Rensselaer Lally School of Management and Technology Professor Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

Troy, N.Y. — Robert Sands, clinical professor of management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has received a Fulbright Scholar lecturing/research award in business. He will use the grant to travel to Tunisia, Africa, to lecture, instruct staff, and develop curriculum for the graduate management program at the Institut Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (IHEC) — the Institute of Advanced Business Studies.

Rensselaer Partners With Cornell To Test Effects of Earthquakes on Critical Pipeline Systems

Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is partnering with Cornell University to test the effects of earthquakes on underground pipeline systems used for water, electric power, gas and liquid fuel, telecommunications, transportation, and waste. The four-year project is funded by a $2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) research grant. Cornell University is leading the project, with Rensselaer’s portion of the grant totaling $746,822.

NSF Awards Rensselaer First-of-Its-Kind Grant for Fuel Cell Research Education

$4.8 Million Investment To Prepare the Next Generation of Fuel Cell Researchers Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, as part of its continued expansion of energy research, today announced a $4.8 million novel interdisciplinary program to train doctoral students in fuel cell science and engineering. The program is supported by a $3.2 million, first-of-its-kind fuel cell research education grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) combined with a $1.6 million investment by Rensselaer.

Rensselaer Nuclear-Energy Pioneer Richard T. Lahey Jr. Receives Two Major Honors

Troy, N.Y — Richard T. Lahey Jr., a pioneer in the field of nuclear reactor technology and safety who is now exploring sonofusion, a new form of nuclear fusion, has been awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Fellowship, one of the most prestigious honors given to senior researchers around the world. Lahey is the Edward Hood Jr. Professor of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Rensselaer Experiment Finds Water Molecules Are Always H<sub>2</sub>O 

Troy, N.Y. — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Ben-Gurion University in Israel have published results of a new experiment that found water molecules are made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, even during very short time intervals. The results dispute previous claims made by another research group suggesting a change in the chemical formula of water.

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