John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center

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

(1) Modernize traditional manufacturing technologies.

(2) Advance and create new high-efficiency, state-of-the-art materials and technologies.

(3) Address the skills gap in US manufacturing.

(4) Serve as a conduit for students and industry to the next-generation of manufacturing technologies.

The 603 Challenge starts next week!

Click here to support the Olson Center! The 603 Challenge starts Sunday April 2nd and will run until Thursday...

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The 603 Challenge starts next week!

Click here to support the Olson Center! The 603 Challenge starts Sunday April 2nd and will run until Thursday...

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Open House

Advanced Manufacturing Day Open House The Olson Center is hosting an Advanced Manufacturing Day for High School Students. Receive an In-depth tour of the center, learn about our machinery and, shared infrastructure. Come to meet the team! Friday March 24th 12:30-2:30pm Saturday March 25th 12:30-2:...

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Open House

Advanced Manufacturing Day Open House The Olson Center is hosting an Advanced Manufacturing Day for High School Students. Receive an In-depth tour of the center, learn about our machinery and, shared infrastructure. Come to meet the team! Friday March 24th 12:30-2:30pm Saturday March 25th 12:30-2:...

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Senator Maggie Hassan's Visits the Olson Center

The Olson Center welcomed U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan February 13th, 2023. During the hour-long visit, Senator Hassan toured the Olson Center factory floor and talked with representatives from UNH, and several New Hampshire-based manufacturing companies about workforce needs, methods for...

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Senator Maggie Hassan's Visits the Olson Center

The Olson Center welcomed U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan February 13th, 2023. During the hour-long visit, Senator Hassan toured the Olson Center factory floor and talked with representatives from UNH, and several New Hampshire-based manufacturing companies about workforce needs, methods for...

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Desmond Mensah

The Olson Center is fostering collaborative work across Universities. Desmond Mensah, a graduate research assistant is utilizing the Olson Center’s ability to work with researchers from other schools. He’s collaborating with 2 other students, Elizabeth Mamros, a graduate student at UNH, and Lenard...

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Desmond Mensah

The Olson Center is fostering collaborative work across Universities. Desmond Mensah, a graduate research assistant is utilizing the Olson Center’s ability to work with researchers from other schools. He’s collaborating with 2 other students, Elizabeth Mamros, a graduate student at UNH, and Lenard...

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Louis Gitelman

Louis Gitelman, an engineering intern, is working on testing a variety of fiberglass to determine their strength and bending modulus when being exposed to ocean environments! He is hoping to find a suitable material for ocean mooring lines. Especially ones that won't entangle a North Atlantic Right...

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Louis Gitelman

Louis Gitelman, an engineering intern, is working on testing a variety of fiberglass to determine their strength and bending modulus when being exposed to ocean environments! He is hoping to find a suitable material for ocean mooring lines. Especially ones that won't entangle a North Atlantic Right...

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The Center is the result of a gift from Whelen Engineering in honor of its longtime president, the late John Olson, the benefactor of one of CEPS' most generous need-based endowments, as well as a campuswide emergency notification system. Research work related to the Olson Center is supported by UNH’s Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovation.