Sigma Xi chapter inducts 12 into science research society
5/22/13

Sigma Xi, the international scientific research society has announced that twelve Alfred University students have been inducted into the research honor society for the 2012-13 academic year.

2013 Miller Outstanding Seniors named
4/25/13

Jordyn Larkins, who is majoring in communication studies and Spanish in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Samuel Miller, a materials science and engineering major in the Inamori School of Engineering, are this year’s recipients of the Marlin Miller Outstanding Senior Awards at Alfred University (AU).

Assemblyman Gabryszak tours Alfred University
4/16/13

NYS Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak, D-143, examines a 3-D printer in Alfred University’s “fab lab.”  Used by students in both the School of Art & Design and the Inamori School of Engineering, the 3-D printer allows students to produce three-dimensional objects. 

Chinese scholar introduces students to solar simulator lab
4/11/13

Visiting Chinese scholar Jihua Liu recently introduced his Alfred University (AU) electrical engineering students to multilayer solar cells using the Inamori School of Engineering’s newly installed solar simulator laboratory.

AU seniors receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence
4/08/13

Two Alfred University (AU) seniors – one an engineering major and the other an art major – are recipients of the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, announced last week in Albany by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher.

Varner to deliver Scholes Lecture
4/03/13

James Varner, professor emeritus of ceramic engineering in the Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University (AU), will deliver the annual Samuel R. Scholes Sr. Lecture at 11:20 a.m. Thursday, April 25, in Harder Hall auditorium on the AU campus.

Bergren Forum participants will hear history of ceramic glazes
3/28/13

Dr. William Carty, professor of ceramic engineering and materials science at Alfred University, will present “Color in Ceramic Glazes: A Happy Accident” as the next lecture in Alfred University’s ongoing Bergren Forum series.

Metals group finds winner of national scholarship at AU
2/27/13

When it came time to present its top national scholarship – a $15,000 award – the Ellwood Group, Incorporated, (EGI) found itself in an unlikely location – the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University, a place internationally renowned for its work in ceramics and glass.

Visiting professor puts focus on renewable energy findings
12/13/12

 Xuesong Li, visiting professor in Alfred University’s (AU) Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering and celebrated Chinese renewable energy expert, gave a major presentation titled “Farmers’ Willingness in Transforming Traditional Houses to Solar Houses in Rural China – Surveying 456 Households Surrounding Chongqing,” and continued his research on the feasibility of solar houses throughout the fall 2012 semester.

Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society back on campus
12/06/12

Sigma Xi, the international scientific research society that honors excellence in scientific investigation, has returned to Alfred University. Established in 1886, the first chapter of Sigma Xi appeared on Alfred’s campus in 1953.