Advanced Manufacturing for Education Program—This Is the Deal

The Advanced Manufacturing for Education (AME) program is a four-year high school curriculum funded by the U.S. Department of Energy/Defense Programs that combines advanced manufacturing and research and development activities with technical organizations at SNL. Students pursue a balanced curriculum at their high schools and can take advantage of concurrent enrollment at Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute (T-VI) or the University of New Mexico (UNM). AME’s curriculum creates a technology-focused pathway.

After graduation from high school, students may work as a summer intern at Sandia National Laboratories and continue to pursue a technology-related degree at UNM or T-VI. The AME program provides students with a useful foundation for exciting educational or job opportunities. The AME program offers students a pathway previously unavailable to them at the high school level.

AME Program Purposes

  • Uses technology to inspire students to stay in school
  • Prepares students for employment
  • Provides an academic foundation for a two- or four- year university program
  • Provides a technical foundation for technical-vocational school

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AME Program Contact
Dominique Foley Wilson - dfoley@sandia.gov
Sandia National Laboratories
P. O. Box 5800, MS 1351
Albuquerque, NM 87185-1351
Phone: (505) 844-1315 Fax: (505) 844-1228
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