Dr. Jacob Shelley becomes Tenured Associate Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Peter Bonitatibus becomes Tenure-Track Associate Professor of Chemistry
FALL 2021 SEMINAR SERIES
Where did life begin—in a shallow lagoon, or in a vent of superheated water spewing from the ocean floor? If we knew, we might know where to look for life elsewhere in the universe.
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As it broadens its reach, the Darrin Fresh Water Institute has transitioned from a research center based within the School of Science to an Institute wide center.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Announcements
The 6th annual Future Leaders Series meeting is coming up! This event is an opportunity for Ph.D. students expected to graduate in 2021 to present their work at our next local section meeting being held on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 (6:00 – 9:00PM).
Faculty are encouraged to nominate their Ph.D. students for consideration by Sunday, Jan, 10th, 2021.
Selected speakers will be notified by Wed, January 13th, 2021. We are looking for 3-4 speakers to present.
See Professor Shelley's interview in the Spectroscopist Inside section starting on page 42: https://rpi.app.box.com/s/fcx7ubkqj7ainzfxuts8goniu522pnm8
RPI Chemistry's student-athlete Mikaela DiBello has been named to the 2018-19 Goodle Cloud Academic All-America Division III At-Large Second Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
https://rpiathletics.com/news/2019/6/20/field-hockey-dibello-and-maxfiel...
Jessica Hellinger is recipient of a 2019 Society for Applied Spectroscopy Undergraduate Student Award. This award recognizes her project to siimultaneously obtain elemental and small molecule information with a novel plasma source, the Solution Cathode Glow Discharge (SCGD), via optical emission spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. This award will be presented at the SciX Conference in Palm Springs, CA, in October 2019.