NanoScience Technician

What is Nano Science ? Nano Technology? A set of enabling technologies to study materials from 0 – 100 nanometers in size – A human red blood cell is 2000 nanometers long Applications of Nanoscience to commercialization, fabrication, and production of micro and nano scale products Nanoscience: A STEM Focused career program Integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Workforce entry level skills Transferability to University Programs – 4-year education tracks in Applied Science, Engineering, Engineering Technologies

A brief history of Nano Technology 1959 First mention of room at the bottom –UW System Nano Programs 3 – Bio/Nano WTCS Programs 1999 President Clinton signs National Nano Initiative 1989 IBM moves Atoms 18 % Growth 1998 Genome Center Established – UW Madison

Program Jobs categories Laboratory Technician – Microscopy: Optical Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray Analysis, Atomic Force Microscopy – General Good Lab Procedures Micro and Nano Fabrication Engineering Technicians – Medical device, MEMS, Electronics fabrication, and solar devices – Clean room processing techniques – Materials handling, materials processing, and thin film production techniques Biotechnology Technicians – Genetics – Genomics – Tissue Engineering – Micro and Cellular Biology – Bioinformatics Materials Characterization – Nano materials production – Research assistants – Research technicians – Failure analysis technicians

JOBS / Careers In Wisconsin Agriculture Micro and Nano Fabrication Electronics Fabrication / Medical Device MEMS Fabrication Biotechnology Material Characterization

Nano and Bio Science in CVTC District CategoryEstablishmentEmploymentPayroll Ag Feedstock & Chemical 6154$8,078,636 Drugs and Pharmaceuticals 451$2,154,120 Medical Device and Equipment 23314$11,314,780 Research Testing and Medical Labs 16309$21,513,236 Totals49828$43,060,772 Bio and Nano Income to Region$117,244,805 Projected Growth (18%) 9149 Statistics reported September 2010-Center for Workforce Development UW-Milwaukee for BioForward Wisconsin

Nanoscience Technician Program Laboratory Technician fundamentals Micro and Nano Fabrication Technician fundamentals Biotechnology skill fundamentals Core Education Courses in – Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Intermediate Algebra, Statistics – Liberal Arts Coursework for University Transfer: Chemistry, Calculus, Physics Technical and Design fundamentals – Autocad, and MEMS Design including fabrication Materials Characterization – UW-Eau Claire General Education Courses: – Writing, Communications, Sociology, Psychology

Student Stories Alex Mahr, 2 nd Sem Student: designs hoist installs utilites Alex works with Dr. Dave Klemmer, UW-Milwaukee, on a Memrister device for a Blood Center of Wisconsin protein analysis device Alex plans on continuing at UW- Milwaukee in the Materials Engineering Program

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