Passport to Rensselaer

Passport to Rensselaer Your Guide to Virtual Reunion & Homecoming

October 7-9, 2021

JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS Schools • Architecture • Engineering • Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • Lally School of Management • Science

Research Showcase and Center Highlights • Research @ Rensselaer • Center For Architecture Science And Ecology (CASE) • The Center For Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) • Cognitive And Immersive Systems Lab @ EMPAC (CISL) • Rensselaer Institute For Data Exploration And Applications (IDEA) • Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media And Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) • Center For Materials, Devices, And Integrated Systems (CMDIS) • Additional Resources: Videos and Links

Divisions and Departments • Student Life • Athletics • Rensselaer at Work • Institute Advancement

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WEEKEND EVENTS The following events will be available live at the specified times. Use the individual event links below to access them.

If you can’t join us live, don’t worry! Recordings of these events will be available following the broadcasts. Be sure to check back!

Thursday, October 7 Rensselaer Scholarship Gala: Virtual Auction Live now! Closes October 8, 9:00 p.m. EDT

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Presidential State of the Institute Virtual Address 3:00 p.m. EDT Join President Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., to celebrate the progress and accomplishments of the past year, and to learn about the plans for the future of Rensselaer.

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All-Class Happy Hour 5:00 p.m. EDT Are you looking to connect with classmates and other RPI alumni/ae to reminisce and network? This is the opportunity. Breakout groups will be set up based upon your class year(s).

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Black and Latinx Alumni Group (BLAG) Meeting 7:00 p.m. EDT The Rensselaer’s Black and Latinx Alumni Group (BLAG) will hold their General Body Meeting. Join to learn more about BLAG’s current projects and networking.

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Friday, October 8 Rensselaer Scholarship Gala: Virtual Auction Live now! Closes October 8 at 9:00 p.m. EDT

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Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 3:00 p.m. EDT The Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame honors the past while celebrating all generations of Rensselaer pioneers. Join us as we honor those inducted in 2017 and 2020.

2020 Inductees: John Joseph Albright, Class of 1868 Marta Ruth Bohn-Meyer, Class of 1979 Charles I. Cassell, Class of 1951 Edgar M. Cortright Jr., Class of 1947

Peter E. Hart, Ph.D., Class of 1962 James A. Parsons, Ph.D., Class of 1922 Augustine Sackett, Class of 1862 Kathryn Egloff Zoon, Ph.D., Class of 1970

2017 Inductees: Alfred P. Boller, Class of 1861 Harry H. Rousseau, Class of 1891 Wesley A. Brown, Class of 1951

For more details on each of these inductees, visit the Alumni Hall of Fame website. 

RPI @ Union College: Women’s Hockey

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6:00 p.m. EDT Watch the live broadcast from Union College.

Rensselyrics Virtual Concert 7:00 p.m. EDT The Rensselyrics are a co-ed a cappella group that sings mainly contemporary music arranged by its members. The ‘Lyrics are the oldest a cappella group at RPI, having been born from the original RPI Glee Club (the oldest a cappella group in the country) in 1991. They perform at many campus and regional events, and each semester host their own invitational.

The Rensselyrics are proud to perform for this year’s Virtual Reunion & Homecoming.

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RPI vs. Bowling Green: Men’s Hockey W AT C H LIVE

7:00 p.m. EDT Watch the game live on RPITV’s YouTube Channel.

Saturday, October 9 RPI vs. Buffalo State: Football

RPI vs. Union: Women’s Hockey

RPI vs. Bowling Green: Men’s Hockey

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Watch each of these games live on RPITV’s YouTube Channel.

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WELCOME TO VIRTUAL REUNION & HOMECOMING A Message from the President President Jackson welcomes you to our virtual celebration of the important tradition of Reunion & Homecoming, and to the exciting array of recorded and live presentations that make up the program.

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 The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.

