John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center

John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center
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The John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center is focused on advanced manufacturing technologies and a cross-curricular approach to engineering and manufacturing concepts that will provide hands-on, interdisciplinary learning opportunities in a factory environment and the ability to collaborate with industry.

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  • Mechanical engineering students in the Olson Center high bay
    Coral reefs are constantly fighting their way up from the bottom, literally and figuratively. Three UNH mechanical engineering students work to give coral reefs a boost.
    Over the 2024-2025 academic year, UNH seniors Katy Cafaro, PJ Menis, and James Grady designed an instrument that fertilizes coral reefs with aragonite. Coral uses this mineral to produce its skeleton. Feeding aragonite to coral is not a new idea. Marine biologists and at-home hobbyists have been doing this on a small scale for…
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  • UNH welcomes Klein Marine Systems
    KLEIN DEDICATES THE "KLEIN SONAR INNOVATION LAB"
    The University of New Hampshire (UNH) welcomes Klein Marine Systems, a global leader in sonar technology, to the thriving network of business partners at the
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  • Rokeya Sarah
    ROKEYA SARAH PROGRAMS A MOBILE ROBOT STATION AT THE JOHN OLSON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CENTER
    Meet Rokeya Sarah, an Olson Center student intern and a rising junior at Keene State College (KSC) majoring in Sustainable Product Design and Innovation (SPDI). Rokeya's interest in engineering began in 6th grade while watching her…
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  • UNH Alumna Maria Virga '21
    Maria Virga returns to UNH with GreenSource Fabrication at the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center
    UNH alumna Maria Virga '21 has carved a notable path throughout her educational and professional career.
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  • Joe Aubut stands my cnc machine at the Olson Center
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SOPHOMORE WORKS ON FLIGHT HARDWARE FOR AN ORBITAL ROBOT
    Joseph Aubut, a mechanical engineering sophomore, beams about his work at the Olson Center. "The thing that I enjoy most about the Olson Center is the ability to gain experience so early into my college career; not many people my age can operate a 5-axis…
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