December 13, 2004 | Accolades
Federal Funding Approved for Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Mobility and Security
Rensselaer Staff Member Selected To Serve on Tech Valley Education Panel
Engineers Women's Hockey Ranked Eighth in the Nation; Student-Athlete Brooke Thompson Named ECAC Rookie of the Week

December 6, 2004 | Accolades
President Jackson Convenes Biotechnology Assembly
Rensselaer Researchers Funded for 3-D Computer Chip Development
Rensselaer Researchers Experiment With Solar Underwater Robots
RAA Fellows Award: Dani Bolognesi '63
Out and About: Rensselaer Marks 17th Annual World AIDS Day
Out and About: Students Organize Workshop on Fair Trade

November 22, 2004 | Accolades
Robert Palazzo Appointed Director of Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
Rensselaer Appoints Prabhat Hajela to Vice Provost, Dean of Undergraduate Education
Rensselaer Students Compete in National Chemical Car Competition
NSF Engineering Director Delivers Lecture at Rensselaer on NSF Programs, Plans, and Vision
Out and About: Xerox Chief Engineer and Vice President Visits Rensselaer Campus
Out and About: Earthquake Consortium Begins

November 15, 2004 | Accolades
Renowned Scientist Angel E. Garcia Will Lead Biocomputation and Bioinformatics Research Constellation
Rensselaer Researchers Discover Zebra Mussels in Northern End of Lake George
Rensselaer Joins 14 Universities Across the U.S. To Form Earthquake Engineering Consortium
Rensselaer To Host Nanotechnology Conference Nov. 15-16
Out and About: Fed Ex Chairman, President, and CEO Frederick W. Smith, the 2004 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year, Visits Rensselaer

November 8, 2004 | Accolades
Fed Ex Chairman, President, and CEO Frederick W. Smith Named the 2004 William F. Glaser '53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year
Rensselaer Professors Michael Hanna and George Plopper Named Education Fellows by the National Academies
Musical Composition by Rensselaer Professor To Debut at Troy Music Hall Nov. 12
Rensselaer Supports the Community Through the United Way
Out and About: Rensselaer Hosts Women of Diversity Entrepreneurship Conference
Out and About: Adam Oates '85 Inducted Into Rensselaer Athletics Hall of Fame on "Black Friday"
Out and About: H&SS Convenes Science, Technology & the Environment Conference

November 1, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Professor Jonathan Dordick Selected as 2004 AAAS Fellow
Rensselaer Receives NYSTAR Faculty Development Awards
Entrepreneur and Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison Keynote Speaker at Rensselaer's Women of Diversity Entrepreneurship Conference
Adam Oates '85 To Be Honored Nov. 5
President Jackson Provides Progress Report at Fall Town Meeting

October 25, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Named "America's Most Connected Campus"
Rensselaer Professor Receives INFORMS President's Award for Contributions to the Public Sector
Lighting Research Center Studies LED Technology for Supermarkets
Rensselaer Student Health Center To Raise Awareness About Depression
Out and About: Dedication Held in Memory of Longtime Science Center Employee

October 18, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Professor Collaborates With Surgeon To Fight Spinal Diseases and Disorders
Ajayan Appointed Henry Burlage Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Katrin Wesner Named Pillar of Rensselaer
Students Explore Future Flight at Beamed Energy Propulsion Symposium
Out and About: Rensselaer Celebrates Academic Achievement at 11th Annual Honors Convocation
Out and About: Family Weekend
Out and About: President Jackson Honored by Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center

October 11, 2004 | Accolades
Toh-Ming Lu Selected To Receive 2004 MRS Medal
Professor Abdoun Leads Research Team Developing Advanced Ground Monitoring System
Roysam To Present Brain Imaging Lecture on Capitol Hill
Rensselaer's 11th Annual Honors Convocation Oct. 15
Rensselaer Shows Its Heart
Out and About: Rensselaer Hosts Upper Hudson River Conference

