Office of Research

Mission

SUNY Poly advances cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research that drives innovation, advances knowledge, and impacts society, at large. By leveraging partnerships and investments, the campus accelerates research breakthroughs, strengthens academic excellence, and delivers real-world impact across industries and communities.

Vision

With a trifecta vision, SUNY Poly will remain a premier, public research-intensive university recognized globally for its impacts in the areas of:

Information Technology, AI, Cyber, and Quantum
Health and Biomedical Sciences
Business and Advanced Manufacturing

Mechanical engineering student working with lab equipment

Health sciences students gaining hands-on clinical experience

Student works with artificial intelligence technology in research center

Biology professor guiding a student during laboratory work

Student participating in interactive digital art exhibit

Business students collaborating on a group project

Stats

With new graduate programs on the horizon, SUNY Poly is set to accelerate its remarkable research growth and attract even more external funding. In 2024-2025 the campus celebrated:

14 new interdisciplinary research centers
35 active research contracts with federal agencies
$3.5M distributed as seed funding
8 technology disclosures and patent filings
68% y/y increase in external funding, fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
x4 jump in sponsored research expenditures 2020-21 to 2024-25

Topics

Research Centers

Applied Electromagnetics and RF Circuits (AERFC) Artificial Intelligence Exploration (AIX) Center Center for Business and Applied Ethics Center for Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Devices (CASMAD) Center for Cybersecurity Research and Innovation (CCRI) Center for Safe and Secure AI Robotics (CESSAIR) Center for Smart Infrastructure and Sustainability (CSIS) Center for Intelligent Manufacturing (CIM) Center for Health Innovations and Humanitarian Engineering (CHIHE) Center for Design, Interdisciplinary Research, Electronic Technology, Art and Media (DREAM) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Research Center Global Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (GCAMM) Wireless and Intelligent Next Generation Systems (WINGS)Center for Nature Inspired Engineering (CNIE)

Resources for Research

Meet our Staff


Michael Carpenter, Ph.D. Vice President for Research	Susan Head, CPA Vice President for Research Finance and Business Administration	Sabrina Doré, MA, MHI Grant Writer	Nicolette Lamascola Administrative Assistant