The industry is expected to employ 115,000 people by 2030, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
The association also predicts that more than half of these jobs could be filled based on current graduation rates. Cornell University and Tompkins Cortland Community College are helping to fill that void.
The partnership also includes students receiving hands-on education using Cornell University’s nanoscale facilities. CNF has all the tools beginners need to learn the basics of the industry.
“So cleanroom facilities are specialized facilities that create, layer by layer, the tools and technologies that we see and use in our daily lives. Smartphones have different chips in them,” says CNF. said Alison Godwin, Associate Director.
The National Science Foundation is funding a 12-week program for veterans to eventually work in the field of nanotechnology.
“I’m so hungry to learn, but I mean, we’re going to a lab at Cornell University, so it’s pretty cool,” said Cyran Bruin, Microelectronics and Nanomanufacturing Certification Program participant. said.
Free for veterans, their spouses, and dependents. Blouin’s parents are veterans, making him eligible for the program. And although he currently works in the industry, he says he would like to expand his knowledge.
“Veterans have a proven track record. We can trust them and expect them to run the program and actually commit and complete it,” said TC3 math professor Sophia Georgiakaki.
By the end of the 12 weeks of online classes and time at CNF, enrollees will have earned the equivalent of 18 credit hours.
“It’s a great program to be a part of because not only is it free, but New York State has a lot of projects coming up in the next 10 years, so it’s going to have a huge impact on people getting jobs. That’s going to happen,” Blouin said.
Micron is touting 9,000 good-paying jobs coming to central New York as it plans to build a mega-fab facility in Clay.
“I feel like the sky is the limit…to allow veterans to change course and pursue new career trajectories,” Godwin said.
Registration for the spring session is now open, with six spots available with a November 1 deadline.
