President Shirley Ann Jackson and Physics Professor Gwo-Ching Wang Elected as 2006 AAAS Fellows

Troy, N.Y. — Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Gwo-Ching Wang, department chair and professor of physics, have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Jackson and Wang are two of 449 fellows elected this year in recognition of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications, according to AAAS. The announcement will be made in the Nov. 24, 2006 issue of Science.

IDG's InfoWorld Names Rensselaer's Data Warehouse Among the 100 Most Innovative Corporate IT Solutions

Annual awards honor most creative and cutting-edge implementations of enterprise technology TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer’s Data Warehouse Group was one of 100 organizations recognized by International Data Group’s (IDG) InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, as a winner of its InfoWorld 100 awards. The annual awards honor IT projects that demonstrate the most creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further their business goals. 

Portable, Solar-Powered Tag Readers Could Improve Traffic Management

Troy, N.Y. — As part of their ongoing effort to improve traffic management in New York state and across the country, a team of transportation researchers will be testing an array of wireless, solar-powered readers to monitor traffic flow. In the coming months, the units will be deployed to collect traffic data during the morning commute on busy Capital Region roads.

Examining the Impact of Renewable Energy on the Electric Power Grid

$1.23 million from NYSTAR will allow Rensselaer to create renewable energy test-bed Troy, N.Y. — With a $1.23 million grant, researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be creating a distributed power “test-bed” to study how the electricity distribution grid might be affected by the widespread adoption of clean, renewable energy sources.

New Techniques Pave Way for Carbon Nanotubes in Electronic Devices

Troy, N.Y. — Many of the vaunted applications of carbon nanotubes require the ability to attach these super-tiny cylinders to electrically conductive surfaces, but to date researchers have only been successful in creating high-resistance interfaces between nanotubes and substrates. Now a team from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reports two new techniques, each following a different approach, for placing carbon nanotube patterns on metal surfaces of just about any shape and size.

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