CNSE was accredited as the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany in 2004, and in December of that year, awarded its first Ph.D. degrees in nanoscience.
[4] In July 2013, SUNY's Board of Trustees approved a memorandum that led to the separation of CNSE from the University at Albany and included the creation of a new degree-granting structure for the NanoCollege.
[8] In September 2016, Kaloyeros was charged with felony bid rigging [9][10] and removed as the Institute's President.
CNSE offers nanotechnology-related degree programs leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
The Albany location is the home of numerous pioneering nanotechnology programs funded by a variety of public and private sources.