October 4, 2004 | Accolades
Professor Triscari '76 Awarded AAAS Homeland Security Fellowship
New Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Working To Strengthen Department
Conference on Emerging Issues in Technology Transfer Sept. 29-Oct. 1
Rensselaer Union Speakers Forum
School of Science Launches New Web Site
Out and About: Homecoming Weekend Oct. 1-3
Out and About: PANAM Honors Voorhees

September 27, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Announces New Center for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research
International Traffic and Transportation Experts Gather for PANAM Conference Sept. 26-29
Rensselaer To Develop High-Tech "Mobile Studio" for Engineering Students

September 20, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Professor Ravi Kane Selected as One of the Top 100 Young Innovators Worldwide
Kenneth Warriner Receives 2004 Trustees' Outstanding Teacher Award
Rensselaer's Lally School Names the 2004 Recipient of Herman Family Fellowship
RAA Fellows Award: Stuart Foster '72
Professor Edward "Ted" Shuster '81 Killed by Alleged Drunk Driver

September 13, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Announces $1 Billion Capital Campaign
$40 million Gift Provided by Rensselaer Trustee Curtis Priem '82
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Marks Opening of Rensselaer's Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
Presidential Colloquy Illustrates Opportunities in Biotechnology Research
Leading Researchers Discuss Biological Discoveries at Newest Rensselaer Center
Rensselaer Hosts Regional Summit To Explore Innovation
Summit findings will become part of a national strategic plan to foster innovation in the U.S.
Faculty Welcomed
Rensselaer Medal Winners Tour Campus
"Communiversity" Event Celebrates Renaissance at Rensselaer
Rensselaer Community Gathers To Remember 9/11

September 7, 2004 | Accolades
Top-Tier Scientists, Policymakers, Government Officials To Join Rensselaer in Marking the Opening of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Sept. 9-11
Celebrate the "Renaissance at Rensselaer" Sept. 11
The Fly-Bottle: A New Comedy of Philosophy Presented by EMPAC
Rensselaer Expands Biology Department
RAA Fellows Award: Fred Chau '71
Major Upgrades to Residence Halls Completed
Out and About: Class of 2008 Receives Warm Welcome to Troy

August 30, 2004 | Accolades
Renaissance at Rensselaer Draws Outstanding Talent Into Class of 2008
Rensselaer To Host Council on Competitiveness Regional Summit on Innovation Sept 7-8
Rensselaer Researchers Awarded NSF Grant To Further Develop Nanotube Sensors for Homeland Security
Upper Hudson Rivers and Estuaries Satellite Center Completes Research Network
Along the Hudson
Rensselaer Once Again Ranks Among Nation's Top 50 Universities
Rensselaer Debuts Online Research Quarterly

August 16, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Launches New Institute Web Site
Efficient Filters Produced From Carbon Nanotubes
Helping To Improve Neighborhood Homes
Clark Named Director of Research Administration and Finance

August 2, 2004 | Accolades
Enhanced LEDs Promise To Transform Lighting
Rensselaer Hosts Little Italy Heritage Tourism Conference
Rensselaer Researchers Developing New Medical Imaging Technique
Class of 2008 Begins Orientation, First-Year Experience
Out and About: Crocker '03 Excels in Local Sprint Car Race

July 19, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Announces New $1.59 Million Commitment to Biomolecular Training
LRC Working With Troy Company to Develop Better White-Light LEDs
New Map Reveals Features of Antarctica's Ice-Buried Lake Vostok
Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson Leads Science Coalition Event Honoring Congressional "Champions of Science"
Out and About: Molecularium

July 6, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Awarded $1 Million To Develop Lubricant Coatings for Air and Spacecraft
Rensselaer Hosts Conference To Discuss Chipless Identification Technologies
Rensselaer Athletes Earn Most Academic Honors in D-III and Rank Second in U.S.
Rensselaer Announces Acting Dean of the Lally School

June 21, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Researchers Develop New Framework for Automation Design
Two New Chairs Appointed in H&SS
Rensselaer Showcases Molecularium Project on Capitol Hill
June 22 Event in D.C. Features NSF-Funded Projects
Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center Is Advancing LED Lighting Technology
RAA Fellows Award: Michael Ciminera '59
Out and About

