The New York State Foundation for Science Technology and Innovation
The CACT’s high-temperature x-ray diffraction equipment performs in-situ phase analysis of materials over a temperature range of RT-1600° C.
“The CACT is truly a great organization, with top-shelf people. We’ve hosted their student interns for the last 12 years—Alfred’s engineers are in high demand.”
– Mike Clement,
senior vice president
of manufacturing,
Ferronics Inc.

The CACT at Alfred University offers two unique industry/ university partnership opportunities - our Industrial Associates Program and Industrial Affiliates Program. Each partnership offers a range of benefits to your company, in addition to providing students with valuable experience.
The CACT’s high-temperature x-ray diffraction equipment performs in-situ phase analysis of materials over a temperature range of RT-1600° C.
Left and top: The CACT’s high-temperature x-ray diffraction equipment performs in-situ phase analysis of materials over a temperature range of RT-1600° C.
CACT partnerships help to transfer technology from the lab to the marketplace, which benefits all parties involved. Both programs support our mission to assist NYS companies with collaborative research, industry-focused education and training, plus outreach and networking services. Our focus is to create ceramic materials and processing advances that are both practicable and scalable.