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A runner pushes a peron seated in a racing chair along a road with greenery in the background
UAlbany Freshman Part of Father-Son Duo Making Tokyo Marathon History
UAlbany freshman Shamus Evans and his father, Shaun Evans, are headed to Japan this weekend to compete in the Tokyo Marathon as one of the first duo teams ever selected to participate in the annual marathon event.
Jared Verse (8) was selected with the 19th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The former star player for the Great Danes was named the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. (Photo by Brevin Tonsell/L.A. Rams, used by permission)
Former UAlbany Star Verse Named NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
NFL linebacker Jared Verse, who got his collegiate football start as a member of the UAlbany Great Danes, has been named as the Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
University at Albany Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering Professor Mengbing Huang and doctoral student Sahyadri Anil Patil demonstrate a reliable ion implantation cladding method for sapphire optics fiber.
CNSE Researcher Explores Using Sapphires for Fiber Optics Sensing
CNSE research Mengbing Huang is exploring new technologies for fiber optics sensing in harsh environments. Utilizing single-crystal sapphire fibers, Huang is exploring the development of optic sensors that could provide a solution for optic sensing in extremely harsh environments, such as in nuclear reactors or aerospace rockets.
A man in a head-to-toe white cleanroom suit holds a silicon wafer while standing in front of a large metal-clad laboratory tool.
New Tool Takes UAlbany Chip Research to the Atomic Level
The system is manufactured by U.K.-based Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology and is one of three new Oxford Instruments semiconductor fabrication tools coming to the CNSE lab located at the NY CREATES Albany NanoTech Complex.
The inaugural class of the Semiconductor and Microelectronics Leadership program at UAlbany tour the Albany NanoTech complex. (Photo by Brian Busher)
UAlbany Launches New Semiconductor and Microelectronics Scholarship Program
UAlbany's new Semiconductor and Microelectronics Leadership Program provides scholarships of $5,000 to exceptional high school or transfer students interested in the semiconductor and microelectronics programs at the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering.
UAlbany PhD Student Justin Nhan recently returned from a visit to Intel in September, where he presented his research at a conference.
A Passion for EUV Research Fuels Nhan’s PhD Pursuits
UAlbany graduate student Justin Nhan is a self-described tech enthusiast. Working alongside College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE) Professor Kathleen Dunn, Nhan’s research involves EUV lithography, a process central to creating smaller, more powerful computer chips.
A researcher collects a sample from a test tube at The RNA Institute.
UAlbany Researchers Make Top 2% Worldwide List
More than 40 researchers from the University at Albany have been ranked among the world’s top researchers, according to a Stanford University study published annually through Elsevier.
Professor of Nanoscale Engineering Susan Sharfstein showcases a bio reactor in her lab at UAlbany. (Photo by Lori Van Buren/Times Union, used by permission)
CNSE Partnering with DeepSeq on Generative AI for Drug Research
University at Albany Professor of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Susan Sharfstein is partnering with the startup firm DeepSeq.AI on a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to advance AI-driven drug discovery.