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Last week I attended my first NSF ATE PI meeting. As a contributing member of Digital World Biology's ATE project entitled " A Bridge to Bio-Link's Future ," I participated in the conference by preparing and staffing our booth in the first evening's showcase.

As a brief background, the NSF (National Science Foundation) ATE (Advanced Technology Eduction) program celebrated its 25 th anniversary this year. ATE's mission is to support innovations in technical education at two-year colleges. These colleges, also known as community colleges, serve a vital role in education. While many know of their role as a... Read more

The Advanced Technological Education program at the National Science Foundation supports the development of innovative approaches for educating highly skilled technicians in economically-important industries. In 2014, over 114,000 students were enrolled in ATE programs and over 45,830 educators participated in ATE-funded professional development activities.

Learn how the ATE program supports Advanced Manufacturing technologies, Information technology, Micro and Nanotechnology, Security, Engineering, Environmental technologies, and agriculture and biotechnology through 40 ATE centers across the US in the Annual ATE Impact book. Read more