Troy, N.Y. — Langdon Winner, professor of science and technology studies (STS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been appointed to the newly endowed Thomas Phelan Chair in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
$120,000 HP Technology for Teaching Leadership grant provides recipients with additional technology in recognition of previous success
The nanobrushes could benefit the electronic, biomedical, and other industries Troy, N.Y. — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a line of brushes whose bristles, made from carbon nanotubes, are so small that a thousand of them could fit inside a strand of hair.
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.
$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.
Troy, N.Y. — Three teams of architecture majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received recognition for their ideas and designs to create an alternative master plan for the Palestinian village of Ein Hud in Israel.
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.
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.
New energy research center in partnership with Cornell University and Brookhaven National Lab
Troy, N.Y. — Christopher Bystroff, associate professor of biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Bystroff will use the projected five-year, $783,768 grant to work on developing five statistical models that represent various stages in the folding of proteins.