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Professor Curt Breneman Named as New Head of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
5/3/12 - Formerly the acting head of the department, Prof. Breneman is also the director of the Rensselaer Exploratory Center for Cheminformatics Research (RECCR).
From Beaker to Bits: A Unique Collaboration Between Biologists and Computer Scientists
4/2/12 - Computer scientists and biologists in the Data Science Research Center have developed a rare collaboration between the two very different fields to pick apart a fundamental roadblock to progress in modern medicine.
Alumnus Honored for a Final Act of Bravery
3/30/12 - Two years ago, Class of 2003 computer science graduate Lt. Miroslav “Steven” Zilberman, who was serving as a Naval pilot aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, made a decision that saved the lives of three of his crewmates.
Rising Research Rockstars!: Science and Engineering Fair Celebrated Promising Middle and High School Researchers
3/24/12 - More than 100 area middle and high school students participated in the 22nd annual greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair.
A Surprising Connection Found Between Breast Cancer Cells and Surrounding Tissue
3/14/12 - Biologist Lee Ligon has found a previously unknown connection between breast cancer tumor cells and the surrounding healthy tissue.
First Research Results From Large, International Study of Matter in Our Universe
3/8/12 - A Rensselaer team led by Prof. James Napolitano is part of the massive and collaborative Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment.
Controlling Protein Function With Nanotechnology
2/22/12 - A new study led by nanotechnology and biotechnology experts at Rensselaer is providing important details on how proteins in our bodies interact with nanomaterials.
Computer Science Doctoral Student Named Digital Forensics “Grand Champion”
2/17/12 - Can Yildizli has won the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Crime Center (DC3) Digital Forensics Challenge 2011, placing first among 1,147 contestants worldwide.
Web Scientists to Help Lead Conference on Computation in Healthcare and Life Sciences
2/17/12 - Joanne Luciano in the Tetherless World Constellation is co-chairing the 2012 CSHALS conference Feb 22-24 in Boston, Mass.
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Astrobiology Conference Session Dedicated to Seminal Origins of Life Researcher James Ferris
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Astrobiology Conference Session Dedicated to Origins of Life Researcher James Ferris

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Students, mentees, and scientific collaborators of Professor of Chemistry James Ferris gathered at a special session of the 2012 Astrobiology Science Conference in Atlanta, Ga. on April 19, to honor the scientist. News Release
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Laurie A. Leshin, Ph.D.
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Laurie A. Leshin, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Science

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From the Dean

On behalf of our faculty, staff and students, I welcome you to the Rensselaer School of Science. We are absolutely dedicated to driving the interdisciplinary frontiers of science through research and education. These aren’t just words to us. Within our School we work collaboratively every day to discover answers to humanity’s most compelling questions, to define new fields of study, and to invent solutions to global challenges. We do this working seamlessly across disciplinary boundaries, bringing the best of all fields together to advance science.

In the Rensselaer School of Science, we embrace our educational mission on equal footing to our research mission. Research and education come together in our students—our undergraduates engage in extensive hands-on, experiential learning, and most experience discovery first-hand through research. Our graduate students are driving interdisciplinary frontiers along with our faculty. After leaving Rensselaer, our students are highly employable; over 17,000 Rensselaer School of Science graduates power innovation and discovery around the world in industry, non-profits, government and academia.

Whether you’re a current or future undergraduate or graduate student, a research collaborator, or an alum, we hope you’ll enjoy our revamped website which highlights our dedication to science and discovery for the betterment of humanity. It is this dedication that brought me to Rensselaer—after checking us out on the Web, I hope you’ll come to campus and experience it, too!

The Dean’s Page

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Laurie A. Leshin

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Dean of Science
leshin@rpi.edu
(518) 276-6305
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David L. Spooner
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Associate Dean of Science for Undergraduate Education and Administration
spoond@rpi.edu
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William L. Siegmann
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Associate Dean of Science for Graduate Education and Research
siegmw@rpi.edu
(518) 276-6905
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