Nano Science Technician What is Nano Science Nano

Nano. Science 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 Technologies

A brief history of Nano Technology 1998 Genome Center Established – 1989 UW Madison IBM moves Atoms 18 % Growth 1959 First mention of room at the bottom 1999 President Clinton signs National Nano Initiative 2010 13 –UW System Nano Programs 3 – Bio/Nano WTCS Programs

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 Category Establishment Employment Payroll Ag Feedstock & Chemical 6 154 $8, 078, 636 Drugs and Pharmaceuticals 4 51 $2, 154, 120 Medical Device and Equipment 23 314 $11, 314, 780 Research Testing and Medical Labs 16 309 $21, 513, 236 Totals 49 828 $43, 060, 772 Bio and Nano Income to Region Projected Growth 2018 (18%) $117, 244, 805 9 149 Statistics reported September 2010 -Center for Workforce Development UW-Milwaukee for Bio. Forward 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 works with Dr. Dave Klemmer, UW-Milwaukee, on a Memrister device for a Blood Center of Wisconsin protein analysis device Alex Mahr, 2 nd Sem Student: designs hoist installs utilites Alex plans on continuing at UWMilwaukee in the Materials Engineering Program

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