The Troy Record: SUNY POLY team receives $837K for development of
nanoscale sensor
Published:
Monday, February 16, 2015 - 08:50
By Jennie Grey, jgrey@digitalfirstmedia.com, @JGSaratogian on Twitter | Posted: 02/15/15, 10:30 PM EST
Albany - The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE) recently announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $837,000 to support development of a first-of-its-kind nanoscale sensor to monitor the effects of climate change on trees. This cutting-edge device will be embedded inside trees to track the effects of global warming.
Researchers from SUNY Poly CNSE and the University at Albany are spearheading the project with additional support from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse and Boston University.
“Thanks to the leadership and support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose vision and high-tech blueprint for New York have enabled unmatched opportunities for nanotechnology innovation, breakthrough technologies such as the NANAPHID, our novel aphid-like nanosensor, are being developed here every day,” said Alain Kaloyeros, SUNY Poly president and chief executive officer. “I extend my congratulations to the research team on this NSF award, which serves as further recognition of New York’s global leadership in nanotechnology research and development, as well as the strength of its world-class universities, faculty and staff.”
