TODAY: The 2026 Annual McKinney Reading Series and Student Awards Ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2026, from 7:00–9:00 p.m. at the Heffner Alumni House. The event will feature Hisham Matar, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of three novels and two memoirs.

The evening will include the announcement of the McKinney Student Writing Contest winners, a literary reading, and an audience Q&A, followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Intelligent Manufacturing What if manufacturing systems and materials could sense, adapt, and respond? We often think of manufacturing as shaping raw materials into parts, but this talk explores a different vision: using intelligent systems to embed functionality directly into materials. Examples include self-monitoring additive structures, robotic ecosystems, and biomedical materials—moving manufacturing toward systems that perceive, decide, and act.

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - "Risk-informed, performance-based design of seismic isolation systems for nuclear energy facilities". Risk-informed pathways are being developed for the design and licensing of next generation nuclear facilities. This presentation will address one such pathway to implement seismic base isolation, which involves the development of a) isolation-system-specific seismic displacement demand curves from seismic hazard curves, and b) fragility functions for seismic isolation systems.

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Join RPI  at Work Dean Aric Krause, Ph.D., in a 30-minute information session highlighting the whole range of RPI's online, project-based graduate certificate programs. These certificates are three courses in length, developing targeted ability groups, and can be completed in as little as seven months. Please register if you plan to attend.

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - The Class of '27 Lecture Series, established in 1960 to honor the first chair of the Math Sciences Department, holds two special lectures annually. Lecture I, on April 7, will present "Nonlocal PDEs and Quantum Optics". Lecture II, on April 8, features "Inverse Problems in Quantum Optics", by speaker John C. Schotland from Yale University.

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - The Class of '27 Lecture Series, established in 1960 to honor the first chair of the Math Sciences Department, holds two special lectures annually. Lecture I, on April 7, will present "Nonlocal PDEs and Quantum Optics". Lecture II, on April 8, features "Inverse Problems in Quantum Optics", by speaker John C. Schotland from Yale University.

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Class of 1959 Distinguished Lecture Series - "Supercells to Supersonics: Aerospace Engineering for Atmospheric Research", Dr. Brian Argrow, Distinguished Professor, Glenn Murphy Endowed Chair, Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, UC Boulder.

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - The Class of '27 Lecture Series, established in 1960 to honor the first chair of the Math Sciences Department, holds two special lectures annually. Lecture I, on April 7, will present "Nonlocal PDEs and Quantum Optics". Lecture II, on April 8, features "Inverse Problems in Quantum Optics", by speaker John C. Schotland from Yale University.

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - The Class of '27 Lecture Series, established in 1960 to honor the first chair of the Math Sciences Department, holds two special lectures annually. Lecture I, on April 7, will present "Nonlocal PDEs and Quantum Optics". Lecture II, on April 8, features "Inverse Problems in Quantum Optics", by speaker John C. Schotland from Yale University.

Please be advised that, due to an HVAC project, a crane will be staged and in operation in the G-Lot from April 16 through 17.
The G-Lot encompasses the front of Commons Dining Hall, the softball field area, the side of the Mueller Center, and the Department of Public Safety area.
The affected parking areas will be closed and barricaded beginning the evening of April 15 and will remain unavailable for approximately 48 hours.
Pedestrians are advised to use caution when traveling in the area due to construction activity and equipment.