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March 25, 2002

Space Traveler Dennis Tito To Speak at Commencement

Rensselaer alumnus Dennis Tito, the first tourist to go to International Space Station, will be the featured speaker at Rensselaer's 196th Commencement ceremonies on May 18.

Tito, founder and chief executive of Wilshire Associates, will be awarded an honorary doctorate of engineering from Rensselaer.

Rensselaer also will bestow honorary doctoral degrees on Bobby Farrelly '81, Claire Fraser '77, and Ruth Simmons. More

Johannes Goebel Named To Lead Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center
Rensselaer has chosen Johannes Goebel, a respected curator and renowned composer of electronic music, to lead the university's experimental media and performing arts center. Goebel is the founding director of Germany's Institute for Music and Acoustics (IMA) at the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) in Karlsruhe. More

Prague Artist Creates Electronic Music Installation in Troy
The campus is invited to experience Czech Republic artist Martin Janicek's electronic arts presentation that combines natural acoustic sounds with amplified and manipulated sounds of contemporary technology. Janícek's demonstration will take place Wednesday, April 3, at 8 p.m. at a studio located at 623 River St. in Troy. More

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Eugene DeLoatch, ASEE President Elect, To Deliver 12th Annual Garnet Baltimore Lecture
Eugene DeLoatch, 2001-2002 president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), will deliver the 13th annual Garnet Baltimore Lecture titled "The U.S. Engineering Workforce: What's Missing?" on Monday, April 1, at 4 p.m. in room 4050 of Rensselaer's Low Center for Industrial Innovation. More

New Fellowships Established in Architecture and H&SS
President Shirley Ann Jackson has announced a new program of graduate fellowships to facilitate the growth of doctoral level study in the Schools of Architecture and Humanities and Social Sciences. More

Machinist Chuck McKeown To Retire
Chuck McKeown's name is acknowledged on countless student thesis papers — but you won't find him listed on the faculty roster. McKeown retires March 29 after 35 years of service to Rensselaer, as the supervisor of the machine shop in the basement of the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center. More

Online Buyers: Let's Get Physical
The key to e-commerce success is to find ways to use information technology to adapt to the physical interactions consumers are already used to in most brick-and-mortar shops, says JungJoo Jahng, assistant professor of management. More

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