QUEENS COLLEGE— Queens College is currently working toward building the borough’s first nanofabrication facility, or “cleanroom,” for student use. Such facilities use state-of-the-art technology to create controlled environments for sophisticated micro-engineering.
The facility is one of three student-focused STEM projects receiving over $3 million in federal funding secured by U.S. Representative Grace Meng and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Over $1 million of that will fund the technology, equipment and personnel for the new cleanroom, which will be based out of the Physics Department. The estimated completion date for this facility is Fall 2028, according to Physics Assistant Professor Euclides Almeida.
“The Queens College nanofabrication facility — or ‘cleanroom’ — would place us at the forefront of research and workforce development in the borough of Queens and makes us competitive with other top colleges in New York City and beyond,” said Queens College President Frank H. Wu to The Knight News.
