Rensselaer Professor Tarek Abdoun Wins ASCE Huber Award
Tarek Abdoun, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and associate director of Rensselaer’s Center for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (CEES).
Rensselaer Students Recognized for Innovative Ideas To "Change The World"
A “smart” power strip that boosts energy efficiency, a simple water treatment and sanitation solution for people in developing countries, and a solar-powered brick maker are among the winning ideas in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s spring 2009 Change the World Challenge contest.
Rensselaer Professor Michael Shur Elected MRS Fellow
Semiconductor and integrated circuit pioneer Michael Shur, the Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts ’48 Chaired Professor in Solid State Electronics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS).
2009 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Commencement Honorands Announced
Peter Schwartz ’68 Commencement Speaker Renowned Futurist Peter Schwartz ’68 to deliver Commencement Address
Kane Wins 2009 ACS Young Investigator Award
Nanobiotechnology expert Ravi Kane has won the 2009 Young Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Biochemical Technology.
Rensselaer Announces New VP for Research
Francine Berman Cyberinfrastructure expert Francine Berman joins the Institute
James Crivello Given Top Honor for Polymer Research by ACS
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor James Crivello, of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, was awarded the 2009 Herman F. Mark Senior Scholar Award by the Polymer Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The award is one of the highest honors that a polymer researcher can receive and recognizes outstanding research and leadership in the field.
Rensselaer Student-Athlete To Debut New Gospel CD at EMPAC
Whitney Coleman '10 (photo by Daria Robbins/RPI) On Thursday, April 2, the Curtis R.
100 Years of Excellence: Celebrating a Century of Engineering Innovation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this month is celebrating the centennial anniversary of the founding of two outstanding departments: electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. The world-renowned departments, known for both the ingenuity of their researchers and quality of their students, will hold campus events to commemorate their 100-year histories and to look forward toward to another century of innovation and excellence.
Radio: Who Knew It Could be So Hot?
A.P. “Preetham” Parigi Photo Credit: Rensselaer/Kris Qua Indian Radio Innovator Receives 2009 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year Award