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.
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.
Research on three mutations associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy –a disease best known for revealing itself as an unexpected, fatal heart attack during strenuous exercise – found separate mechanisms at work at the molecular level.
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 […]
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 […]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is celebrating its first semester as part of a New York State Center of Excellence in Digital Game Development. Together with Rochester Institute of Technology and New York University, the center has received nearly $900,000 in new grant funding from New York to support and grow the state’s digital gaming sector.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a lecture by McGill University’s Marcelo M. Wanderley titled “Frontiers in Musical Interactive System Design & Aesthetics” on April 5, 2019. The lecture will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 5, in Studio Beta at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the Rensselaer campus. The event is free and open to the general public.
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 […]