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JOURNEY THROUGH RENSSELAER SCHOOLS

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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE A Message from the Dean Dean Douglis shares amazing stories from the School of Architecture as, in spite of a global pandemic, we continue to educate the next generation of architects to go out into the world and do great things. Learn how virtual course delivery and innovative teaching strategies have empowered the school – and Rensselaer – for the future.

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Architecture is situated at a unique moment in history where a convergence of global interests demands critical and innovative responses.

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Architecture Showcase 1. Architecture at Rensselaer Video  2. Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) Website  3. Lighting Research Center Website  4. Architectural Acoustics Website  5. Spring 2021 Lecture Series - Anne Schopf ’83 – “Quiet Activism”  An alumna and a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, Anne Schopf is a principal with Mahlum Architects in Oregon. Working across all studios in the firm in her role as Design Partner, she challenges teams to question deeply and listen intently to support the creation of healthy and sustainable spaces for their clients and the communities they serve. Recorded 3/18/21

6. Recent Architecture Lectures The three distinguished guest speakers highlighted below are a sample from our recent 2020-21 Lecture Series. Their unique contribution as leaders in the profession reaffirm the School of Architecture’s commitment to addressing the important environmental, technological, and social challenges of our time. Here is brief summary of their career highlights, and links to their lectures: Maurice Cox, a leader of the public interest design movement, is Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development in Chicago. Prior to that, he directed planning and development in Detroit, where he championed the equitable redevelopment of neighborhoods.

Earlier in his career, he was director of Tulane City Center and associate dean for Community Engagement at the Tulane University School of Architecture in New Orleans. Cox is a co-founder of the national SEED (Social, Economic, Environmental, Design) Network, and was design director for the National Endowment for the Arts 2007-2010. Maurice Cox presents “Designing Equity” Annual Global Perspectives Lecture. 

Rune Grasdal is Senior Architect at Snohetta firm in Norway, and was the lead designer for Under, Europe’s first under-water restaurant. Snohetta was formed in 1989 as a trans-disciplinary firm that integrates architectural, landscape, interior, and graphic design. Besides Under, the firm’s works include the New Library of Alexandria in Egypt, the Norwegian National Opera in Norway, the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the World Trade Center in New York City, the expansion to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the design for Norway’s new banknotes.

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Martha Schwartz is a landscape architect, urbanist, artist and climate activist who founded Martha Schwartz Partners, an award-winning international design firm. She is a tenured Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, and a founding member of the Working Group of Sustainable Cities at Harvard’s Center for the Environment.

She also is a founding member of the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s Working Group on Climate Change, and the founder of MAYDAY, Earth, a non-profit whose goal is to educate people about geoengineering and global-scale climate solutions. Martha Schwartz presents “Climate Change and Why We Will Need Geoengineering.” 

7. Preparing Future Leaders  A series of slides highlighting the importance of the discipline of architecture during a time of environmental crisis, and calling attention to the broad number of exciting and innovative educational and research opportunities afforded at Rensselaer’s School of Architecture.

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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING A Message from the Dean The aspiration of the School of Engineering is to define and to lead 21st century technological education. Dean Garde outlines what this ambition means to the school as we refresh and update curriculum, and provide pedagogical innovations focused on experiential learning, innovation and entrepreneurship, and integration of technology.

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Dean Shekhar Garde, Ph.D. Elaine and Jack Parker Chaired Professor

The School of Engineering is committed to educating engineers prepared to solve society’s grand technical challenges with integrity and excellence.

