Thursday, September 30, 2004
Jeffrey Carbeck of Princeton University gives a lecture titled “Integration of Top-down and Bottom-up Strategies for the Assembly of Nanostructures Using Single Chains of DNA as Molecular Templates” in CII 3051 at 4 pm. For more information call Materials Science and Engineering at 276-6372.
Friday, October 1 2004
Wow and Flutter brings experimental music to the RPI Playhouse for the first night of an eMPAC sponsored tribute to the history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center at 7:30 pm. The second night begins at 6 pm, also in the Playhouse. Tickets for both nights are $25 for the general public and $12 for students and seniors with ID. For individual nights, tickets cost $15 for the general public and $10 for students and seniors with ID. For more information visit
The Student Senate sponsors the Homecoming bonfire and pep rally at the Commons at 8:30 pm. The football and hockey teams will both be present to help get students excited for the football game on October 2. Go online to http://www.alumni.rpi.edu/services/homecoming/html for more information.
The XX chromosomes takes the field as the Class of 2005 presents the Homecoming Powder Puff football game on Willie Stanton field at 5 pm. Admission to the game is free. To learn more, visit http://www.alumni.rpi.edu/services/homecoming/html.
The annual NSBE/SHPE Career Fair connects students with jobs from 10 am to 4 pm in the Armory. E-mail
co-chairs@careerfair.rpi.edu for more information.
Boston band Fluttr, with guest Earl Patrick, visits the C+CC at 8 pm for an evening of eclectic rock ‘n’ roll. Admission is free. For additional information, call the Chapel and Cultural Center at 274-7793.
Guy Davis makes a room full of blues at UPAC Mother’s at 8 pm. The event is free for students with an RPI ID, and $8 for the general public. For more information, call the Rensselaer Union at 276-6505.
Inderjit Chopra, of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, presents the Paul E. Hemke Lecture in Aerospace Engineering, titled “Hovering Micro Air Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities.” The talk begins in Low 4050 at 10:30 am. Contact Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at 276-6351 to find out more.
Alianza Latina holds its annual Date Auction in West Hall Auditorium at 7 pm. Admission is free. Call the Rensselaer Union, 276-6505, for more information.
Saturday, October 2, 2004
The centerpiece of Homecoming, the Shot Glass Trophy/Homecoming football game, begins at 2 pm vs Coast Guard on the ’86 field. Call Athletics at 276-8824 to learn more.
A Homecoming BBQ precedes the Homecoming football game from 11:30 am to 2 pm in the Hassan Quad. All are welcome to enjoy the festivities and free food. To find out more, go on the web to
http://www.alumni.rpi.edu/services/homecoming/html.
A Homecoming Luau livens up the McNeil Room at 7 pm. Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information call the Rensselaer Union at 276-6505.
Tuesday, October 3, 2004
Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems faculty overview current research in the department, covering manufacturing systems, service systems, information systems, and applied statistics, beginning at 3:30 pm in DCC 324 with refreshments at 3 pm. To learn more DSES at 276-2773.
Wednesday, October 4, 2004
Masashi Yamaguchi delivers a physics colloquium titled “Polariton Based THz Spectroscopy and Its Application” in CII 3051 at 4 pm. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 pm. Contact info: Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, 276-6310.
