');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Professor Fengyan Li Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship');document.writeln(' (March 2008)
');document.writeln(' Fengyan Li, assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Rensselaer, has been named a 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Professor Toh-Ming Lu Named Fellow of the Materials Research Society');document.writeln(' (March 2008)
');document.writeln(' Toh-Ming Lu, the R.P. Baker Distinguished Professor of Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a lifetime fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS). ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Renowned Physicist Named Kodosky Constellation Chair at Rensselaer');document.writeln(' (February 2008)
');document.writeln(' Shengbai Zhang, a quantum physicist renowned for his computational modeling and research in semiconductor defects, has been named senior chair of Rensselaer’s Gail and Jeffrey L. Kodosky ’70 Constellation in Physics, Information Technology, and Entrepreneurship. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Nanoscience Expert and Experienced Academic To Head Rensselaer Biology Department');document.writeln(' (August 2007)
');document.writeln(' Susan P. Gilbert, a renowned expert in cell biology, biophysics, and nanoscience, will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as the head of the Biology Department on Sept. 1, 2007. Gilbert joins the Rensselaer faculty after 12 years at the University of Pittsburgh. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Chang Ryu selected as 2007 Young Observer');document.writeln(' (June 2007)
');document.writeln(' Chang Ryu, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, is one of six scientists chosen for the 2007 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Young Observer Program. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' K.V. Lakshmi Awarded DOE Grant for Basic Research on Solar Energy Utilization');document.writeln(' (May 2007)
');document.writeln(' The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $22.7 million in basic research projects aimed at improving the capture, conversion and use of solar energy. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Faculty Honored For Years of Service');document.writeln(' (May 2007)
');document.writeln(' At the Annual Faculty Recognition Dinner held on May 4, several School of Science faculty received awards and recognition. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Biochemistry Professor Wilfredo Colón is featured in ScienceCareers.org');document.writeln(' (April 2007)
');document.writeln(' Biochemistry Professor Wilfredo (Freddy) Colón is one of the featured scientists in ScienceCareers.org\'s minority science network. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Professor Leonard Interrante Named Inventor of the Year');document.writeln(' (February 2007)
');document.writeln(' The Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association (ENYIPLA) has awarded Leonard Interrante and Christopher Whitmarsh the 2007 Inventor of the Year Award for a patent that was integral to the development of Malta-based Starfire Systems Inc., a high-tech advanced materials manufacturer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Crivello Awarded ACS-PMSE Fellowship');document.writeln(' (January 2007)
');document.writeln(' Professor James Crivello has been selected to join the prestigious ranks of the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Fellows in 2007. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Spear awarded AGU Fellowship');document.writeln(' (January 2007)
');document.writeln(' Frank Spear, department chair and professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Alkermes and RPI Announce Exclusive Licensing Agreement for Novel Drug');document.writeln(' (October 2006)
');document.writeln(' The biotech company Alkermes, Inc. and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced they have entered into a license agreement granting Alkermes exclusive rights to a family of novel opioid receptor compounds discovered at Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' School of Science Faculty Awarded Grants');document.writeln(' (September 2006)
');document.writeln(' The Office of Research has announced the School of Science research awards for April, May, and June 2006. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Math Professor Wins Gold Medal in Diving Competition');document.writeln(' (September 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer math professor Margaret Cheney recently won the gold medal in the 3-meter competition held for the 50-54 age group during the FINA Masters World Diving Championship held in Stanford, Calif., last month. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Leonard Interrante visits China to give plenary lecture and to promote cooperation between U.S. and Chinese chemists.');document.writeln(' (August 2006)
');document.writeln(' Professor of Chemistry Leonard V. Interrante returned from a 10 day trip to China in July, which was sponsored by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Division to enhance cooperation betweenn U.S. and Chinese chemists. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Linda McGown Appointed Walker Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rensselaer');document.writeln(' (July 2006)
');document.writeln(' Linda McGown, professor and chair of chemistry and chemical biology, has been appointed the William Weightman Walker Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rensselaer. Established in 1905, the Walker Chair is one of the two oldest named professorships at Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Web Visionary James A. Hendler Will Lead Tetherless World Research Constellation');document.writeln(' (June 2006)
');document.writeln(' James A. Hendler, a renowned computer scientist and World Wide Web researcher, has been appointed senior constellation professor of the Tetherless World Research Constellation at Rensselaer. Hendler will join Rensselaer Jan. 1, 2007. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' “Green” Plastics: Rensselaer Researchers Seek To Advance the Discovery and Design of Next-Generation Biodegradable Plastics');document.writeln(' (June 2006)