June 7, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Celebrates Reunion Weekend June 10-13
Shur Elected Fellow of the Electrochemical Society
Rensselaer Receives NYSTAR Biotechnology Research Award
Neighborhood Renewal Initiative Supporting Streetscape Improvements
Viewing of Rare "Venus Transit" at the Hirsch Observatory June 8
Rensselaer Wins Participant Award in GHI Corporate Challenge Race

May 24, 2004 | Accolades
Heragu Receives Fellow Award From the Institute of Industrial Engineering
Rensselaer Names New Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer
Rensselaer Names New Bursar
In the News

May 17, 2004 | Accolades
Internet Pioneer Robert M. Metcalfe Addresses 1,289 Graduates at Rensselaer’s 198th Commencement
Commencement 2004: Honorees Discuss Learning and Working in a Global Community at Colloquy
An Overview of Rensselaer’s 198th Commencement
Faculty Honored With Annual Awards at Commencement
Commencement 2004: Rensselaer To Recognize Its Future Military Officers
Commencement 2004: Community Service at Rensselaer
Commencement 2004: Graduate Student Excels Despite Loss of Sight
Commencement 2004: MFA Student Explores Jewish Immigration

May 10, 2004 | Accolades
2004 Commencement Honorees To Participate in Colloquy on Discovery, Innovation, and Public Policy
Pioneers to discuss moving beyond barriers, operating without borders
Commencement 2004: Rensselaer Entrepreneurs Creating Their Own Jobs
Commencement 2004: Discovery and Innovation at Rensselaer
Commencement 2004: Electronic Arts Student's Options Open in Making a Difference in the Lives of Children
Commencement 2004: Graduation a Reality Despite Odds of Ruptured Aneurysm

May 3, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Researcher on Team Developing New Semiconductor Materials
TekAlert Wins Rensselaer's Tech Valley Collegiate Business Plan Competition
Rensselaer's Habitat for Humanity Chapter Dedicates New Home in Troy
Rensselaer Equestrian to Compete in Nationals May 6-9
Memorial Service Set for Joseph "Doc" Pahl, Student Health Service Founder

April 26, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer To Host Workshop on Pervasive Computing and Networking
Sikdar Wins NSF Career Award
Rensselaer Merges Technology To Make "Smart Vehicles" Even Smarter
RAA Fellows Award: Kathryn Murphy '80
Out and About: Sixth Annual Community Service Day a Success
Out and About: Rensselaer Chapter of AIChE Captures First Place at Regional Competition

April 19, 2004 | Accolades
Entrepreneur Magazine Ranks the Technological Entrepreneurship Program at Rensselaer's Lally School Among the Top 13 in the Nation
Rensselaer Receives NIH Grant To Develop Virtual Surgery Simulator
Rensselaer Celebrates 6th Annual Community Service Day April 21
RAA Fellows Award: Judith Barnes '71
Out and About: GameFest

April 12, 2004 | Accolades
Site Work Started for EMPAC; Campus Construction Continues
Rensselaer Announces Purchase of Proctor's Theatre Building in Downtown Troy
Students Engineer "A Celebration of Flight"
In the News
RAA Fellows Award: David Hans '83
Out & About: Accepted Student Celebration

April 5, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Merges Talents To Tackle Complex Global Problems: New Inverse Problems Center To Hold Opening Conference April 5-7
New Software Developed at Rensselaer Predicts Promising Ingredients for New Drugs
Three Rensselaer Programs Ranked Among the Nation’s Best by U.S. News & World Report
Director of NASA's Glenn Research Center To Deliver 14th Annual Garnet Baltimore Lecture April 13
GameFest To Kick Off New Minor in Game Studies
Mars Mission Crew Executes Successful Landing on Campus
Rensselaer Researchers Developing Program To Root Out Terrorists Online
Graduate Accepted Student Celebration

March 29, 2004 | Accolades
“Dark-Matter Highway” May Be Streaming Through Earth
Researchers Report Method for Controlling Shape of Nanotube Structures
Rensselaer Students Showcase Inventions at "March Madness for the Mind" Event
Rensselaer Announces New Online Archive of Its Early History and Regional Impact
Senior Swimmer Becomes National Champion
Tory Named National Coach of the Year
Out and About

