As the limits of device scaling approach, new ways to advance electronic technology must be pursued. 21st century electronics will be more diverse, less predictable, and driven by new problems. The impact of electronics on society is likely to be even greater than it was in the 20th century, and the changes for companies, working engineers, and for students will be profound. Engineers, and students preparing for this new era of electronics will need depth in their technical specialty, an understanding related disciplines, an end to end understanding of technologies, and the ability to quickly learn, adapt, and contribute.

The [/groups/ncn Network for Computational Nanotechnology]  and  [/groups/needs NEEDS] aim to help students and working engineers contribute to 21st Century electronics. Summer Schools are designed to be a resource for educators and self-learners. While earlier summer schools focused on fundamental physics, materials, and devices, NEEDS aims to add a circuits and systems perspective.

The 2014 Summer School topic is '''Spintronics: Science, Circuits, and Systems''' and will run from July 23-25, 2014 at Purdue University.  For more information, visit: [/groups/needs/summer_school 2014 Summer School Information].

The 2013 Summer School was conducted in Dalian and Cheng-du China.

[/resources/14775 2012 Summer School]

[/resources/11699 2011 Summer School]

[/resources/8878 2010 Summer School]

[/resources/7113 2009 Summer School]

[/resources/5305 2008 Summer School]

Those with comments or questions or who are interested in participating in this initiative should contact  [/contributors/2862 Mark Lundstrom].

For a closely-related educational initiative, see [/groups/u nanoHUB-U].

'''''Supported by the NSF-funded [/groups/ncn Network for Computational Nanotechnology] and [/groups/needs NEEDS].'''''

''Past support provided by the Intel Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.''