scholarly journals Understanding The Brain-Drain From The Capital District Of New York State

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Polimeni ◽  
Raluca Iorgulescu
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
New York State ◽  
High Technology ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
York State ◽  
Economic Vitality ◽  
The Brain

The Capital District Region of New York State, home to twenty-five colleges and universities with a combined 14,000 students per year is attempting to leverage this educational resource to transform its economy away from its traditional government services, industrial, and manufacturing base towards high-technology. Millions of dollars have been invested to develop the infrastructure necessary to have economic growth fueled by high-technology. However, many of these highly skilled college graduates leave the area. This exodus, or brain drain, is a major concern for regional economic developers and policy-makers because the social and economic vitality of a region is at risk. For the high-tech industry to be successful in any region there must be complementary support industries and services. Therefore, the retention of college graduates in various fields, not just those in technology disciplines, of study is vital for regional economic development. Due to the considerable threat that the brain drain poses for a region in terms of social and economic vitality, one must have a complete understanding of the problem before attempting to correct it. This study will answer the following questions: (1) How big is brain drain from the region; (2) What are the characteristics of the graduates who leave the region; (3) What are the differences between the graduates that stay in the region and those that leave; and (4) What factors can be changed to increase the probability of retaining graduates?

scholarly journals Up Close: Center for Advanced Materials Processing at Clarkson University

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia K. Ellis ◽  
Edward P. McNamara
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Electronic Materials ◽  
New York State ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Polymer Processing ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Materials Processing ◽  
Process Equipment ◽  
York State ◽  
Particle Processing

The Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP) was established in 1985 by Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. At that time, nearly half of the research at Clarkson was materials-related but was conducted in seven separate departments of science and engineering. To coordinate and encourage this strong materials program, CAMP was created as an interdisciplinary center dedicated to research on high-technology materials processing.The current corporate sponsors of CAMP are Corning Incorporated, Eastman Kodak, Xerox Corporation, and IBM. These and over 30 other industrial members support individual research projects. In 1987 the New York State Science and Technology Foundation designated CAMP as the New York State Center for Advanced Materials Processing, entitling CAMP to $1 million per year in operating funds. In addition, CAMP is supported by federal and University sources.In its role as an education and research initiative, CAMP has three goals:1. Enhance Clarkson University's expertise and reputation as a center of excellence in materials processing research.2. Greatly increase the mutually beneficial relationships between industrial organizations and the University; and3. Strengthen graduate and undergraduate education in materials processing.Innovative research by Egon Matijević, Distinguished University Professor, has contributed greatly to the development of the fundamental principles for the formation and interactions of colloidal dispersions. Using Matijević's work as a foundation, CAMP has developed four programs in high-technology materials research: electronic materials processing, fine-particle processing, particulate control in process equipment, and polymer processing.

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