Senem Güney, Ph.D.

In just a few years, a barren corner of the UAlbany campus blossomed into a $4 billion nanotechnology center, with 450,000 square feet devoted to research, development and education. It is now the most advanced nanotechnology research complex at any university in the world.

This explosive growth made it vital to investigate the organizational development of this first-of-its kind collaborative enterprise.

Dr. Senem Güney, Ph.D., of the departments of Communications and Informatics, was awarded a grant from IBM to study interorganizational collaboration at UAlbany’s College of Nanoscale Sciences & Engineering.

Dr. Güney, who joined UAlbany in 2004, specializes in the study of how communication practices among partners affect the sustainability of complex collaborative enterprises. Her ethnographic study is investigating the development of collaborative relationships between IBM and its partners in the Nanoscale College’s unique cooperative venture with multiple R&D consortia.

Among Dr. Güney’s publications is a book dealing with the role of communicative action on the development and behavior of organizations: Communication as organizing: Empirical approaches to research into the dynamic of text and conversation. It was awarded the 2006 National Communication Association “Book of the Year” award. Dr. Güney can be reached at sguney@albany.edu.

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These top educators and scholars also conduct world-class research in an exciting environment that helps enhance our ability to use information and information technology to improve our world. 

CCI researchers excel at the full spectrum of basic and applied research — from artificial intelligence to youth services in libraries. Such real world applied research provides practical experience for students, assists many partner organizations in improving their operations, and adds to society’s common welfare.

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