanoscience educational programs and courses. Building on the success of this effort, important elements of this curriculum are being integrated into the technician education curriculum of other ATE Centers. Nano-Link's ongoing partnership with the University of Minnesota and its National Center for Nanotechnology Instrumentation ensures that Nano-Link has access to state-of-the-art laboratory instrumentation and insight into the most current aspects of nanotechnology research and nanotechnology applications. Nano-Link's close collaborations with industry partners ensure that training meets current and anticipated industry needs. THE BROADER IMPACT of this project is based on the coordinated replication/adaptation of a multidisciplinary Nanoscience Technology program for technician education at community and technical colleges throughout the region as well as expansion of nano curriculum modules to other NSF ATE Centers and their affiliated students and instructors. Nano-Link's high school and college STEM instructor outreach activities directly impact thousands of students in the Upper Midwest. The focused effort to train veterans and Native American students through culturally-appropriate outreach can benefit these under-represented groups. Nano-Link is dedicated to providing high quality educational programs preparing nanoscience technicians to meet the emerging needs of industry for the benefit of society.

项目摘要中西部纳米技术教育区域中心（Nano-Link）建立在Nano-Link的头三年的成功之上。纳米链接在中西部上部产生了广泛而重大的影响。在接下来的三年中，该中心将为中西部走廊的其他大学提供资源和支持，从北达科他州到密歇根州，他们开发纳米科学和纳米技术课程和课程。参与正在从目前的六所社区学院和明尼苏达大学扩展到总共16所社区学院，并在不同的努力和支持水平上，加上密歇根州立大学作为分支机构四年制机构。 Nano-Link共享课程，资源和服务与多所大学有助于准备熟练的技术人员，以使该地区的纳米级科学和技术和经济增长增加。 Nano-Link还将其行业网络从最初的30个明尼苏达州公司扩展到了中西部上部的88家公司。随着纳米链接帮助更多的大学建立强大的行业网络以支持其计划，这一数字继续增长。这项工作为验证教育目标，支持纳米教育计划，提供实习和雇用毕业生提供了强大的行业领导的意见。使命。 Nano-Link为纳米技术教育计划建立了公众的意识和机构能力，该计划准备熟练的纳米科学技术人员在推动中西部地区经济的新兴领域工作。目标。在续签期间，Nano-Link专注于以下五个目标：1。加强行业参与，以确保与行业相关的课程生产精通纳米的学生，劳动力准备就绪的毕业生和准备雇用他们的公司。 2。开发纳米技术模块，用于多个组织的多种用途。 3。通过招募和外展改善发展纳米计划，特别强调退伍军人和美洲原住民社区。 4。继续改善纳米计划，以最大程度地提高学生的保留和成功。 5.将专业发展提供给高中和大学教师，他们准备有效地教育其纳米技术的学生。该项目的智力优点是基于在新兴的科学和工程领域继续扩展和改善多学科的纳米科学技术教育课程，这可以极大地影响我们国家在许多行业中的竞争力和未来的工作增长。 Nano-Link还将进一步扩大其协调的合作伙伴关系，使这些大学能够提供优质的纳米科学教育计划和课程。基于这项工作的成功，该课程的重要要素已纳入其他Ate中心的技术人员教育课程中。 Nano-Link与明尼苏达大学及其国家纳米技术仪器中心的持续合作伙伴关系确保了纳米链接可以使用最新的实验室仪器，并洞悉纳米技术研究和纳米技术应用的最新方面。 Nano-Link与行业合作伙伴的密切合作确保培训满足当前和预期的行业需求。该项目的更广泛影响是基于对整个地区社区和技术学院的技术人员教育的多学科纳米科学技术计划的协调复制/改编，以及将纳米课程模块扩展到其他NSF Ate Centers及其附属学生和教练和教练。 Nano-Link的高中和大学STEM讲师外展活动直接影响中西部上部的数千名学生。通过文化适当的外展培训退伍军人和美国原住民学生的努力可以使这些不足的群体受益。 Nano-Link致力于提供高质量的教育计划，为纳米科学技术人员做好准备，以满足行业的新兴需求，以使社会受益。