January 13, 2017 | Manny V. Martinez Northwest Vista College received two grants for the advanced materials technology (nanotechnology) program totaling $1.2 million. $763,417 from the National Science Foundation for a three-year program titled Alamo Institute for Materials Technology. $500,000 from the Texas Workforce Commission for a 12-month program titled “Just-In-Time” Training and Education in Advanced Materials. Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), who visited Northwest Vista to present the federal National Science Foundation grant said, “Nanotechnology may be science conducted on an extremely small scale, but the field’s impact on our lives is momentous. […] Thanks to nanotechnology, our mobile devices are smaller and faster, our medical treatments are more effective, and our energy resources are used more efficiently.” NVC’s nanotechnology program is one of only three such associate degree programs at a Texas community college. To learn more here.
