SUNY Poly Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

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Type College Academic staff 50 Number of students 321		Established 2004 Phone +1 518-437-8686 Founded 2004

Academic affiliation State University of New York Officer in charge Alain E. Kaloyeros, Ph.D. Chief academic officer William W. Durgin, Ph.D. Address 257 Fuller Rd, Albany, NY 12203, USA Director Bahgat G. Sammakia (Interim President) Similar SUNY Polytechnic Institute, University at Albany - SUNY, The Sage Colleges, Mohawk Valley Communi, Hudson Valley Communi Profiles LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube

The Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering are the colleges of nanotechnology at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus in Albany, New York. Founded in 2004 and formerly a component of the University at Albany, the colleges underwent rapid expansion in the late-2000s and early-2010s before merging with the SUNY Institute of Technology in 2014. As two of five colleges within SUNY Poly, they are the first colleges in the United States devoted to nanotechnology.

History

The Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering were originally established as the School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering at the University at Albany in 2001. CNSE was accredited as the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany in 2004, and in December of that year, awarded its first Ph.D. degrees in nanoscience. In July 2013, SUNY's Board of Trustees approved a memorandum that led to the separation of CNSE from the University at Albany and included the creation of a new degree-granting structure for the NanoCollege. This was followed by the merger of the SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) with CNSE in September 2014 to create SUNY Polytechnic Institute. In January 2015, Dr. Alain Kaloyeros was appointed by the SUNY Board of Trustees as the President of SUNY Poly. In September 2016, Kaloyeros was charged with felony bid rigging and subsequently suspended from his job as the Institute's President. In November 2016, Dr. Bahgat Sammakia was named interim President of SUNY Polytechnic Institute by the SUNY Board of Trustees.

Academics

CNSE offers degree programs leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Nanoscale Engineering and Nanoscale Science, the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in either Nanoscale Science or Nanoscale Engineering, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in either Nanoscale Science or Nanoscale Engineering. CNSE also offers a combined Masters of Science and Masters of Business Administration (M.S.-MBA) degree, the "Nano+MBA," with the ability to earn the M.S. degree in either Nanoscale Science or Nanoscale Engineering, or enroll in the nanotechnology elective track while participating in UAlbany's Evening MBA program. Additionally, CNSE and SUNY Downstate Medical Center offer a joint M.D. and Ph.D. program. The program allows students to earn an M.D. in Medicine and a Ph.D. in Nanoscale Science or Engineering. In 2010, CNSE became the first college in the U.S. to launch a comprehensive baccalaureate program in Nanoscale Engineering and Nanoscale Science. Through the Spring 2013 semester, CNSE has 191 alumni.

Research centers

SUNY Poly CNSE is located near Western Avenue and Fuller Road, west of the University at Albany. The college has a number of wafer fabrication cleanrooms with different classifications for cleanroom suitability.

NanoFabs

NanoFab 200, an earlier part of the campus, was completed in 1997. This 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m²), $16.5 million facility includes 4,000 square feet (370 m²) of cleanroom space, plus CNSE metrology labs and office space for programs such as SUNY’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center.

NanoFab South, completed March 2004, is a 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m²), $50 million facility including 32,000 square feet (3,000 m²) of 300 mm wafer, class 1-capable cleanroom space.

Completed December 2005, NanoFab North is a 230,000-square-foot (21,000 m²), $175 million facility including 35,000 square feet (3,300 m²) of cleanroom space with Class 1-capable 300mm wafer production.

In March 2009, another $150 million expansion project included NanoFab East, a 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m²) office, laboratory, and classroom building, in addition to NanoFab Central, a separate 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m²) building that houses 15,000 square feet (1,400 m²) of 300mm wafer, class 1-capable cleampus consists of NanoFab Xtension (NFX) which hosts the Global 450mm Consortium as well as an additional 50,000 square feet (4,600 m²) of Class 1 capable cleanroom space, and the Zero Energy Nanotechnology (ZEN) building, a living laboratory for green energy technologies. The expansion will enable the addition of more than 1,000 scientists, researchers, and engineers from CNSE and global corporations.

