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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  • Spee3d product manager, Matthew Harbidge and research engineer Zalman Lipschitz
    The WarpSPEE3D = efficient, customizable, and eco-friendly
     At UNH's John Olson Center, you'll find more than faculty and students in the high bay; industry partnerships are at the heart of what we do. One such partner, Spee3d, houses one of their large metal 3D printers, WarpSPEE3D, here at the facility. Don't be fooled by the word 3D printer; the WarpSPEE3D weighs 8,400 lbs. and has a footprint of…
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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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