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Posted: Jun 7th, 2012 Fifteen students graduate from innovative 'NanoHigh' Program ( Nanowerk News ) Fifteen Albany High School students received certificates todayas the newest graduates of the groundbreaking "NanoHigh" program, apartnership between the College of Nanoscale Science andEngineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany and the City SchoolDistrict of Albany (CSDA) that is believed to be the firstinitiative of its kind at a public high school in the country. Lieutenant Governor Robert J. Duffy said, "Congratulations to the2012 graduates of the NanoHigh program. The innovative NanoHighprogram is preparing the next generation of scientists andengineers in our state's rapidly growing nanotechnology industry.This partnership between the College of Nanoscale Science andEngineering and the City School District of Albany is the first ofits kind in the country, giving New York students a critical headstart in today's competitive high-tech society. These graduateshave bright futures ahead of them, and I wish them the best ofluck." "Catalyzed by the vision and leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo,and through programs like NanoHigh, New York is building aworld-class workforce that is critical for success in the 21stcentury innovation economy," said Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros, CNSESenior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer. "We aredelighted to work closely with the City School District of Albanythrough a partnership that has given 90 high-school students aunique firsthand look at their future educational and career paths.Just as importantly, we are heartened by the growing interest inthis pioneering initiative." "Albany High School students are so fortunate to be able to takeadvantage of this opportunity to learn first-hand about thiscutting-edge science and technology that is transforming the way welive and work," said City School District of Albany SuperintendentRaymond Colucciello, Ed.D. "Our collaboration with the NanoCollegeand its visionary leader, Dr. Alain Kaloyeros, is providing AlbanyHigh students with an invaluable opportunity to explore theever-growing world of nanotechnology. Our graduates of this programare being well-prepared to take their places in the high-techworkforce that is transforming not just our region, but our world." This marks the five-year anniversary of the NanoHigh program, whichwas designed by CNSE and CSDA to enhance students' opportunities totake advantage of a growing number of nanotechnology-relatededucational and career opportunities in the Capital Region andacross New York State. It is also intended to encourageunderrepresented social groups to pursue opportunities in scienceand engineering, with more than half of this year's classconsisting of underserved populations. Since the program's launch in the 2007-08 academic year, 90 AlbanyHigh School students have graduated from NanoHigh. Meanwhile,interest in the program is at an all-time high, with 45 studentsalready registered for next year's program, filling bothintroductory and advanced classes. That growth also represents anincrease in the number of female students, a group that istypically underrepresented in the fields of science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The NanoHigh program connects students with leading faculty andscientists at CNSE's unparalleled Albany NanoTech Complex, wherethey take part in hands-on experiments that will help prepare themfor a potential future in nanotechnology. This includes exploringintegrated circuit technologies through nanoscale patterning andfabrication; nanobiomedical applications, such as innovations innanomedicine and forensic DNA fingerprinting; clean energytechnologies, such as solar cells and ultracapacitors for energystorage; and nanoeconomics. The students also completed classroomwork at Albany High School, further exploring the promise ofnanotechnology and its potential to advance society. For more information about the NanoHigh program, please visit cnse.albany.edu/NanoforKids/NanoHighProgram.aspx . About CNSE The UAlbany CNSE is the first college in the world dedicated toeducation, research, development and deployment in the emergingdisciplines of nanoscience, nanoengineering, nanobioscience andnanoeconomics. With more than $14 billion in high-tech investments,CNSE represents the world's most advanced university-drivenresearch enterprise, offering students a one-of-a-kind academicexperience and providing over 300 corporate partners with access toan unmatched ecosystem for leading-edge R&D andcommercialization of nanoelectronics and nanotechnologyinnovations. CNSE's footprint spans upstate New York, including itsAlbany NanoTech Complex, an 800,000-square-foot megaplex with theonly fully-integrated, 300mm wafer, computer chip pilot prototypingand demonstration line within 85,000 square feet of Class 1 capablecleanrooms. More than 2,600 scientists, researchers, engineers,students and faculty work here, from companies including IBM,Intel, GlobalFoundries, SEMATECH, Samsung, TSMC, Toshiba, AppliedMaterials, Tokyo Electron, ASML and Novellus Systems. An expansionnow underway, part of which will house the world's first Global450mm Consortium, will add nearly 500,000 square feet ofnext-generation infrastructure, an additional 50,000 square feet ofClass 1 capable cleanrooms, and more than 1,000 scientists,researchers and engineers from CNSE and global corporations. Inaddition, CNSE's Solar Energy Development Center in Halfmoonprovides a prototyping and demonstration line for next-generationCIGS thin-film solar cells. CNSE's Smart Systems Technology andCommercialization Center of Excellence (STC) in Rochester offersstate-of-the-art capabilities for MEMS fabrication and packaging.CNSE also co-founded and manages operations at the Computer ChipCommercialization Center at SUNYIT in Utica and is a co-founder ofthe Nanotechnology Innovation and Commercialization Excelerator inSyracuse. For information, visit www.cnse.albany.edu. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Interactive Teaching System , Infrared Touch Frames Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Multi Touch Screen Monitor today!
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