Solar Energy Development Center

Located in Halfmoon, New York, the Solar Energy Development Center is an 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m²) facility features a state-of-the-art, 100 kilowatt prototyping and demonstration line for next-generation copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells, offering critical opportunities to demonstrate emerging concepts in CIGS manufacturing, such as evaluations of innovative materials and novel processes. CNSE's SEDC also supports the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium, a more than $300 million public-private collaboration headquartered at CNSE.

Smart Cities Technology Innovation Center

Located in Kiernan Plaza the facility specializes in smart devices, sensors and computer chips, integrated systems, and operating software that collect and analyze data for monitoring highway conditions and improving traffic flow; protecting infrastructure such as bridges, data centers, and utility installations; safeguard facilities, including wastewater treatment plants; and provide e-safety and security in educational settings.

Marcy Nanocenter

The development of the Marcy Nanocenter site in Utica is led by CNSE in partnership with quasi-public Mohawk Valley EDGE to accelerate the attraction of 450mm computer chip manufacturing to the Mohawk Valley. The development plan of the Marcy Nanocenter site includes up to 8.25 million square feet of teaching facilities, with up to three 450mm computer chip fabs, each with a cleanroom of approximately 450,000 square feet, a total public and private investment of $10B to $15B for each phase of development, and the creation of approximately 5,000 direct jobs and approximately 15,000 indirect jobs.

Computer Chip Commercialization Center

The Computer Chip Commercialization Center, or Quad C, is located on the SUNY Poly Utica campus, and has an anchor tenant of General Electric.

Central New York Hub for Emerging Nano Industries

Located in Syracuse, the Central New York Hub for Emerging Nano Industries specializes in providing visual production research and education to support New York’s film and television industry, with a focus on the use of nanotechnology to drive innovations in computer-generated imagery and animation, as well as motion capture technology utilized by today’s production facilities. This initiative includes a minimum private investment of $150M over seven years. SUNY Poly will provide $15M to build the facility at the Collamer Crossings Business Park in Dewitt, and Onondaga County has invested $1.4M to ensure shovel-ready status for the two 52,000 square foot buildings, offering research and development, manufacturing, and office space for a diverse cross-section of businesses, including The Film House, a California-based film and television company, which will be the facility’s first tenant. As announced by Andrew Cuomo in March 2014, the project will create at least 350 new jobs and 150 construction jobs.

New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium

located in Rochester, NY, will invest over $500 million and create thousands of high-skilled, high-paying jobs in Upstate New York over the next five years – including at least 500 in Rochester. This public-private partnership will help develop the next generation of materials used on semiconductors at State-owned R&D facilities. Managed by CNSE, the development of this next generation of semiconductors will enable power devices to get smaller, faster and more efficient.

Smart System Technology & Commercialization Center of Excellence

located outside of Rochester in Canandaigua, New York, was created in 2010 through a merger of two of New York State's Centers of Excellence: Infotonics Technology Center (ITC) in Canandaigua and the Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology at CNSE, and offers state-of-the-art capabilities for MEMS fabrication and packaging at its 120,000-square-foot (11,000 m²) facility that includes 26,000 square feet (2,400 m²) of certified cleanroom space with 150mm and 200mm MEMS foundry services, complemented by a dedicated 8,000-square-foot (740 m²) MEMS and optoelectronic packaging facility. The STC positions New York State as a global leader in smart system and smart device innovation and manufacturing and also positions CNSE as a vertically integrated "one-stop-shop" for smart systems' device development and process manufacturing, coupling CNSE's preeminence in nanoelectronics R&D with ITC's expertise in integrating computer chips with hundreds of mechanical devices.

