Nanotechnology Certificate at NTC

Nanotechnology Certificate
at
Northcentral Technical College
(NTC)
Frank Fernandes
Richard Wilkosz
NTC Demographics
 For over 100 years, NTC has served a
10 county district in Northcentral
Wisconsin
 7 campuses: Wausau, Antigo, Medford,
Phillips, Merrill, Spencer and
Wittenberg
 Offers 36 Associate Degree Programs,
23 Technical Diploma Programs, and 96
Certificates
 25,000 learners served in 2012, NTC
was listed No. 21 out of the nation's
top 50 "fastest growing" public twoyear colleges nation in a recent analysis
of U.S. Department of Education data
conducted by Community College Week
magazine
Industry Demographics
Labor Market Analysis revealed that the 5 major industry sectors are
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Construction
Manufacturing
Information
Financial Activities
Education and Health
(source: Marathon County Workforce profile http://worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet_info/downloads/CP/marathon_profile.pdf)
Nano Certificate Model
INPUTS
ACTIVITIES
Grant Funding
Nanotechnology
Certificate
Nano-Link
affiliation
NTC facilities
and nanotechnology
equipment (AFM)
SHORT-TERM
OUTCOMES
LONG-TERM
OUTCOMES
Effective use of Nano
Link curriculum and
development of Labs
for Nanocourses
Increased K-14
student interest in
STEM areas with
attention to underrepresented
student participation
Attended Workshops
@ Penn State
Recruitment/Advisory
Committees/In-service
Presentations/
Outreach
Development/
strengthening of
business
partnerships
Increased awareness
and application of
nanotechnology’s
impact on education
and industry leading
to interships
Increased utilization
of nanotechnology
applications in
regional businesses
Enhanced student
outcomes in NTC
programs
Increased
applications of
NTC’s
Nanoscience Lab
Nano Certificate Courses
General Biology
(4 credits)
or
General Chemistry or
(4 credits)
General A & P
(4 credits)
Nano 1
(3 credits)
Nano 2
(3 credits)
Total
10 or 12 Credits
or
College Physics
1 &2
(6 credits)
or
Course Descriptions
(Adopted from Nano-Link Curriculum)
 Nanotechnology 1, provides an
introduction into nanoscience and
includes the history of
nanotechnology and also an
introduction into the tools used to
study the world at the nanoscale.
This course also covers a sense of
scale, exponential notation, surface
area to volume and the various
forces that are predominant at
various scale levels (macro, micro
and nano).
Course Descriptions
(Adopted from Nano-Link Curriculum)
 Nanotechnology 2, focuses on the material
science, chemistry and physics aspects of
the nanoscale. The course begins with the
discussion of elemental attributes and how
the environment can impact properties
and performance of the starting material.
Crystal structure and material properties
are then discussed with an emphasis on
differences in interactions and
measurements at various scale realms.
Included in this course would be a
capstone project that students would
complete in conjunction with a specific
business or industry.
Nano I Labs
Lab - Ripple Tanks
Lab – Size of a Molecule
Lab – Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles
Lab – Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles
Lab – Building a cholesteryl ester Liquid Crystal
Thermometer
Lab – Imaging & Characterizing Metallurgical
Samples with an Atomic Force
Microscope
Lab – Field Emission Scanning Electron
Microscope (FE- SEM) (Remote Access
Penn State)
Nano II Labs
Lab – Imaging & Characterizing Biological
Samples with an Atomic Force
Microscope
Lab – PCR
Lab – 3D printing using a light induced polymer
Lab – Nanolithography
Lab – Critical Micelle Concentration
Academic Partners
•CVTC (articulation)
•NanoLink, DCTC
(Nanolink affiliate,
Utilizing Nanolink
Curriculum)
•NACK, Penn State
(Workshops Attended
at CNEU, Curriculum,
Remote Access)
Industry Partners
Local industry partners
•Lignotech
•Membrane solution
•Waukesha bearing
•Vortex Tool
Membrane Processes – Filtration Systems
Membrane Processes
Industrial RO System
Membrane Processes
Food and Dairy Ultrafiltration
Membrane Processes
MF, UF, Nano, RO, Hollow Fiber
Membrane Processes
4 Stage Nano for Protein Concentration
Membrane Processes
Multistage Micro Filtration
Current Status
 First graduating class this
semester Spring 2013
 Signed Articulation agreement
with CVTC
 Presented about our Nano
Certificate at all our
Technical/Trades advisory
committees
 Outreach Activities – high
school/middle school
students/instructors
 Meeting with local business and
industry folks on an ongoing
basis
 Actively seeking NSF funding
Areas to be Involved In
 Increase enrollment in the certificate
 Offer our certificate courses as 1 credit
courses making it more appealing to
business and industry
 Increase internship opportunities for our
students
 Provide remote access of our nano
equipment to area high school
 Acquire NSF funding so that our program
may grow
 More community outreach of Nano
program
 Provide workshops to high school
instructors
 Recruit individuals from
underrepresented populations into our
Nano certificate program
Questions ???
Contact Info:
Frank Fernandes
Physics Faculty
Northcentral Technical College
1000 Campus Drive, Wausau, WI 54401
Phone: 715-803-1399
fernande@ntc.edu
Rich Wilkosz
Bio-medical Faculty
Northcentral Technical College
1000 Campus Drive, Wausau, WI 54401
Phone: 715-803-1361
wilkosz@ntc.edu
Membrane Process & Control Inc.
922 N. 3rd Ave, Edgar, WI 54426
Phone: 715-352-3206
www.membranepc.com
Thank you !!!!!!!!!!