Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute To Welcome Class of 2021
This weekend, 1,682 new students will make their way to Rensselaer to start the next stage of their academic careers.
Jefferson Project – Changing forests, road salt, and wetland ecosystems
[The Jefferson Project at Lake George is conducting ongoing research into how human activities may be affecting the lake and surrounding wetlands. This guest blog by Aaron Stoler, a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Jefferson Project Director Rick Relyea, summarizes recent research published as a featured article in the journal Freshwater Science. The […]
Commencement 2017: “Make Every Day Count”
[We hope you enjoy this letter of appreciation and advice which graduating Rensselaer senior Christina Akirtava wrote to her “RPI Family.”] My father always told me “Don’t be ordinary, be extraordinary.” With these words in mind, I tried to make every day at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute count. Of course there were days I enjoyed with […]
Joe Chow Named Institute Professor of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, N.Y. — Joe Chow, power grid control expert and professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was recently named Institute Professor of Engineering, one of the highest and most prestigious honors bestowed upon a Rensselaer faculty member.
A Silent Search for Dark Matter
Results from its first run indicate that XENON1T is the most sensitive dark matter detector on Earth.
New Bioimaging Technique Is Fast and Economical
A new approach to optical imaging makes it possible to quickly and economically monitor multiple molecular interactions in a large area of living tissue – such as an organ or a small animal; technology that could have applications in medical diagnosis, guided surgery, or pre-clinical drug testing.
New Guide Showcases Discipline That Prepares Experts for a World Growing Louder
Ning Xiang, the program’s director, has edited Architectural Acoustics Handbook, which culls the theory and applications from some of the leading minds in architectural acoustics.
Frogs That Adapt to Pesticides Are More Vulnerable to Parasites
Amphibians can evolve increased tolerance to pesticides, but the adaptation can make them more susceptible to parasites, according to a team that includes researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Cultivating What It Means To Be Human
Faculty from the Rensselaer School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, in partnership with Student Life, have selected two titles for the 2017-18 Community Read.
Rensselaer Names New Director of Lighting Research Center
Rensselaer has named Professor Mariana G. Figueiro, Ph.D., as director of the Lighting Research Center (LRC), after serving as the center’s acting director over the past year.