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Engineering Showcase 1. The Mill  2. The Forge 

15. Engineering a Better World Using Mirrors, Sun, and Steam 

3. Women at Rensselaer Mentor Program 

16. Rensselaer Working on Project to Help Refuel Satellites in Space 

4. Rensselaer Manufactures PPE for Albany Med 

17. Enhanced Robot “Vision” Enables More Natural Interaction with Humans 

5. Juergen Hahn Discusses Blood Test for Mothers of Autistic Children 

18. Rensselaer Augmented and Virtual Environment (RAVE) Lab 

6. A Better Carbon Trap Will Take Greenhouse Gases Out of the Air and Put It To Use 

19. John Christian, Director of the Sensing, Estimation and Automation Lab (SEAL), on Space Imaging 

7. Rensselaer Team 3D Prints Skin with Blood Vessels Included  8. Rensselaer Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies  9. Unique System for Using UVC Light to Sterilize Masks in Bulk Developed at Rensselaer  10. New Findings and Approaches Emerging from Remote Investigation Part 1  11. Rise of Connected Autonomous Vehicles Will Require New Models for Managing Traffic 

20. By Combining Neuroimaging and AI, Researchers Aim To Save Military Lives  21. Research at the Center for Modeling and Simulation in Medicine (CeMSIM) at Rensselaer  22. NIH Grant Will Support Development of Virtual Operating Room Team Training  23. A Mechanical Engineering Approach to Tumor Research  24. Women in Engineering: Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering 

12. Luigi Vanfretti, Director of the ALSETLab on Power Grid Modeling and Simulation 

25. Rensselaer-led Experiment Headed to the International Space Station 

13. Biometric Data, Algorithms To Unlock Key Information About Circadian Clock 

26. Rensselaer Team Developing Tool to Battle Space Debris 

14. New System of Infrared Sensors Maintains Privacy While Keeping Patients Safe 

27. COVID-19 Model Inspired by Gas-Phase Chemistry Predicts Disease Spread 

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SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND S A Message from the Dean Dean Simoni shares the many accomplishments and awards in HASS from the past year, and describes what the school has been doing during the pandemic to make the world a better place. She also describes the innovative ways the school has adapted to the special challenges to musicians brought on by social distancing protocols.

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 Dean Mary Simoni, Ph.D. Professor, Arts

We seek to understand the very nature of our humanity. We seek to improve the quality of life for all. We seek to preserve our world. We seek truth through artistic innovation...

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HASS Showcase 1. Video Tour of the Corridor of Creativity in the Russell Sage Laboratory  2. Darrin Communications Center HASS Media Studio Video Tour  3. Center for Deep Listening (CDL) Website  4. Alumni Weekend Virtual Concert Recording with performances by the Rensselaer Fusion Ensemble, Chris Fisher-Lochhead, Director, Fall 2020  5. Coretet Performance with Professors Rob Hamilton and Christopher Fisher-Lochhead  6. President’s Virtual Holiday Concert  Peace and Comfort was directed by Christopher Fisher-Lochhead and Ricardo Tovar Mateus. This concert features the Rensselaer Fusion Ensemble, which was formed amid the COVID-19 pandemic and is comprised of the Orchestra, Concert Choir, Chamber Music Ensembles, and remote collaborators. The musicians reimagined how a music ensemble could perform in an era of social distancing to present this concert. Recorded December 13, 2020

7. Spring Virtual Concert  “Coming Together”, the first in the Jean and Joel Leider ’74 Music Series, featured Steinway Artist Mary Simoni, dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and student musicians from the Rensselaer Fusion Ensemble. Shared May 8, 2021.

VR PROJECT The following three digital environments offer a glimpse into Matthew D Gantt’s graduate research at HASS, focusing on the use of web-based virtual reality to create communal, cross-platform artistic spaces and sonic environments.

8. FEELINGS  A virtual gallery show presenting sound art, immersive environments, and digital sculpture.

9. H00PS.NET  A virtual performance venue created at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

10. THE ROEDELIUS CELLS  A virtual environment with eight movements of surround sound piano and immersive audio collage across a surreal virtual landscape.

To enter, simply click on the links and follow the prompts to choose your username ‘avatar’ (how you will appear in virtual space), and audio input if you choose to use the included voice chat feature to speak with other visitors. Once in the space, you may navigate by clicking and dragging your mouse or trackpad to look around, and using the ‘WASD’ keyboard keys or arrows to walk. Many of these spaces contain ‘portals’ to other virtual worlds as well – feel free to explore! 

