In his address from Troy, N.Y. on Monday, September 21, President Obama called
for an increased focus on education and innovation to "prepare students
for 21st century jobs, and to prepare America for a 21st century global economy."
"We know that the nation that out-educates us today will out-compete us
tomorrow. The ability of new industries to thrive depends on workers with the
knowledge and know-how to contribute in those fields. Yet, today, our primary
and secondary schools continue to trail many of our competitors, especially
in key areas like math and science," said President Obama. "From biotechnology
to nanotechnology, from the development of new forms of energy to research into
treatments of ancient diseases, there is so much potential to change our world
and improve our lives while creating countless jobs across America."
NanoInk,
Inc., a global leader in nanotechnology, is among the first to answer the
president's call through the launch of its NanoProfessor
Nanoscience Education Program. NanoProfessor is a new hands-on science and
technology education program dedicated to preparing undergraduate students for
future careers in the field of nanoscience.
The NanoProfessor program combines NanoInk's state-of-the-art NLP 2000 Desktop
DPN Nanofabrication System with an exciting curriculum created by renowned nanotechnology
experts that is grounded in fundamental science and engineering concepts. NanoProfessor
arms educators with a comprehensive program that can be implemented immediately
in community colleges, technical schools, high schools, and universities to
give students an edge to compete for high-tech jobs in a global environment.
"Creating jobs that will grow our economy for decades and generations
to come must be at the forefront of everything we do," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky,
D-IL. "By creating the NanoProfessor program, NanoInk turned vision into
reality and took another step toward transforming America's economy. The growth
of the industry centered on this technology has the possibility to create good
jobs in our community and across the country."
"In order for America to compete in the global economy, we need to focus
on innovations that will help create jobs," said Dean Hart, executive vice
president of NanoInk. "Nanotechnology is a rapidly emerging field with
great promise for our Nation, but a true hands-on nanotechnology education has
traditionally only been available to graduate and post graduate students in
Tier 1 research institutions. While extremely valuable to our Nation's future,
you cannot build an industry or a country on the backs of Ph.D.s. We need to
educate and prepare the masses to help secure our Nation's leadership in new
innovations such as nanotechnology."
By 2015, the National Science Foundation has projected that the world will
require a skilled workforce of more than two million nanotechnologists, who
are already pioneering breakthroughs and innovations in the areas of energy,
medicine and electronics that will have profound changes on lives in the 21st
century.
For more information on the NanoProfessor Program, please call (847) 679-NANO
(6266) or visit http://www.NanoProfessor.net
The NanoProfessor Nanoscience Education Program aims to advance the field of
nanoscience and address the growing need for skilled workforce of nanotechnologists.
The program utilizes NanoInk's state-of-the-art NLP 2000 Desktop Nanofabrication
System to provide students an interdisciplinary-focused, hands-on approach to
quickly and easily build custom-engineered, nanoscale structures in a classroom
setting. The NanoProfessor Program, including equipment and an expert-driven
curriculum, is available for community colleges, technical schools, high schools
and universities nationwide. More information is available at http://www.NanoProfessor.net
Posted October 14th, 2009
