The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded the University of Connecticut at Storrs a traineeship program grant in 2018. This grant addresses workforce training needs in the early-stage technology area of advanced materials and process technologies in energy-related manufacturing. UConn has implemented a masters-level training programs designed to train a new generation of advanced manufacturing engineers to fill workforce needs across industry, national labs, and universities.
With new knowledge and skills in advanced materials and process technologies for manufacturing, the students in these traineeship programs have the potential to advance new technology research and development leading to meaningful impacts across the energy and manufacturing sectors.
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To learn more about UConn’s Advanced Manufacturing for Energy Systems Masters Program: AMES
For preferred consideration for admittance into the AMES program, apply by Feb 1, 2020 for Fall 2020 semester.