Name of College or University
What is the name of the Center
or Program that you are
responding for?
Year of establishment
Main website of the Center or
Program
What additional units at your
university are significantly
involved in energy research?
SUNY Albany - College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC)
What additional units are
significantly involved in energy
education?
New Energy New York
School of Education - SUNY Albany
UAlbany Task Force on Environmental Sustainability
School of Business - SUNY Albany
What other academic and
research units at your college or
university does the Center or
Program principally interact
with?
What other universities does the
Center or Program principally
collaborate with?
What international partners
does the Center or Program
principally interact with? (list
institutions and countries)
Name and contact information
for the Director or Leader of your
Center or Program
Is the Director a full time
position?
Is the director a member of the
faculty?
To what administrative officer
does the Director report? (e.g.
Provost, Dean of Engineering,
etc.)
1998
www.e2tac.org; www.cnse.albany.edu
Center for Intelligent Power - CG Power Solutions
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rennsealaer Polytechnic Institute,
Union College, Clarkson University, Alfred University, University of
Central Florida
CG Global - India, GE Global Research - Worldwide
Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Professor and Head, Nanoengineering Constellation
Director, E2TAC
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering - SUNY Albany
257 Fuller Rd.
Albany, NY 12203
phaldar@uamail.albany.edu
phone: (518) 437-8686
fax: (518) 437-8603
Yes
Yes
Senior Vice President & CEO, College of Nanoscale Science and
Engineering - SUNY Albany
Is the focus of the Energy Unit
you are responding for primarily
education or research?
Education
The approximate number of full
time faculty members (where
primary academic home is the
Program)
Number of affiliated faculty
members from other academic
units
What are the principal academic
homes of these affiliated faculty
members?
30
Number of adjunct faculty
Number of graduate students
Number of permanent
professional staff
Number of clerical and
administrative staff
50
Nanoengineering
Nanoscience
Nanoeconomics
0
50
2
1
Please indicate the types of
energy instruction offered by the
Program
Graduate students (Ph.D.)
Graduate students (Masters)
Undergraduates (Majors)
Average number of energy
oriented graduate students
(Ph.D.)
Number of energy oriented
graduate students (Masters)
21-50
Number of energy oriented
undergraduates (Majors)
1-5
Number of energy oriented
undergraduates (Minors)
0
Number of energy oriented
certificate students
0
Number of energy oriented
continuing education students
0
Titles of energy degrees offered
for graduate students (Ph.D.) (If
Ph.D. in Nanoscale Engineering, Specialized in Energy
Ph.D. in Nanoscale Science, Specialized in Energy
21-50
none, leave blank)
Titles of energy degrees offered
for graduate students (Masters)
(If none, leave blank)
Titles of energy degrees offered
for undergraduates (Majors) (If
none, leave blank)
M.S. in Nanoscale Engineering, Specialized in Energy
M.S. in Nanoscale Engineering, Specialized in Energy
B.S. in Nanoscale Engineering, Specialized in Energy
B.S. in Nanoscale Engineering, Specialized in Energy
Titles of minors offered for
undergraduates (If none, leave
blank)
Titles of energy certificate
programs (If none, leave blank)
Titles of other energy programs
Do you offer energy education
via distance education or online
courses and programs?
Yes
If yes, please provide details
In addition to conducting education outreach on-site at the College of
Nanoscale Science and Engineering, E2TAC travels throughout New
York State to various events and public venures for its energy
education outreach. Also, students and staff attend training and
internships around the country and occasionally abroad
Please list any degrees, minors,
or certificates which may be
earned entirely through distance
education
Do you expect to create any new
energy degree programs or
related concentrations in the
next 3 years?
If yes, please provide details
Approximate number of faculty
members who are mechanical
engineers
Electrical engineers
Chemical engineers
Civil engineers
Environmental engineers
Bioengineers
Yes
-Additional specializations in solar cells and other clean energy
technologies.
-Certificate programs are currently being developed
15
20
30
0
0
3
Other engineers: (please indicate
the types of engineers below)
Physicists
Chemists
Geologists
Biologists
Environmental scientists
Material scientists
Economic and social scientists
Information technology and
computer scientists
20
20
0
0
0
30
3
0
Natural resource management
Approximate number of faculty
who work in a discipline not
listed here: (please indicate
these disciplines below)
Other engineers
0
0
Other disciplines
On a scale of 1 to 5, please
indicate the extent to which
environmental issues are
integrated in the educational
urriculum
(1=Not at all, 5=To a great
extent)
Indicate the extent to which
economics is integrated in the
educational curriculum
Indicate the extent to which
policy is integrated in the
educational curriculum
Indicate the extent to which
other social sciences are
integrated in the educational
curriculum
Indicate the extent to which
ethics, history and culture are
integrated in the educational
curriculum.
Does the Program have an active
program to communicate with
5
4
3
2
2
Yes
the public?
If yes, how does your Program
communicate with the public?
(check all that apply)
Communication staff
Lecture series
Newsletter
Web site - publicly oriented
K-12 education partnerships
What are the principal venues in
which you interact with other
Energy Center administrators not
on your campus?(check all that
apply)
Are you a member of CEREL?
What are the biggest challenges
facing your Program?
Meetings of administrators
Professional disciplinary meetings
Government-sponsored conferences
Any additional information you
would like to share
Yes
State budget cuts, lack of appropriate federal and state grant funding