');document.writeln(' Researchers at Rensselaer are building the first comprehensive framework to advance the discovery and design of cost-effective biodegradable plastics. The aim of the research, funded by a $405,821 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), is to provide a foundation for developing the next generation of “green” plastics. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Gwo-Ching Wang Wins William H. Wiley Distinquished Faculty Award');document.writeln(' (May 2006)
');document.writeln(' Gwo-Ching Wang, Department Chair and Professor of Physics, was awarded the William H. Wiley Distinguished Faculty Award on May 1, 2006 for her outstanding contributions in surface and interface ordering phenomena, and her leadership in promoting research experience for undergraduates and interdisciplinary graduate education. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' School of Science Faculty Awarded Grants');document.writeln(' (April 2006)
');document.writeln(' The Office of Research has announced awards of a new round of seed grant funding. Grants will go to nine projects across Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Professor Petros Drineas Receives NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (March 2006)
');document.writeln(' Petros Drineas, assistant professor of computer science at Rensselaer, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Drineas will use the projected five-year, $400,000 grant to investigate novel computational algorithms for analyzing complex datasets with applications in health and medicine, computer science, and social sciences. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Research Highlighted at American Physical Society Meeting');document.writeln(' (March 2006)
');document.writeln(' From energy-efficient lighting to flexible “nano skins” for a variety of applications, more than 50 Rensselaer researchers are presenting this week at the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting in Baltimore, Md. In addition, Angel Garcia, senior constellation chaired professor in biocomputation and bioinformatics and professor of physics, will receive the 2006 Edward A. Bouchet Award by the APS for “his contributions to the understanding of the role of water in the dynamics and folding of proteins through computer simulations.” The award promotes the participation of underrepresented minorities in physics by identifying and recognizing a distinguished minority physicist who has made significant contributions to physics research. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Angel Garcia Awarded NSF Grant To Study Proteins Under Pressure');document.writeln(' (February 2006)
');document.writeln(' A Rensselaer researcher has been awarded a five-year, $947,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study how proteins behave under pressure. Angel Garcia, senior constellation chaired professor in biocomputation and bioinformatics, seeks to address gaps in scientific knowledge regarding the role of water pressure in protein structure and function that could aid in the understanding and treatment of disease. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Appoints Professor Michael Hanna as Associate Dean for Academic Advising, Assessment, and Special Programs');document.writeln(' (February 2006)
');document.writeln(' Michael Hanna, associate professor of biology, has been appointed as associate dean for academic advising, assessment, and special programs at Rensselaer. He will also serve as the director of the Institute’s Advising and Learning Assistance Center (ALAC). ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Gerald Friedman: Sediment Historian');document.writeln(' (January 2006)
');document.writeln(' Gerald M. Friedman is a man of lists. The sedimentary geologist and earth sciences historian can name the state geologists who were trained by geologist Amos Eaton, founder and first professor of the Rensselaer School in 1824 (almost two dozen); the places he himself visited in 1975, for example, to teach courses on sedimentary geology (at least two dozen); and the number of students he has taught over his career (more than four dozen doctoral students alone). [Geotimes] ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Gerald Friedman Wins Legendary Geoscientist Award and the Mary C. Rabbit Memorial Medal');document.writeln(' (November 2005)
');document.writeln(' Gerald Friedman, Professor Emeritus of Earth and Environmental Sciences, was recently awarded two distinguished awards: the 2005 Legendary Geoscientist Award and the Mary C. Rabbit Memorial Medal for 2005. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Out and About: School of Science Welcomes New Faculty, Honors Joe Flaherty');document.writeln(' (October 2005)
');document.writeln(' Faculty and staff of the School of Science joined together on Tuesday, October 4 to welcome new science faculty members. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Biologist Charles Boylen Provides Testimony to NYS Assembly on Water Quality in the Adirondacks');document.writeln(' (October 2005)
');document.writeln(' Charles Boylen, professor of biology and associate director of environmental assessment programs at Rensselaer’s Darrin Fresh Water Institute (DFWI), recently testified on water quality in the Adirondacks at a hearing of the New York State Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Professor Peter Kramer Receives NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (August 2005)
');document.writeln(' Peter Kramer, assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Rensselaer, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Kramer will use the projected five-year, $412,138 grant to work on developing a new quantitative model to represent the interaction of water molecules and protein molecules with the aim of accelerating computational simulations, potentially leading to future medical applications. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Professor Peter Kramer Selected To Receive NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (August 2005)
