Preparing Military Personnel for Civilian Technical Positions Pre-Separation

1. Preparing Military Personnel for Civilian Technical Positions Pre-Separation

2. DoD estimates 230,000-245,000 enlisted service members and officers will separate annually from the military through 2019 (per US Government Accountability Office 2014)

3. The Skills Gap in U.S. Manufacturing 2015 and Beyond: Over the next decade, nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will be needed and it is expected that 2 million will go unfilled due to the skills gap. (According to a Deloitte analysis done in 2015, based upon data from U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Gallup Survey)

4. Active Duty Enlisted Personnel by Broad Occupational Group

5. Target Occupational Groups

6. They accelerate the learning curve- used to learning new things. Proven leaders Understand the importance of teamwork Promote diversity and inclusion Perform well under pressure Respect procedures Attuned to global and technological trends Integrity- know how to work and can be trusted with IP (security clearances) Aware of health and safety standards Triumphant in the face of adversity 10 Reasons Why Manufacturers Should Hire Vets: Source: Department of Labor

7. Community College Enrollment

8. Education Level

10. Nanotechnology Workforce Certificate Program for Returning Veterans

11. Summary of Skill Sets Taught in 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 NanotechnologyPatterning • 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

12. ASTM E56 Education Standards • Suite of 6 standards are now published covering basic skill sets for nano workforce • Can be accessed at https://www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/E56.htm ASTM E2996 Standard Guide for Workforce Education in Nanotechnology Health and Safety ASTM E3001 Standard Practice for Workforce Education in Nanotechnology Characterization ASTM E3059 Standard Guide for Workforce Education in Nanotechnology Infrastructure ASTM E3034 Standard Guide for Workforce Education in Nanotechnology Pattern Generation ASTM E3089 Standard Guide for Nanotechnology Workforce Education in Material Properties and Effects of Size ASTM E3071 Standard Guide for Nanotechnology Workforce Education in Materials Synthesis and Processing

13. International Credentialing Now Working to create: • A series of Certificates in Nanotechnology Workforce Education that can be attained by individuals completing programs and passing corresponding tests.

14. ASTM Personnel Certificates in Nanotechnology The mission is to create 4 certificates which cover the ASTM Nanotechnology Workforce Education Standards ASTM Workforce Certificate in Nanotechnology Health and Safety ASTM Workforce Certificate in Nanotechnology Characterization ASTM Workforce Certificate in Nanotechnology Fabrication and Processing ASTM Workforce Certificate in Nanotechnology Material Properties and Effects of Size

15. Nanotechnology and Returning Veterans • PSU CNEU / NACK had a desire to provide nanotechnology workforce training to returning veterans • Began working in Tidewater Region in summer 2016 • Developed partnership between TCC, NSU and PSU • TCC Center for Military and Veterans Education • “Credentialing / certificates is key”

16. Nanotechnology and Returning Veterans • Current Status • Presently Restarting Submission to VA VA (new players) • In parallel start communication with Norfolk Naval Base as well as other military sites in the Tidewater region (new players) • Exploring possibility of expanding this pilot model on an enterprise scale • Initial discussions held with other military cities • In parallel: • working on completion of ASTM Certificates • Target completion Summer 2019

17. For the military • Have learned that: • attaining a degree is not necessarily necessary and/or desirable for many returning veterans • credentialing is very important to the VA in order for vets to access VA funding • industry support is imperative

18. New - Intro to Nano Book