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FAA test sites
Associate professor in the Dept. of
Aeronautics and Astronautics at
MIT and principal investigator at
the school's Computer Science and
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
(CSAIL). Photo courtesy of
Patrick Gilooly, MIT
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The Rochester Institute of Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology lead a network of research institutions that includes Boston
University, Cornell University, Cape Cod Community College, Cayuga
Community College, Clarkson University, Dowling College, Embry-
Riddle Aeronautical University, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Mohawk
Valley Community College, Onondaga Community College, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Syracuse University, the University of Massachusetts
at Lowell, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute plus SUNY IT, the SUNY
Binghamton, Morrisville, Buffalo, Oswego and Cortland campuses and the
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry.
RESEARCH
CENTERS
south of Boston. Griffiss has space to host visiting researchers, said Larry
Brinker, NUAIR's executive director and general counsel. The facility can provide
up to two private offices, hangar space, storage space and analysis capabil-
ity. There are two other New York airports supporting NUAIR as
well: the Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh and
Binghamton International Airport in Binghamton.
NUAIR's academic contingent includes more
than 20 colleges and universities from
New York has more than 80
technology incubators and
co-location facilities spread
throughout the state. There is also
a program in place where businesses
that locate within certain distances of
academic institutions can receive an
income tax exemption, said Lawrence
H. Brinker, NUAIR executive director and
general counsel. Massachusetts, which
is famous for its tech companies, has a
fund geared specifi cally to helping such
fi rms get off the ground. The Emerging
Technology Fund offers qualifying
companies loans or loan participations
of up to $1.5 million and loan guarantees
of up to $1.5 million. Bridge fi nancing is
available to support fi rms until federal
grants arrive and certain Massachusetts
counties and regions have additional
loan programs.
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INCENTIVES
DELAIR-TECH
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Lawrence H. Brinker, Esq.
Executive Director and General Counsel
OFFICE: 607-206-2167
EMAIL: lbrinker@nuair.org
Andrea Bianchi
Program Manager
OFFICE: 315-470-1835
EMAIL: lbrinker@nuair.org
NUAIR Alliance
115 West Fayette Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
WEB: www.nuair.org
CONTACT
Above, Clarkson University researchers.
Right, MIT Prof. Missy Cummings.