Transcript THE PENNSYLVANIA NMT PARTNERSHIP

Pennsylvania’s NSF ATE Regional Center
for Nanofabrication Education
A National Resource
for Nanotechnology Education
Presentation to the National Center
for Learning and Teaching
in Nanoscale Science and Engineering
February 9, 2007
Need for Nanotechnology Workers
• The nation will need more than 1 million nanotechnology
workers by 2012 (Breslau, 2002; Roco, 2002).
• Sectors that are driving this demand include:
– Industries that traditionally use micro- and nanotechnology
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microelectronics
information storage
optoelectronics
electroceramics
– Industries created by this technology
• micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMs and NEMs)
• nanobiotechnology, nanoelectronics, and nanomaterials start-ups
– Industries that had never used nanotechnology
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pharmaceuticals
chemicals
forest products
stone, clay and glass
textiles
Features of the Pennsylvania Center
• Key Partners:
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– Commission for Community Colleges
– State System of Higher Education
– Penn State
State funding since 1998
Industry-led since inception
NSF ATE Center since 2001
Emphasis on broad applications
Capstone semester at Penn State
Leveraging the NSF NNIN
Degree programs at 27 institutions
2+2+2 educational pathways
Educator and industry workshops
Summer Nanotech Camps
Educational cleanroom at Penn State
Remote access to Penn State equipment
New courseware for use anywhere
National resource role since 2005
Industrial Advisory Board
Air Products and Chemicals
Agere Systems
Bayer Material Science LLC
Crystalplex Corp.
Diamonex
Edlon, Inc.
Fairchild Semiconductor
Hanson Technologies, Inc.
Imerys USA Inc.
Imiplex LLC
Johnson & Johnson
Kurt Lesker Co.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Merck & Co.
Minerals Technologies Inc.
Plextronics
PPG Corporate Science &
Technology Group
Rohm and Haas Company
RJ Lee Group
Saladax Biomedical Inc.
Schott North America, Inc.
Seagate Technology
Semiconductor Industry
Association
Solid State Measurements
Tyco Electronics
US Steel
Veeco Metrology Group
Capstone Semester
• 18-credit, hands-on
experience offered
continuously at Penn
State site of the NNIN
• Emphasis on generic skills
for any application of
nanotechnology (or
micro-technology)
• Courses are cross-listed
in the catalogues of all
partner institutions
• Support associate and
baccalaureate programs
at partner institutions
Capstone Semester Courses (1)
• Materials, Safety, and Equipment Overview for
Nanofabrication
– Provides an overview of basic nanofabrication processing and
materials handling procedures with a focus on safety,
environment, and health.
• Basic Nanofabrication Processes
– Provides an overview of the equipment and processes used to
fabricate materials, devices, and structures at the nanoscale
using top-down, bottom-up, and hybrid approaches.
• Materials in Nanotechnology
– Addresses materials preparation approaches including selfassembly, colloidal chemistry, catalytic nanowire and nanotube
formation, thermal growth, physical vapor deposition, and
chemical vapor deposition.
Capstone Semester Courses (2)
• Lithography for Nanofabrication
– Covers all aspects of pattern transfer. Approaches covered
include probe lithography, stamp lithography, nano-imprinting,
e-beam lithography, and optical lithography.
• Materials Modification in Nanofabrication
– Covers materials modification from hydrophobicity and
hydrophilicity to rapid thermal annealing, and examines the
impact of such process on phenomena from wetting angles to
overall electrical, mechanical, optical, and chemical properties.
• Characterization, Testing of Nanofabricated
Structures and Materials
– Addresses nanofabrication characterization and testing,
emphasizing basic measurement approaches from optical
microscopy to scanning probe microscopies and scanning
electron microscopy.
Summer Nanotech Camps for
Secondary Students
• One-day and three-day
summer Nanotech
Camps offered since
1999
• 987 PA students have
attend summer threeday Nanotech Camps to
date
• Special emphasis on
students from
disadvantaged minority
communities
Professional Development of
Educators and Industry Personnel
• 708 educators and
industry representatives
have attended 3-day
workshops to date
• Nanotechnology
experiment kits for use
in secondary schools
under development
• Nanotechnology being
incorporated into preservice science teacher
education in PA
Summary of Results to Date
• 33 associate degree programs, including 12 community
colleges, Millersville U., Lock Haven U., California U. of
PA, Penn College, and Penn State campuses
• 21 Baccalaureate programs at 7 State System
universities, Penn College, Penn State Berks, and Penn
State UP
• 708 educators and industry personnel completed threeday workshops
• 987 secondary students completed Nanotech Camps
• 405 students have completed the capstone semester
– 62% employed
– 36% continuing their education
– 2% seeking employment
• About 200 students currently in pipeline to the capstone
semester
Diversity of Disciplines Housing Degree
Programs in Nanotechnology
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Number of Programs
Technology Mgmt
Mathematics
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Engineering
Biology
Industrial Tech.
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Chemistry
Manufacturing
Physics
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Science
Electronics
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PA Nanotechnology Companies Who
Have Hired NMT Graduates
II-IV Corporation
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 Automation
First Energy
Gas Technologies
GlaxoSmithKline
Hershey Medical Center
Johnson Matthey
Keystone Engineering
Lockheed Martin
Lucent Technologies
Lutron Electronics
Membrane Assays
Merck
NanoHorizons
Optellios
Philips Medical Systems
Plextronics
Probes Unlimited
PPL
Rhetech
Seagate Technologies
SI International
Spectrum Technologies
Textron Lycoming
Transene
Westfalia Technologies
Xactix
What Employers Saying About
Associate Degree Graduates
• We recently hired an NMT graduate about 3 months ago and he just
hit the floor running. He’s been great. (Plextronics, Inc.)
