This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development and assessment of instructional resources for vacuum technology education. The $649,647 award to Erie Community College aims to serve the national interest by creating five new chapters of a freely available ebook, a laboratory manual with hands-on experiments, and an instructor's guide for vacuum technology training systems. The project also plans to provide professional development workshops for community college and high school faculty on rough and high vacuum topics. The materials produced will be reviewed by subject matter experts and disseminated through professional societies. This effort seeks to better prepare the technician workforce for the semiconductor industry and other vacuum technology-reliant sectors, in light of recent legislation to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor industry. Subawards are planned under this grant.
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