College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Hosts U.S. Secretary of Commerce

Further illustrating the success of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s strategic blueprint for nanotechnology-enabled innovation and high-tech job growth across New York, as well as its recognition as a national and global model for economic competitiveness, the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Tuesday, July 30 as part of her “Listening Tour” across America.

"You realize today what’s being developed here is the ability to manufacture wafers and semi-conductor capacity that can increase our computing power and bring costs down in a way that doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world," said Secretary Pritzker. "It requires the kind of partnership between the university and private sector, federal government, and state government to make this happen. It’s not possible without all those parties coming together. So this is something that’s really extraordinary."

The event included a roundtable discussion with Lt. Governor Robert Duffy and executives from CNSE’s corporate partners; a briefing on the New York State-CNSE-SEMATECH nanotechnology ecosystem; and a tour of CNSE’s world-class Albany NanoTech Complex.