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LALLY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT A Message from the Dean The progress of the Lally School is built upon the success of past years as we rise to meet the new challenges of the 21st century. Learn how the school has transitioned to online learning, provided support for students and staff, and continued to create opportunities for innovation as students work across business disciplines to make interdisciplinary linkages and address the global challenges during the worldwide pandemic.

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Acting Dean Chanaka Edirisinghe, Ph.D. Kay and Jackson Tai ’72 Chaired Professor in Quantitative Finance

The Lally School of Management uses a technology-driven business education to shape leaders who have the perspectives and experiences needed to meet the multifaceted challenges of the 21st century.

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Lally Showcase 1. Rensselaer and Stevens Institute of Technology To Establish First-Ever NSF-Backed Fintech Research Center  New center positions Rensselaer as a leader in Fintech innovation.

2. Lally Faculty Research and Student Highlights Video  3. Severino Center for Entrepreneurship Website  4. His job: Help startups launch — even during the pandemic  Albany Business Review (posted May 14, 2020 – may include a paywall)

“We’ve got probably three teams that have products or services that are directly linked, or somewhat linked, to the needs generated by this crisis,” says Jason Kuruzovich of the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship at Rensselaer.

5. How Will Banking Be Affected by the Presidential Election Result?  US News & World Report (posted October 1, 2020)

Professor Brian Clark comments on the impact of the White House on the Banking sector.

6. Coronavirus just dropped white-collar workers in the middle of America’s biggest accidental experiment  Business Insider (posted May 16, 2020 – may include a paywall)

Article featuring Professor Tim Golden’s research on the link between telecommuting and career success. If employees do their jobs effectively, flexible work could become more common.

7. 4 Ways to Make Your Small Business More Innovative  USChamber.com (posted February 22, 2021)

Article featuring Professor Dorit Nevo’s research on IT-enabled creativity.

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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE A Message from the Dean Dean Breneman provides highlights of the past year, in terms of pedagogy and research. Learn how the school has adapted to online instruction during the pandemic, and hear about notable research activities addressing critical global issues.

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 Dean Curtis Breneman, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Rensselaer Exploratory Center for Cheminformatics Research

In the School of Science, we discover answers to humanity’s most compelling questions, define new fields of study, and invent solutions to global challenges. Moving seamlessly across disciplinary boundaries, we bring together the best of all fields in order to advance the cause of science.

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Science Showcase BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 1. Video tour of the Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology labs  Michael Klein, Ph.D. Lecturer, Biological Sciences

2. Research on Lake Oxygenation (video embedded in article)  Kevin Rose, Ph.D. Frederic R. Kolleck ’52 Career Development Chair In Freshwater Ecology and Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

3. Research on Circadian Rhythms and Health (video embedded in article)  Jennifer Hurley, Ph.D. Richard Baruch M.D. Career Development Chair and Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL BIOLOGY 1. Adapting the I-PERSIST Program to COVID-19 Pandemic  Alex Ma, Ph.D. Sr. Lecturer, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

2. Overview of the I-PERSIST Program  Freddy Colón, Ph.D. Professor and Department Head Chemistry and Chemical Biology

COMPUTER SCIENCE 1. Computer Science Program Mentor Program  2. Health Empowerment by Analytics, Learning, and Semantics (HEALS) An IBM AI Horizons Network Partnership  Mohammed J. Zaki, Ph.D. Professor, Associate Department Head, and Graduate Program, Director Computer Science Department

3. Information Trust and Misinformation  Sibel Adali, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Computer Science Associate Dean of Science for Research and Graduate Studies

4. AI and ML for Predicting COVID-19  Malik Magdon-Ismail, Ph.D. Professor, Computer Science

EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1. Stories of Carbon Cycling as Told by Dissolved Organic Matter  Sasha Wagner, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Science

MATH 1. Enabling Advanced Simulations with Mathematical Analysis  Jeffrey Banks, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Eliza Ricketts Career Development Chair

