ATE Regional Center for Nanofabrication Manufacturing Education

为了满足宾夕法尼亚州和全国对纳米制造领域（包括半导体制造）副学士学位水平工人的日益增长的需求，正在建立一个ATE纳米制造教育区域中心。ATE区域中心建立在一个独特的教育联盟，宾夕法尼亚纳米制造技术（NMT）合作伙伴关系，ATE区域中心将利用宾夕法尼亚州立大学最先进的纳米制造设施。NMT伙伴关系涉及宾夕法尼亚州立大学、宾夕法尼亚工业、宾夕法尼亚社区学院和整个州的公立学区。NMT合作伙伴关系的关键是宾夕法尼亚州立大学纳米制造设施，投资2300万美元用于10级洁净室和设备，以及它的工程人员。该设施是美国国家科学基金会国家纳米制造用户网络（NNUN）的一部分。它在宾夕法尼亚州的社区学院和中学之间共享，并通过伙伴关系与宾夕法尼亚州的工业共享。宾夕法尼亚州联邦为该伙伴关系提供的初始资金用于支持设施扩建，并支持该设施为少数学生提供常驻指导，使宾夕法尼亚州各地的社区学院能够提供NMT学位和证书。它还支持面向社区大学和中学教育工作者的NMT讲习班、面向中学生的“芯片营”，以及为宾夕法尼亚州的纳米技术开发工业提供援助。ATE区域中心是在目前的NMT项目的基础上建立的，目的是加强宾夕法尼亚所有15所社区学院、由宾夕法尼亚州立高等教育系统（PSSHE）组成的14所综合性大学、中学（包括职业技术学校）、私营企业和宾夕法尼亚州立纳米制造设施之间的合作，并使其制度化。新的活动涉及(1)继续改善和扩大该设施的NMT住院教学，(2)在宾夕法尼亚州的15所社区学院创建课程并加强NMT能力，(3)加强PSSHE机构的NMT能力，(4)加强NMT的中学和大专教育工作者和行业人员的专业发展，(5)提高中学和大专学生和教育工作者对NMT职业机会的认识。(6)促进未被充分代表的群体更多地参与NMT教育项目。

An ATE Regional Center in Nanofabrication Manufacturing Education is being established to meet the increased demand in Pennsylvania and nationally for associate degree-level workers in the field of nanofabrication, including semiconductor manufacturing. The ATE Regional Center is built upon a unique educational consortium, the Pennsylvania Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology (NMT) Partnership, and the ATE Regional Center will capitalize on Penn State's state-of-the-art Nanofabrication Facility.The NMT Partnership involves Penn State, Pennsylvania industry, Pennsylvania community colleges, and public school districts throughout the state. Key to the NMT Partnership is the Penn State Nanofabrication Facility, a $23 million investment in class 10 cleanrooms and equipment, and its engineering staff. This Facility is part of NSF's National Nanofabrication Users Network (NNUN). It is shared among Pennsylvania community colleges and secondary schools and with Pennsylvania industry through the Partnership. Initial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Partnership has supported facility expansion and has supported resident instruction at the Facility for a small number of students, allowing community colleges across Pennsylvania to offer NMT degrees and certificates. It has also supported NMT workshops for community college and secondary school educators, "chip camps" for secondary school students, and assistance for Pennsylvania industry in nanotechnology development.The ATE Regional Center is being built on the current NMT program in order to strengthen and institutionalize collaboration among all 15 Pennsylvania community colleges, the 14 comprehensive universities comprising the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PSSHE), secondary schools (including vocational-technical schools), private industry, and the Penn State Nanofabrication Facility. New activities address (1) continued improvement and expanded delivery of resident instruction in NMT at the Facility,(2) creating curricula and strengthening NMT capacity at Pennsylvania's 15 community colleges, (3) strengthening NMT capacity at PSSHE institutions, (4) strengthening professional development of secondary and post-secondary educators and industry personnel in NMT,(5) promoting awareness among secondary and post-secondary school students and educators of NMT career opportunities, and (6) promoting increased participation in NMT educational programs by underrepresented groups.