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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 moderator is Paula Simon ’68, member of the Rensselaer Board of Trustees.

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

 

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.

 

For more information, 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