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It’s a small change that makes a big difference. Researchers have developed a method that uses a one-degree change in temperature to alter the color of light that a semiconductor emits.
As signs of autumn such as falling leaves and cool weather days can be found across the Rensselaer campus, the university will be buzzing with activity as thousands of Rensselaer families are expected to visit Oct. 21-23 to celebrate Family Weekend.
Associate Professor Dan Lewis is teaching this new course “Applied Mathematical Methods in Materials” (MTLE 4720). Topics include linear algebra, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, tensor operations, symmetry operations, integral transformations, numerical methods and calculus of variations.
Ravishankar Sundararaman is now the fifth assistant professor to join the department in five years, underscoring the rapid expansion of our vibrant interdisciplinary team of faculty members. He received his PhD in Physics from Cornell University in 2013, where he worked with Prof. Tomas Arias on the development of computational methods based on density-functional theory (DFT) to predict properties of electronic materials in liquid environments, with applications to battery and fuel cell materials.
Rensselaer once again ranks among the best universities in the United States, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. This is the highest rank for the Institute in the last 11 years.
From strategic marketing decisions, to material fabrication, to bio-imaging for musculoskeletal research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is welcoming new experts in research as 13 professors join the faculty in the 2016-17 academic year.
Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to speak on “Natural History Museums in the 21st Century,” Sept. 1.
Rensselaer will officially welcome members of the Class of 2020, and introduce them to the local community through a weeklong series of events known as “Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond” (NRB), the official continuation of the orientation program.
More than 1,700 students—representing the largest incoming Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute class in the Institute’s history—will make their way to Troy. The first-year students hail from 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and from countries all around the world.