Using a technique pioneered by
researchers at Rensselaer, terahertz (THz) radiation
has been used to uncover small defects in a sample of
space shuttle foam. This nondestructive method could
help National Aeronautical and Space Administration
(NASA) officials examine the insulating foam that is
applied to each shuttle’s fuel tank prior to launch.
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Ronald
Kudla Named Executive Director of Intellectual Property,
Technology Transfer, and New Ventures
Ronald Kudla, Ph.D., MBA, has been
appointed executive director of intellectual property,
technology transfer, and new ventures at Rensselaer.
Kudla will oversee the strategic development, protection,
marketing, and licensing of promising innovations
arising from the Institute’s research activities.
He reports directly to President Shirley Ann Jackson.
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President
Jackson Issues Statement Regarding EPA Siting Plan
for Tech Park
The following statement was issued
by President Shirley Ann Jackson on June 6:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is
deeply concerned that the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has identified two sites at the Rensselaer
Technology Park in the town of North Greenbush, N.Y.,
as preliminary candidate sites for sediment processing/transfer
facilities. More
Rensselaer at
Hartford Celebrates Commencement 2003
VADM
Thad Allen, U.S.C.G., Advises Hartford Graduates
to Use Technical Skill and Imagination to Solve
Problems in Today's Ever-Changing World
Vice Admiral Thad Allen, Chief of
Staff, United States Coast Guard, addressed more
than 500 graduates, their families and friends,
and members of Rensselaer’s faculty and staff
at the 46th Commencement Exercises for Rensselaer
at Hartford on May 31, 2003.
Rensselaer
Hartford Commencement Web site