March 22, 2004 | Accolades
Let's Go Red Planet! Alumni To Share Their Experiences on Mars Rover Mission March 29
Internet Pioneer Robert Metcalfe To Speak at Commencement 2004
Honorary degree recipients also include George Bugliarello, Donald Keck, and Charles Thornton
Rensselaer To Create New Molecularium(tm) Show and Take It on the Road
Changes Under Way in School of Engineering and Office of Research
Former Rensselaer Dean of Architecture To Discuss Preservation in Troy March 24
Timeline Set for Women's Hockey's Elevation

March 15, 2004 | Accolades
Kevin Craig Named Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Communications Professor Wins Fulbright Grant
Rensselaer Students and Faculty To Participate in NSBE Convention in Dallas
Rensselaer To Host "Design Your Future Day" for 11th-Grade Girls March 20

March 8, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Completes Future Chips Constellation With Two New Faculty Appointments
Palazzo Appointed Acting Director of Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
President Jackson Provides Progress Report at Town Meeting
Researchers Report Bubble Fusion Results Replicated
Rensselaer Students Spending Spring Break Building Homes for Habitat for Humanity
Rensselaer Engineering Students Driving Redesign of GM’s Saturn Ion

March 1, 2004 | Accolades
Dobry Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Rensselaer Awarded $2.7 Million NIH Grant To Improve Drug Development Process
Academy of Electronic Media Earns Double Recognition for Multimedia Courseware for Engineering Students
Rensselaer Professor Top Expert in Assessing Emergency Response in 9/11 Aftermath

February 23, 2004 | Accolades
Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc Wins NSF Career Award
New Round of Rensselaer Seed Funding Grants Announced
Phalanx Inducts New Members
Polymer Center Receives Equipment From Celanese

February 17, 2004 | Accolades
Nikhil Koratkar Receives NSF Career Award
Rensselaer President Becomes AAAS President
Rensselaer Seed Funding Program Helps Leverage Major Research Grants
Audra Baroni ’04 Receives 2004 RAA Community Service Award
Rensselaer To Host “Exploring Engineering Day” for Local Grade-Schoolers
Ken Gertz Named Assistant Vice President for Research

February 9, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Researcher Receives $2.1 Million Grant To Develop Treatment for Anthrax
Black Family Technology Awareness Day at Rensselaer Feb. 14
President Jackson Selected as Association for Women in Science 2004 Fellow
Finding Common Ground in Nanotechnology Research
Out and About: Big Red Freakout!

February 2, 2004 | Accolades
Returning Heroes: 1954 Championship Hockey Team Returns Feb. 7
Nalamasu Honored by the American Chemical Society
Engineering Professor Returns From Year-Long Sabbatical on Capitol Hill
Student-Athletes Excel in Classroom

January 26, 2004 | Accolades
The Pentaquark: The Strongest Confirmation to Date
Glicksman Named Fellow of AIAA
Rensselaer’s Lally School Introducing New MBA Curriculum
Rensselaer To Host Workshop for Current and Future Women Engineers
Deborah Altenburg Named Director of Federal Relations

January 20, 2004 | Accolades
Rensselaer Wins NCAA Vote; Elevates Women’s Ice Hockey to Division I
Leslie “Les” Lawrence Named New Medical Director
New Ph.D. Program in Cognitive Science
Rensselaer’s CAT To Conduct Research With Vermont Technology Center
Claire Fraser '77 Joins Rensselaer Board of Trustees
New Rensselaer Calendar of Events Unveiled

January 12, 2004 | Accolades
Support Builds for Rensselaer Hockey: NCAA Vote Today
Troy Building First To Receive Access-Control System for Academic Buildings
Campus to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day With "Embrace the Dream" Events
Rensselaer's New Parking Garage To Open Jan. 12
Student Entrepreneurship at Rensselaer Showcased at Venture Contest Award Ceremony
Football Team Wins Lambert Trophy; Engineers Named Division III Team of the Year
Mark Pattison, Former Mayor of Troy and Former Rensselaer Board Member, Appointed Clinical Professor at Rensselaer

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