AZONANO: SUNY Poly Announces Plans for Eighth Annual ‘NANOvember’ Celebration
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Sunday, November 1, 2015 - 08:21
Highlighting Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s high-tech investment strategy which has made New York State a global leader in technology innovation, SUNY Polytechnic Institute today announced plans for the eighth annual celebration of NANOvember, a month-long series of fun and engaging events that seek to showcase the state’s burgeoning nanoscale science-related educational, business, and workforce opportunities that are driving leading-edge research, development, and commercialization.
“SUNY Polytechnic Institute is thrilled to host these “NANOvember” events to share the success of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s unique public-private investment model, which has led to billions of dollars in investments and thousands of new jobs throughout New York State’s high-tech corridor,” said SUNY Poly President and CEO Dr. Alain Kaloyeros. “As these events get underway at several of our SUNY Poly locations, we hope that they will inspire New York State residents of all ages and provide a better understanding of how the Governor’s innovation-based strategy is powering growth and high-tech development while acting as a national example of progress.”
NANOvember will officially begin with SUNY Poly’s Community Day on Saturday, November 7, and will feature Open House programs in separate SUNY Poly locations. At SUNY Polytechnic Institute's $24 billion Albany NanoTech Complex, visitors will be able to take part in guided tours of NanoFab Xtension (NFX), the 500,000 square foot headquarters of the Global 450mm Consortium (G450C), which is spearheading creation of the next computer chip platform to create faster, more cost-effective chips. The event, which is geared toward adults and children alike and typically attracts thousands of people, will also feature hands-on activities and fascinating demonstrations, including vanishing jelly marbles, a levitation station, Buckyball fabrication for children, and the chance to gown up in a cleanroom “bunny” suit or make your own play dough and bouncing balls, among other activities meant to impart a better understanding of the science that is driving the everyday technological changes that we see around us.
Visitors to the Utica campus will be able to tour parts of the SUNY Poly Computer Chip Commercialization Center (Quad-C), which Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced will be the site of a Power Electronics packaging facility, featuring GE’s robust silicon carbide technology that will serve to advance New York State’s leadership in next-generation semiconductor research. Quad-C is part of the game-changing $1.5 billion ‘Nano Utica’ initiative, which also includes the nearby Marcy Nanocenter site where the governor recently announced sensor maker AMS will establish a state-of-the-art 200/300 mm wafer fabrication facility in support of the company’s high-performance analog semiconductor operations. Visitors to SUNY Poly’s Utica site will also have the opportunity to take part in a number of fun, hands-on nanotechnology-based activities and presentations to better understand the science that underpins regional and statewide high-tech, nano-inspired growth.
Published on October 31, 2015 at 8:01 AM
Source: http://www.sunycnse.com/
