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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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Samsung is planning a $17 billion fab near Austin , Texas, and in September Intel broke ground on the first of two massive new facilities worth $20 billion in central Ohio. Intel arrives at Ohio State Ohio State University is using its chip-fabrication facility to train future engineers and technicians.

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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The increases occurred only in Alaska (from 11% to 13%) and Oregon (from 2% to 3%). New Mexico Ohio. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. North Dakota. North Dakota. North Dakota. New Mexico.

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FAA awards $7.5M in research grants for integration of drones into national airspace

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million in research, education, and training grants to universities that comprise the agency’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). Mississippi State University – lead University.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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University of Alabama. University of North Dakota. North Carolina State University. Oregon State University. University of Cincinnati. University of Maryland - College Park. Princeton University. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Utah State University. Duke University.

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US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

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The University of Texas at Austin. The University of Texas at Austin along with Ohio State University and Columbia University-Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory will examine what the primary influences are on the development of persistent, massive hydrate accumulations in deep sediments below the seabed.

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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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9 Universities and Labs: Colorado School of Mines; Michigan State University; Michigan Tech University; The Ohio State University; University of Kentucky; University of Michigan; University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee; Wayne State University. UTRC; Wolf Robotics.

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DOE to fund 14 research projects on deepwater and Arctic methane hydrates; potential future energy supply

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University of California at San Diego. Researchers at the University of California at San Diego will design, build, and test an electromagnetic (EM) system designed for very shallow water use and will apply the system to determine the extent of offshore permafrost on the US Beaufort inner shelf. University of Mississippi.

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