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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.
UAlbany student Kevin Reyes, center, joins Dr. Shihab Al-Daffaie and teammates Ainhoa Castano, Diana Ionica and George Lin to celebrate their award at Eindhoven Semicon Summer School. (Photo provided)
Students Gain Insight into Global Tech at Eindhoven Semicon Summer School
UAlbany College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE) students Kevin Reyes, William Grice and Jadyn Lee joined with sixty students from around the world to learn directly from leading specialists about the evolution of the semiconductor and photonics industries at the Eindhoven Semicon Summer School in August in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Young students watch a robotic dog in action at STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day at ETEC in February, 2024.
STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day Highlights NANOvember 2024
CNSE is welcoming students from throughout the Capital Region on Saturday, November 23, to STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day, providing a glimpse of cutting edge science and technology that is being developed right here in upstate New York. The event marks the culmination of NANOvember, the month-long celebration of how nanotechnology is making a difference in our lives now and in the future.
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.
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.
Aerial image of a wastewater treatment facility. The top right half of the image shows water being treated in a rectangular holding pool. On the bottom left, water is held in circular tanks.
UAlbany Researchers Receive Patent for Novel PFAS Removal System
UAlbany scientists have patented the design of a new system to treat water for PFAS—synthetic chemicals known to contaminate ground and surface waters which threaten environmental and human health.
Air monitoring devices with internal wires exposed
CNSE Spotlight: June 2024
A regular update showcasing accomplishments from the University at Albany's College of Nanotechnology, Science and Engineering.
UAlbany CNSE students are helping people living with disabilities in New York by creating a device to help them sort mail.
Engineering Students Aid Workers with Disabilities
Engineering students Shak Williams, Jordan Jung and Jacob Bruno have built a device designed to aid New Yorkers living with disabilities who work at a mail sorting facility through the Center for Disability Services.