Landing In Nanotechnology with Kevin

Transcript

Meet Kevin, a nanoscale engineering graduate student. Kevin’s curiosity about the way things work was sparked by a bit of sibling rivalry and it only grew from there. When he saw the place, he’d get a chance to pursue that passion. At UAlbany, well, that’s when things got interesting. Take it away, Kevin.

– Thanks for the intro Alex. Ever feel like everyone around you sort of got their lives all figured out except for you? Before college, I didn’t really know what direction I wanted my future to take. At least that was until I applied to UAlbany. It always seemed like my older brother was better at everything, especially when it came to folding paper airplanes. He could take a single sheet of paper and make it glide through the room like a hot knife through bar and it was perfect. I became obsessed with learning how to make it, and why it did that, and how I could make it even better without even realizing I was actually following the engineering design process. More importantly, I had found my true passion for engineering. During my college search. I came across Albany’s College of Nanotechnology Science and Engineering, one of the youngest and most vibrant engineering in computer science schools in the country. I was left speechless over the Albany Nanotech Complex, which serves as a home for the Department of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. They’ve got state-of-the-art tools that allow researchers to manipulate the thickness of new experimental microchip designs at the atomic scale and clean rooms for researching the next generation of nanotechnology. It’s one of the most advanced semiconductor wafer R&D facilities in the world, and it’s right here at UAlbany. It only took one tour to really make me feel like I belong here, the warm community, the groundbreaking research at an R one university and the company internships all in one complex. I really found my passion for nano technology here at UAlbany and it was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. Anyways, that’s all for me. Back to you, Alex.

– Wow. Kevin, I certainly wouldn’t wanna face off against you in a paper airplane competition. It’s so cool that one of the most advanced semi conductor wafer research and development facilities is right here at UAlbany and that you get to be here every day as a student. How cool is that? Keep up the great work.