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Troy, N.Y. — Toh-Ming Lu, the R.P. Baker Distinguished Professor of Physics, and Wilfredo Colón, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers are two of 471 newly elected follows recognized for their distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Lu is cited for “seminal contributions to the fundamental understanding of thin film morphological evolution.” 

Researchers hope national survey will uncover links to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis   

BioArt program at Rensselaer among first of its kind in the United States

Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship hosted the fifth annual Women in Entrepreneurship Symposium on Oct. 24. The symposium, “Entrepreneurial Women Designing the Future,” featured rising stars who are making their marks on higher education, business, government, and the international landscape. The annual symposium is part of the Severino Center’s effort to spark the interest of young women to pursue entrepreneurial ventures and careers in science, engineering, and technology.

$2.5 million NSF grant to fund international collaboration on polymer research and education

Troy, N.Y. — Blocks of carbon nanotubes can be used to create effective and powerful pressure sensors, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Troy, N.Y. — Professor Shekhar Garde, a rising star in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Engineering, was this week named the new head of the university’s Howard. P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Garde began his new post on Oct. 15.

Troy, N.Y.— A leading expert in Web research, Deborah L. McGuinness, joins Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an endowed chair of the Tetherless World Research Constellation. One of the creators of the Web language that is ushering in the next generation of the World Wide Web — the OWL Web Ontology Language — McGuinness is widely known in her field. She joins the senior constellation chair, James A. Hendler. Together the two top Web gurus make Rensselaer a leader in Web research.

Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been counted among the 60 “most forward-thinking design schools” in the world, according to BusinessWeek magazine’s second annual survey of the best design schools around the globe. The ranking appears in the publication’s Oct. 15 issue.

Researchers win $1.2M DOT grant to develop methods for shifting truck deliveries to off-hours Troy, N.Y. — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have won a competitive $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to identify the perfect combination of technology and financial incentives that could help alleviate daytime traffic congestion and boost economic growth in New York City.