Areas of prominent research focus at Clarkson include advanced materials, biotechnology, entrepreneurship, the environment and energy, and global supply chain management.

The main objective of our program has been the exploration of coherent quantum mechanical processes in novel solid-state semiconductor information processing devices, with components of atomic dimensions: quantum computers, spintronic devices, and nanometer-scale computer logic gates.

The achievements to date include new modeling tools for evaluating initial decoherence and transport associated with quantum measurement, spin polarization control, and quantum computer design, in semiconductor device structures.

Our program has involved an interdisciplinary team, from Physics and Electrical Engineering to Computer Science and Mathematics, with extensive collaborations with leading experimental groups and with Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The educational impact includes training undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and the development of three new courses to introduce quantum nanotechnology concepts to undergraduate and graduate students.

Our outreach program has included sponsoring conference events, an international Quantum Device Technology workshop series, and numerous lectures and presentations.

National Rankings and Honors

Coleman Foundation Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education, 2005

Corporate and Foundation Alliance Award for exceptional contributions to improving undergraduate engineering education, 2002

Boeing Outstanding Educator Award, 2001

Top 25 Most Connected Campuses —The Princeton Review and Forbes, 2006

Among the best business schools in the nation —The Princeton Review 237 Best Business Schools, 2006

Business students rank as the ninth most competitive in the nation—The Princeton Review 237 Best Business Schools, 2006

One of the top 40 entrepreneurial colleges —Entrepreneur Magazine, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002