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ARM
Education, Robotics, Workforce

ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute announces the funding of four Makerspaces provided by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Region’s Build Back Better initiative awarded through the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The Makerspaces are led by the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), Indiana University of Pennsylvania...

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MxD
Cybersecurity, Education, Workforce

MxD today announced the launch of the Curriculum and Pathways Integrating Technology and Learning (CAPITAL) skill development program. The CAPITAL program, which is supported by $6.2 million in federal funding, is designed to address the anticipated two million worker shortage in the manufacturing workforce and provide resources directly aimed at...

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Biopharmaceutical, Education

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) has announced the selection of 44 college freshman and sophomores to participate in the 2023 NIIMBL eXperience Program, the largest cohort to date since the program launched in 2019. Students were selected from 34 educational institutions across the United States to...

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Rochester Institute of Technology
Circular Economy, Sustainability

Governors Island, a historical site in New York Harbor for centuries, will be the home to a new world-leading climate solutions center that will position New York City as the global leader for one of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change.

Rochester Institute of Technology will be part of “The New York Climate Exchange” (“The Exchange...

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Semi-Conductor
Tour highlights AIM Photonics’ quantum computing research and accessibility to emerging technologies for innovative prototype development

AIM Photonics was honored recently to host a visit by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire as a part of the senator’s tour of government and commercial facilities that are leading quantum computing...

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Additive Manufacturing, Funding Opportunity, Manufacturing

The National Center for Defense of Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes have announced a new directed project call funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) worth a total of $3.2M.

The objective of the “Demonstration of Novel Methods for Effective AM Process Qualification/Re-Qualification – Delta Qualification (Delta Qual)...

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Education, Lightweight Materials, Materials, Workforce

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy publicly announced its decision to renew funding for its Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), one of DOE’s six existing Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. IACMI will be receiving federal funding across five fiscal...

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Lightweight Materials, Materials

Beginning tomorrow, April 1, Chad Duty officially steps into the role of IACMI Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, Chad becomes responsible for the full scale of day-to-day operations of the institute. He was named CEO Elect in October.

“It is an incredibly exciting time to become IACMI CEO,” says Chad. “IACMI has built a strong foundation and a...

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Biomanufacturing, Biopharmaceutical

Wei Xie, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, has received an award with a total value of $851,000 from NIIMBL, the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals, for the project “Advanced FISH Assay and Mechanism Hybrid Surrogate to Improve mRNA Vaccine Potency Assessment and Prediction.” Project...

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Additive Manufacturing

America Makes is proud to announce a new directed project call focusing on Methods for AM Cross-Platform Consistency (AM-CPC) with a $250K funding opportunity provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). One award is anticipated.

The AM-CPC Project Call is a collaboration between NIST, the Air Force Research Laboratory...

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Power Electronics

PowerAmerica conducted yet another productive Annual Meeting, in Raleigh, North Carolina, which drew 450 in-person and virtual attendees. Tutorials were given by Eric Persson of Infineon and Hrishikesh Das of onsemi; Philip Chesley of Qorvo and Manish Dalal of GE Aerospace gave insightful perspectives in their keynote presentations; and Cengiz...

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Materials, Modular Chemical Processing, Workforce

Sophia Gumina a 4th-year undergraduate student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is working on a research project, "Flow Characteristics" utilizing advanced-flow reactors to optimize and scale up a continuous manufacturing process. Her specific focus is to stress test the current process and identify potential pitfalls.

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ARM
Robotics

The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Larry Sweet has joined the organization as Director of Engineering. In this role, Larry will be responsible for developing and managing the Institute’s engineering activities, including all aspects of sourcing, securing, and directing a portfolio of engineering...