The Cornell Nanoscale Facility will be hosting an open house event in celebration of National Nanotechnology Day. Come enjoy tons of hands on STEM demonstrations and learn more about rapidly expanding field in central New York! Experience a live virtual tour of our cleanroom and particle accelerator facilities. Try our new Virtual Reality (VR) cleanroom experience that will bring you right into our cleanroom facility to fabricate a semiconductor device! Fun for the whole family!

Ithaca poet laureate Janie Bibbie will be on site to create and recite a poem to commemorate the event!

Also meet with our educational and industrial collaborators to learn more about career pathways in the semiconductor industry in our area!

Cornell's Entomology department will also be hosting their annual Insectapalooza event on campus on 10/19 from 9 AM to 3 PM. It will be a great day to experience the fall foliage and spend the day on the beautiful Cornell University Campus.