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 […]
Students from Rensselaer Motorsport, the Formula SAE team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, unveiled the car they will be using to compete at Michigan International Speedway later this year. The vehicle, RM24, was completely designed and built by student team members. Team Leader Ryder Winans said they used advanced CAD and simulation software to design the […]
Minoru Tomozawa, professor of materials science and engineering, will deliver the American Ceramic Society’s 2019 Edward Orton Jr. Memorial Lecture. This lecture has been delivered each year since 1933, and is named after the founder of the American Ceramic Society. Those nominated, and chosen, have gained national recognition in their field. Tomozawa will present his […]
Wei Ji, associate professor of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering, has been awarded the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Graduate Faculty Teaching Award at the doctoral-level. The honor is in recognition of “excellence and creativity in the teaching of graduate students.” Ji will receive the award at the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting […]
Emily Aaldenberg, a doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been chosen to receive the Norbert J. Kreidl Award for her contribution to understanding the origins of fast-surface stress relaxation in glass. The Norbert J. Kreidl Award for Young Scholars is awarded by the Glass & Optical […]
Luigi Vanfretti, associate professor of electrical engineering, has beenelected to the board of the North American Modelica User’s Group. The organization was “founded to support users within North America, and to promote the use of Modelica for engineering model development in the region.” Vanfretti was also recently elected to the Modelica Association. The nonprofit organization […]
Sergio Pequito, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, has been named a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). As the largest technical professional organization in the world, IEEE is focused on technological innovation to benefit humanity. The level of senior membership is given to those with professional maturity, who […]
Liwen Chen, a doctoral student in the department of chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer, recently won the prestigious Frank J. Padden Jr. Award from the 2019 American Physical Society March Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The award is given to a graduate student for “Excellence in Polymer Physics Research.” She received this honor after presenting […]
Pingkun Yan, co-director of Rensselaer’s Biomedical Imaging Center, recently received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bench-to-Bedside award grant with his NIH collaborator Dr. Brad Wood for their research focused on improving cancer detection through ultrasound imaging. Right now, Yan said, ultrasound imaging is the most commonly used tool for interventional procedures. It is easy […]