The Society for Technical Communication (STC) recently awarded Miles A. Kimball, professor of communication and media in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Rensselaer, the Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research. The award, given out annually, recognizes researchers who have made positive, significant contributions to the field of technical communication. It […]
Having just completed her sophomore year, Maggie McAuliffe, an industrial and management engineering major, is preparing to participate in the inaugural Arch program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In this innovative program, all undergraduate students live on campus during the summer after their sophomore year and participate in an off-campus experiential learning experience during the fall […]
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University has announced that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute computer scientist Francine Berman has been awarded a fellowship as part of the 2019–2020 fellowship class. Berman, an international leader in data science, was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her work has focused on the […]
This semester, a team of students from the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer won the regional round of the 2018-2019 ASCM Case Competition that took place in Boston. The annual competition, sponsored by the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) and Deloitte Consulting LLP, requires students to present solutions to supply chain management problems […]
Minoru Tomozawa, professor of materials science and engineering, has been elected a Distinguished Life Member of the American Ceramic Society. “The Distinguished Life Member grade of Society membership is the Society’s most prestigious level of membership and is awarded in recognition of a member’s contribution to the ceramics profession,” said Pawel Keblinksi, materials science and […]
Six Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students have been invited to participate in the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The program supports students in science, technology, engineering, and math who are working on research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. The GRFP is the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind and is known for choosing scholars […]
Liping Huang, associate dean for research and graduate programs in the School of Engineering, has been accepted as a member of the 2019-2020 cohort of fellows for the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) at Drexel® program. ELATES at Drexel® is a one-year, part-time fellowship aimed at advancing senior female faculty in […]
Four Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students have received a scholarship from the Vertical Flight Foundation. Undergraduate student Colin Hamilton and graduate students Ahmad Amer, Matthew Misiorowski, and Ariel Walter are among just 26 students nationwide to receive this honor this year. The foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of the Vertical Flight Society, gives these merit-based […]
Doctoral student Kaan Unnu has been chosen to receive the Storage Manufacturers Association Honor Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year from the Material Handling Education Foundation Inc. The Foundation is an independent charitable organization that has been in operation since 1976. Since that time, it has awarded more than $2.5 million in scholarships and grants […]
Jennifer Pazour, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, has been invited to give the Distinguished Researcher Presentation at the World Class Supply Chain Summit this spring. The event, which brings together more than 100 leaders in the field, will be held in May in Milton, Ontario. The summit serves as a forum to discuss […]