Daniel Berg named as Engineering Management Educator of the Year
Institute Professor Daniel Berg has been named Engineering Management Educator of the Year by the IEEE Engineering Management Society. He was cited for “seminal research and educational contributions in the field of management of technology, especially in regards to services and distance learning”. More...

Professor Charles Malmborg New Head of the Department
Professor Malmborg is an outstanding researcher and gifted teacher who is respected by faculty, staff and students for his experience, dedication and enthusiasm. He is exceptionally well qualified to take on the leadership and administrative responsibilities of the position Head of the Department of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems. More...

E-ZPass at NY Fair for Traffic Research
Portable roadside E-ZPass readers are stationed this week outside the New York State Fair near Syracuse to help track the flow of thousands of vehicles. Researchers say the information gleaned from passing cars - which they stress is encrypted and anonymous - will help engineers figure out ways to redirect traffic to less congested routes in the future. Business Review NYSDOT News

Victor Chan Among the Nation’s “Brightest Young Engineers”
Wai Kin “Victor” Chan, assistant professor of decision sciences and engineering systems, is among the 83 rising stars invited to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s 13th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium. Designated by the NAE as the “nation’s brightest young engineers,” Chan and other honorees will pool their insight and talent to examine real-world challenges facing all engineers. More...

Beyond the Hybrid: CITS focuses on the big picture to energy
Mention energy efficiency, the environment, and transportation in the same breath, and most people think hybrid cars. There’s another, more systemic way to approach the issue. One center at Rensselaer has taken the lead in it. Can drivers help save energy just by driving past an electronic tag reader (the kind you typically see at a toll booth)? They can if another CITS project has its way. More...

Rensselaer-Led Project To Improve Traffic Management Garners National Recognition
The project, led by William “Al” Wallace ’61, director of the Rensselaer Center for Infrastructure and Transportation Studies (CITS) and professor of decision sciences and engineering systems, pooled the resources of several collaborators to tackle the ubiquitous urban headache of traffic congestion. The award was presented on June 5 at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s 2007 Annual Meeting in Palm Springs, CA. More...