Kaylee Walsh ’23: Electrical and Computer Engineering; Applied Mathematics

Initially drawn to SUNY Poly for the small class sizes, Kaylee Walsh knew it was the place for her after speaking with professors in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department for the first time. “They actually wanted to get to know you,” she said. “The relationships that I have with my professors now … I …

Steven Gassner ’20: Applied Mathematics + Nanoscale Science

Hometown: Utica, NY Current Position: Ph.D. student in Physics at the University of Pennsylvania, studying quantum materials. What was your favorite class? Many of Professor Carlo Cafaro’s math courses have left an impression on me—I apply what I learned in his classes every day.  What activities were you involved in on campus? Why did you …

Andrea Dzuibek

Faculty Profile: Dr. Andrea Dziubek, Applied Mathematics

From the capital of Germany to the rolling hills of Indiana, Dr. Andrea Dziubek has brought her specialty in Applied Mathematics around the world. And now she brings that knowledge, along with her worldwide experiences, to SUNY Poly as an Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics. “My colleagues here at SUNY Poly are great, with expertise …

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Student Profile: Nadia Suguitan, Nanoscale Engineering and Applied Mathematics ’19

Many students often begin their college career unsure of what they want to specialize in over the course of their academic career – but not Nadia Suguitan. Nadia, a Nanoscale Engineering and Applied Mathematics major at SUNY Poly’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), knew exactly what her interests were and the type of …

Tanzid Sultan with Amir Fariborz and Andrea Dziubek

Student Profile: Tanzid Sultan, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics `16

Tanzid Sultan can usually be found curled up at the Peter Cayan library or somewhere else on campus, reading something related to physics. His interest in physics began in high school, but he never believed it was a field that he would devote his life to. Instead, he was encouraged to study engineering. When he …

Anthony Ragosta ’15: Civil Engineering Technology

Name: Anthony Ragosta Major: Civil Engineering Technology Minor: Mathematics Graduation Year: 2015 Current position: Director of Engineering & Operations – ceEntek  North America  Why did you choose SUNY Poly? It was affordable, had great athletic facilities for a small school, and it was somewhat local.  Why did you choose your major(s)? What did you like about your …

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Joseph Killian ’22: Accelerated BS/MS program in Computer Science

Name: Joseph Killian Hometown: Grand Island, NY Major(s): BS/MS Computer Science BS in Mathematics Graduation Year: Fall 2022 In January 2023, Joseph began his fully funded offer for the Computer Science Ph.D. program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He intends to do research with deep learning using natural language processing and how that applies to problems …

Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Students from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and universities across the United States participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) this summer. SUNY Poly’s SURP provided the 21 students who participated in the program with a unique opportunity to spend 10 weeks conducting hands-on research at SUNY Poly’s Albany and Utica campuses. This innovative, …

Graduate Student Q + A: Garrett Hassard, Accounting, B.S. ’20

Name: Garrett Hassard Degree: M.S. in Accountancy with a focus in Forensic Accounting and Valuation Hometown: Oneonta, NY Expected Graduation Year: May 2022 Why did you choose SUNY Poly? I chose SUNY Poly because of the small class sizes and because accounting, my area of study, is accredited by the AACSB, which only 5% of …

Niranjan Addanki

Niranjan Addanki, Computer & Information Science, M.S., ’18: ‘SUNY Poly was a game changer for me’

A few years before moving to New York City to pursue a career in cybersecurity – specifically within the specialty of bot mitigation – SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) alumnus Niranjan Addanki could be found scrambling between classrooms in Donovan Hall, eagerly working to tackle his next big-data research project. A native of India, Niranjan …

Internship Q & A: Colin Henkler, IPG Photonics

Name: Colin Henkler Expected Graduation: May 2019 Program of Study: Nanoscale Engineering and Applied Mathematics Internship Organization: IPG Photonics Organization’s area of work: IPG Photonics is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers and amplifiers. What did you focus on during your internship program? While at IPG Photonics I was a wafer processing …

Elena Musteata

Student Profile: Elena Musteata, Nanoscale Science ’18

A rising junior at SUNY Poly, Elena Musteata is not spending her summer lying around. The Toronto native, who double majors in applied mathematics and nanobioscience is occupying her summer with a coveted internship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Washington, D.C. Musteata was chosen for the NIST Summer Undergraduate Research …