2. Mathematics in Imaging and Data Science  Rongjie Lai, Ph.D Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics

PHYSICS 1. Crowdsourced Astrophysics – Discovering Ripples in the Milky Way  Heidi Jo Newberg, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy

2. Experimental Study of Light-Matter Interactions at the Nanoscale  Esther A. Wertz, Ph.D. Associate Professor Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy 

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JOURNEY THROUGH RENSSELAER RESEARCH SHOWCASE AND CENTER HIGHLIGHTS

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WELCOME TO THE RESEARCH SHOWCASE A Message from the Acting Vice President of Research At Rensselaer, we ask, why not change the world? Explore some of our most recent transformational research initiatives – projects that are tackling today’s most pressing global challenges using the most advanced tools and technologies, and working with partners across disciplines, sectors, and geographic regions. Watch a short of video of each center director as they share updates, accomplishments, and accolades from the past year, and detail how their work is contributing to the fight against COVID-19.

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Robert Hull, Ph.D. Acting Vice President for Research, Director, Rensselaer Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems, and Henry Burlage Professor of Engineering

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Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) case.rpi.edu  Dennis Shelden, Ph.D., AIA, Director Associate Professor, School of Architecture For over a decade, the Center of Architecture, Science and Ecology has been driving innovation in architecture and the built environment through a unique collaboration among academic faculty and students, research teams, and professional firms. CASE takes an integrated science, engineering, and tech startup-inspired approach to advancing building capabilities across architecture, construction, technology, and product supply chains, with the goal of advancing sustainable, resilient, and healthy environments.

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The Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) biotech.rpi.edu  Deepak Vashishth, Ph.D., Director Professor, Biomedical Engineering CBIS is uniquely focused on fostering collaborative research across disciplines, as researchers from life sciences, physical science, informatics, bioengineering, data modeling, bioimaging, engineering, lighting systems and engineering, and media technologies can come together to work on global challenges.

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Cognitive and Immersive Systems Lab @ EMPAC (CISL) cisl.rpi.edu  Jonas Braasch, Ph.D., Director of Operations Associate Professor, School of Architecture Research at CISL involves multiple disciplines, including Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Computing Systems and Engineering, Arts, Media, Communication and Healthcare. CISL is located at The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. It has been a collaboration between IBM Research and RPI.

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Rensselaer Institute for Data Exploration and Applications (IDEA) idea.rpi.edu  James Hendler, Ph.D., Director Tetherless World Professor, Computer, Web, and Cognitive Science, Director, RPI-IBM Center on Health Empowerment by Analytics, Learning and Semantics We increasingly live in a data-driven, web-enabled, supercomputer-powered, globally interconnected world, and this poses significant new challenges to scientists and engineers throughout all of their disciplines. Attacking these problems requires new technologies for sensing the environment, collecting and analyzing this data, using it to simulate engineered, biological and social systems, and applying these results to provide effectors, physical or cyber, that can help solve critical global challenges. The Rensselaer IDEA enables research to access such technologies via the development of critical computational methodologies including data-intensive supercomputing, large-scale agent-based simulation, and cognitive computing technologies.

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The Jefferson Project at Lake George jeffersonproject.rpi.edu  Rick Relyea, Ph.D., Director David M. Darrin ’40 Endowed Chair, Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute The Jefferson Project at Lake George – a partnership between Rensselaer, IBM Research, and The Fund for Lake George – combines Internet of Things technology and powerful analytics with science to create a new model for environmental monitoring and prediction. The project is building a computing platform that captures and analyzes data from a network of sensors tracking water quality and movement. Scientific insights and technology created for the project will not only help manage and protect one of America’s most famous lakes, but will create a blueprint to preserve important lakes, rivers and other bodies of fresh water around the globe.

