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Mauricio Cortés Sierra

“Sagrada Família: The Dream of a Genius, A Collective Endeavour Across Generations” Wednesday, October 14, 5:00 p.m. est Steven Ehrlich ’69 Architecture Lecture EMPAC Theater Mauricio Cortés Sierra studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in the 1990s. He belongs to a generation marked by the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which created an atmosphere of obsession with structure, safety, and innovation in the classrooms.

CEE Distinguished Alumni Celebration

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Join us as we present this year's Civil & Environmental Engineering Distinguished Alumni award to Thomas G. Capek. Mr. Capek graduated from RPI with a B.S. in civil engineering in 1986. He has had an industrious career at Corning Inc., using his civil degree as a base for further learning and preparation for many industrial challenges. Dessert reception will be in the DCC Great Hall with formal presentation in DCC 330.
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