Rensselaer Mechanical Engineers Win First Place at ASME Student Manufacturing Design Competition
Students Take Top Prize for Innovative New Process for Manufacturing Advanced Composites (l-r) Jaron Kuppers, Dan Walczyk, and Casey Hoffman
From Star Trek to the College Campus, Former Hollywood Screenwriter Takes on Top Ranked Video Game Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lee Sheldon, the new co-director of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Games & Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) program, knows a good story when he hears one. The former Hollywood screenwriter and producer’s credits span three decades and include Star Trek: Next Generation, Charlie’s Angels, and Cagney & Lacey. But when it comes to the video game industry — in which he has worked since 1995 - Sheldon has yet to see good narrative emerge as a priority.
Rensselaer Team Shows How To Analyze Raw Government Data
A How-To Primer on “Mashing-Up” the Treasure Trove of Government Web Data Who is the White House’s most frequent visitor? Which White House staffer has the most visitors? How do smoking quit rates, state by state, relate to unemployment, taxes, and violent crimes? How do politics influence U.S. Supreme Court decisions? How many earthquakes occurred worldwide recently? Where and how strong were they? Which states have the cleanest air and water?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor James Lu Garners Award, Fellowship for Research on 3-D Computer Chips
A World Leader in 3-D Chip Technology, Lu Is Honored by the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society
White House Honors Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Matthew Oehlschlaeger With Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
PECASE Is the Highest Honor Given by the United States Government to Outstanding Young Scientists and Engineers
"Uncertain Spectator" Exhibit at Rensselaer's EMPAC Gathers Works Reflecting Present-Day Anxieties
Still from Jordon Wolfson’s 2009 video Con Leche
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Launches Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine
New Center Pursues Interdisciplinary Solutions for Critical Health Care Challenges Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced the new Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM) within the School of Engineering.
Rensselaer Smart Lighting Research Center Announces First Deployment of New Technology on Campus
The new Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center (ERC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has transformed a key building on the Institute’s storied campus into a test bed for high-efficiency lighting.
Rensselaer Creates New Center for Data Science Research
Researchers throughout Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are coming together to develop a new interdisciplinary Data Science Research Center. The center will bring together top researchers from every school within Rensselaer as well as collaborators at other universities and corporations to develop new and better ways to store, protect, share, and gain knowledge from scientific data.