Rensselaer Offers Scientists and Engineers a New Pathway to Entrepreneurship

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is joining the National Science Foundation New York I-Corps Hub as a new partner institution. The designation comes with a nearly $700,000 award over five years to help faculty and students commercialize their deep tech STEM-based ideas. Rensselaer’s participation in the program is facilitated by the Lally School of Management’s Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship.

Yael Erel’s Work Featured in Immersive Art Exhibit

Yael Erel, assistant professor in the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is participating in WAITING ROOM/Immersive Art for Wellbeing, an exhibition by six artists who use light, shadow, and movement to create immersive experiences. The show is hosted by HOT•BED, a gallery and creative lifestyle space in Philadelphia that unites art, horticulture, and design.

Nathan Meltz Curates Screenprint Biennial

Nathan Meltz, a senior lecturer in the Department of Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, recently organized the Screenprint Biennial at Opalka Gallery at Russell Sage College in Albany, New York.

Rensselaer Physics Researcher To Advance Potentially Revolutionary Experiment

It is believed to be exceedingly rare and slow, but if it actually exists, it would redefine the laws of physics: it’s called neutrinoless double beta decay (NDBD). Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Ethan Brown, associate professor of physics, applied physics, and astronomy, has received a $285,000 grant from the Department of Energy to contribute to the nEXO experiment to prove that NDBD exists.

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