• Micro- Nano-Technology Health & Safety

    Indian Hills Community College 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa, IA, United States

    This professional development opportunity will educate and train participants on the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards related to micro- and nano-technology (MNT). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program will be offered virtually in 2021. It will be facilitated for continuing education credit through the University of Minnesota Public Health Institute. The program […]

    Free
  • Microscopy and Spectroscopy Techniques for Nanomaterial Characterization

    Dr. Jason Giuliani and Dr. Neda Habibi from Northwest Vista College, San Antonio This professional development will educate and train participants on the working operation, capabilities and demonstration of different microscopy and spectroscopy techniques such as AFM, SEM, FIB, TEM and X-RD. The workshop will be offered virtually in summer 2021. Topics for each day […]

  • Nuts, Bolts, & Thingamajigs Camp

    Indian Hills Community College 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa, IA, United States

    This in person two-day camp is designed for students age 12-16 that are interested in building things utilizing CAD, Machining, welding, electronics, robotics, and lasers. Campers will be exposed to multiple advanced manufacturing areas. Campers design, manufacture and build things to take home. This camp is co-sponsored by the Micro Nano Technology Education Center (NSF […]

  • Introduction to the Arduino

    Online

    Abe Michelen, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, New York This two-day short course will introduce you to the Arduino world. Participants will learn how to program the Arduino and do some easy activities and move into more advanced activities. Supplies will be shipped to participants ahead of time. Please email Billie Copley - billie@micronanoeducation.org with your mailing […]

  • Fundamentals of Photonics Institute

    Indian Hills Community College 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa, IA, United States

    Frank Reed - Indian Hills Community College Greg Kepner - Indian Hills Community College/ CO-PI MNT-EC This in person, hands-on,  Fundamentals of Photonics Institute will provide participants with basic photonics theory and concepts supported by hands-on laboratory activities, an overview of the photonics industry and photonics related careers, and a review of photonics curriculum. Participants […]

  • MNT-EC Workshop: Introduction to Raspberry PI

    Abe Michelen, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, New York The “Raspberry Pi” is a very small computer that was developed to teach people how to program. Not only the Raspberry Pi (RPi) is a great tool for learning programming skills, but there are also dozens of cross-curricular applications in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, and […]

  • HI-TEC Conference

    Indian Hills Community College 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa, IA, United States

    Preparing America's Skilled Technical Workforce

  • Arduino Microcontrollers Workshop

    Indian Hills Community College 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa, IA, United States

    Presenter: Greg Kepner This in person, hands-on, Arduino Microcontrollers Workshop will provide participants with basic microcontroller theory and operation, hands-on laboratory activities, and a review of Arduino curriculum. Participants will learn how to write and modify code for Arduinos, interface sensors and output devices, and build, test, and troubleshoot circuits. Each participant will receive a […]

  • Never Go in with a Blank Sheet of Paper: A Guide for Educators with a Desire to Reach and Work with Industry

    Online

    CANCELLED More information will be available at a later date for participants to access this session. Educators at all levels desire for their students to succeed. For Community College educators teaching technical education course success is often defined as “graduates getting jobs”. Achievement of this goal is often tied to having a direct correlation between […]

  • Tapping into the Veteran Population to Build a High Tech Workforce Pipeline

    Online

    CANCELLED This session has been transitioned from a live session to a pre-recorded session. You can view the session on YouTube  This one hour panel discussion will focus on the need for skilled technicians, the benefits of accessing the military population to fill demand, and the role community colleges can play to facilitate veteran/employer connections. […]

  • MNT-EC Journal Writing Workshop

    Peter Kazarinoff, Neda Habibi, Ozgar Cakmak, Janet Pinhorn Join us for an intensive 3-day workshop to prepare community college faculty to submit papers to peer-reviewed journals. This online workshop is led by Peter Kazarinoff, MNT-EC co-PI and faculty at Portland Community College. We will cover how peer-reviewed journals work, as well as how to write, […]

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