Speaker Profile

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft, Ph.D.

Director, Micro Nano Technology Education Center

Jared Ashcroft is a Chemistry professor at Pasadena City College and the Center Director for the Micro Nano Technology Education Center, actively involved in bringing MNT technical education programs to community colleges. He earned his BS in Chemistry from Long Beach State and Doctorate in Chemistry from Rice University. His doctorate work and subsequent studies at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab focused on nano-based medical diagnostics and therapeutics. His current focus is in developing undergraduate research experiences for community college students that focus on making them aware and better preparing them for entrance into the MNT workforce, such as semiconductor manufacturing.