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Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) empac.rpi.edu  Johannes Goebel, Director Professor, Arts EMPAC is where the arts, sciences, and technology meet under one roof and breathe the same air. Four exceptional venues enable audiences, artists, and researchers to inquire, experiment, develop, and experience the everchanging relationship between our senses, technology, and the worlds we create around us. EMPAC is an icon of the New Polytechnic, a new paradigm for cross-disciplinary research and education at Rensselaer.

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Most recently, EMPAC has been invited by Google Arts & Culture to create a presence on their portal. Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and cultural organizations who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute. EMPAC started with seven stories giving a first overview over the work we do here at Rensselaer.  The stories include video, images and music, from building design and construction to the curatorial program and events.

Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems (CMDIS) research.rpi.edu/cmdis  Robert Hull, Ph.D., Director Acting Vice President for Research, Henry Burlage Professor of Engineering The Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems (cMDIS) aims to advance next-generation electronic and optical devices, manufacturing and robotics, integrated biomaterial devices, energy harvesting and storage, electric transmission/distribution, responsive and adaptive built environments, and nanostructured composite materials, among other leadingedge technologies. Established in 2014, cMDIS builds off its predecessor, the Center for Integrated Electronics. The mission of the cMDIS is to provide a unified voice among Rensselaer’s physical, chemical, and engineering sciences as well as to support excellence in existing research strength areas and promote new areas of intellectual discourse and research.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES CASE

Meet Our Graduate Students and Faculty

• The Sustainable Futures Conference Website 

• Dr. Ruiwen Chen (MSE, Advisor: Ed Palermo): Intracortical Electrodes 

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• Jeriah Bankson (MSE, Advisor: Robert Hull): in-situ Microscopy 

• Rensselaer Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Overview Video  • Rensselaer Team 3D Prints Skin with Blood Vessels Included  • Professor Chunyu Wang Alzheimer’s Research Video  • Professor Pingkun Yan COVID-19 Research Video  • Professor Kristen Mills Cancer Research Video  CMDIS Introduction to Clean Room and Characterization Cores • Deniz Rende, Ph.D. – Polymer Processing and Characterization Core Overview  • Katherine Dovidenko, Ph.D. – Nanoscale Characterization Core Overview  • Local News10 Coverage – Microscale and Nanoscale Cleanroom  • Overview of Micro and Nanofabrication Clean Room 

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• Nick Smiescek (CBE, Advisor: Vidhya Chakrapani): Semiconductors  • Shyam Sharma (MSE, Advisor: Nikhil Koratkar): Nanomaterials  • Dr. Dustin Andersen (MSE, Advisor: Robert Hull): in-situ Characterization of Materials  • Xuanjie Wang (MANE, Advisor: Shankar Narayanan): Energy Harvesting  • Ru Jia (MSE, Advisor: Jian Shi): Free Standing Thin Films  • Zhenhan Huang (MSE, Advisor: Minoru Tomozawa): Crack Growth on Glass  • Donovan Weiblen (MSE, Advisor: Rahmi Ozisik): Magnetic Polymer Nanocomposites • Peijiao Fang (MSE, Advisor: Daniel Gall): Transition Metal Carbides  • Bowen Wang (BME, Advisor: Deepak Vashishth): Bone Tissue and Fractures 

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Research in Action

The Jefferson Project at Lake George

• Microheater (Bryant Colwill) 

• RAA Hudson Mohawk Chapter Presents: The World’s Smartest Lake: Darrin Fresh Water Institute & Jefferson Project 

• NaCl Recrystallization (Deniz Rende)  • GaN - Functional LED (Bryant Colwill)  • Ion Beam Cross sectioning of Semiconductor Device (David Frey)  • Probe for Electrical Testing (David Frey)  • Cross sectioning of TiO2 Nanorod (David Frey)  • Flux Coated Ball (David Frey) 

• The Jefferson Project Response to the Lake George Harmful Algal Bloom  EMPAC • Google Arts and Culture  • EMPAC on YouTube  • EMPAC on Vimeo 

