Rensselaer Welcomes the Class of 2018

The fall semester is in full swing and members of the Rensselaer Class of 2018 have already completed their first week of classes. The 1,334 first-year students promise to be an exceptional group.  ...read more

Rensselaer to Host Greeting at the Approach and Welcome Fest Events

The annual Greeting at the Approach will take place from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at the 8th Street Approach. As a special highlight of the event, Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson will also greet and shake hands with each member of the Class of 2018.  ...read more

What Data Science Needs

To meet its potential for driving discovery and knowledge acquisition, data science must address the key challenges posed by “Big Data,” assert Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professors James Hendler and Peter Fox in a commentary appearing in the June edition of the journal Big Data. ...read more

Geomicrobiologist and Bioenergetics Expert Karyn Rogers Joins Rensselaer

Karyn Roger has been appointed as an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. ...read more

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Tenured or Tenured Track Faculty Position in Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY invites applications for an open rank tenure-track/tenured position in Earth Systems Science. The E&ES Department research areas include experimental, analytical and environmental geochemistry and petrology of Earth’s systems, environmental informatics, solid Earth geophysics, paleoclimate, origins of life and geomicrobiology.

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