Rensselaer To Celebrate Launch of New Dual Degree in Music and Management

To celebrate the launch of a new dual degree program in music and management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host Creative Entrepreneurship: The Music-Tech-Business Connection, a presentation and panel discussion, on Monday, April 22. It will be held at 4 p.m. in Studio Beta of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) on campus and is free and open to the public.

New Discovery Makes Fast-Charging, Better Performing Lithium-Ion Batteries Possible

TROY, N.Y. — Creating a lithium-ion battery that can charge in a matter of minutes but still operate at a high capacity is possible, according to research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute just published in Nature Communications. This development has the potential to improve battery performance for consumer electronics, solar grid storage, and electric vehicles.  

Minoru Tomozawa Elected a Distinguished Life Member of the American Ceramic Society

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 […]

Rensselaer Students Invited to Participate in NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

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 Named ELATES at Drexel® Fellow

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 […]

Rensselaer Piano Showcase To Take Place April 17

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will present a piano showcase on Wednesday, April 17, at 4 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) on campus. The event, free and open to the public, will feature compositions for up to four pianos in addition to original student work.

Winners of Spring 2019 Change the World Challenge Announced By Rensselaer

The Paul J. ’69 and Kathleen M. Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute recently held its biannual Change the World Challenge, where six student teams were each awarded a prize of $1,000 for the business concepts they pitched to solve complex global challenges. Two teams received honorary mentions and were awarded $500 each.

Enhanced Robot “Vision” Enables More Natural Interaction With Humans

TROY, N.Y. — A wide-eyed, soft-spoken robot named Pepper motors around the Intelligent Systems Lab at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. One of the researchers tests Pepper, making various gestures as the robot accurately describes what he’s doing. When he crosses his arms, the robot identifies from his body language that something is off.  “Hey, be friendly to me,” Pepper says.

Doctoral Student Receives Storage Manufacturers Association Honor

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 […]

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