The College of Nanoscale
Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany held
its NanoCareer Day program on October 22 as part of its continuing effort to
prepare students for a growing number of nanotechnology-related career opportunities
in the Capital Region and New York State, while also addressing the national
need to stimulate an interest in science and technology among America's younger
generation.
More than 300 elementary, middle- and high-school students from throughout
the Tech Valley region got a firsthand look at careers in the emerging field
of nanotechnology when they visited CNSE and its $5 billion Albany NanoTech
Complex.
The daylong event included presentations by CNSE faculty on the emerging science
of nanotechnology and the career opportunities it offers; hands-on demonstrations
explaining the role of nanotechnology research and development, both today and
in the future; and, tours of CNSE's Albany NanoTech, with tools and facilities
that are unmatched in the university setting.
Participating schools, and their counties, included: Mohonasen High School
(Schenectady); Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School 5th Grade (Greene); Glens
Falls High School (Warren); South Glens Falls Middle School (Warren); Greater
Amsterdam School District Upward Bound and STEP programs (Montgomery); Ichabod
Crane Middle School & High School (Columbia); Waterville High School (Oneida);
Ballston Spa Central Middle School (Saratoga); City School District of Albany
- New Scotland Elementary School, 5th Grade (Albany); and Guilderland Middle
School (Albany).
Posted October 23rd, 2009
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