• Electromigration (Brent Engler)  • Crystallization of Li-V-O Film (Varun Sarbada)  • GeSi / Si Annealing (Dustin Andersen)  IDEA • Establishing Sports Analytics at RPI Video  • Tackling COVID-19 Using Data Analytics Video  • Health Empowerment by Analytics, Learning, and Semantics (HEALS): Towards Supporting User-Centered, Clinically Relevant, Context- and Knowledge- Enabled Explanations for Clinical Use Cases  • Health Empowerment by Analytics, Learning, and Semantics (HEALS): Semantics and Learning for Personal Health Recommendations 

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STUDENT LIFE Peter Konwerski, Ed.D. Vice President, Student Life

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Supporting Fraternities and Sororities We are proud to celebrate the rich heritage of more than 160 years of fraternities and sororities at Rensselaer through a unique opportunity to help current chapters in good standing. Chapter Support Funds set up by individual chapters establish dedicated funds to assist with housing-related costs that may have fallen behind during the pandemic. Visit the website to learn more about these funds, and other ways you can support Rensselaer fraternities and sororities. 

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Student Life @ Rensselaer

The Arch

Learn more about life on campus, sports, clubs, organizations, and activities, performing arts, civil and democratic engagement, professional and leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and student support.

The Arch is a unique approach to education that provides flexibility in the semester schedule, allowing students to pursue professional and personal development opportunities that prepare them to meet the multifaceted challenges of the 21st century.

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info.rpi.edu/the-arch  The Arch Today newsletter 

Parents and Family Members @ Rensselaer Parents and family members of current students are an important part of the student experience at Rensselaer. Learn about the communications and support available to families throughout the Institute, including the Office of Student Success and Institute Advancement.

First-Year Experience Learn more about the services, tools and resources the Office of the First-Year Experience (FYE) team provides first-year students and their support networks. success.studentlife.rpi.edu/first-year-experience 

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ATHLETICS Lee McElroy, Ph.D. Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics

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Athletics Highlight Videos Visit the RPI Athletics YouTube channel  for recent game highlights from RPI sports.

Let’s Go Red Athletics Fund Your support of Let’s Go Red! ensures that current and future generations of student-athletes continue to receive the opportunity to balance the rigors of academics with collegiate athletics. Learn more and support our student-athletes. 

Previous Game Videos from RPI TV Visit the RPI TV YouTube channel  for broadcasts of previous games including basketball, hockey, football, and more.

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Calling All Troy Area RPI Sports Fans & Families – Join Us at Recovery Sports Grill for the Games!

If you are in the Troy area, gather with other local RPI sports fans for a live broadcast of select men’s hockey, women’s hockey, and football games, including the Reunion & Homecoming weekend home contests at the Recovery Sports Grill (235 Hoosick Street, Troy). Enjoy food and drink specials while you cheer on the Engineers along with other parents, alumni, and fans. Visit the website for details and to register. 

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RENSSELAER AT WORK Rensselaer at Work provides graduate degrees and certificates designed around the needs of missioncritical employees and the companies that depend on them.

Website: ewp.rpi.edu  Graduate Degrees: ewp.rpi.edu/degrees  Graduate Certificates: ewp.rpi.edu/certificates  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/school/rensselaeratwork 

Insights from the Field: Supply Chain and Logistics Panel Discussion Webinar  Listen to organization leaders and workplace safety experts Dan Titus ’01 and John Chen ’96 in a panel discussion moderated by Dean Aric Krause on the topic of COVID-19 and the Logistics of Safety at Work.

The panelists will share their insights as we respond to audience questions and explore the results of a survey that professionals from across the US had completed.

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INSTITUTE ADVANCEMENT Graig R. Eastin Vice President, Institute Advancement

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Rensselaer Rankings In addition to consistently being ranked as one of the top 55 national universities by U.S. News & World Report, Rensselaer has also ranked highly in many other publications and websites of note. Visit the website for details. 

