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Lightweight Materials, Materials

I think I want to be a plumber because plumbing seems like a big puzzle, says 17-year-old Ella, who I met at a National Manufacturing Day event sponsored by in Knoxville, Tenn. Ella is a tiny, timid girl hiding behind glasses and blazing blue hair. Its an ah-hah moment for me. Oh, you like puzzles? I respond....

Student at ACE.

The manufacturing employment gap has existed for years, but some manufacturers have built great work cultures and evolved with societal changes to successfully build talent pipelines. In some areas, local stakeholders have created education and workforce development (EWD) programs that utilize local manufacturers and specialty partners to feed...

IACMI InnoCrates
Lightweight Materials, Materials

You can see their eyes light up when they learn about something new. Aha, it happened! shares Vanina Ghossein, her own face beaming. Her enthusiasm for a new curriculum she has helped develop around composites for K-12 is palpable. I love everything about itfrom planning an activity, looking for materials, deciding how students should do it...

IACMII Hicham Ghossein
Materials, Process

Nearly 50% of all startups fail within the first 5 years, and those in the technology industry have the highest rate of failure in the United States. Those are for even the brightest minds like Hicham Ghossein, CEO of the startup . But hes not intimidated because he has a team of professional support, starting...