2021 Virtual Reunion and Homecoming Passport Program

PASSPORT TO RENSSELAER

Your Guide to

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JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS SCHOOLS • SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE • SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING • SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES • LALLY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT • SCHOOL OF SCIENCE RESEARCH SHOWCASE AND CENTER HIGHLIGHTS • RESEARCH @ RENSSELAER • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH COLLABORATION (AIRC) • 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) • THE JEFFERSON PROJECT AT LAKE GEORGE • CURTIS R. PRIEM EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (EMPAC) • CENTER FOR MATERIALS, DEVICES, AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS (cMDIS) • ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: VIDEOS AND LINKS STUDENT LIFE ATHLETICS EDUCATION FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM INSTITUTE ADVANCEMENT

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SIGNATURE LIVE EVENTS

The following events will be available live at the designated times, with the link to access through YouTube Live on the webpage below. Enjoy!

THURSDAY, APRIL 15 Presidential Global Game Changers Panel Online: The Changing Nature of Work, and of Leadership Noon – 1:00 p.m. EDT Connect with Classmates!

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. EDT Leadership Educators Advising Peers (LEAP) Student/Alumni Networking 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. EDT FRIDAY, APRIL 16 Presidential State of the Institute Address 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EDT CLASS Alive! Online 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. EDT (immediately following the Presidential Address and a brief intermission)

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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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SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON, PH.D.

“Change is inevitable, so we embrace it. By doing so, we rededicate ourselves to leading essential transformations that will benefit humanity.”

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JOURNEY THROUGH RENSSELAER SCHOOLS

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SCHOOL OF

ARCHITECTURE

ARCH.RPI.EDU

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.

DEAN EVAN DOUGLIS

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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. RAA Chapter of New York City - COVID Conversations: Building a Culture of Innovation Amanda Ramos ’97, Principal and Innovation Director, Gensler, who is on the front line of developing return-to-office strategies for virtually every industry sector, from not-for-profit organizations to Fortune 500 companies, discusses “Building a Culture of Innovation in a Virtual World.” Amanda walks through her work as an architect of innovation hubs, the number one sought-after amenity by employees seeking a positive workplace experience. She provides a preview into her current research on the virtualization of this model and how COVID-19 is accelerating the adoption of new hybrid futures. Recorded 7/16/20  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

ENG.RPI.EDU

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.

DEAN SHEKHAR GARDE, PH.D.

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

1. The Mill  2. The Forge  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 

20. By Combining Neuroimaging and AI, Researchers Aim To Save Military Lives 

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  12. Luigi Vanfretti, Director of the ALSETLab on Power Grid Modeling and Simulation  13. Biometric Data, Algorithms To Unlock Key Information About Circadian Clock  14. New System of Infrared Sensors Maintains Privacy While Keeping Patients Safe 

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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  25. Rensselaer-led Experiment Headed to the International Space Station  26. Rensselaer Team Developing Tool to Battle Space Debris  27. COVID-19 Model Inspired by GasPhase Chemistry Predicts Disease Spread 

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SCHOOL OF

HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

HASS.RPI.EDU

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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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. 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 

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

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

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

8. 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

LALLYSCHOOL.RPI.EDU

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.

ACTING DEAN CHANAKA EDIRISINGHE, PH.D.

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The Lally School of Management uses a technologydriven 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. Lally Faculty Research and Student Highlights Video  2. Severino Center for Entrepreneurship Website  3. Albany Business Review (posted May 14, 2020 - may include a paywall) His job: Help startups launch — even during the pandemic “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.  4. US News & World Report (posted October 1, 2020) How Will Banking Be Affected by the Presidential Election Result?

A continued Trump administration or a new Biden presidency may mean different things for banks.  5. Business Insider (posted May 16, 2020 - may include a paywall) Coronavirus just dropped white-collar workers in the middle of America’s biggest accidental experiment Remote work has spiked in the US because of the coronavirus outbreak.

If employees do their jobs effectively, flexible work could become more common.  6. USChamber.com (posted February 22, 2021) 4 Ways to Make Your Small Business More Innovative Anyone can have good ideas, but you’ve got to draw them out and develop them. 

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SCHOOL OF

SCIENCE

SCIENCE.RPI.EDU

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.

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 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

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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 Newburg, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy

2. Experimental Study of LightMatter Interactions at the Nanoscale 

Esther A. Wertz, Ph.D. Assistant 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 RESEARCH.RPI.EDU

A Message from the Acting Vice President of Research

ROBERT HULL, PH.D. Acting Vice President for Research, Director, Rensselaer Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems, and Henry Burlage Professor of Engineering

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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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH COLLABORATION (AIRC) AIRC.RPI.EDU James Hendler, Ph.D, Director Through the AIRC, an initiative between Rensselaer and IBM, researchers are advancing AI and applying it toward today’s most pressing challenges.

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CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY (CASE)

CASE.RPI.EDU

Dennis Shelden, Ph.D., AIA, Director 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 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 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 is a collaboration between IBM Research and RPI. VIEW A VIDEO MESSAGE FROM CENTER DIRECTOR

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RENSSELAER INSTITUTE FOR DATA EXPLORATION AND APPLICATIONS (IDEA) IDEA.RPI.EDU James Hendler, Ph.D., Director 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, largescale 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 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 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 ever-changing 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.

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. (Link to Google Arts and Culture next page.)

