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The mission of Rensselaer's Center for Directed Assembly of Nanostructures is to integrate research, education, and technology dissemination, and to serve as a national resource for fundamental knowledge in directed assembly of nanostructures.
Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminence in research conducted in a wide range of fields, with particular emphasis in biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, and the media arts and technology.
The Institute is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2006-08/rpi-nid083006.php   (920 words)

  
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a coeducational private university in Troy, New York, near Albany, founded in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer.
Rensselaer graduates developed or contributed to the development of such inventions as the cathode ray tube, the Ferris Wheel, the first practical automatic fire sprinkler, the microprocessor, an ultraviolet absorber used in sunscreen cream, ductile iron, the first graphics processor for the PC, and network electronic mail (including the @ sign in e-mail).
Her career prior to becoming Rensselaer’s president has encompassed senior positions in government, as chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; in industry and research, as a theoretical physicist at the former ATandT Bell Laboratories; and in academe, as a professor of theoretical physics at Rutgers University.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute   (2462 words)

  
 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - College Closeup
Rensselaer’s approach to education has created generations of graduates who are known for their ability to solve some of the world’s most challenging technical problems.
Rensselaer’s 5,000 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students are a bright, ambitious, and technologically savvy group who come from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and seventy other countries.
Rensselaer has embarked on a program to hire the brightest faculty “stars” in selected fields and cluster them into constellations, where they engage in innovative research to the benefit of the Institute’s students as well as society.
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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Home Page
A unique research project led by Rensselaer and conducted in New York’s Capital Region was recognized in June for its innovation by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
Rensselaer hosted a group of high school students for the Architecture Career Discovery Program, which introduces students to the field of architecture, including history, theory, technology, and practice, while emphasizing how these diverse realms of knowledge can be synthesized within the process of architectural design.
Rensselaer hosted a group of area elementary and middle school students for a weeklong program where they got a first-hand look into the physical sciences.
www.rpi.edu   (713 words)

  
 Advice for Getting Into College/University - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - A must read.
Rensselaer is an excellent school, ranked 42nd in the nation (out of 1800 college/university).
Remember that the national average includes students attending elite colleges and universities like Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where 80 or 90 percent or more of their students are accepted to college/university.
Those who can be admitted to a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute or a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and can afford the annual cost of $35,000 or more to go there may be well advised to do just that.
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 RPI: About Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hometown: Endicott, N.Y. Today’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is combining its legacy of leadership in technology-based education with an expanding emphasis on the pursuit of discovery.
Rensselaer’s classrooms are a model for intellectual engagement and the interaction of students and faculty.
In addition to their commercial successes, innumerable Rensselaer students, faculty and alumni have combined vision, analytical capabilities and an entrepreneurial way of thinking to change the world for the better through a wide range of important contributions.
www.rpi.edu /about   (420 words)

  
 Employer Profile: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is undergoing a dramatic transformation.
Rensselaer is making investments in its faculty, programs, and facilities to strengthen its standing as a top-tier technological research university with global reach and global impact.
Rensselaer is the oldest technological university in the United States.
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 Rensselaer Archives and Special Collections
The Rensselaer School was established in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer "for the purpose of instructing persons...
In 1833 the school became the Rensselaer Institute, and in the 1850s its purpose was broadened to become a polytechnic institution.
The name was changed to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1861.
www.lib.rpi.edu /dept/library/html/Archives/history   (136 words)

  
 Rensselaer Department of Mathematical Sciences
Our aim is to train individuals in mathematics, both as a subject in itself and as a discipline to aid in the development of other social and scientific fields.
In particular, Rensselaer’s department of Mathematical Sciences is one of the few in the country with a strong faculty orientation toward applications of mathematics.
This emphasis is reflected in the many courses dealing with areas of mathematical applications, and in the applied flavor with which department faculty typically teach undergraduate courses.
www.math.rpi.edu   (334 words)

  
 Information Technology Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer offers the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Information Technology as well as Doctoral degrees in related areas.
Rensselaer was among the first universities to recognize the creative and distinctive academic nature of the Information Technology field.
IT is one of Rensselaer’s top two research priorities, along with Biotechnology.
www.it.rpi.edu   (337 words)

  
 Student Records & Financial Services, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute complies with the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act of 1974.
This act provides that students attending any postsecondary educational institution that receives federal funds are entitled to access their education records kept by the institution in order to inspect and review these records.
Directory information is published in various forms during the year and Rensselaer can withhold information only in those cases where written requests are received in accordance with the guidelines stated here.
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 Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Today, we all work in the broad, interdisciplinary field of STS to understand and influence how society shapes science and technology, and how in turn science and technology shape society and the environment.
One of the first universities to offer BS, MS and PhD degrees in STS, Rensselaer is a national leader in developing STS curricula and our graduates are spreading the word at universities and organizations around the world.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 110 8th Street, Sage Building
www.sts.rpi.edu /index.php   (167 words)