Photovoltaic Manufacturing and Technology Development Facility

to be located inside a 57,000-square-foot (5,300 m²) former Kodak building in the Canal Ponds Business Park in Rochester, New York, is part of a taxpayer-funded $100 million initiative creating the solar industry’s first full-service collaborative space dedicated to advancing crystalline silicon, technologies. Further leveraging the publicly led industry-university partnership model utilized at CNSE, the CNSE MDF will include a state-of-the-art, 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m²) cleanroom instruction center and will provide a range of services and equipment, including complete manufacturing lines, access to individual tools, secure fab space for users’ proprietary tools, and pilot production services in an intellectual property (IP) secure environment. Over $19 million in cutting-edge tools and equipment that are critical to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SunShot initiative and which were formerly utilized by SVTC, a Silicon Valley-based solar energy company, will be relocated to the CNSE MDF to constitute the foundation of the manufacturing development line. The CNSE MDF will also enable education and training to support the expansion of the highly skilled workforce required by the U.S. PV manufacturing industry and, in addition, will complement and expand the capabilities and expertise of the national U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC), headquartered at CNSE as part of the DOE’s SunShot Initiative.

Buffalo Medical Innovation and Commercialization Hub

Located at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus in Buffalo, the Buffalo Medical Innovation and Commercialization Hub is a facility for research, development, and testing for drug screening, pharmaceutical development, technology optimization, business attraction, workforce training, and bioinformatics. This $250 million initiative, with $200 million to be generated by private industry investment and $50 million being invested by New York State, $35 million of which will go toward new equipment and $15 million of which will go toward improving existing lab space, will support over 250 jobs on site.

Buffalo High-Tech Manufacturing Innovation Hub at RiverBend

In 2014, SolarCity invested $5 billion to establish a one million-square-foot factory which will produce solar panels, at the Buffalo High-Tech Manufacturing Innovation Hub at RiverBend, the former site of a Republic Steel factory. It will be the largest facility of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, with more than 1 gigawatt of annual solar capacity when it reaches full production. More than 3,000 jobs will be created in Western New York and a total of nearly 5,000 jobs throughout New York.

Buffalo Information Technologies Innovation and Commercialization Hub

The Buffalo Information Technologies Innovation and Commercialization Hub was created through a $55 million investment by New York. IBM will be the first anchor tenant in the hub and will train information technology professionals and develop software needed in the areas of molecular research, genomics, energy efficiency and defense. Through the hub, IBM will bring 500 new information technology jobs to Buffalo.

Strategic technology and commercialization centers and programs

CNSE is the home of numerous pioneering nanotechnology programs funded by a variety of public and private sources. CNSE is able to accelerate the commercialization of technologies by providing technology deployment, market development, economic outreach and business assistance under a variety of centers and programs.

The Applied Materials (AMAT) R&D Center is a $300 million center focusing on immersion lithography; AMAT’s only R&D facility outside its headquarters in San Jose, California.

The Center for Nanoscale Lithography is a partnership between CNSE and Vistec Lithography to develop advances in electron-beam lithography, used in nanoelectronics manufacturing.

The Center for National Nanotechnology Innovation & Commercialization (NNICC) was established through a research partnership between the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and CNSE to develop nanotechnology-driven products and devices that support Army combat operations and enhance the protection of its troops.

The Center for Semiconductor Research (CSR) is a multi-phase cooperative program on computer chip technology nodes; partners include IBM, AMD, Toshiba, Tokyo Electron Ltd., and Applied Materials (AMAT).

The CNSE Children’s Museum of Science and Technology (CNSE CMOST), located in the Rensselaer Technology Park near Troy, New York, was integrated into CNSE in February 2013 to support and enhance CMOST’s mission to “instill a sense of wonder and discovery in young minds, inspiring a lifelong exploration of science and technology,” and is complementary to CNSE’s mission to provide pioneering nanotechnology education and prepare New York’s future workforce with a comprehensive education of the highest quality. Over the next five years, CNSE expects to invest up to $5 million to transform the CNSE CMOST headquarters and exhibits into a world-renowned science center. Founded in 1954 by the Junior League of Troy, CNSE CMOST reaches more than 80,000 visitors annually and is ranked as one of the top 20 science centers in the nation by Parents magazine.

