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Rensselaer in Brief
New Darrin Scholar
Dr. Jong-Shi Pang, a recent recipient of the top award in mathematics programming, the George B. Dantzig Prize, has joined the faculty at RPI. He comes to Rensselaer to fill the Margaret A. Darrin Distinguished Chair Professorship in Applied Mathematics, a position that looks to attract a scholar that will be a “steeple of excellence,” which has been vacant since 1999.
Dr. Pang’s research has primarily involved equilibrium and optimization programming. The ideas behind this programming deal with finding the best use of scarce resources—a concept that has applications in everything from science to management.
Pang has worked at John Hopkins University since 1987, serving also as a program director for the National Science Foundation for part of that time. He received his B.S. from National Taiwan University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford.
At RPI, Professor Pang hopes to continue his research and work with many students and other faculty on their projects.
Brake Research Grant
The National Science Foundation has granted Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science Brett Fajen just under $300,000 to conduct research on exactly how people can control vehicles while braking to avoid collisions.
Fajen pointed out that to many, the matter seems trivial. At the same time though, robots do not have the same ability to adapt to their surroundings as humans do in order to always brake when needed to avoid collisions.
For now, Fajen has participants use joysticks to simulate a brake as they try to avoid colliding with an object on a three-dimensional screen in front of them. He hopes that his research will lead to better transportation and collision warning systems. Humanity Quilt
The Rensselaer Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is selling the 100 squares that together form the quilt displayed in the Student Union’s piano lounge. The quilt was handmade by over ninety RPI students, faculty, and staff during community services days.
The fundraiser is expected to raise $10,000. The hope is that this will be used to help build a new house that will be donated by Habitat for Humanity.
Each square is being sold for $100 and will be personalized with the information of the individual or group contributing. If you would like more information or want to purchase a square, contact Beth Carlile at 276-6505 or e-mail carlib@rpi.edu.
Campus Roadwork
Work is currently underway on Ninth Street between Peoples and Sage Avenues to create new pavement, sidewalks, landscapes, and curbs.
The work is expected to last three to four weeks and create 15 new parking spaces. During the construction, parking will not be allowed on the west side of Ninth Street.
In the meantime, commuters are asked to park in lots that have shuttle service, and student residents of the affected part of Ninth Street will have seven allotted spaces in the Black Cultural Center parking lot.
Starting October 13, the intersection of Sage Avenue and 15th Street will be rebuilt. The crosswalks, sidewalks, traffic signals, and curbs will be replaced.
During the construction, parking will be severly limited on 15th Street, so that two lanes of traffic can remain open at all times.
Part one of the work will close the west side of the intersection from October 13 until November 3. While the entrance gate to the academic campus by the Ricketts building will remain open, it will have to be reached from the west.
A second phase of the intersection rebuilding will last from November 3 until November 24. During the time, east access to Sage Avenue will be closed.
All construction on the intersection is being planned to temporarily stop during Family Weekend, October 24-26. During this time, the intersection will be fully reopened to permit the increased traffic flow. |
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