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Posted March 20th, 2007

Gas from Garbage: Professor Gross Develops Bioplastic that Breaks Down into Green Energy

In an effort to develop a new source of sustainable energy, Professor Richard Gross at Polytechnic University has bioengineered a fuel-latent plastic that can be converted into biodiesel. The...

Posted March 19th, 2007

Kurt Becker Receives Honorary Degree from the University of Innsbruck, Austria

Kurt Becker, Poly’s newly appointed Associate Provost for Research and Technology Initiatives & Dean of Sciences and Arts, was one of three honorees to receive the title of Honorary...

Posted March 15th, 2007

Bern Dibner Library Celebrates 3 Millionth User!

As Nirav Thakkar walked through the Bern Dibner Library turnstile on the afternoon of March 14, 2007, he had no idea he was about to become a milestone in the library’s history. Nirav, a...

Posted March 7th, 2007

Professor Griffis to Receive Golden Eagle Award for Contributions to Engineering

Professor F. H. (Bud) Griffis is being honored with the Society of American Military Engineers’ 2007 Golden Eagle Award for contributions to the engineering profession. The Golden Eagle Awards...

Posted March 6th, 2007

Polythinkers Enhance Bio-sensing

Under the direction of Professors Stephen Arnold and Iwao Teraoka, undergraduate students at Polytechnic’s MicroParticle Photo-Physics Lab (MP3L) have created a unique biosensor of...

Posted March 6th, 2007

Poly Student Awarded Fellowship from American Chemical Society

The program will provide $3,500 for her summer salary for a ten-week program. In addition, a stipend will be available for her to present her research results at an ACS sponsored meeting. Junior...

Posted March 1st, 2007

Dr. Kurt H. Becker Appointed as Associate Provost for Research and Technology Initiatives and Dean of Sciences and Arts

Polytechnic University is pleased to announce that Dr. Kurt H. Becker has joined Poly as Associate Provost for Research and Technology Initiatives and Dean of Sciences and Arts. Becker has held...

Posted February 28th, 2007

Jin Kim Montclare Awarded Competitive Research Grant by Air Force

Professor Jin Kim Montclare of the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences received a $300,000 grant from The Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The award is part of the Air Force’...

Posted February 28th, 2007

Resurgence of Silicon Alley in New York City!

Declaring that Silicon Alley is alive and well in New York City, Jerry M. Hultin, president of Polytechnic University, opened a special forum to discuss the issues confronting the New York technology...

Posted February 23rd, 2007

Poly Partners with Antigua & Barbuda to Offer Promising Students

Polytechnic University partnered with the government of Antigua and Barbuda to provide six annual scholarships to the Caribbean nation’s “best and brightest minds.” The scholarships...