Announced by New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the Global 450mm Consortium (G450C) was established at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex as a $4.8 billion, first-of-its-kind collaboration headquartered and housed at CNSE, comprising five leading international companies working to create the next generation of computer chip technology: IBM, Intel, GlobalFoundries, Samsung and TSMC.

In June 2013, Governor Cuomo announced the formation of F450C, the Facilities 450mm Consortium. F450C is a global partnership to promote the development of 450mm computer chip fabrication facilities.

International Multiphase Program for Lithography Science and Engineering (IMPLSE) is a collaborative effort, with ASML and IBM, focusing on immersion and EUV technologies.

International SEMATECH is a 12-member global consortium of major computer chip manufacturers that has established its global headquarters and operations at CNSE. SEMATECH-administered centers include the EUV Resist Test Center, EUV Mask Blank Development Center, EUV Process Development Center, Alternative Lithography Technologies Center, 3D Interconnect Center and Advanced Metrology Center.

International Venture for Nanolithography (INVENT) is a global industry-university consortium that focuses on developing microchips with smaller features and building a future workforce for the industry; partners include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ASML, IBM, and Micron Technology.

The NanoHealth and Safety Center (NSC) is the first collaboration of its kind in the world where SEMATECH, its subsidiary, the International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative, Inc. (ISMI), and CNSE are working to develop and implement innovative protocols and procedures to conserve resources and safeguard occupational and environmental health and safety (EHS) in the nanoelectronics industry.

The National Institute for Sustainable Energy (NISE) is headquartered at CNSE and, in partnership with Einhorn Yaffee Prescott (EYP) Architecture and Engineering PC of Albany, NISE is a collaboration focused on energy efficiency and new energy technology. Through NISE, CNSE and EYP formed an initiative called Nanotechnology Instruction for Design, Engineering and Architecture (NanoIDEA), to prepare building designers, architects, and operators to utilize nanoscale-enabled sensors, controls, and other innovations for the construction and operation of high-tech facilities. In addition, an Alternative Energy Test Farm was opened at CNSE to evaluate zero energy concepts based on the development and testing of nanomaterials and nanoelectronics for clean energy technologies such as fuel cells, solar photovoltaic cells, ultracapacitors, and power electronics.

The New York Center for National Competitiveness in Nanoscale Characterization (NC3) is a joint collaboration between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) and CNSE, to tackle some of the most critical challenges facing the nanotechnology industry, including obtaining precise measurements at the atomic and sub-atomic levels.

The New York-Israel Collaboration Program in Applicative Nanoscale Technologies supports Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's vision for New York State's burgeoning high-tech economy through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed in March 2013, that establishes an international partnership between New York State and the State of Israel which includes 3 collaborative tracks: (1) Industrial R&D and commercialization collaboration (2) Academic collaboration and (3) Collaboration between the Israeli MAGNET Consortium Metro 450 and the Global 450mm Consortium (G450C). CNSE in Albany, New York, USA, and the Israeli Industry Center for Research & Development (MATIMOP), in Israel, on behalf of the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor; and the Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative (INNI) will create a new R&D collaboration platform in the field of Nanoscale Technologies offering access to CNSE’s resources, services, and know-how while enhancing collaboration with US and international entities in the fields that include sub systems, sensors, and accessories for the nano-level clean rooms; simulation, modeling tools, and methodologies; CMOS nano-level design tools, methods, and testing; advanced CMOS, 3Di and post-CMOS devices, architectures, and applications; and photonics.

The New York State Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology (NYS CENN), established at CNSE, is a fully integrated technology deployment, product prototyping, manufacturing support, and workforce training resource for emerging generations of integrated circuitry (IC). Its targeted portfolio of nanoelectronics-based products ranges from emerging microprocessor and memory computer chips with higher functionality and complexity, to the rapidly evolving areas of micro- and nanosystem based "systems-on-a-chip" (SOC) technologies, including biochips, optoelectronics and photonics devices, and nanosensors for energy and the environment.

