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Program in Building Conservation
School of Architecture
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
 Detailed InformationPrograms of StudyThe School of Architecture at Rensselaer offers exceptional research degrees at an advanced level. The master’s and doctoral degrees in architectural sciences are research-oriented programs with concentrations in architectural acoustics, built ecologies, and lighting. An additional degree is offered in lighting oriented toward practice. These advanced programs in architecture are founded on the understanding that the increasing demands for effective building performance, both perceptually and technically, can best be addressed through research.
The Master of Science in Architectural Sciences and the Master of Science in Lighting programs offer nonterminal research degrees in a variety of concentrations and culminate in a thesis or research project. There are two distinct arrangements. The one-year Master of Science in Architectural Sciences 30-credit-hour programs are tailored for students who are interested in pursuing the Ph.D. degree but who have not yet acquired the skills or knowledge to move directly into the program. They also serve those who are looking for qualifications in architectural research, university teaching, or specialized practices. Concentrations are offered in the fields of architectural acoustics, built ecologies, and lighting. The Master of Science in Lighting degree is a two-year program and shaped to specific objectives.
The School of Architecture offers the Doctor of Philosophy degree in architectural sciences to candidates who are prepared to undertake innovative and substantive research that adds to the body of knowledge drawn on by the design disciplines. The “sciences” in this context refer to those disciplines that support and shape mankind’s understanding and production of the built environment, including its physical, biological, social, cognitive, and cultural contexts. The Ph.D. is an inherently interdisciplinary degree in which concentrations can be elected in architectural acoustics, built ecologies, and lighting. A distinguished faculty within the School and across the Institute provides support for research projects that are informed by both disciplinary depth and transdisciplinary integration. The degree is intended for those who desire a career in teaching, research, specialized professional practices, or consulting. The program is intended to build knowledge, skills, insight, and experiences that will enable these individuals to make an original and lasting contribution to their chosen field, beginning with their dissertation and continuing into their professional lives. The program is structured to foster a community of students and scholars, a collaborative environment in which lateral flows of ideas and influences enrich the research agenda of each member of the community. Research FacilitiesResearch is supported by state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, including the Rensselaer Libraries, whose electronic information system provides access to collections, databases, and the Internet from campus and remote terminals; the Rensselaer Computing System, which permeates the campus with a coherent array of more than 7,000 nodes of distributed laptops, desktops, advanced workstations, and servers; a shared toolkit of applications for interactive learning and research and high-speed Internet connectivity; one of the country’s largest, academically based, class 100 clean room facilities; high-performance campuswide computing facilities that allow for serial or parallel computation; and five core laboratories for molecular biology, proteomics, bioimaging, and tissue engineering.
Rensselaer’s research capabilities have been enhanced with the addition of the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI). The result of a $100-million collaboration with IBM and New York State, the CCNI is one of the world’s most powerful university-based supercomputing centers and a top 25 supercomputing center of any kind in the world. The CCNI is made up of massively parallel Blue Gene supercomputers, POWER-based Linux clusters, and Opteron-based clusters, providing more than 100 teraflops of computational muscle and approximately a petabyte of shared online storage.
Other facilities and research centers include the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies; the George M. Low Center for Industrial Innovation; research centers for integrated electronics, terahertz science, nanotechnology, fuel-cell and hydrogen research, science and technology policy, and infrastructure and transportation studies; the Geotechnical Centrifuge Research Center; the Darrin Fresh Water Institute; and the Scientific Computation Research Center. In addition, academic departments and faculty laboratories have extensive discipline-specific research capabilities and equipment.
The Lighting Research Center contains 14,000 square feet of laboratory space for photometry, image processing, energy-efficiency measurement, and human factors research. It is the premier university-based research center for lighting and lighting technology in the United States.
The Jaffe Acoustics Laboratory contains a hemi-anechoic chamber and a large range of testing and recording equipment that is appropriate to both field and laboratory work in architectural acoustics.
The NYSTAR Virtual Classroom laboratory consists of two linked multimedia-equipped, high-quality variable acoustics spaces; a real-time multichannel auralization system; and large-format video projection. The facility is appropriate to research in multimedia telecollaborative environments and psychoacoustic research.
The Architecture Library supplements the School’s instructional and research activities. It houses materials specific to, and related to, the discipline of architecture, including art and architecture electronic databases such as Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, ARTBibliographies Modern, Bibliography of the History of Art, and the DAAI:Design and Applied Arts Index, among others.
The Human Interface Laboratory contains facilities for the fabrication of electronic devices, embedded computation, sensing, and actuation.
