UAlbany Celebrates NANOvember, Welcomes Community for STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day

A young girl in a colorful coat grins as she holds up a science craft constructed with sticks and balls.
STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day, happening Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 at UAlbany's ETEC building on the Harriman campus, will be a highlight of this year's NANOvember celebrations at UAlbany. (Photos by Savanna Stoddart)

By Bethany Bump

ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 28, 2025) — The University at Albany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE) is welcoming the Capital Region community to campus next month to celebrate NANOvember, a month-long series of conversations and events that shine a spotlight on the power of nanotechnology and its impact on our world.

From groundbreaking microchip research and semiconductor industry partnerships to hands-on student experiences, NANOvember showcases how UAlbany and New York’s Capital Region are driving innovation at the smallest scale — with the biggest results.

Young children gather around and interact with a robotic dog

In addition to CNSE, partners in the Family Day celebration include UAlbany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity; Atmospheric Sciences Research Center; the NYS Mesonet; New York State Master Teachers; NY Creates-Albany NanoTech Complex; corporate partners and student organizations.

NANOvember 2025 Lecture Series

CNSE will host four lectures throughout the month of November highlighting how nanotechnology is shaping the future of health, energy, computing and more. UAlbany and IBM experts will discuss topics ranging from extreme ultraviolet lithography and neuronanotechnology to DNA nanotechnology and industry innovation at the nanoscale.

  • Nov. 3: The Future of Nanoscale Patterning: Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography. Greg Denbeaux, associate professor in UAlbany’s Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, will discuss cutting-edge advances in EUV lithography and its transformative role in nanoscale patterning and semiconductor innovation. 6 p.m. in ETEC 149/151
  • Nov. 10: Neuroscience Nanotechnology: Bench to Clinical Solutions for Spinal Cord Injury and Heart Disease. Janet Paluh, associate professor in UAlbany’s Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, will share how neuroscience nanotechnology is bridging the gap from research to clinical applications for spinal cord injuries and heart disease. 6 p.m. in ETEC 149/151
  • Nov. 18: DNA Nanotechnology: Think IKEA, but with DNA. Arun Richard Chandrasekaran, assistant professor in UAlbany's Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, will explore how DNA nanotechnology enables precise self-assembly of molecular structures — like building with IKEA kits, but biologically, for drug delivery and information storage. 6 p.m. in ETEC B010
  • Nov. 24: IBM Semiconductor Lithography: Shedding Light on Nanoscale Patterning. Belle Antonovich, a lithography process engineer and hardware developer at IBM Research in Albany, will uncover how IBM advances semiconductor lithography to achieve precise nanoscale patterning for next-generation chip technologies. 6 p.m. in ETEC B010 

Registration is required for STEM and Nanotechnology Family Day and is strongly encouraged for the lecture series. Visit the NANOvember 2025 page for more information and to sign up.