<p>I heard the new engineering building has a clean room for nanotechnology research, is this true? If it is, is there going to be a nanotechnology major?</p>
<p>Did you look into SUNY Albany’s Nanotech program?</p>
<p>Yea I got in there but I was wondering if Buffalo had one.</p>
<p>What do you see as the Pros and Cons of CNSE at Albany? My concern is they do not have a backup program. Have you had a chance to talk to any current CNSE undergrads or profs?</p>
<p>UAlbany is the only clean room…they cost millions, so if UB built one, it should be front and center on their engineering college information. SUNYIT is building one, but won’t be ready until I think 2014. They just partnered with CNSE to offer nano.</p>
<p>Here’s an overview of UB’s new engineering building, which will include a clean room:</p>
<p>The 130,000-plus-square-foot Barbara and Jack Davis Hall will be home to departments and centers now scattered among several UB buildings, including computer science and engineering; electrical engineering; the Center of Excellence in Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR); and the Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS). The new building will feature five signature spaces, several of which already have been funded by generous donors:</p>
<p>▪ The Bansal Atrium – Funded through a gift from loyal UB friends and business acquaintances Ravinder K. Bansal, PhD, and his wife, Pratibha Bansal, MD, the first-floor atrium will serve as a central entrance to welcome all visitors: students, faculty, staff and friends. The light-filled space also will be used for special events.</p>
<p>▪ The Electrical Engineering Clean Room – This 5,000-square-foot room will allow for the intricate work of fabricating nanodevices. Within this highly controlled atmosphere, pollutants and airborne particles are minimized through an extensive filtration system. “Vibration-free” facilities will allow faculty researchers to conduct the sensitive measurements needed for nanotechnology research.</p>
<p>▪ The Agrusa Auditorium – A gift from UB alumni Russ and Paula Agrusa will fund this technologically advanced, first-floor cybertorium, to be equipped with sophisticated communication devices to accommodate interactive classes, multi-media presentations and video conferences. Session leaders may access communications that can be shared through a rear-projection screen and sound system.</p>
<p>▪ The Stevens Courtyard – Engineering alumnus and business owner Scott Stevens and his wife, Colleen, named this picturesque courtyard through a significant gift. Adjacent to the new building, it will provide a natural outdoor setting to be enjoyed by students, faculty and all visitors to the new UB Engineering site.</p>
<p>▪ The Smart Room – The concept of “smart” logic will be showcased in this computer science laboratory that exhibits intelligent behavior and the capability of understanding spoken languages. The advanced learning environment will include technologies – sensors, computers and wireless communications – that incorporate security and safety. Smart technologies have current and future real-world applications in homes, hospitals, assisted-living communities, airports and battlefields.</p>