SUNY Poly professors receive a combined grant of $ 330,000

Two professors from the SUNY Polytechnic Institute received a total of $ 330,000 from two separate grants in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Serge Oktyabrsky, professor of nanoscience, received $ 200,000 from the US Department of Energy to research a new type of "scintillation detector" emitting light at high speed after detecting small particles.

The detector can be used in several research areas of the "Department of Energy", and will help scientists better understand the properties of quantum particles. The Oktyabrsky project could "be used to reduce the radiation doses received by patients via medical imaging / tomography applications", such as computer tomography, CT scans or X-rays, according to a report. statement by SUNY Poly.

The National Science Foundation has awarded $ 130,000 to Dr. Spyridon Galis, assistant professor of nanotechnology. The funds will be used for research on the development of silicon nanostructures "doped with erbium".

The research will contribute to the development of quantum communication, and will eventually allow the storage of information on quantum bits, a more complex version of the bits, the traditional digital storage unit of today. .

"These two grants are the latest example of how SUNY Poly's faculty conducts research that can impact a broad range of applications and enhance our understanding of the world around us," said Dr. Steven. Schneider, Senior Vice President of SUNY Poly, in a statement. "The grants from DOE and NSF will allow SUNY Poly students to take an active role in these important areas of research, and I congratulate Dr. Oktyabrsky and Dr. Gallis for this news."