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Troy, N.Y. — Michael Shur, the Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts ’48 Chaired Professor in Solid State Electronics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Shur is one of 376 newly elected fellows recognized for their efforts to advance science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished, according to AAAS. The announcement was made in today’s issue of Science.

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Troy, N.Y. — One of the first things we learn in chemistry class is that solids conduct heat better than liquids. But a new study suggests that in nanoscale materials, this is not necessarily the case.

New scientific model will be featured in Brain Research Reviews

Troy, N.Y. — Ning Xiang, chair of the graduate program in architectural acoustics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has developed a new technique to streamline and expedite the process of measuring acoustics, which can be used to calculate previously unattainable measurements of sound propagation. The research was done in collaboration with John Daigle, an electrical engineering professor from the University of Mississippi.

TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been named one of 10 partner institutions on a national environmental engineering research project — the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research. Called CLEANER, the goal is to advance scientific and engineering knowledge to address the challenges of complex, large-scale, human-stressed environmental systems, such as managing and protecting water supplies, restoring altered ecosystems, preserving endangered species, and tracking harmful agents.

Troy, N.Y. — A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute engineer is headed to New Orleans as part of an expert team investigating levee failures in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The researchers, who are funded by a special exploratory grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), plan to take lessons from the disaster and apply them to the design of levee systems across the country.

Troy, N.Y. —  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson will serve as honorary chair for the National Women’s Hall of Fame 2005 Induction Weekend, Oct. 7 and 8, in Seneca Falls, N.Y.