College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering is the college of nanotechnology at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus in Albany, New York. Founded in 2004 and formerly a component of the University at Albany, SUNY, the college underwent rapid expansion in the late-2000s and early-2010s before merging with the SUNY Institute of Technology in 2014. As one of five colleges within SUNY Poly, it was the first college in the United States devoted to nanotechnology.

History

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering was originally established as the School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering at the University at Albany in 2001. CNSE was accredited as the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany in 2004, and in December of that year, awarded its first Ph.D. degrees in nanoscience. In July 2013, SUNY's Board of Trustees approved a memorandum that led to the separation of CNSE from the University at Albany and included the creation of a new degree-granting structure for the NanoCollege.SUNY.
Memorandum
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Academics

CNSE offers degree programs leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Nanoscale Engineering and Nanoscale Science, the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in either Nanoscale Science or Nanoscale Engineering, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in either Nanoscale Science or Nanoscale Engineering. SUNY Poly also offers graduate degrees in nanobioscience (M.S. or Ph.D). In 2010, CNSE became the first college in the U.S. to launch a comprehensive baccalaureate program in Nanoscale Engineering and Nanoscale Science.

Research Facilities

The Albany campus is located near Western Avenue and Fuller Road, west of the University at Albany. The campus location has a number of research and development facilities, including wafer fabrication cleanrooms with different classifications for cleanroom suitability.

NanoFabs

NanoFab 200, (also known as CESTM), an earlier part of the campus, was completed in 1997. This , $16.5 million facility includes of cleanroom space, a metrology lab, and office space for programs.

NanoFab South, completed March 2004, is a , facility including of 300 mm wafer, class 10,000-capable cleanroom space.

Completed December 2005, NanoFab North is a , facility including of cleanroom space with Class 100-capable 300mm wafer production.

In March 2009, another $150 million expansion project included NanoFab East, a office, laboratory, and multipurpose room building, in addition to NanoFab Central, a separate building that houses of 300mm wafer, class 100-capable cleanroom space.

NanoFab Xtension (NFX), completed in 2013, is a facility with of 300mm wafer cleanrooms.

The Zero Energy Nanotechnology (ZEN) building, completed in 2015, is a facility.

Strategic technology and commercialization centers and programs

The Albany location is the home of numerous pioneering nanotechnology programs funded by a variety of public and private sources. CNSE is able to accelerate the commercialization of technologies by providing technology deployment, market development, economic outreach and business assistance under a variety of centers and programs.

*The Materials Engineering Technology Center (META Center) is a hub for groundbreaking materials research, with $600 million in investments in the campus by Applied Materials with a $250 million capital grant for the SUNY Research Foundation to purchase and install tools at the facility.
*In 2019, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a $2 billion commitment by IBM to create a global research hub to develop next-generation artificial intelligence hardware at the Albany campus.
* The Center for Semiconductor Research (CSR) is a multi-phase cooperative program on computer chip technology nodes.

* The New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Nanomaterials and Nanoelectronics (CATN2)objective is to drive systematic progression in technology transitions, market adoption, skills attainment & entrepreneurial growth by supporting each phase in the research, development, & deployment (RD&D) continuum. The Center leverages SUNY Poly’s infrastructure and ecosystem of faculty and student researchers, facility engineering and process development teams, and industry cooperation deployment partners to support technology commercialization, industry alignment, entrepreneurial growth, workforce education, and regional cluster formation. The CATN2 operates the Advanced Manufacturing Performance (AMP) Center dedicated to the advanced manufacturing supply chain technology innovation and workforce development needs.

* The New York State Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology (NYS CENN), established at CNSE, is a fully integrated technology deployment, product prototyping, manufacturing support, and workforce training resource for emerging generations of integrated circuitry (IC). Its targeted portfolio of nanoelectronics-based products ranges from emerging microprocessor and memory computer chips with higher functionality and complexity, to the rapidly evolving areas of micro- and nanosystem based "systems-on-a-chip" (SOC) technologies, including biochips, optoelectronics and photonics devices, and nanosensors for energy and the environment.
*The New York State Data Center is a partnership between th
New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS)
an
New York State Office of General Services (OGS)
to make government IT operations and services more efficient and reliable.Governor Cuomo Announces New State-of-the-Art Data Center at SUNY's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
" Governor's Office News Release. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013. The center will be a resource to train the state's next generation of IT workers and is expected to save New York State $50 million annually through the creation of a more efficient state IT system.
* The TEL Technology Center, America R&D Center (TEL TCA) established to conduct R&D of cutting-edge semiconductor materials and processes.

Academic centers and programs

* Tech Valley High School (TVHS),created in 2007 through a unique collaboration between two regional BOCES, Capital Region an
Questar III
aims to provide today's students with the skills necessary to be successful in college and in tomorrow's workforce. In February 2013 New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that TVHS would relocate to SUNY Poly's Albany NanoTech Complex in time for the start of the 2014-2015 academic year.Governor Cuomo Announces Tech Valley High School® and SUNY Nanocollege Form Educational Partnership, Including Co-Location at CNSE, to Prepare Students for High-Tech Future
" Governor's Office News Release. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013. TVHS is leasing more than of state-of-the-art space in which it has set up modern classrooms and high-tech laboratories and can gain access to common space at SUNY Poly's Albany campus such as technology-equipped auditoriums, to enable opportunities for interactive long-distance learning and collaboration. This integration can also serve as a one-of-a-kind development platform for expanding nanoscale science and engineering project modules into introductory, university-level nanotech curricula, enabling a seamless transition of TVHS students to university study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).Gov. Cuomo announces Tech Valley High School and SUNY NanoCollege form educational partnership
" The NanoCollege. YouTube Channel. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

References

External links

Official website

{{Albany, New York

Nanoscale science and engineering
Educational institutions established in 2004
2004 establishments in New York (state)