Alain E. Kaloyeros

Alain E. Kaloyeros
1st President and Chief Executive Officer of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute
In office
January 13, 2015 – October 11, 2016
Preceded by Office created
Succeeded by Bahgat G. Sammakia
Personal details
Born Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Residence Slingerlands, New York[2]
Alma mater University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, PhD, Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, 1987[3][4][5]
Profession Nanoscale engineering

Alain E. Kaloyeros (born 1956, Beirut)[2] is an American physicist and the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, New York.[6][7]

Early life and education

Kaloyeros was born in Beirut to a Lebanese mother and Greek father.[1] His family is Greek Orthodox Christian.[8][1] He attended Lebanese University and graduated with a "License D’Enseignement in Mathematics and Physics" with honors and left Lebanon in 1980 for graduate school in Florida at the University of Miami, and he transferred to The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.[2][8] Kaloyeros graduated from The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign with a doctorate in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics in 1987 with a perfect grade point average of 5.000/5.000 .[3][4][5][9][10] Kaloyeros has authored and co-authored over 200 scientific articles in technical journals with rigorous peer review procedures and contributed to 8 books on topics pertaining to the science and technology of nanotechnology, nanoelectronics, nano-optoelectronics, nano-medicine, and green energy. His technical focus is in ultrathin film materials and structures, atomic layer vapor phase deposition processes, and nanoscale x-ray, electron, and photon-based characterization and metrology. He has graduated more than 36 Ph.D.s and over 100 Masters. His work has been referenced in over 4,700 citations by his peers in scientific and technical publications. HEs has been awarded 14 U.S. and international patents. He is currently pursuing an additional 4 provisional and full U.S. patent applications.

Career

Kaloyeros was a professor in The University at Albany's physics department from 1988 until 2009 when the nanotechnology research center was spun-off from the department into a separate SUNY college.[1][5][11][8] He was a Professor of Nanoscience at the SUNY Poly Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at University at Albany, SUNY.[3][12]

In January 2015, he was appointed Founding President of SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly).[1][13] In 2014, Kaloyeros earned $495,000 as President.[5][14] He served as the Executive Director of the Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics, the Interconnect Focus Center – New York, the Energy/Environment Technologies Applications Center, and the New York State Center for Advanced Thin Film Technology.[15][16]

Dr. Kaloyeros has earned an h-index score of 34, as documented by Google Scholar. The h-index has become in recent years perhaps the most important measure of scholarly excellence. According to Hirsch, “for physicists, a value for h of about 12 might be typical for advancement to tenure (associate professor) at major [US] research universities. A value of about 18 could mean a full professorship, 15–20 could mean a fellowship in the American Physical Society, and 45 or higher could mean membership in the United States National Academy of Sciences.” So, with an h-index of 34, Dr. Kaloyeros’ scholarly accomplishments are the equivalent of a fellow in the American Physical Society. He is listed in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering.[3]

In September 2016, Kaloyeros was charged with felony bid rigging.[17][4] He was then suspended from his job as SUNY Polytechnic Institute's President.[18][19][20] His lawyer said Kaloyeros is innocent.[21] Following the charge, he was suspended without pay from all positions within SUNY following federal and state indictment on felony bid-rigging charges.

On July 12, 2018, Kaloyeros was found guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy in a federal trial in Manhattan. The judge, Valerie E. Caproni scheduled the sentencing dates in October. The case is being actively appealed to the U.S. second circuit. [22] Following the verdict, State University of New York announced that it would seek his removal from his tenured faculty position.[23]

Personal life

Kaloyeros is separated from Paula Kaloyeros and they're undergoing an amicable divorce. They have two sons, Nicholas and Alexander.[9][8] He lives in Slingerlands, New York, a suburb of Albany.[24][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Roth, Amy Neff (22 September 2016). "Who is Alain Kaloyeros?". uticaod.com. Observer-Dispatch. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Grondahl, Paul (29 September 2010). "ALAIN KALOYEROS: Nano czar studies paranoia, crazy bosses". timesunion.com. Times Union. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Alain E. Kaloyeros - University at Albany-SUNY". albany.edu. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Yee, Vivian (23 September 2016). "Physicist in Albany Corruption Case Was a Geek With Big Goals". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Klopott, Freeman (19 October 2015). "Dr. Nano's $43 Billion Empire Buffeted as Bharara Investigates". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alain E. Kaloyeros". www.sunycnse.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  7. ↑ "New bill would limit Kaloyeros' pay". lohud.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Odato, James M. (9 July 2012). "'It's about achievement'". timesunion.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  9. 1 2 Finn, Robin (26 July 2002). "Behind a Research Center, a Geek With Great Cars". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Rulison, Larry (9 November 2011). "A round of applause for CEG". sfgate.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Rulison, Larry (22 September 2016). "Kaloyeros' rise to power in the Capital Region high-tech economy". timesunion.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  12. ↑ Richard Pérez-Peña (19 July 2002). "Albany No Longer a Secret In High-Tech Chip World". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  13. ↑ Susanne Craig (26 October 2015). "Despite Risks, Cuomo Bets on Solar Power to Lift Buffalo". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "SeeThroughNY". Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  15. ↑ "Researchers - Alain Kaloyeros". rpi.edu. Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  16. ↑ James C. McKinley, Jr. (16 November 2003). "Hope for the Upstate Economy in the Next Wave of Computer Chips". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Complaint charges SUNY Poly's Kaloyeros, developer Nicolla with bid-rigging". timesunion.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "SUNY Poly President Alain Kaloyeros suspended from job, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces - Albany Business Review". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  19. ↑ Bump, Bethany (22 September 2016). "SUNY suspends Kaloyeros without pay, appoints system administrators to lead SUNY Poly". timesunion.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  20. ↑ Zamudio-Suaréz, Fernanda (22 September 2016). "SUNY Polytechnic President, Charged With Felony Bid-Rigging, Is Suspended Without Pay – The Ticker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education". chronicle.com. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  21. ↑ The Associated Press (22 September 2016). "The Latest: Kaloyeros' Lawyer Says Client Will Be Exonerated". abcnews.go.com. New York. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "Architect of Cuomo's Buffalo Billion Project Is Convicted in Bid-Rigging Scheme". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  23. ↑ SUNY. "7-12-18 Statement Kaloyeros Verdict - SUNY". www.suny.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  24. ↑ Moriarty, Rick (22 September 2016). "Heads of SUNY Poly and Albany construction company charged with bid rigging". syracuse.com. The Post-Standard. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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