Announcements
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The Howard Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering would like to congratulate Dr. Mattheos Koffas and his new, exciting role as Editor for the journal "Biotechnology Advances"!
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CBE in the NEWS
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Rensselaer Graduate Student Awarded Lush Prize for Work To End Animal Research in Toxicology
April 6, 2018 -Carolina Motter Catarino, a graduate student in chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded £10,000 from the Lush Prize, which is a collaboration between cosmetics company Lush and research organization Ethical Consumer. As the largest prize fund for the complete replacement of animal experiments, it funds projects working to end animal research in toxicology (chemical testing).
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Rensselaer Announces 2018 Commencement Honorands
March 28, 2018 -Four innovative leaders from the worlds of music, international security, genomic science, and manufacturing will address graduates at the 2018 Commencement Ceremony at
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Freshman Applications for Class of 2022 Surge Past 20,000
March 28, 2018 -A record total of 20,377 high school students have filed applications to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this fall, according to numbers released by the Rensselaer Office of Admissions. This year’s total represents an increase of 5 percent over last year’s numbers.
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Graduate Engineering Programs Rank Among Best in the Nation
March 22, 2018 -The graduate programs in engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are once again considered among the best in the United States, accordin
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Rensselaer Introduces First in the Nation “Data Dexterity” Requirement for All Undergraduate Students
March 22, 2018 -Data is a critical building block of a fast-approaching future, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is ensuring that all of its students are adept architects with the adoption of a new institute-wide requirement in data education.
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Professor Jian Shi Receives Air Force Young Investigator Research Program Award
March 19, 2018 -Jian Shi, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Shi will use the three-year, $450,000 grant to pursue fundamental research on nanoscale complex materials that could lead to the development of next-generation resilient and high-performance energy conversion and sensing technologies.
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Rensselaer To Hold Fifth Annual R Pi Day March 14
March 13, 2018 -On Wednesday, March 14, Rensselaer will hold the fifth annual RPi Day (Rπ), a one-day giving campaign to raise funds for Rensselaer students.
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Professor Jian Sun Receives Power Electronics Achievement Award
March 13, 2018 -Jian Sun, professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering and director the New York State Center for Future Energy Systems at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, received the 2017 R. David Middlebrook Outstanding Achievement Award from the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS).
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Professor Jennifer Pazour Receives NSF CAREER Award
March 8, 2018 -Jennifer Pazour, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation. She will use the five-year, $500,000 award to study “Distribution Resource Elasticity: A New Hierarchical Approach for On-Demand Distribution Platforms.”
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Rensselaer Among Best Colleges in New York State
March 5, 2018 -The accolades keep coming for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a world-class technological university located in Troy, New York.
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Rensselaer Launches Transportation Service for After Hours
February 21, 2018 -The Office of Student Life at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched a new program designed to provide safe transportation for students during evening hours, which will supplement the Institute’s existing shuttle service.
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Liping Huang Named Associate Dean of the School of Engineering
February 20, 2018 -Liping Huang, professor of materials science and engineering, has been appointed associate dean for research and graduate programs for the School of Engineering at Rensselaer.