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NSF STELLAR Engine in the Rochester/Finger Lakes Region of New York
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Rochester’s next growth industry runs on light
Four years after the CHIPS Act, billions in investment are driving semiconductor growth across Upstate New York. The Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo Tech Hub corridor benefits from funding…
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Rochester region sees semiconductor growth from CHIPS Act investments
Four years after the CHIPS Act, billions in investment are driving semiconductor growth across Upstate New York. The Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo Tech Hub corridor benefits from funding…
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RMSC to develop hands-on optics exhibit as part of $31M STELLAR project
With support from the NSF STELLAR Engine, Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) is developing a new hands-on optics exhibit celebrating the region’s leadership in…
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Rochester University becomes US Laser Innovation Hub
The NSF awarded $15M (matched by $16M from NY State) to launch the NSF STELLAR Engine, led by the Univ. of Rochester. The hub aims…
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How Rochester will measure success in its $15M laser bet
The federal government is making a $15 million bet on the Rochester-Finger Lakes region becoming the laser capital of the nation, if not the world.…
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GRE Why ROC: NSF STELLAR Engine to create National Laser Innovation Hub
In this GRE Why Roc TV interview on WROC TV, Dr. Thomas Brown of URochester’s Institute of Optics, and Dr. Sujatha Ramanuja, of NextCorps Luminate,…
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NSF awards 12 regional innovation engines $15 million each for technology and workforce growth
The NSF awarded 12 Regional Innovation Engines $15M each across 20 states, supporting university coalitions like URochester’s NSF STELLAR Engine. The initial funding aims to…
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Federal grant launches University of Rochester-led laser innovation hub
The University of Rochester received a $15 million National Science Foundation grant—matched by $16 million from New York State—to launch the NSF STELLAR Engine. The…
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Rochester area gets about $31 million to become the country’s laser innovation hub
The Rochester/Finger Lakes region received $31M—a $15M National Science Foundation grant and $16M in NY State matching funds—to launch the NSF STELLAR Engine. Led by…
