College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering - Academic Centers and Programs

Academic Centers and Programs

• The Center for Advanced Interconnect Science and Technology (CAIST) is an academic partnership led by CNSE and currently including 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 Center for Sustainable Ecosystem Nanotechnologies (CSEN) Center for Sustainable Ecosystem Nanotechnologies provides critical design and analysis, pilot proto-typing, and proof of concept to enable advanced systems and structures for integration within a host of renewable energy technologies.

• 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; addresses 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.