News
Articles from “NanoWire” – the RAIN newsletter, articles about the latest professional development opportunities being offered, and other interesting articles about the world of nano.
Testimony on “Strengthening the U.S. Microelectronics Workforce”
Dr. Osama O. Awadelkarim, Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, the UNESCO Chair for "Building Innovation and Manufacturing Capacities through Advanced Technology Education", Director of the Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization (CNEU), and the...
Nanotechnology Program at GVSU
The nanotechnology program at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) was developed to support undergraduate and graduate education and research, as well as promote STEM education and retention with K-12 school districts. There are two lab spaces for this program: the...
RAIN for the Foreseeable Future
The RAIN network has experienced a lot of growth in the last few years. With approximately 28 listed partners, a RAIN node can be found in just about every part of the country. From the end of 2015 through the 1st half of 2021, there have been 505 remote sessions...
A New “RAIN”-ing Champion
In early 2021, the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK) Resource Center’s very long reign for holding the most remote sessions came to an end. A relative new-comer, San Diego Nanotechnology Infrastructure (SDNI) at the University of California San...
Electron Microprobe at Caltech joins RAIN Network
The Geological and Planetary Science Division's Analytical Facility at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has joined the RAIN network, bringing an electron microprobe into the network for the first time. The facility currently includes a JEOL JXA-8200...
New Multi-user Material Characterization Facility Opens at University of Colorado, Boulder
The Material Characterization Facility – operated within Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) service center, College and Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado, Boulder – recently relocated to its...
Micro Nano Technology Education Center
Pasadena City College, in collaboration with the Edmonds Community College, Portland Community College, and the Northwest Vista College, lead the ATE funded Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC). The MNT-EC connects existing micro and nano NSF ATE Support...