In support of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s education-driven economic
growth agenda, the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY
Poly) today announced the SUNY board of trustees has appointed Alain Kaloyeros as the founding president of SUNY Poly.
SUNY Poly is New York’s globally recognized,
high-tech educational ecosystem, formed from the merger of the SUNY
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
(CNSE) and the SUNY Institute of
Technology.
SUNY Poly offers undergraduate and graduate
degrees in the emerging disciplines of nanoscience and nanoengineering,
as well as cutting-edge nanobioscience and nanoeconomics programs at
its Albany campus, and degrees in technology, professional studies, and
the arts and sciences at its Utica/Rome campus.
Calling itself the world’s most advanced university-driven research enterprise,
SUNY Poly boasts more than $20 billion in high-tech investments, more than 300 corporate partners, and a statewide footprint. The 1.3-million-square-foot Albany NanoTech megaplex is
home to more than 3,500 scientists, researchers, engineers, students,
faculty and staff, in addition to Tech Valley High School. The
Utica/Rome campus offers a unique high-tech learning environment,
providing academic programs in technology, including engineering,
cybersecurity, computer science and the engineering technologies;
professional studies, including business, communication and nursing;
and arts and sciences, with degrees and course offerings in natural
sciences, mathematics, humanities and social sciences.
Thriving athletic, recreational and cultural programs, events and
activities complement the campus experience. SUNY Poly operates the
Smart Cities Technology Innovation Center at Kiernan Plaza in
Albany, the Solar Energy Development Center in Halfmoon,
CNSE’s Central New York Hub for Emerging Nano Industries in Syracuse,
the Photovoltaic Manufacturing and Technology Development Facility in
Rochester, and the Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center in Canandaigua.
SUNY Poly founded and
manages the Computer Chip Commercialization Center on its
Utica campus and also manages the $500 million New York Power
Electronics Manufacturing Consortium with nodes in Albany and
Rochester, as well as the Buffalo High-Tech Manufacturing Innovation
Hub at RiverBend, Buffalo Information Technologies Innovation and
Commercialization Hub, and Buffalo Medical Innovation and
Commercialization Hub.
“Dr.
Alain Kaloyeros has led SUNY’s College of Nanoscale Science and
Engineering since its inception, helping make this first-of-its-kind
institution a global model and helping position
New York state as a leader in the nanotechnology-driven economy of the
21st century,” said SUNY Board Chairman H. Carl McCall. “It is only
fitting that Dr. Kaloyeros be the one to build that model and bring it
to scale through the continued development and
expansion of SUNY Polytechnic Institute.”
CNSE was originally founded in April 2004 in
response to the rapid changes and evolving needs
in the educational and research landscapes brought on by the emergence
of nanotechnology. Under Kaloyeros’s leadership there, CNSE generated more than $20 billion in public and private investments.
In
2014, CNSE merged with the SUNY Institute of Technology to form SUNY
Poly, which today offers students
a one-of-a-kind academic experience and provides more than 300 corporate
partners with access to an unmatched ecosystem for leading-edge research and development,
and commercialization of nanoelectronics and nanotechnology innovations.
This establishment of CNSE at SUNY Poly has been a
critical cornerstone of New York’s high-technology strategy to be a truly global
resource that enables pioneering research and development, technology
deployment, education and commercialization for the international
nanoelectronics industry.
“As
the visionary who built CNSE into a world-class, high-tech, and
globally recognized academic and economic development juggernaut, Dr.
Alain Kaloyeros is the clear choice to lead
SUNY Polytechnic Institute into the future,” said SUNY Chancellor Nancy
L. Zimpher. “The unprecedented statewide expansion of the campus’s
unique model and continued strong partnership with Gov. Andrew Cuomo
is testament to SUNY’s promise as New York’s
economic engine and stature as an affordable, world-class educational
institution. I am confident that as its president, Dr. Kaloyeros will
continue to build on SUNY Poly’s success and contributions to New York.”
Kaloyeros received his Ph.D. in experimental condensed-matter physics
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1987. A year
later, Gov. Mario M. Cuomo recruited him under the SUNY Graduate Research Initiative. Since then,
Kaloyeros has been actively involved in the development and
implementation of New York’s high-tech strategy to become a global
leader in the nanotechnology-driven economy of the 21st
Century.
“SUNY
Polytechnic Institute is a revolutionary discovery and education model
with two coequal campuses in Utica and Albany, and a key component of
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s vision for high-tech
innovation, job creation and economic development in New York state," Kaloyeros said. "I
am privileged and humbled to be selected for the honor of leading this
world-class institution, and its talented and dedicated faculty, staff
and students. I would
like to extend my sincere gratitude to the governor, Chairman Carl
McCall, the SUNY board of trustees, and Chancellor Nancy Zimpher for
their continued confidence and support.”