');document.writeln(' Peter Kramer, assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Kramer will use the projected five-year, $412,138 grant to work on developing a new quantitative model to represent the interaction of water molecules and protein molecules with the aim of accelerating computational simulations, potentially leading to future medical applications. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Researchers Develop Approach That Predicts Protein Separation Behavior');document.writeln(' (August 2005)
');document.writeln(' Applying math and computers to the drug discovery process, researchers at Rensselaer have developed a method to predict protein separation behavior directly from protein structure. This new multi-scale protein modeling approach may reduce the time it takes to bring pharmaceuticals to market and may have significant implications for an array of biotechnology applications, including bioprocessing, drug discovery, and proteomics, the study of protein structure and function. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Astrophysicist Chairs New Scientific Survey of Milky Way Galaxy');document.writeln(' (August 2005)
');document.writeln(' Heidi Newberg, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is chairing the science working group of a new project focused on mapping the Milky Way Galaxy’s structure and stellar makeup and compiling data on its origins and evolution. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Professor Wait Honored With RAA Distinguished Service Award');document.writeln(' (June 2005)
');document.writeln(' Samuel Wait Jr. \'53 was honored with the Rensselaer Alumni Association (RAA) Distinguished Service Award at the Reunion 2005 RAA Awards dinner June 10. The award recognizes "service of the highest order to Rensselaer, to a profession, to the nation, and to humanity." ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Professor Wait Honored With RAA Distinguished Service Award');document.writeln(' (June 2005)
');document.writeln(' Samuel Wait Jr. \'53 was honored with the Rensselaer Alumni Association (RAA) Distinguished Service Award at the Reunion 2005 RAA Awards dinner June 10. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Professor Christopher Bystroff Selected To Receive NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (June 2005)
');document.writeln(' Christopher Bystroff, associate professor of biology at Rensselaer, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Bystroff will use the projected five-year, $783,768 grant to work on developing five statistical models that represent various stages in the folding of proteins. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Professor Christopher Bystroff Selected To Receive NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (June 2005)
');document.writeln(' Christopher Bystroff, associate professor of biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Bystroff will use the projected five-year, $783,768 grant to work on developing five statistical models that represent various stages in the folding of proteins. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Research Professor Donna Bedard Awarded Fulbright Grant');document.writeln(' (May 2005)
');document.writeln(' Donna Bedard, research professor of biology at Rensselaer, has received a Fulbright Lecturing Grant in Biological Sciences. She will use the grant to travel to Prague, Czech Republic, to teach and conduct research at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT). ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Research Professor Awarded Fulbright Grant');document.writeln(' (May 2005)
');document.writeln(' Donna Bedard, research professor of biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has received a Fulbright Lecturing Grant in Biological Sciences. She will use the grant to travel to Prague, Czech Republic, to teach and conduct research at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT). ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' McLaughlin receives 2005 Darrin Counseling Award');document.writeln(' (May 2005)
');document.writeln(' Professor Harry McLaughlin, Professor of Mathematical Sciences, has been selected as this year\'s recipient of the David M. Darrin Counseling Award. This award was established by David M. Darrin \'40, to recognize a faculty member who has made an unusual contribution in the counseling of undergraduate students, generously sharing time and talents with them, and demonstrating special concern for their welfare in and out of the classroom. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Receives NYSTAR Biotechnology Research Award');document.writeln(' (April 2005)
');document.writeln(' Governor George Pataki, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver recently announced that Rensselaer has received one of 10 New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR) James D. Watson Investigator Program Awards. The $200,000 grant was awarded to Chunyu Wang, assistant professor of biology at Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Receives NYSTAR Biotechnology Research Award');document.writeln(' (April 2005)
');document.writeln(' Governor George E. Pataki, Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has received one of 10 New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR) James D. Watson Investigator Program Awards. The $200,000 grant was awarded to Chunyu Wang, assistant professor of biology at Rensselaer, whose research focuses on the application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study Alzheimer’s disease and other significant problems in neuroscience and aging. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' New Book on Environmental Issues Published by Rensselaer Professor');document.writeln(' (March 2005)
');document.writeln(' In his new book, Wisdom for a Livable Planet (Trinity University Press, April 2005), Carl McDaniel provides an introduction to many of today\'s critical environmental issues, including toxic waste, biodiversity, globalization, population, economic justice, climate change, and environmental education. McDaniel is professor of biology at Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' New Book on Environmental Issues Published by Rensselaer Professor');document.writeln(' (March 2005)