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CENTER FOR MATERIALS, DEVICES, AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS (cMDIS) RESEARCH.RPI.EDU/CMDIS Robert Hull, Ph.D., Director 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 leading-edge 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 AIRC • Everyday Matters | Advancing Artificial Intelligence Article  CASE • The Sustainable Futures Conference Website  CBIS • 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  CISL • The Mandarin Project Website  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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Meet Our Graduate Students and Faculty • Dr. Ruiwen Chen (MSE, Advisor: Ed Palermo): Intracortical Electrodes  • Jeriah Bankson (MSE, Advisor: Robert Hull): in-situ Microscopy  • 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  Research in Action • Microheater (Bryant Colwill)  • NaCl Recrystallization (Deniz Rende)  • GaN - Functional LED (Bryant Colwill)  • Ion Beam Cross sectioning of Semiconductor Device (David Frey) 

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• Probe for Electrical Testing (David Frey)  • Cross sectioning of TiO2 Nanorod (David Frey)  • Flux Coated Ball (David Frey)  • 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 

THE JEFFERSON PROJECT AT LAKE GEORGE • RAA HUDSON MOHAWK CHAPTER PRESENTS: The World’s Smartest Lake: Darrin Fresh Water Institute & Jefferson Project  • The Jefferson Project Response to the Lake George Harmful Algal • Bloom  EMPAC • Google Arts and Culture 

THE VIRTUAL RESEARCH SHOWCASE: CONFRONTING COVID-19 – RENSSELAER RESEARCHERS BATTLE THE PANDEMIC  Leading researchers discuss recent developments in therapeutics to block virus entry at the cellular level; the use of epidemiological modeling and data analytics to track and battle the spread of COVID-19; and the implementation of new processes to address the critical need for personal protective equipment.

Recorded Thursday, October 22, 2020 RED TALKS During Reunion & Homecoming weekend 2017, Rensselaer launched RED (Research, Education, and Discovery) Talks, at which researchers highlighted solutions to societally important challenges where Rensselaer is playing a leading role. Watch the full collection of videos. 

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JOURNEY THROUGH RENSSELAER STUDENT LIFE

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

Dr. Konwerski describes how Rensselaer students showed strength and resilience in responding to the pandemic, and how the Rensselaer community came together to manage the impact of COVID-19 on campus.

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Travis Apgar

Assistant Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Dean Apgar discusses how Rensselaer’s students and their families – in true Rensselaer fashion – have met the unprecedented challenges of the past year, and how Rensselaer has worked to ensure they have the tools and support needed to facilitate their success responding to the pandemic, and how the Rensselaer community came together to manage the impact of COVID-19 on campus.

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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. rpi.edu/student-experience 

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. info.rpi.edu/the-arch  The Arch Today newsletter: scer.rpi.edu/publications/arch-today 

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 FirstYear Experience (FYE) team provides first-year students and their support networks. success.studentlife.rpi.edu/first-yearexperience 

success.studentlife.rpi.edu/parentsfamilies  giving.rpi.edu/parents-families 

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JOURNEY THROUGH RENSSELAER ATHLETICS

Lee McElroy, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Practice for spring sports is now underway. Dr. McElroy describes how student-athletes continued to stay involved throughout the pandemic with socially distanced service opportunities, and how the coaches and athletics staff have been vital in the COVID-19 testing initiative on campus.

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Previous Game Videos  As our student-athletes begin to prepare for a future return to competition, you may browse these videos of previous games, including basketball, hockey, football, and more.

RPI Men’s Hockey vs.

Jeopardy!  Our talented student-athletes flex their mental muscles in an online game of Jeopardy! hosted by RPI TV and RPI athletics own Perry Laskaris.

Recorded October 23, 2020

Mark Your Calendar!

RPI Athletics Let’s Go Red! Annual Golf Outing Monday, June 7, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. EDT Friends and fans of Rensselaer Athletics are invited to the annual outing at The Country Club of Troy in support of the Let’s Go Red! Rensselaer Athletics Fund. The tournament is being planned with the expectation that New York State guidelines will permit us to gather at that time. All appropriate health and safety protocols will be observed. More details to follow!

Contact Sachi Vines at enas@rpi.edu or (518) 276-4855 with any questions.

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EDUCATION FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS EWP 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  EWP on 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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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: INSTITUTE ADVANCEMENT Rensselaer Highlights  Check out some of the latest Institute highlights and news, including the latest rankings, research and faculty accolades, research highlights, Rensselaer’s response to COVID-19, and more.

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 (You Tube)  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 (You Tube)  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.

Reconnecting with Rensselaer: An Exclusive International Virtual Event  Robert Hull, Ph.D., Professor and Acting Vice President for Research, Henry Burlage Jr. Professor of Engineering, and Director of Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems and Prachi Pragnya, Ph.D. Candidate in Materials Science and Engineering, discuss research advancements at Rensselaer in critical areas across the globe.

Highlights include Rensselaer’s research response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we continue to confront environmental and energy challenges facing humankind.

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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING

VIRTUAL REUNION & HOMECOMING A Message from the Vice President of Institute Advancement A closing message to thank you for joining us for this virtual celebration, and for your support of Rensselaer. We look forward to your continued involvement as an ambassador for Rensselaer!

VIEW VIDEO MESSAGE GRAIG R. EASTIN VICE PRESIDENT, INSTITUTE ADVANCEMENT FOLLOW RENSSELAER ALUMNI ON SOCIAL MEDIA You will find news and updates, as well as fun, interactive content by following @RPIalumni on social media. Look for us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and be sure to subscribe to the Institute Advancement channel on YouTube for the latest in video content.

SAVE THE DATE! June 28 – 2Rπ Giving Day October 8-10 – In-Person Reunion & Homecoming - Celebrating 0’s, 1’s, 5’s, and 6’s (If social distancing protocols permit)

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