Giving Opportunities The impact of your gift is felt each day by our students, whether it is through your support for scholarship and financial aid, student programs and activities, athletics, academic opportunities, or research. By investing in the creative energy and entrepreneurial spirit of Rensselaer and its students, you are amplifying your own capacity to make a difference. Explore the many ways you can support our students today! 

Rensselaer Global Game Changers Panels Online High-profile, thought leadership discussions  featuring topics of emerging global importance, with alumni and alumnae leaders in business, innovation, intellectual discovery, and entrepreneurship. Topics include: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Financial Market; The Impact of COVID-19 on the Healthcare Industry; The Impact of COVID-19 on Current and Future Consumer Expectations, and more.

RED Talks Online The newest virtual version of the RED (Research, Education, and Discovery) Talks series,  led by Rensselaer researchers who highlight and discuss our approaches – and solutions – to societally important challenges. Topics include: Rensselaer Responds to COVID-19 and the Role of Big Data, AI, and Supercomputing in Fighting the Pandemic.

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SAVE THE DATE! Founders Day Challenge: 24 for 1824 – November 5, 2021 We are commemorating Founders Day with a 24-hour day of giving back in support of key Institute initiatives. Your participation can support key areas such as the Annual Fund, student scholarship, or the COVID-19 testing, fraternity chapter support, or student relief funds – all critical in supporting our students as they continue the fall semester. Join us to help our community while celebrating pride in our heritage. Watch your email and https://giving.rpi.edu  for details.

Reunion & Homecoming – October 7-9, 2022 Celebrating classes ending in 2 and 7, with special recognition of the class of 1972 as the newest members of the 50 Year Club! Check reunion.rpi.edu  for updates. *If health and safety protocols permit

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ACCOLADES AND MILESTONES Reunion Class Giving Celebrate Reunion & Homecoming with a contribution in honor of your class, affinity group, or team! Any gift made by October 31, 2021 will count toward your class Reunion participation and dollar totals.

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Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees In 1995, the Rensselaer Alumni Association, with the full endorsement of the Institute Board of Trustees, created the Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame to preserve and celebrate the exceptional heritage of alumni accomplishments throughout the years. The stories of these innovators, pioneers and entrepreneurs provide a powerful source of inspiration for all who follow in their paths and who, like them, will continue to shape our world.

This year, we are pleased to honor eight individuals selected in 2020 for induction into the Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame, as well as three who were inducted in 2017, bringing the total membership to 94.

2020 Inductees: John Joseph Albright, Class of 1868 Marta Ruth Bohn-Meyer, Class of 1979 Charles I. Cassell, Class of 1951 Edgar M. Cortright Jr., Class of 1947

Peter E. Hart, Ph.D., Class of 1962 James A. Parsons, Ph.D., Class of 1922 Augustine Sackett, Class of 1862 Kathryn Egloff Zoon, Ph.D., Class of 1970

2017 Inductees: Alfred P. Boller, Class of 1861 Harry H. Rousseau, Class of 1891 Wesley A. Brown, Class of 1951

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Congratulations to the 50th Reunion Classes of 1970 and 1971!

Members of the Classes of 1970 and 1971, congratulations! You are now honored members of the prestigious 50 Year Club.

The 50 Year Club can trace its origins back to the very beginning of the alumni program at Rensselaer, and was formally incorporated as a chapter of the Rensselaer Alumni Association in 1990. The Club proudly welcomes each class as they celebrate their 50th Reunion.

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The primary mission of the 50 Year Club is to serve and support Rensselaer, its alumni and alumnae, and its students.

The Club supports students through programs such as the annual Student Community Activity Award, participates in selected student activities, and is a place for camaraderie among fellow members.

All alumni who graduated 50 years ago or more are automatically members. To become a Donor Member and support the activities of the Club requires a one-time dues payment of $50. Dues support the projects of the Club. Send your payment to Treasurer Bill Blanchfield ’60, 2610 Sunset Avenue, Utica NY 13502-6009.

To learn more about the 50 Year Club and for information about upcoming events, visit the website  or contact alumni@rpi.edu.

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