Standards for Nanotechnology Workforce Education

Standards for Nanotechnology Workforce Education

Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) Global International Organization for Standardization International Electrotechnical Commission Regional European Committee for Standardization National DIN (Germany), JISC (Japan), SAC (China), etc. (Note: NIST is not really a SDO; it is a NMI.) Others ASTM, IEEE, SEMI, etc.

The Need for Standards Facilitate global trade and commerce Improve efficiency in manufacturing Provide safeguards to consumers of goods and services Accelerate R&D of emergent technologies Aid in technology transfer to developing nations Technical information on Environment, Health, Safety (EHS) issues for policy-makers and other stake-holders In the present case, nanotech is the emergent technology Education programs and their delivery are the goods and services Consumers are the students and the companies hiring them upon their graduation

Nanotech Workforce Education Standards Nanotechnology workforce education programs, in particular ones taught at 2-year/technical colleges, are springing up in many parts of the US Industry and government are strongly supporting the development of these nanotechnology workforce education programs Industry and government would like to create equivalency in education programs across the nation NACK Network is an NSF funded Center (National NSF ATE Center) NACK Network has taken on the task to create standard guides for existing and developing programs

Role of Umbrella and Underlying Standards Defines a foundational set of standards for use in the education of the U.S. nanotechnology workforce For existing programs and as a starting point for new programs Defines a set of basic subject/technology areas Defines a set of basic required skills/knowledge in each area To be established as Standard Guides through ASTM s E56 Committee on Nanotechnology Provides a basis for uniformity in qualifications for graduates of nanotechnology workforce educational programs in the U.S, to meet both industry as well as academic needs

ASTM Committee E56 on Nanotechnology ASTM International, previously known as the American Society for Testing and Materials, is the organization through which our standards for workforce education are developed and published Proposals for standards are balloted within a specific committee that focuses on a particular topic; approval is based on consensus The E56 Committee on Nanotechnology is made up of the following Subcommittees: o E56.01 Informatics and Terminology o E56.02 Physical and Chemical Characterization o E56.03 Environment, Health, and Safety o E56.04 Intellectual Property Issues o E56.05 Liaison and International Cooperation o E56.06 Nano-Enabled Consumer Products o E56.07 Education and Workforce Development created recently! o E56.90 Executive o E56.91 Strategic Planning and Review

ASTM E56 Standards that are being developed ASTM Eyyy1 Standard Guide for the Basic Skill Set for Workforce ASTM E2996 Health and Safety ASTM E3001 Standard Practice for Workforce Characterization ASTM Exxx3 Infrastructure ASTM Exxx4 Synthesis & Processing ASTM Exxx5 Material Properties & Scale ASTM Exxx6 Pattern Generation

Summary of Skill Sets Taught in the 6 Nanotechnology Courses Basic Nanotechnology EHS Awareness Basics of Chemical and Material Properties Role of Scale Chemical and Materials Handling, Storage, and Disposal Nanotechnology Health, Safety, and Environmental issues Nanotechnology Equipment and Processing Foundation Skills Chemical Hoods and Glove Boxes: Use and Maintenance Cleanrooms: Use and Maintenance Pumps, Flow Control Systems, Scrubbers, Sensors: Use and Maintenance Vacuum Systems: Use and Maintenance Plasma Generating Systems: Use and Maintenance Furnaces, Ovens, and Rapid Thermal Annealing Equipment: Use and Maintenance Chemical Facilities and Maintenance Contamination Control Process Integration Introduction to Statistical Process Control Nanotechnology Patterning Optical, e-beam, and Ion Beam Lithography Stamping and Imprinting Lithography Chemical techniques; e.g., Block co-polymer and SAMs Nanotechnology Fabrication Top-down Fabrication Reactive Ion, Sputter, and Wet Etching Chemical Vapor and Physical Vapor Deposition Systems Ion Beam, Plasma, and Chemical Materials Modification Nanoparticles: Etching and Grinding Approaches Bottom-up Fabrication Chemical, Physical, and Biological Self-Assembly Nanoparticles: Colloidal Chemistry Nanoparticles: Plasma Approaches Nanoparticles: Chemical Vapor Deposition Approaches Nanotechnology Characterization Optical Microscopy Scanning Probe Microscopy Atomic Force Microscopy Electron Microscopy Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM and FE-SEM) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM and FE- TEM) Chemical Characterization X-ray (EDS) Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy Auger Electron Spectroscopy Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Electrical Characterization Current-Voltage Measurements Capacitance Measurements Opto-electronic Device Measurements Physical Characterization Spectrophotometer Profilometer X-ray Diffraction Nanotechnology Professional Skills Team Building Problem Solving Project Organization and Planning Research Skills Assessing Cost of Ownership Presentation Skills Technical Reporting and Documentation Handling and Generating Intellectual Property

NACK Network Skill Standards Development Subcommittee Deb Newberry Peter Kazarinoff Terry Kuzma Ray Tsui Wook Jun Nam Rick Hoover Bob Ehrmann Dakota County Technical College - MN NanoLink Regional ATE Center North Seattle Community College -WA SHINE Regional ATE Center Pennsylvania State University PA NMT Partnership Arizona State University NACK Network Pennsylvania State University NACK Network Pennsylvania State University NACK Network Pennsylvania State University NACK Network

Nano Workforce Skill Standard Guide Development Process 1. Creation of Draft Standard by NACK Network Skills Standards Development Subcommittee 2. Review and Revision by Industry Advisory Board and nanotechnology educators across the country 3. Submission for Standard Guide approval to appropriate ASTM E-56 Subcommittee 4. Review and Revision as necessary 5. Standard is approved and published

Nanotechnology Workforce Education Standards -- Status ASTM Eyyy1 Standard Guide for the Basic Skill Set for Workforce ASTM E2996 Health and Safety ASTM E3001 Standard Practice for Workforce Characterization ASTM Exxx3 Infrastructure ASTM Exxx4 Synthesis & Processing ASTM Exxx5 Material Properties & Scale ASTM Exxx6 Pattern Generation

Nanotechnology Workforce Education Standards: Current Status & Projected Timeline for Next Steps Published: Health & Safety Characterization Feb-15 Feb-15 Anticipated Next Ballot Timing At Ballot Stage: Pattern Generation July-15 In Writing Mode: Synthesis and Processing Sept -15 Infrastructure Nov -15 In the Queue: Materials Properties and Scale Basic Skill Set (Umbrella Standard) Jan-15 Mar-16

Next Steps Complete the Nano Workforce Standard Suite NSF funding? Catalyze development of nano workforce stackable certificates

Benefits of Adopting these Standard Nano workforce program credibility Recognition by employers Government Industry Academia they know what they are getting Student prepared to pass future stackable certificate individual testing

Accessing the Standards ASTM.org

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