The Second Carl A. Westerdahl Forum
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Date
The Carl A.
Westerdahl Forum
Wednesday, September
30, 2015
Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace
and Rensselaer:
Then, Now,
and Tomorrow
Join the
Friends of the Folsom Library for the Carl A. Westerdahl Forum.
Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer professor emeritus of electrical, computer, and
systems engineering, will be the featured speaker. He will highlight the role
Rensselaer people and programs have played in the aerospace industry, from
1930s aeronautics to the space shuttle and beyond. Joining him will be
panelists Prabhat Hajela, Rensselaer provost, and Jennifer Parker Keyes ’02,
NASA research analyst.
The Carl A. Westerdahl Forum memorializes the creative contributions made by Carl A. Westerdahl (1937-2013), former dean, director, and historian at Rensselaer, through programs that explore education, history, art, architecture, engineering, and science as they relate to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Hors d’oeuvres
reception
5:30 p.m. –
6:00 p.m.
Russell Sage
Dining Hall
Carl A.
Westerdahl Forum
6:00 – 7:15
p.m.
Russell
Sage Dining Hall
Tour of the George M. Low Gallery
Immediately
following the forum
Low Center
for Industrial Innovation, fourth floor
Sponsored
by the Friends of the Folsom Library
For more information and to RSVP, contact Adrienne Birchler,
Folsom Library, bircha@rpi.edu, (518) 276-8329.
Please share this announcement with all individuals and organizations you think would be interested in attending.
Adrienne Birchler
Coordinator
Friends of the Folsom Library
