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CNSE Gives Students a View of Growing Career Opportunities in Nanotechnology

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The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany provided more than 300 elementary, middle- and high-school students from upstate New York with an inside look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when it held its popular NanoCareer Day at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex on May 9.

 

Hundreds of Students Get Inspired at CNSE's "NanoCareer Day"

NanoCareer Day is designed to help prepare students for a growing number of nanotechnology-related careers in the Capital Region and New York State, while also addressing the critical national need to stimulate students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

NanoCareer Day included presentations by CNSE faculty on the emerging science of nanotechnology and the career opportunities it offers; hands-on demonstrations explaining the applications of nanotechnology research and development; and tours of CNSE’s world-class Albany NanoTech Complex, a $14 billion megaplex that is the most advanced in the academic world.

The National Science Foundation projects the need for 2 million nanotechnology-savvy workers by 2014, with 20 percent expected to be scientists and the remaining 80 percent consisting of highly skilled engineers, technicians, business leaders, economists and others, with expertise ranging from two-year associate degrees to doctoral degrees.

CNSE Equipment Evaluation and Support Specialist, Steve Stewart, leads students through a
gowning and cleanroom activity in CESTM

Schools participating in NanoCareer Day, and their counties, included: Argyle Central School (Washington); Woodland Hill Montessori School (Rensselaer); Rome Free Academy, Rome City School District (Oneida); South Middle School and Temple Hill School, Newburgh Enlarged City School District (Orange); Division Street Elementary School, Saratoga Springs City School District (Saratoga); Thurgood Marshall Academy (New York); Algonquin Middle School, Averill Park Central School District (Rensselaer); Achievement Academy Charter School (Albany); Berlin High School, Berlin Central School District (Rensselaer); Galway Junior High School, Galway Central School District (Saratoga).