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A student views a global threat map on a computer as part of study within the digital forensics lab at UAlbany.
Digital Forensics Garners Prestigious Cybersecurity Designation
The University at Albany’s undergraduate program in Digital Forensics has been recognized by the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) for excellence in cyber defense research.
A man sitting in a chair wearing VR goggles faces a TV screen while two man stand in the background.
Expert in Human-AI Interaction to Lead UAlbany's AI Plus Institute
Balakrishnan "Prabha" Prabhakaran will join the Institute in January after more than two decades on the computer science faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he also served as associate vice president for research centers and institutes and director of the Multimedia Systems Laboratory.
UAlbany researchers Ben Taubner and Nate Cady work on a semiconductor device in Dr. Cady's lab at the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering at the University at Albany.
Engagement Ring: Cady Highlights Semiconductor R&D, Education
CNSE Associate Dean for Research Nathaniel Cady discusses how institutions such as UAlbany are responding to the global need for increased semiconductor research, development, education and manufacturing on the Engagement Ring podcast.
UAlbany Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Professor and Chair Yanna Liang stands in her lab in a white lab coat with many containers in the foreground.
UAlbany-led Team Receives $1.6M from EPA to Study PFAS in Soil
A research team led by the University at Albany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering has been awarded $1.6 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to more fully understand how so-called forever chemicals infiltrate soils and how to prevent that potentially harmful contamination from entering the food supply.
A man in a white lab coat sits with his eyes pressed to a scientific instrument.
CNSE Semiconductor Startup NoMIS Power Receives $207K to Advance EV Charging
NoMIS Power, which licenses technology developed at CNSE, will collaborate with DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop faster, more efficient and cost-effective EV charging by relying on higher voltages to avoid energy loss from excessive heat.
Sophie Whiteman, MPH graduate student, interned this summer at Engeye Health Clinic in Ddegeya Village, Uganda.
How Students Spent Their UAlbany Summer 2024
Even when classes are not in session, UAlbany students find ways to gain valuable experience through a variety of summer internships, research, volunteer, and other applied learning opportunities.
Student Kevin Reyes works in a lab at the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering.
UAlbany Launches New Programs in Semiconductor Engineering
The College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering has launched three new graduate certificate programs in semiconductor engineering. The programs are designed to meet the demand for a skilled workforce in the U.S. and global semiconductor industry, a market which is expected to reach $1 trillion annually by the end of the decade.
Alma Kolakji is spending her summer working in the lab of Assistant Professor Michael Yetying, trying to help make rocket fuel more environmentally friendly, part of the UAlbany Summer Undergraduate Research Program. (Photo by Michael Parker)
Summer Research Program Fosters Hands-On Experience
UAlbany junior Alma Kolakji is spending her summer tying to help make rocket fuel more environmentally friendly. She is one of 24 students taking part in the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering's Summer Undergraduate Research Program.