Workforce Development Initiatives through Collaborative Efforts

Thursday, July 13, 2023

11:30 AM – 11:55 AM PDT

Location: Workforce Development Theater, Moscone North, Exhibition Level, Hall F

Speaker (WFD Pavilion)(s)

Ron Olson, MS

CNF Director of Operations
Cornell Nanoscale Science & Technology Facility
Ithaca, NY, United States
Sophia Georgiakaki, MS

Professor of Mathematics
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY, United States

Session Slides
Victoria Zeppelin

Director of CollegeNow
Tompkins Cortland Community College

Session Slides
Chris Martin, PhD

Director of Foundry Operations
Odyssey Semiconductor
Ithaca, NY, United States
CW

Carrie Whitmore, MA

Director of Continuing Education and Workforce Development
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY, United States

Tompkins Cortland Community College and Cornell’s Nanoscale Facility are collaborating with industry partners in the creation of curricula and applied learning experiences for local and regional workforce development. The team will provide an overview of our efforts, accomplishments, and future goals from the perspectives of a two-year community college, a state-of-the-art nanoscale facility within a four-year private university, and a local industry partner.