
UAlbany Inks New Research Collaborations with South Korean Universities
The agreements pledge to explore research partnerships in areas like semiconductors, electronic device fabrication, carbon-neutral technology, quantum science, quantum computing and communications, critical materials and rare-earth elements.

CNSE Innovation Lab Receives $1.5M Federal Boost for Chips R&D
The funding for the Innovation Lab was included in the recent Commerce, Justice, and Science spending bill approved by Congress thanks to the support of U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko. It will be use toward new tools that help researchers measure the characteristics of new nanoscale devices and materials, as well as equipment used for packaging, the process by which the 200mm silicon wafers are turned into individual computer chips.

UAlbany PhD Student: My Journey from Game Boy to Nanoscale Engineering
Justin Nhan, a PhD student in nanoscale engineering at UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, shares how his childhood passion for engineering inspired him to pursue research in the area of extreme ultraviolet lithography.

CNSE-Supported Robotics Tourney: Adults Cheer as the Kids Play On
STEAMwhiz presented the event in partnership with the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering at the University at Albany.

Engineering, Life Sciences Lead R&D Growth at UAlbany
UAlbany’s nearly $472M in 2024 R&D more than doubled the number the University reported in the NSF Higher Education Research and Development survey in 2023, driven largely by the return of the Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering and its semiconductor industry R&D partnerships at the NY Creates Albany NanoTech Complex.

Latest IBM Spyre Accelerators Power New UAlbany AI Research Projects
The seven new projects are funded through the joint UAlbany-IBM Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems and will use a cluster of IBM Spyre Accelerator cards for projects ranging from the search for mutational signatures important to diagnosing cancer to the impact of methane emissions on Earth’s climate.

UAlbany Researcher Studying Impact of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ on Edible Crops, Food Quality
Weilan Zhang, an assistant professor in the University at Albany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, was awarded nearly $420,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how the accumulation of toxic “forever chemicals” in edible plants impacts food quality and safety.

Computer Science Is Valuable to a Meteorologist at UAlbany. Here’s Why.
After earning meteorology degrees, conducting postdoctoral research and joining the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, she began studying CS at UAlbany.