UAlbany's Research and Entrepreneurship Week - 2026
About this Event
1220 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12203
The fourth annual Research and Entrepreneurship Week will take place Oct. 19-23 and bring together faculty, staff, students, industry leaders and entrepreneurs from across campus, New York and beyond. Each October marks UAlbany hosts a campus-wide celebration of scholarly, research and creative excellence.
R&E Week features compelling speakers and awards centered on this year’s theme, public impact research, while showcasing how UAlbany scholars and researchers are using their expertise to generate new insights, technologies and inventions that make a meaningful difference in the communities we serve.
- Monday: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day
- Tuesday: Public Impact Research Day
- Wednesday: Pathbreaking Research and Awards
- Thursday: Albany Nanotech Symposium Day 1
- Friday: Albany Nanotech Symposium Day 2
Our Sponsors
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Organizing Committee
Co-Chairs
- Theresa A. Pardo, Associate Vice President for Research & Economic Development, University at Albany
- Carey Hatch, Dean of the University Libraries, University Libraries University at Albany
Ex Officio
- Tianning Huang, Director of Office of Strategic Initiatives, Data Assessment & Technology, Office of the Vice President for Research & Economic Development, University at Albany
Program Coordinators
- Ashley Turski, Program Coordinator for Research Excellence, Office of the Vice President for Research & Economic Development, University at Albany
- Nancy Cavillones, Program Support Specialist, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs, University at Albany
- Everett Currier, Administrative Assistant, Division for Research and Economic Development
- Kyle Scarselli, Administrative Assistant, Division for Research and Economic Development
Community Engagement
- Mary Hunt, Director of Public Engagement, Office of Public Engagement, University at Albany
Communications and Marketing
- Jordan Carleo-Evangelist, Senior Director of Strategic, Research and Advocacy Communications, Office of Communications and Marketing, University at Albany
Fundraising
- Rich Becker, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Division of University Advancement, University at Albany
- Brian Rudolph, Director of Leadership Annual Giving & Asst Director of Corporate Engagement, University at Albany
- Sam Shipherd, Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Event Co-Chairs
Day 1: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day
- Kelly Reardon, Program Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs, Office of Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, and Industry Partnerships, Division for Research & Economic Development, UAlbany
- Maria Pidgeon, Director of Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, and Industry Partnerships
Day 2: Public Impact Research Day
- Rui Li, Associate Dean for Social Sciences
- Paul Morgan, Director of the Institute for Social and Health Equity
Day 3: Pathbreaking Research and Awards
- Rukhsana Ahmed, Professor
- Kajal Lahiri, Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, College of Integrated Health Sciences, UAlbany
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