Inside the Classroom & Lab

Highlights from Q-SUCCEED lectures, workshops, and field trips.

Bi-Weekly Sessions

8 Lecture Series

The Bi-Weekly Lecture series introduce participants to semiconductor and quantum technologies through a semester-long series of sessions, where every lecture is followed by hands-on activities to reinforce learning. Starting with an orientation, participants progressively explore vacuum processes, plasma processing, photolithography, and gold plating on the semiconductor side, then transition into laser-based measurements, quantum optics, the double-slit experiment, and quantum cryptography. This lecture series is currently being delivered to the first cohort of 20 participants from the Syracuse City School District Adult Education Center. We extend a special thanks to Dr. John P. Iorio, Director of the SCSD Adult Education Department, as well as SCSD Adult Education staff members Janet, Paul, and Jasenko, for their continued support of the Q-SUCCEED-CNY program.

Lecture 1 Lecture 1

Lecture 1

January 28, 2026

Lecture 2 Lecture 2

Lecture 2

February 11, 2026

Lecture 3 Lecture 3

Lecture 3

February 25, 2026

Lecture 4 Lecture 4

Lecture 4

March 4, 2026

Lecture 5 Lecture 5

Lecture 5

March 18, 2026

Lecture 6 Lecture 6

Lecture 6

March 25, 2026

Lecture 7 Lecture 7

Lecture 7

April 8, 2026

Lecture 8Lecture 8

Lecture 8

April 15, 2026

Session Description

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Field Trips

Inside the Ecosystem

Factory walk-throughs and lab tours exploring tooling, safety culture, and career ladders.

TourNanoTech tour

Cornell Clean Room Tour

Cleanroom culture + process flow

Supply ChainSupply chain tour

Micron Preview & Supply Chain

Packaging, logistics, facilities

Lab TourOptics lab

Optics & Photonics Labs

Alignment, detectors, and safety

Five-Day Workshop

Immersive Sprint

One week to build confidence: day-by-day cadence mixing labs, career huddles, and demos for learners entering the talent pipeline.

Day 1-2Foundation days

Days 1-2: Foundations

Immersive start

Day 3-4Build and test days

Days 3-4: Build & Test

Peer builds

Day 5Demo day

Day 5: Demo Day + Career

Connect to hiring

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