What is the MET² Program?
The Mechanical and Manufacturing Technologies for Energy and Sustainability (MET²) Program prepares community college and university mechanical and manufacturing engineering and technology students to enter the workforce by integrating relevant technical skills with necessary professional, social & entrepreneurial skills. These are the skills that are required to meet today’s workforce demands.
The advantage of the MET² Program is that it prepares students to not only learn critical thinking but also relevant technical skills including:
Mold/Pattern Making
CNC Machining
Electronic Circuitry
CAD – SolidWorks
Blue Print Reading
Manufacturing Processes
The MET² Program also prepares students to enter the workforce with necessary professional and entrepreneurial skills including:
Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Leadership
Teamwork
Behavioral Diversity skills (DISC)
Networking
Time Management
MET² Program provides genuine, real-world challenges or problems to fuel projects explored by self-managed Program Teams of students. Program Teams are inter-institutional as well as interdisciplinary in order to capitalize on the synergy between the theoretical knowledge of university students and faculty, complemented by the requisite hands-on technical skills of community college students and faculty. Program Teams will meet and conduct research culminating in a professional level final report and presentation.
We are seeking students from both community colleges and universities to participate in this hands-on engineering and technology program, to work together on real-world projects addressing genuine challenges or problems from our industry partners.
Students will receive a stipend for participation in the program (Winter Intersession plus a minimum of 65 hours spent on their project during the spring semester) up to $1,750 ($750 for participation in the Winter Intersession and up to $1,000 for hours worked -maximum 100 hours on projects during the spring semester – participating in both parts is mandatory).
This program is funded by the National Science Foundation.
For more information and application forms:
John Birch, MET² Program Executive Director and President The Birch Group, LLC
email: thebirchgroup@snet.net phone: 860-677-0020
Website: www.met2program.org
Application Deadline: December 8, 2023