Sandia National Labs Academic Alliance Collaboration Report 2020-2021

WANTED: NEXT GENERATION OF RADIATION- HARDENED AND ADVANCED PACKAGING ENGINEERS

Sandia National Labs is a recognized world leader in technology research and implementation.

Pictured: The Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications (MESA) complex produces electronic circuits and computer chips designed to withstand high levels of radiation.

Devices used in national security and defense must remain secure and operate in extreme environments, and this extends to the area of microelectronics. A multi-university public-private-academic partnership called Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement Microelectronics Workforce Development program (SCALE) led by Purdue and sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense is poised to meet this need. SCALE, composed of many schools and industrial partners including Sandia, will be led by Peter Bermel, Purdue Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The $19.2 million funding will be used to develop the microelectronics workforce of the future across the nation’s engineering universities. SCALE is developing curricula, internships, and targeted messaging to attract and retain a larger cohort of U.S. citizen students to complete the program in the DOD-prioritized microelectronic focus areas. The model will include both formal academic and continuing education elements through internships, fellowships, and experiential learning.

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