Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Campus.News for Sept. 15, 2003

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Rensselaer Names Renowned Mathematician as Margaret A. Darrin Distinguished Professor in Applied Mathematics

Jong-Shi Pang has joined Rensselaer as the Margaret A. Darrin Distinguished Professor in Applied Mathematics.

In August 2003, Pang received the prestigious George B. Dantzig Prize, the world’s top prize in the area of mathematical programming. The prize is awarded once every three years and is issued jointly by the Mathematical Programming Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. More

Crash Test: NSF Grant Supports Braking Research

A driver avoids colliding with another vehicle. A bird lands on a tree branch. An astronaut docks a spacecraft. These different actions depend on the same skill: the ability to “brake” at the proper force at just the right time.

Armed with a three-year, $295,469 grant from the National Science Foundation, Brett Fajen is researching how most people are able to effectively control vehicles through braking and avoiding collisions. More

Giambelluca Named AVP for Finance, Financial Planning, and Services

Russell Giambelluca has been named assistant vice president for finance, financial planning, and services at Rensselaer. Giambelluca assumes his position on Oct. 1. More

Rensselaer’s Lally School To Host Entrepreneurship Symposium Oct. 2 and 3

The effects of social networks on entrepreneurship and innovation in business will be examined at an upcoming symposium hosted by the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship in Rensselaer’s Lally School. More

Rensselaer Opens Washington, D.C. Office

President Shirley Ann Jackson joined with Rensselaer’s trustees, leadership team, faculty, and alumni along with guests representing the nation’s political and technological leadership in celebrating the opening of the Institute’s Washington, D.C. office. Sept. 23. More

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Lally School Experts To Discuss the Stock Market’s Performance in 2004

Experts from Rensselaer’s Lally School will examine the stock market by industry and offer in-depth investment analysis in a Wednesday, Oct. 1 seminar titled “Will the Stock Market Recover… And If So, When?”

The Lally School-sponsored event will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in room 318 of the Darrin Communications Center. It is free and open to the public. More

RAA Board Passes Resolution in Opposition to NCAA Proposal

At its Sept. 20 board meeting, the Rensselaer Alumni Association (RAA), led by RAA President Dennis Powers ’63, unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the NCAA President’s Council’s proposal to eliminate the awarding of athletics aid by Division III member institutions to athletes participating in Division I sports. More

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