Tag: richard gross

  • The Academic Minute for 2019.05.06-05.10

    The Academic Minute for 2019.05.06-05.10

    The Academic Minute from 05.06 – 05.10 Monday, May 6th Peter Fox – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Data Set Anaylsis Peter Fox is a Tetherless World Constellation Chair and Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Computer Science and Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Fox also directs the Insitution-wide interdisciplinary Information Technology and Web Science program.…

  • Richard Gross, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Recyclable By Design

    Richard Gross, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Recyclable By Design

    On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Plastics that degrade naturally could be a lifesaver for our planet. Richard Gross, professor in the department of chemistry and biology, looks into how to get there. Professor Gross received his Ph.D. from ‘Brooklyn Poly’ (Polytechnic University) working on Polymer Stereochemistry (synthetic chemistry) and then performed postdoctoral research with Robert…

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week on The Academic Minute (2019.05.06)

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week on The Academic Minute (2019.05.06)

    RPI Week on The Academic Minute 2019.05.06 Monday, May 6th Peter Fox examines if the answers to big questions are hiding in heaps of data waiting to be found. Tuesday, May 7th Richard Gross discusses products that are recyclable by design. Wednesday, May 8th Miki Amitay explores expanding wind energy. Thursday, May 9th Juergen Hahn…