NEEDED MATH PROJECT
June 2022
Fab Lab - SUNY Polytechnic Institute Thanks to Dr. Robert Geer, COO at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, for setting up a site visit for us to the SUNY Albany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) on May 20, 2022. We met with Elaine Garrett, CNSE Education Outreach Coordinator, toured the Fab Lab clean room with Darrell Brookhart, a lithographic engineer, and interviewed four impressive technicians: Matt, Bisram, Steve, and Choppy. The techs explained to us how they serve as the interface between the operations management of the Fab and the engineers who work specifically with the tools, one of which is valued at a quarter of a billion dollars! Needed Math: We saw how Excel was used to calculate sums and means; how unit conversion was employed to convert from mm to microns; from kPa to TORRs; and graphs and control charts were central to monitoring the various systems.
To Community College Tech Faculty and Community College Math Faculty, we need your help in refining our survey questions, please let us know if you would like to participate in a short pilot test. To Manufacturing Technicians we also need your help in refining our survey questions, please let us know if you would like to participate in the short pilot test. Please contact Michael Hacker: Michael. Hacker @hofstra.edu
Team Members Suited Up for Visit