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A Brighter Future for LEDs
Researchers at Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center (LRC) are developing
advanced LEDs and other solid-state lighting technologies that could
ultimately replace today's conventional bulbs for illuminating everything
from homes to businesses, government complexes, and airports. More
Glicksman, Rusak Named
Associate Fellows of AIAA
Martin Glicksman '57, the John Tod Horton Professor of Materials
Engineering, and Zvi Rusak, professor of mechanical, aerospace, and
nuclear engineering, have been named associate fellows of the American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). More
Talks To Address Issues in
Biotechnology Entrepreneurship
The founders of two successful biotech companies,
Jonathan Dordick and Thomas D'Ambra, will share their insights as part
of a new seminar series that will address issues in entrepreneurship
in the life sciences and biotechnology industry. Their speech, "Scientists
and Businessmen: Building a Biotechnology Company," will be delivered
on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 5114 of the Pittsburgh
Building. The public is welcome. More
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Pawel
Keblinski, assistant professor of materials science and
engineering, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development
(CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation. Keblinski,
a leader of Rensselaer's nanotechnology modeling team, will
use his $300,000 five-year grant to model the effect of
interfaces on mechanical properties of polycrystalline diamond.
