Photo Spotlights

Michael Potter (right), founder of Elecsci Corp., accepts the award for Most Innovative Technology at the RIT-sponsored UNYTECH04 forum. The event, held recently in Syracuse, honored start-up technology companies grown from discoveries within the college and university system. The Churchville-based Elecsci Corp. worked with RIT's Technology Licensing Office to develop a process using embedded electron charges.

Rep. Jim Walsh explored RIT's remote sensing technology during a visit to the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science on Oct. 14. Walsh has secured $9.5 million in research funding for RIT's Wildfire Airborne Sensor Program (WASP), the Integrated Sensing Systems Initiative (ISSI) and other related efforts. This federal investment focused on increasing the effectiveness of image-based information for global environmental monitoring and homeland security.

Monroe County Sheriff Patrick O'Flynn, joined by RIT President Albert Simone, announced two arrests in RIT's Crossroads robbery. Both men addressed the media during a news conference. Dwight Rutley, a temporary employee at Crossroads, and Travis Rutley are charged with robbery and assault for their part in the Oct. 4 incident. The search continues for another suspect.

Eastman Kodak Co. and RIT have announced a new initiative involving the Rochester workforce. During a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 12, Kodak dedicated up to $280,000 from its Rochester Economic Development Fund to provide free tuition for 35 people to complete a certificate program at RIT's Center for Biotechnology Education and Training (CBET). Shown above are Charles Brown Jr., left, senior vice president and chief administrative officer at Kodak, Douglas Merrill, associate dean of RIT’s College of Science, and RIT President Albert Simone.

The women's crew team from RIT races toward the finish at the Stonehurst Capital Invitational Regatta. RIT men and women were among athletes from 30 colleges taking part in the competition on Sunday, Oct. 10. More than 6,000 spectators gathered at Genesee Valley Park for the event, which is hosted annually by RIT and University of Rochester.

Julie White (left) has become RIT's first director of human subjects research. An RIT employee since 1998, White is now focusing significant attention on protecting the interests of researchers and research project participants. The number of research projects at RIT involving human subjects is expected to rise to 250 by the end of next year. Richard Doolittle, chair of RIT's Institutional Review Board, and Gerald Berent, chair of NTID's Institutional Review Board, work closely with White in facilitating the process.

RIT students Anatoly Shilman and Marc-Anthony Arena whip up some smoothie recipes at their recently-opened juice bar, Shaker's Blends, located in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. It began as an ambitious project entry in RIT's Undergraduate Business Plan Competition last January. The pair received a third-prize award of $1,000 for their idea.

Henry’s restaurant, on the fourth floor of the George Eastman Building, opened for fall quarter on Sept. 28. Operated by students in RIT's School of Hospitality and Service Management, including Felice Prindle, a third-year hotel and resort management, the eatery serves bistro-style lunches 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Nov. 9. For more, visit www.rit.edu/~henrys.

Peter Mastroianni, a master mold maker from Polymer Tooling Systems Inc., demonstrates mold making and casting techniques to students in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences on Sept. 24. The technical process of mold making and casting are found in a wide range of programs and disciplines at RIT.

Researcher Herb Ruf shares insights on RIT's nanopower technology with Nissan Corp. representatives. The group was on campus Wednesday, Sept. 22, to learn more about the latest fuel cell research. In addition to the Physics Nanopower Research Laboratory in the College of Science, the Nissan team toured RIT facilities in the College of Engineering and the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies.

More than 2,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni participate in RIT ROCS--Reaching Out for Community Service--on Sept. 18. Volunteers in Rochester and other cities in the U.S. as well as Croatia and Kosovo in Eastern Europe donned orange T-shirts and helped out with projects ranging from collecting debris on beaches to serving food in homeless shelters. Shown here are some of the 80 students, staff and faculty at RIT’s affiliate, American University in Kosovo, who cleaned a city park in Pristina.

Jim Kelly, four-time Super Bowl quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, hits high-fives with RIT athletes at the dedication of the Gordon Field House and Activities Center on Sept. 10.