');document.writeln(' In his new book, Wisdom for a Livable Planet (Trinity University Press, April 2005), Carl McDaniel provides an introduction to many of today\'s critical environmental issues, including toxic waste, biodiversity, globalization, population, economic justice, climate change, and environmental education. McDaniel is professor of biology at Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Search for Dean of the School of Science');document.writeln(' (February 2005)
');document.writeln(' Joseph Flaherty will be stepping down as Dean of the School of Science, effective July 1, 2005, and will be returning to the faculty as the Amos Eaton Professor of Computer Science. As a result, Rensselaer is initiating an international search for a Dean of the School of Science. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Ivar Giaever ’64 Retirement Reception');document.writeln(' (February 2005)
');document.writeln(' The School of Science hosted a retirement reception for Ivar Giaever \'64, Institute Professor of Science and professor of physics, on Jan. 26 in the Russell Sage Dining Hall. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Carlos Varela Selected for NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (February 2005)
');document.writeln(' Carlos Varela, assistant professor of computer science at Rensselaer, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Varela will use the projected five-year, $400,000 grant to design and implement computer programming technology for use in solving complex scientific problems through high-performance grid computing. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Professor Carlos Varela Selected For NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (February 2005)
');document.writeln(' Carlos Varela, assistant professor of computer science at Rensselaer, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Varela will use the projected five-year, $400,000 grant to design and implement computer programming technology for use in solving complex scientific problems through high-performance grid computing. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Chang Ryu Selected to Receive NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (January 2005)
');document.writeln(' Chang Ryu, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Rensselaer, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Ryu will use the projected five-year, $445,000 grant to explore new and improved techniques for separating and analyzing polymers, which are widely used as plastics. Ryu works with polymers in nano-sized pores to better understand the chemistry of these materials in the nanoscale environment. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Out and About: Ivar Giaever ’64 Retirement Reception');document.writeln(' (January 2005)
');document.writeln(' The School of Science hosted a retirement reception for Ivar Giaever \'64, Institute Professor of Science and professor of physics, on Jan. 26 in the Russell Sage Dining Hall. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Chang Ryu Selected for NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (January 2005)
');document.writeln(' Chang Ryu, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Ryu will use the projected five-year, $445,000 grant to explore new and improved techniques for separating and analyzing polymers. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Robert Palazzo Appointed Director of Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies');document.writeln(' (November 2004)
');document.writeln(' Robert Palazzo, professor and chair of the Department of Biology, has been appointed director of Rensselaer’s Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. As director, Palazzo will oversee Rensselaer’s priorities in biotechnology research, coordinating and developing the center’s research programs and core facilities and facilitating strategic growth opportunities. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Renowned Scientist Angel E. Garcia Will Lead New Biocomputation and Bioinformatics Research Constellation');document.writeln(' (November 2004)
');document.writeln(' Angel E. Garcia, a renowned theoretical physicist in biomolecular research, has been appointed a senior constellation chaired professor in biocomputation and bioinformatics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Garcia will join Rensselaer on Jan. 1, 2005. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' School of Science Receives NYSTAR Faculty Development Awards');document.writeln(' (October 2004)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Science will receive $1.5 million from the state to hire two scientists, Gov. George Pataki announced Thursday. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' New Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Working To Strengthen Department');document.writeln(' (October 2004)
');document.writeln(' Linda McGown, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, joined Rensselaer this summer as the Institute works to strengthen the department\'s faculty and research. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Expands Biology Department, Adds Interdisciplinary Expertise With New Faculty Appointments');document.writeln(' (September 2004)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer has dramatically expanded its Department of Biology with the appointment of eight new faculty members over the last two years. The new faculty provide expertise fundamental to the new research programs at Rensselaer’s Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Completes Future Chips Constellation With Two New Faculty Appointments');document.writeln(' (March 2004)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced the appointment of two new faculty members, thereby completing its Future Chips Constellation, the first of several "critical mass" groupings of world-caliber faculty in focal research areas. The new faculty are Shawn-Yu Lin, Ph.D., a recognized authority in photonics research, and Christian M. Wetzel, Ph.D., a research pioneer in semiconductor device design and manufacturing. ');document.writeln('