  
 D.W. Schwendeman
MPI 2001, June 4-8, 2001 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
MPI 2002, June 3-7, 2002 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
MPI 2003, June 2-6, 2003 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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 Board of Trustees, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Claire M. Fraser '77   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Claire M. Fraser, Ph.D., is President and Director of The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) in Rockville, Maryland, which has been at the forefront of the genomics revolution since it was founded in 1992.
Prior to that, she worked as a researcher at the National Institutes of Health, including three years as Chief of the Section of Molecular Neurobiology at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Fraser is a summa cum laude graduate of Rensselaer, receiving a B.S. in Biology in 1977.
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 EMPAC - experimental media and performing arts center - rensselaer polytechnic institute - troy ny
Founded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, empac is an arts institution that draws strength from being part of a great research university.
With empac, Rensselaer is reaffirming its commitment to the continuous challenge and change of cultural paradigms.
There is no other university, such as Rensselaer, that combines innovation and success in the areas of research, science and education with an equally sophisticated and demanding cultural environment.
www.empac.rpi.edu   (1015 words)

  
 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a nonsectarian, coeducational university and the nation’s oldest technological university.
Rensselaer is composed of five Schools: Architecture, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Lally School of Management and Technology, and Science.
There are a number of established programs and organizations that serve Rensselaer’s women students and alumnae in engineering, science and technology.
www.mentornet.net /Partners/campuses/CampusInfo.aspx?CampusCode=RPIXX   (179 words)

  
 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a large university in Troy, New York, near Albany, founded in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer, it is one of the oldest technical institutions in the United States.
Leik Myrabo is perhaps the institutes most notable current professor.
Notable alumni include Washington Roebling (1857), who was the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge; George W. Ferris (1881), who invented the Ferris Wheel; Dr.
www.wiki.tatet.com /Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute.html   (148 words)

  
 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Admissions
Rensselaer — a university where you can dream big dreams — and make those dreams a reality.
At Rensselaer, you’ll be among the next generation of leaders in science, engineering, technology, management, and the arts.
Rensselaer recently announced the launch of a new undergraduate degree program in Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences.
admissions.rpi.edu   (194 words)

  
 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Margaret A. Darrin Distinguished Professor in Applied Mathematics The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer invites nominations and applications for the Margaret A. Darrin Distinguished Chair in Applied Mathematics at the rank of Full Professor.
It is expected that the holder of the chair will build a strong research program within the department, and be an academic and scientific leader, both at Rensselaer and in the applied mathematics community.
Rensselaer is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities.
www.acm.org /membership/career/opportunities/rpix.htm   (199 words)

  
 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division of Human Resources
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has a strong institutional commitment to diversity and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
A license to use, copy, modify and distribute this software for non-commercial research purposes only is hereby granted, provided that this copyright notice and accompanying disclaimer is not modified or removed from the software.
In particular, neither Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, nor the authors of the software are liable for any indirect, special, consequential, or incidental damages related to the software, to the maximum extent the law permits.
www.rpi.edu /dept/hr   (256 words)

  
 Pre-Health Professions Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Rensselaer has a long history of working with students who intend to enter the health professions after graduating.
At Rensselaer, English is taught by the Department of Language, Literature, and Communications.
Students majoring in areas other than Biology may need to take extra science courses, but should be able to include the English requirement within their Humanities and Social Sciences electives.
j2ee.rpi.edu /biology/update.do?artcenterkey=86   (284 words)

  
 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) - Arts Department
The Department of the Arts at Rensselaer was founded in 1972.
It is built around a world class faculty and is dedicated to interdisciplinary creative research in electronic arts.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 110 8th Street, West Hall
www.arts.rpi.edu   (209 words)

  
 Rensselaer Centers for Professional Development (RCPD)
RCPD is a department of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute focused on providing opportunities for professionals to enhance their knowledge and skills without enrolling in a credit-based academic program.
Rensselaer is the only network associate of the internationally renowned Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)® in the northeastern United States.
Rensselaer's Centers for Professional Development strive to meet the needs of our corporate partners, alumni, and the general community.
www.rh.edu /rcpd   (391 words)

  
 Rensselaer Formula SAE
The annual Rensselaer Union Activities Fair will be held at the Houston Field House on Thursday, September 1, 2005 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.
For more information about the event, visit www.union.rpi.edu or call the Rensselaer Union at 518-276-6505.
Here are the official results from the Rensselaer car at this year's Formula SAE competition, which concluded today in Pontiac, MI:
www.formularpi.com /v2/default.php   (327 words)

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