The fabrication facilities within the School of Architecture provide for a full range of material experimentation, from materials testing to the development of prototypes, models, mock-ups, and full-scale assemblies. Techniques, from traditional joinery, bending, and laminating to computer-controlled laser cutting, large-format three-axis milling, and rapid-prototyping are available. Additional machining and fabrication facilities can be found on the campus. Financial AidFinancial aid is available in the forms of teaching and research assistantships and fellowships, which include tuition scholarships and stipends. Rensselaer assistantships cover the academic year, with summer support available in many departments. University, corporate, or national fellowships fund many of Rensselaer’s full-time graduate students. Outstanding students may qualify for university-sponsored Rensselaer Graduate Fellowship Awards, which carry a minimum stipend of $22,000 and a full tuition and fees scholarship. All fellowship awards are calendar-year awards for full-time graduate students. Low-interest, deferred-repayment graduate loans are available to U.S. citizens with demonstrated need. Cost of StudyFull-time graduate tuition for the 2008–09 academic year is $36,950. Other costs (estimated living expenses, insurance, etc.) are projected to be about $13,680. Therefore, the cost of attendance for full-time graduate study is approximately $50,630. Part-time study and cohort programs are priced differently. Students should contact Rensselaer for specific cost information related to the programs they wish to study. Living and Housing CostsGraduate students at Rensselaer may choose from a variety of housing options. On campus, students can select one of the many residence halls and immerse themselves in campus life or choose from a select number of apartments designed for graduate students only. There are abundant, affordable options off campus as well, many within easy walking distance. Student GroupOf the 1,176 graduate students, 29 percent are women and 92 percent are full-time, with 75 percent of full-time graduate students studying at the doctoral level. Student OutcomesRensselaer’s graduate students are hired in a variety of industries and sectors of the economy and by private and public organizations, the government, and institutions of higher education. Their starting salaries average $74,807 for master’s degree recipients and $82,750 for Ph.D. recipients. LocationLocated just 10 miles northeast of Albany, New York State’s capital city, Rensselaer’s historic 275-acre campus sits on a hill overlooking the city of Troy, New York, and the Hudson River. The area offers a relaxed lifestyle with many cultural and recreational opportunities, with easy access to both the high-energy metropolitan centers of the Northeast–such as Boston, New York City, and Montreal, Canada–and the quiet beauty of the neighboring Adirondack Mountains. The InstituteRecognized as a leader in interactive learning and interdisciplinary research, Rensselaer continues a tradition of excellence and technological innovation dating back to 1824. Rensselaer has five schools–Architecture, Engineering, Management, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences–that offer more than 100 graduate programs in over forty-eight disciplines that attract top students, researchers, and professors. The discovery of new scientific concepts and technologies, especially in emerging interdisciplinary fields, is the lifeblood of Rensselaer’s culture and a core goal for the faculty, staff, and students. Fueled by significant support from government, industry, and private donors, Rensselaer provides a world-class education in an environment tailored to the individual. ApplyingApplications and all supporting credentials should be submitted well in advance of the preferred semester of entry to allow sufficient time for departmental review and processing. Since the first departmental awards are made early in February for the next academic year, applicants are encouraged to submit all required credentials by January 1 to ensure full consideration for admission and assistance. Late applications are considered only with departmental approval. The Faculty and Their Research
- Professors
- J. Goebel, M.A., M.Arch., Staaliche Hochschule. Music composition and performance.
- R. Leslie, M.Arch., Rensselaer. Lighting, daylighting, environmental comfort technologies.
- M. Rea, Ph.D., Ohio State. Vision science, lighting theory and applications.
- Associate Professors
- D. Bell, M.Arch., Virginia. Architectural design, theory, and history.
- A. Dyson, M.Arch., Yale. Architectural design, structures technology, multidisciplinary design theory, ecology.
- T. Krueger, M.Arch., Columbia. Human-environment interaction, design.
- I. Markov, Ph.D., Cornell. Structural engineering, seismic vulnerability, masonry.
- M. Mistur, M.S., Rensselaer. Architectural design, practice, technology.
- N. Narendran, Ph.D., Rhode Island. Remote-source lighting, fiber-optic sensors, geometric and physical optics.
- K. Warriner, B.Arch., Florida. Architectural and urban design and theory.
- N. Xiang, Ph.D., Ruhr (Germany). Architectural acoustics, acoustic signal processing.
- Assistant Professors
- J. Braasch, Ph.D. (engineering and music), Ruhr-Bochum (Germany). Architectural acoustics, psychoacoustics.
- P. Calamia, M.A., Princeton. Computational room acoustics, sound-field simulations.
- J. Ellinger, M.Arch., Columbia. Design.
- M. Figueiro, Ph.D., Rensselaer. Architectural design and construction management.
- F. Garba, M.Arch., Pennsylvania. Architectural invention/design processes, cultural/technological productivity, socio-ecological structures/hierarchies and their effects on the built environment.