• We like the self starting type of individual that comes out. They are
able to think in a very broad sense. (Seagate Technology)
• We take these NMT people like that! Boom! Right off the top! (Air
Products and Chemicals, Inc.)
• These NMT technicians have more processing experience, and they
see the big semiconductor picture. (Fairchild Semiconductor)
• The NMT experience hits all the basics. The scope exceptional. We
look for people who’ve gone through the NMT experience.
(Verimetra, Inc)
• The NMT students are getting a broad background. No one else
seems to be doing this. (Xactix, Inc.)
• In our environment, a person like this would be very, very good.
(National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Taking the National Pulse (2004)
• There is strong and
growing interest among
community colleges
throughout the nation.
• Relatively few
nanofabrication research
facilities are available for
technician training
• Alternatives to the
“centralized facility”
model should be a major
thrust of any national
effort
• Students must be
provided with hands-on
laboratory experiences
Some Potential Regional Efforts
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Upper Midwest
– Dakota County Technical College
– University of Minnesota
Midwest
– Rock Valley College
– Argonne National Laboratory
California
– College of the Canyons
– UCSB
Florida
– St. Petersburg College
– University of South Florida
Iowa
– Hawkeye Community College
– Iowa State University
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Texas
– Del Mar College
– Kingwood College
– Texas A and M
Northwest
– North Seattle Community
College
– University of Washington
Baltimore-Washington
– Community College of
Baltimore County
– University of Maryland
National Leadership Role With
2005 Regional Center Renewal
• Assist community and technical colleges across
the nation to develop nanotechnology education
programs
• Develop alternatives to the “centralized facility
model” for delivery of associate degree level
nanotechnology education
• Assist community and technical colleges to
develop and deliver nanotechnology training for
incumbent workers
• Develop national skill standards for associate
degree level nanotechnology workers
Alternatives to Centralized Facilities
• Make capstone semester experiences in centralized
facilities available to students wherever possible
• Create parallel alternative educational experiences for
students without access to a capstone semester
• New educational clean room with on-line access to AFM,
SEM, and other instruments, coupled with new learning
tools for hands-on nanotechnology education anywhere
• Develop and disseminate new courses on fundamentals of
nanotechnology for delivery with or without access to
clean rooms or equipment
• Workshops to prepare community college faculty to use
new learning tools and on-line access to Penn State
teaching clean room in their classrooms
• New curriculum and learning tools to enable on-site
incumbent worker training at industry locations
Educational Nanotechnology Laboratory
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Features
– 1,500 sq. ft. of laboratory space
– 1,000 sq. ft. class 100,000 clean room
Equipment
– Atomic Force Microscope *
– Scanning Electron Microscope *
– Reactive Ion Etcher
– Evaporator
– Sputtering System
– Atmospheric Furnace
– Profilometer *
– Ellipsometer *
– Probe Station *
– UV-VIS Spectrophotometer *
– Optical Microscope *
– Chemical Vapor Deposition System
* Denotes Remote Accessible Equipment
Introduction to Nanoscience Course
Examine the science underlying nanotechnology, applications to electronic,
chemical, and biological fields, and impacts on society and the environment.
Some Learning Outcomes
1. Describe the societal
impacts of nanotechnology on
modern society
2. List at least five biological
applications of
nanotechnology
3. Find, using Internet
research, five commercial
applications of
nanotechnology
4. Describe the structures
known as nanotubes and
Bucky balls, and one current
application of each form
5. Describe the application of
nanotechnology to
environmental and medical
issues
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Exploring the Atomic Scale
Structure
Chemical Properties of
Nanomaterials
Electrical Properties of
Nanomaterials
Quantum Effects
Building and Characterizing
Nanostructures
Biological Applications of
Nanoscience
Environmental and Societal
Impacts of Nanoparticles
Career Opportunities in
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology Skill Standards
• National Association of State Directors of Career and
Technical Education Career Clusters initiative
• Career Clusters organize education around sixteen broad
categories that encompass virtually all occupations
• Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) has led
skills standards development for manufacturing
production technician:
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Manufacturing Processes and Production
Quality Assurance
Maintenance Awareness
Safety
• MSSC production technician certification is now being
promoted nationally to education and industry
• Center for Nanofabrication Manufacturing Education is
leading nanotechnology component of MSSC production
technician certification standards update in 2006-2007
Nanotechnologist Skill Set
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Clean room protocols
Scanning probe microscopy
Electron microscopy
Optical, chemical, and
electrical characterization
Nano-imprinting
E-beam lithography
Self-assembly fabrication
Colloidal chemistry fabrication
Plasma etching/deposition
fabrication
• Nanowire and nanoparticle
fabrication
• Bio-chip fabrication
• MEMs and NEMs fabrication
• Electrical device fabrication
• Health, safety and environmental
concerns
• Technical reporting and
documentation
• Intellectual property
management
• Applications of micro- and
nanotechnology
• Teamwork
Incumbent Worker Training
for Two Types of Companies
• Companies engaged in, or soon to be engaged in, micro- and
nanotechnology
– Deliver one-day nanotechnology overview workshops onsite, employing remote access to laboratory equipment
and nanotechnology learning tools
• More traditional companies in industries that are not yet
using or even planning to use nanotechnology, but that will
very soon be impacted by nanotechnology
– Assist “traditional industry” companies explore
applications of nanotechnology to their respective fields
– Survey Pa. companies’ nanotechnology training needs with
the goal of planning nanotechnology
fabrication/characterization training for incumbent
workers