The Career Development Center (CDC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the recipient of this year’s General Electric (GE) Partnership Award. The distinction honors Rensselaer for its efforts in building corporate relationships and recruiting. Rensselaer is also recognized as among the best of 40 elite executive schools selected by GE as top developers of talent and company placement.
The above graphs were provided by Arturo Estrella, professor of economics and head of the economics department at Rensselaer.
A new technique for creating liquid lenses with water and sound could enable a new generation of low cost, lightweight, energy efficient cameras.
Colloquium held in Lucca, Italy, on Sept. 19
Developed as a practical system for assessing outdoor lighting performance, the OSP method can be used with any commercial lighting software. Using this software, the designer establishes a calculation “box” following the natural division between a public and private space, the property line.
In the minutes, hours, and days following a disaster, first responders must have the proper electricity, water, and access to roadways they need to do their job. A new six-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate how different civil infrastructures within a city or county — such as roadways, water and power utilities, hospitals, banks, or law enforcement — interact with each other and with the natural environment after a disaster.