Photo Spotlights

RIT and Gleason Corp. announced details of a new research partnership to further advance manufacturing, materials science and product development, and dedicated new equipment on loan from the company for RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering. Participating at the event were (from left) Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research at RIT; Michael Walker, mechanical engineering manager, Gleason Corp.; Brian Perry, vice president of operations, Gleason Corp.; John Perrotti ’82 (business administration, accounting), president and CEO, Gleason Corp.; Edward Hensel, associate dean for research and graduate studies in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering; and Thomas Courtney, director, New Product Development, Gleason Corp. The new 400H Gear Hobbing equipment was moved into the college’s Machine Tool Lab recently. The gear hobbing machine is designed to cut shaft and wheel-type work pieces, tooling processes necessary for the gears found in automobiles, airplanes, turbines and other commercial equipment.

Members of Alpha Sigma Alpha led the Heel Violence walk on April 12. The proceeds from the mile-long walk benefit the Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims (ASADV) and will be donated through the RIT United Way Campaign. ASADV is a local organization that provides free services to people who are deaf and hard of hearing who have experienced domestic violence or sexual abuse.

Students were treated to a Prom Night special meal at Gracie’s. The meal included appetizers, chicken cordon bleu, baked gemelli alfredo, grilled steak, shrimp scampi and decadent desserts.

More than 100 eighth-graders from Greece Athena visited RIT to explore future careers. Friday is Spring Preview Day for high school juniors and below. This program is designed for students who are just starting their college search, and approximately 600 students are registered.

Mei Nagappan, assistant professor of software engineering, uses his expertise in big data mining to find software engineering problems that aren’t being explored. Currently, he is researching the hidden cost of mobile advertisements for software developers. To read more, go to rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=51694.

A restored 1967 Airstream trailer houses contemporary ceramics and travels from coast to coast. The current tour “Art for the Table”, features 25 nationally recognized studio potters. In addition, artists Lorna Meaden and Tara Wilson demonstrated in the ceramics studio here.

Anirudh Penmetcha’s research revolves around solar cells. The graduate student in the materials science and engineering program focused his thesis research on advancing next-generation photovoltaic technology in RIT professor Christopher Collison’s laboratory. Penmetcha began, in mid-February, a six-month co-op at a Massachusetts-based branch of Saint-Gobain, an international corporation and leader in high-performance materials.

Randy Henderson, president of Henderson Ford in Webster, assumed the role of Minett Professor for 2015 and is serving as a student mentor and community advocate with RIT’s Division for Diversity. There have been 23 Minett Professors since this program began in 1991. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=51679.

Amberlee Jones and daughter Arya hunted for eggs at RIT’s 11th annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 4. Hundreds of candy-filled eggs were scattered across the Gleason Quad for children to find and put in their baskets. The event is co-sponsored by The Students of Art House and The RIT Leadership Institute and Community Service Center.

Fourth-year industrial design student Ned Masury examines work in the Graduate Thesis 1 exhibit in Bevier Gallery. The exhibit represents work from the School of Art, School of Design and School for American Crafts. Graduate Thesis 2 will be on view April 10-May 2 with an opening reception at 5 p.m. April 10.

Students in Tom Hanney’s special topics course “The Harmonica and the Blues” delved deep into the history of the iconic instrument associated with the blues. The multi-disciplinary course consisted of music theory and the science of sound presented by faculty from the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, along with an overview of audio recording technology, through faculty from the College of Applied Science and Technology.

Reformed convicted felon Sam E. Antar, former Crazy Eddie’s chief financial officer, discussed the dangers of fraud and answered some tough questions from the audience on white-collar crime on April 1. The event was sponsored by Saunders College of Business and The Next Generation of Accountants club.