Research, Development and Policy

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• Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC)
  A university-wide center that promotes and encourages programs in basic and applied sciences especially as they relate to the atmospheric environment
• Biodiversity, Conservation and Policy Program
  Faculty and students conduct conservation-oriented research, serve on conservation boards, act as advisors, and provide technical assistance in local communities.
  
• Center for Sustainable Ecosystem Nanotechnologies (CSEN)
  The Center for Sustainable EcoSystem Nanotechnologies, headquartered at CNSE, focuses on the nanotechnology's role in sustaining the world's critical ecosystems.
• Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC)
  E2TAC addresses the needs of advanced energy and environmental applications by leveraging CNSE's extensive capabilities in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology.
• Environmental Monitoring
  Trains undergraduate students in field sampling and laboratory analysis of soil and water contamination.
• Graduate Planning Studios
  Students participate in a real-world planning project that addresses an actual planning problem in a community.
• Institute for Health and the Environment
  Promotes interdisciplinary research and grants in the broad area of health and the environment.
• International Renewable Energy Technology Institute (IRETI)
  CNSE was selected on behalf of NYS to participate in IRETI, a global consortium designed to accelerate the adaptation and implementation of renewable energy technologies.
• National Transportation Information Systems Planning
  UAlbany Professor Catherine Lawson chairs several panels and committees for the National Academy of Science's Transportation Research Board.
• New York Energy Policy Institute
  UAlbany's School of Business has been chosen to be part of the $600,000 NYSERDA grant to establish a New York Energy Policy Institute.
• Remote Sensing
  The GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratory does technical research, mapping and digital image analysis for the NYS Department of State.
• Research Collaboration with the National Weather Service
  The National Weather Service performs research, often collaboratively, with UAlbany in order to improve forecasts and public service.