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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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.
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Q&A with Cheng Ren: Leveraging AI to Advance Housing Justice
Ren received the 2025 Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Society for Social Work and Research for his dissertation “Not All Eviction Cases Are Alike: How Do Contextual and Individual Characteristics Matter?" Here, Ren sheds light on his dissertation and current research, and the importance of studying evictions to advance housing justice.
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UAlbany Chemist Funded to Advance Search for RNA’s ‘True’ Sequence
Shenglong Zhang is breaking new ground in understanding how RNA shapes health, with a focus on sequencing RNA modifications that give rise to disease. Zhang recently received $1.6 million from the National Human Genome Research Institute to advance his lab’s pioneering technology for sequencing RNA and its modifications.
Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz works with a UAlbany student to install a specialized sensor that can monitor Puerto Rico's transmission towers.
Engagement Ring: Strengthening Puerto Rico’s Power Grid
Jorge González-Cruz is featured on the most recent episode of the Engagement Ring podcast, sharing details about his project to improve Puerto Rico’s power grid resiliency.
Massry School of Business alum Damian Bazadona, Bachelor of Science, 1998
Massry Alum Bazadona Named to AACSB 2025 Class of Influential Leaders
Massry School of Business alum Damian Bazadona, B.S., ’98, has been named by AACSB International to its 2025 Class of Influential Leaders, a group of 24 outstanding entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs from AACSB-accredited business schools.
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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.