Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Experts

Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project; & David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed Chair

Researches community ecology, ecotoxicology, phenotypic plasticity, forest inputs to wetlands, disease ecology, and invasive species

Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Focuses on the relationships between microbial communities and environmental conditions in extreme ecosystems

Frederic R. Kolleck ’52 Career Development Chair in Freshwater Ecology

Computational modeling of links between freshwater ecology and carbon cycling

Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Focused on engineering processes and potential applications of hybrid inorganic/organic materials for optoelectronic devices and sensors

Director, Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE)

Co-Director of the Institute for Energy, the Built Environment, and Smart Systems (EBESS) and leading expert on dynamic building systems.

Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences & Professor, Arts

Works as a leading composer, author, teacher, pianist, and arts administrator