Dayton Reporter

Congressman Mike Turner and Senator Sherrod Brown have announced a significant investment of nearly $2 million in the University of Dayton. This funding aims to provide advanced training and equipment for students in the semiconductor industry and promote advanced manufacturing. Both Congressman Turner and Senator Brown supported this project in the government funding package.

“I am proud to have helped secure funding to enhance the incredible work being done by the University of Dayton to train and educate the next generation of workers. Semiconductors are an important part of the global electronics industry, our national security, and our local economy. In Congress, I will continue to work on a bipartisan basis to find ways to make the Miami Valley a place where accelerated advanced manufacturing can succeed,” said Congressman Mike Turner.

“Ohio students and workers are going to lead in the industries of the future,” said Senator Sherrod Brown. “With this investment at the University of Dayton, we are expanding opportunities for Ohioans to get the training they need to get a good paying job, where they can build a life here in Ohio and help further our state’s leadership in this crucial growing industry.”

The funding was awarded through the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It will support the University of Dayton’s Southwest Ohio Integrated Microsystems Workforce & Research Center, preparing students for roles in Ohio's growing semiconductor supply chain.

In March 2023, Congressman Turner sent a letter to then-House Appropriations Committee Chairman Kay Granger and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro expressing his support for including the University of Dayton’s Microsystem Lab as a Community Project Funding candidate for Fiscal Year 2024.