Troy, N.Y. — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered what likely triggered the eruption of a “supervolcano” that coated much of the western half of the United States with ash fallout 760,000 years ago.
New class of nanomaterials could lead to more efficient solar cells, brighter LEDs
Troy, N.Y. — Daniel Gall, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Gall will use the projected five-year, $400,000 grant to help craft the next generation of custom nanoscale structures.
Continues call for investment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics talent to sustain the national capacity for innovation
Program between Albany Law School and Rensselaer set to launch in fall 2007 TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer’s Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School of Management and Technology and Albany Law School today announced plans to begin offering two new and innovative master’s degree programs in the fields of technology transfer and commercialization. The joint collaboration is the first between the two institutions located in the heart of New York’s Capital Region.
Troy, N.Y. — Starting classes, meeting peers, and exploring a new region can seem intimidating for many new college students. But it doesn’t have to be — at least that’s what staffers in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Office of the First-Year Experience (FYE) believe.
Undergraduate applications jump almost 50 percent in one year Troy, N.Y. — More than 10,000 high school students have filed applications to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, setting a record with an increase of almost 50 percent over the previous year, according to numbers released today by Rensselaer’s Office of Enrollment Management.
Brian Schulkin’s “Mini-Z” spots cracks in space shuttle foam, detects tumors in tissue Troy, N.Y. — “T-rays” have been touted as the next breakthrough in sensing and imaging, but the need for bulky equipment has been an obstacle to reaching the field’s potential. Enter Brian Schulkin, winner of the first-ever $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize. Schulkin has invented an ultralight, handheld terahertz spectrometer — an advance that could help catapult T-ray technology from the lab bench to the marketplace.
Study expands potential for using nanotubes in water purification, genetic research
Redesigned Hirsch Observatory at Rensselaer open to the public Troy, N.Y. — With an impressive mechanical whir, the dome above Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Hirsch Observatory revolves over your head. As the telescope moves on a giant steel arm, you look through the scope to see the tilted rings surrounding a beautiful buttery yellow orb — Saturn.