Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Active in materials research for over 23 years, Schadler is an experimentalist and her research has focused on the mechanical, electrical, and optical properties of two-phase systems, primarily polymer composites. She is the author or co-author of more than 140 journal publications, several book chapters, and one book.

Osborn Engineering, which has designed more than 100 U.S. sports stadiums, including the original Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park, was established by a Rensselaer alumnus. Gary Burrel ’63 co-founded Garmin International, a world-class manufacturer of GPS navigation systems.

The conference celebrates the newly founded Center for Deep Listening based in HASS. The new center is assuming stewardship of the Deep Listening Institute Oliveros founded in 1985 and expanding its educational and research mission on the Rensselaer campus.

Stuart Dempster, a professor at the University of Washington, musician, and composer, will present a talk titled “StuArt of Listening: A Planetary Pleanote.” His talk will draw on his childhood experience of becoming aware of environmental degradation and consider how the practice of deep listening can be used to develop plans for environmental action.

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