Thursday, June 21, 2007

The 65 Million Dollar Tool


Could it be a Tool for Economic Development?

Will NY’s emerging Tech Valley have any impact on businesses in our region? It already is. Just ask Mark Miller, the owner of Americlean, in South Glens Falls, and a member of the ARCC’s Board of Directors.

Right now, Americlean is putting its high pressure hot water system to work at the University of Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. Americlean’s workers are removing ice buildups that occur throughout the year in chillers outside of the college’s incredible high technology facility.



"And this is just the beginning," as Edward Cupoli, PhD, and a professor at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, told a group of business leaders from throughout Tech Valley during a luncheon in the college’s rotunda. This facility started up in 2001. They’ve built three new buildings in the last two years and another is on the way. They’ve partnered with firms like IBM, Applied Materials, and Tokyo Electron.

Each day, the facility is the place where highly skilled corporate research and development experts interact with more than 40 professors and at least 120 graduate and PhD students plus scores of other employees. As Dr. Cupoli explains, this facility is designed to accelerate change by serving as a platform for Research and Development that will have spin-off economic development and growth opportunities for the entire tech valley region.
The pride and joy of this facility right now is a new $65 million tool that the university and its partners can use for more advanced R&D.

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