Alumni Spotlight

Sheldon Weinbaum posing with President Biden
RPI Alumnus Sheldon Weinbaum ’59 Named Recipient of National Medal of Science
Weinbaum was honored by President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony on Oct. 24
Tahira Reid Smith mid jump demonstrating her double dutch machhine
Born 24 Years Ago at RPI, Tahira Reid Smith’s ‘Jump Dreams’ Are in Full Swing

The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumna is taking her automatic double Dutch machine to market and inspiring future inventors.

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Members of the Artemis II launch team participate in an emergency escape or egress demonstration simulation for the Artemis II mission inside Firing Room 1 in the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)
When Reid Wiseman '97 straps into the Orion capsule as commander of Artemis II, NASA's first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century, he won't be the only RPI alum with a stake in the flight.
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