{"id":34382,"date":"2021-06-04T21:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T03:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/san-juan-college-to-design-new-program-related-to-hydrogen-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:18:11","slug":"san-juan-college-to-design-new-program-related-to-hydrogen-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/san-juan-college-to-design-new-program-related-to-hydrogen-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"San Juan College to design new program related to hydrogen industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Viswanath Krishnamoorthy, chief technical officer at BayoTech Inc., left, and President of San Juan College Toni Hopper Pendergrass sign a memorandum of understanding for the development of an education and training program to support the rapidly-growing hydrogen industry. (Courtesy of San Juan College)<\/span>San Juan College<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

FARMINGTON \u2013 A new program is being developed at San Juan College after the educational institution and the company BayoTech signed a memorandum of understanding at the college\u2019s June 1 board meeting.<\/p>\n

San Juan College, which was named New Mexico\u2019s Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Sustainability in 2019, will design the program for post-graduates as a credential program. The program is supposed to help support the hydrogen industry and will teach students how to safely and effectively work within the hydrogen industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very excited to be working with San Juan College School of Energy on the development of this curriculum,\u201d said BayoTech Chief Operating Officer Linh Austin in a news release. \u201cAs we expand, we have a growing need to hire a diverse, highly trained workforce to support the operation of BayoTech\u2019s on-site hydrogen production systems throughout the U.S. and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a news release from San Juan College spokeswoman Rhonda Schaefer, BayoTech is \u201can energy solutions company that offers modular, scalable and rapidly deployable on-site hydrogen production systems worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

BayoTech has a process where hydrogen can be produced at a lower cost and lower carbon emissions than diesel fuel, the release said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to partner with BayoTech to leverage our programs and provide another avenue for students to succeed in the exciting and rapidly evolving energy industry,\u201d said SJC President Toni Hopper Pendergrass.<\/p>\n

Schaefer said in the release that major employers throughout the nation recruit graduates for a variety of career pathways \u2013 from energy and manufacturing to production and operations \u2013 from the School of Energy at San Juan College.<\/p>\n

Some other programs offered at San Juan College School of Energy are petroleum production operations, industrial maintenance mechanic, industrial process operator, occupational safety, instrumental and controls technology, and tribal energy management seminar series, according to the college\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.sanjuancollege.edu\/school-of-energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

mmitchell@durangoherald.com<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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