image: From left, Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Atul Kelkar, Binghamton University President Anne D’Alleva, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new state-of-the-art cleanroom and microelectronic packaging research facility at the University's Innovative Technologies Complex Thursday, July 2, 2026. Aided by $1 million in federal funding secured by Schumer, the facility will help students learn the fundamentals of the semiconductor manufacturing process and prepare a workforce to fill critical microelectronics manufacturing jobs.
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York