The New York State Data Center will be housed at SUNY Poly's Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) in Albany, New York, as the result of a partnership between the New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), New York State Office of General Services (OGS), and CNSE to make government IT operations and services more efficient and reliable, in addition to the data center serving as a hub to spur job creation and innovative research. Working jointly with CNSE and its corporate partners, ITS will gain first access to investigate, research, test, and sample new technologies before they reach the market, providing New York with yet another advantage in the global race to access, develop, and implement leading-edge technological innovations. Additionally, the center will be a resource to train the state’s next generation of IT workers and is expected to save New York State $50 million annually through the creation of a more efficient state IT system.

The TEL Technology Center, America R&D Center (TEL TCA) is Tokyo Electron Ltd.’s only R&D facility outside Japan: a $300 million center established to conduct R&D of cutting-edge semiconductor materials and processes.

Headquartered at CNSE, the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) is a partnership between SEMATECH and the Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, as well as with the University of Central Florida. The goal of PVMC is to develop new photovoltaic manufacturing technologies, streamline their introduction into the global market, and help the United States gain a greater market share. In April 2011, the PVMC secured a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling $62.5 million; $57.5 million awarded to CNSE and $5 million awarded to the University of Central Florida.

The Photovoltaic Control and Monitoring Center (PVCMC), headquartered at CNSE, is part of a $1.35 million solar demonstration initiative to evaluate and compare state-of-the-art, thin-film-based solar PV technologies as a means of accelerating the use of clean energy technologies. The PVCMC was established in part through a $225,000 Renewable Energy and Economic Development grant from National Grid to help enable a green energy initiative.

Academic centers and programs

The Center for Advanced Interconnect Science and Technology (CAIST) is an academic partnership led by CNSE and currently includes Binghamton University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Lehigh University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Penn State, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Stanford University, University of Florida, University of Maryland, University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington, and University of Texas at Austin.

The Center for Advanced Technology in Nanomaterials and Nanoelectronics (CATN2) is a CNSE-led consortium of research universities and nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, telecommunications, defense, and nanobiotechnology companies.

The Incubators for Collaboration for Leveraging Energy and Nanotechnology Program (iCLEAN) is a partnership between CNSE, Marist College, the businesses that form the New Energy New York (NENY) coalition, and several New York State government organizations (NYSERDA, NYSTAR, NYSESD) that collectively shape the program, which includes specific “Nanotech Innovation in Renewable Energy” (NIRE) efforts to accelerate the integration of nanotechnology in alternative energy technologies among businesses located in the Tech Valley region of upstate New York. iCLEAN is funded in part through the National Science Foundation’s Partnerships for Innovation program.

The Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC) is a public-private partnership that focuses on CNSE’s nanotechnology applications for alternative energy and environmental technologies.

The Focus Center – New York (FC-NY) was established by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency (DARPA) at CNSE to address long-term challenges in developing next-generation computer chips.

The Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery and Exploration (INDEX) is one of four such research institutes in the country, the CNSE-led INDEX includes Harvard University, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, North Carolina State University, University of Virginia, Purdue University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, as well as Intel, Micron, AMD, IBM, Texas Instruments, and Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

Tech Valley High School (TVHS), created in 2007 through a unique collaboration between two regional BOCES, Capital Region and Questar III, aims to provide today’s students with the skills necessary to be successful in college and in tomorrow’s workforce. In February 2013 New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that TVHS would relocate to CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex in time for the start of the 2014-2015 academic year. TVHS is leasing more than 22,000 square feet (2,000 m²) of state-of-the-art space in which it will set up modern classrooms and high-tech laboratories and will gain access to common space at CNSE, such as technology-equipped auditoriums, to enable opportunities for interactive long-distance learning and collaboration. This integration will also serve as a one-of-a-kind development platform for expanding nanoscale science and engineering project modules into introductory, university-level nanotech curricula, enabling a seamless transition of TVHS students to university study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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