- A. Saunders, M.Arch., Harvard; SOM Fellow, 2004. Architectural design, emerging technologies and surface logic.
- Clinical Professors
- C. Abbate-Gardner, M.Arch., Rome. Architectural and urban design, practice, and Italian studies.
- E. Carver, M.Arch., Princeton. Design, visual culture, social change.
- G. Crembil, M.Arch., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Architectural design, tactical technology.
- T. Ngai, M.Arch., Harvard. Architectural design, emerging technologies, emerging practice.
- M. Oatman, M.F.A., SUNY at Albany. Drawing, design. Painter and installation artist.
- D. Riebe, M.S., Columbia. Architectural design, emerging technologies and practice. Practicing licensed architect.
- Emeritus Faculty
- P. Boyce, Ph.D., Reading (United Kingdom). Human factors.
- D. Haviland, M.Arch., Rensselaer. Building industry, management, economics.
- W. Kroner, M.Arch., Rensselaer. Resources and sustainable architecture, advanced building technologies, futurism, architectural design.
- N. Pertuiset, Hons. Dipl.Arch. and Theory, Architectural Association. Architectural design and theory.
- P. Quinn, M.Arch., Pennsylvania. Theory and architectural design, institutional and community facilities.
- Adjunct and Visiting Faculty
- A. Adibsoltani. Architectural design practice, art and architecture critic/essayist.
- Y. Akashi, Ph.D., Musashi Institute of Technology. Human factors in lighting.
- M. Barry, M.S., Arizona State. Community and regional planning, conservation planning, landscape interpretation.
- S. Bedford, Ph.D., Columbia. Architectural history, regulatory compliance.
- P. Bhiwapurkar, Ph.D., IIT. Energy-efficient buildings, urban climate change, social impacts of environmental change.
- A. Bierman, M.S., Rensselaer. Mesopic vision, color vision, lighting controls, measurement of lighting efficiency.
- J. Brons, M.S., Rensselaer. Lighting design, lighting technology, lighting energy-efficiency, human factors in lighting, light pollution.
- J. Bullough, Ph.D., Rensselaer. Psychological and biological effects of light, lighting for transportation, technology transfer.
- V. Byszewski, D.Sc., Ph.D., Warsaw; Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences. Lighting technology.
- R. Campbell, B.S. in Arch., Arizona State. Architectural design, virtual/digital process, materials and construction, practice.
- D. Comodromus, M.S., Columbia. Architectural design, practice and politics, materials and construction.
- M. Coudert, B.S., Arizona State. Sustainable urban design.
- C. Ebbing, M.S.E.E., SUNY at Buffalo. Industrial acoustics, research special noise control.
- D. Hoffman, B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon. Theater, technical theater, stage design, stage lighting, theatrical engineering.
- O. Holmes, B.S. (mathematics), SUNY College at Oneonta; B.S. (mechanical engineering), Syracuse. HVAC, building systems, energy management.
- M. Kanonik, B.A.E., Penn State; PE. Structural design.
- A. Keseru, Doctor of Foreign Languages and Literature, University Ca’ Foscari (Italy). Italian language and culture.
- V. Lam, M.Arch., Harvard. Architectural design.
- R. Levin, Ph.D., Stanford. Lighting optics, lighting application, nonionizing radiation.
- B. Miyagi, M.Arch., Princeton. Design of architecture, landscape and interior; integration of theoretical discourse and building practice.
- P. Morante, B.S. (electrical engineering), Norwich. Marketing and electric power markets.
- B. Nelson, B.Arch., Rensselaer. Professional practice, community planning, project management.
- J. Nishimura, M.Arch., Columbia. Architectural design.
- S. Reilly, B.Arch., B.S., Rensselaer. Architectural design, practice, preservation technology.
- P. Rizzo, M.S., Rensselaer. Lighting design, with focus on energy-efficiency, sustainability, and universal design.
- M. Szoska, M.Arch., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Art and architecture related practice.
- R. Torres, Ph.D., Chalmers (Sweden). Architectural acoustics, auralization of sound fields, subjective effects of room acoustics.
- J. Van Derlofske, Ph.D., Alabama in Huntsville. Illumination systems, optical design, optical computer modeling, prototype development.
- A. Wadhwa, M.S. (lighting), Rensselaer. Architectural lighting design, systems integration and new technologies, sustainable systems, green practices, luminaire design.
Correspondence and InformationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute For written information about graduate studies: Graduate Admissions Coordinator School of Architecture 110 8th Street Troy, New York 12180-3590 Telephone:
518-276-6466 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute For application and admissions information: Rensselaer Admissions 110 8th Street Troy, New York 12180-3590 Telephone:
518-276-6216 Fax:
518-276-4072
Email:
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