Updated Virtual Industry-Academia Day
Registration continues for our virtual event introducing The EBESS Institute
and presenting research updates with the
Student Perfect Pitch

June 17, 2021
11:00am - 1:00pm EST

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Note: Attendees who registered for the original May 20 date do not need to re-register. The event is free to attend but registration is required. Please email Leah Scott at scottl2@rpi.edu with any questions about registration.
Please join us for a detailed overview of the new Rensselaer Institute for Energy, the Built Environment, and Smart Systems (EBESS), presented by co-directors Dr. Robert Karlicek, Jr. and Dr. Dennis Shelden. The new Institute was recently announced by Rensselaer President, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson. EBESS, which is led by RPI's LESA and CASE, fuses architectural design and engineering to create sustainable infrastructure through the use of renewable energy systems, sentient building platforms, and new materials.

The virtual Perfect Pitch session will feature both LESA and CASE Centers' exceptional student researchers in a one-slide/90-second, elevator-pitch style presentation covering topics related to smart and sustainable system integration with modern applications in the built environment.

Created at LESA and traditionally held during our annual Industry-Academia Days, the Perfect Pitch was broadly adopted by the National Science Foundation as a requirement for ERCs. Many of you may remember our Perfect Pitch presentations at previous IADays and the tremendously positive impact it has as a training ground for our students. This year, we decided to revive the Perfect Pitch virtually as we continue to observe the Rensselaer community's COVID-19 guidelines.
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