Nanoscale Science & Engineering News

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CNSE Grad Student Selected for National Data Science Program
Emmanuel Kipchirchir is pursuing a master's in environmental and sustainable engineering after co-founding a company that designs and installs solar energy systems.
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Showcase 2026: Nanotech Student Finds Rhythm in Research
UAlbany junior Harry Weinstein is already presenting his research on a global stage, sharing work on next-generation chip-making materials at a leading international conference. He will present that work again at Showcase on April 30.
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NORDTECH Helps CNSE Nurture Next-Gen Semiconductor Engineers
The program recruits and retains students early in their academic careers by pairing scholarship support with exposure to semiconductor R&D and manufacturing.
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CNSE is Making Albany a Hub for Photoresist Innovation
High-performance photoresists — the thin chemical films used to make patterns on silicon wafers with almost impossibly small wavelengths of light — are essential to manufacturing newer, faster and more efficient computer chips, and University at Albany researchers are making New York a global hub for photoresist innovation.
Belle Antonovich smiles in front of a big screen slide for her talk at UAlbany.
Made in Albany: How an Undergrad, Researcher and Intern Became a Chip Developer at IBM
Belle Antonovich’s first job after earning a bachelor’s in nanoscale engineering was in the same place where she studied and conducted research as an undergraduate student: the NY Creates Albany NanoTech Complex.
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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.
A man in a cleanroom "bunny suit" holds up a 200mm silicon wafer used for microchip fabrication.
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.
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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.