2019 POP-UP COURSES

Registration for summer 2019 pop-up courses is open! Registration is required, but at no additional cost to students. Students may sign up for as many courses as they like. To cancel or amend your registration, please contact the instructor listed for your course.

Courses are open to all students.

2019 Pop-Up Courses

  • Introduction to Microfluidic Technology

    Introduction to Microfluidic Technology [10 remaining]

    Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, JONSSN 3207
    Instructor: Professor Hisham Mohamed

    "Microfluidic is the science and technology to precisely control and manipulate nano- or pico- liter volume of fluid to accomplish a biological or chemical purpose. Microfluidic aims at miniaturizing the capabilities of a regular diagnostic or analytical laboratory on a chip. This miniaturization enhances reactivity, reduces cost and time, enables automation and parallelization, and provide a more accurate model of the physiological environment. Examples of microfluidic-based devices include, but not limited to, Micro-total analytical systems (µ-TAS) to enhance chemical synthesis, lab-on-a-chip (LOC) for medical diagnosis, or a new point-of-care (POC) to enable personalized medicine. This course will provide a broad view of the microfluidic technology: fluid manipulation methods, relevant microfabrication, and applications (mainly in the biomedical field). Instructor contact: [email protected].

  • Learning Russian

    Learning Russian [Sold Out]

    Friday, June 14, 2019, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, SAGE 4510
    Instructor: Professor Marjorie McShane

    Have you ever wondered whether it's actually all that hard to learn a language like Russian? This course will give you a quick introduction to the writing system and grammar of Russian, point you to resources that can help you to further explore the language, and give you some tips on how to go about learning any language independently. Instructor contact: [email protected].

  • Exploring the Arch ILE: Entrepreneurship Option

    Exploring the Arch ILE: Entrepreneurship Option [73 remaining]

    Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
    Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
    Location: Pittsburgh, 5216
    *This is open to all schools across campus.*

    -Your away semester is fast approaching and you haven’t secured an internship or research yet. Have you considered another way to build your resume with first-hand experiential learning?
    Choosing an ILE in entrepreneurship allows you to take a new product or service idea and conduct market research to validate the need for the idea as well as de-risk the commercialization process were you to decide to build a business around it.
    -Imagine adding the following to your resume:
    • Created a solution to an unmet need in the XYZ market
    • Designed and tested experiments to de-risk the launch of a new product
    • Added Six Sigma & Lean tools to my growing cadre of tested resources used to solve critical problems

    Representatives from the Lally School of Management, Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship will be present to provide additional insight.

  • A Primer on Personal Finance

    A Primer on Personal Finance [32 remaining]

    Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
    Time: 1-3pm
    Location: Pittsburgh, 5114
    Instructor: Thomas D. Shohfi
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Department: Lally School of Management

    Personal financial literacy is essential for the long-term success of every working professional (which RPI students will soon be). This personal finance primer covers basic financial topics such as interest rates (applied to credit cards, student loans, etc.), taxes, budgeting, investing, and insurance and also references practical tools to better manage each of them. Whether you're interested in actively investing in the stock market, planning passive portfolio contributions for retirement, or wisely managing debt, there is something in this course that can help each RPI student make better financial choices. Don't delay! Start thinking about your financial future now!

  • Introduction to Smath/Mathcad for Nuclear Engineers

    Introduction to Smath/Mathcad for Nuclear Engineers [15 remaining]

    Thursday, June 27, 2019, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, JONSSN 3207
    Instructor: Jin Choun

    Smath (or Mathcad) is a mathematical program with paper-like interface that provides many options for studying and solving complex mathematical equations. The course provides concise but thorough introduction to features of the Smath. A wide range of topics are discussed in the course: installation of the Smath and useful plugins; using SMath as a simple scratch pad; getting familiar with plotting features of Maxima plugin; getting familiar with the functions (polyroots, roots, and solve) to find the roots of the equations; performing symbolic and numerical differentiation and numerical integration; using the vector and matrix features; and performing linear and non-linear regression analysis. Nuclear Engineering students, especially those who are planning on taking MANE 4480: Physics of Nuclear Reactors are recommended to take this course. Instructor contact: [email protected].

  • Introduction to Design Thinking for Non-Designers (and Designers!)

    Introduction to Design Thinking for Non-Designers (and Designers!) [Sold Out]

    Monday, July 8, 2019, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Location TBD
    Instructor: Emily Klein

    "Think you’re not creative? Research suggests otherwise! This course will give students of all majors an appreciation for the value of design and design thinking before they enter the cross-disciplinary workforce. Creativity and generating inventive ideas depend upon practice and exposing oneself to new perspectives. This course will focus on the design thinking process, touch on key information design principles, and provide a brief survey of tools of the trade in information design including mapping tools, charting tools, and graphics software. Non-designers will learn the essential parts of design so that they can understand its purpose, accomplish their own goals, and better communicate their ideas. Designers will learn to understand and teach others about their own creative process for ultimately better design outcomes. Instructor contact: [email protected].

  • Introduction to Blockchain Enabled Supply Chains

    Introduction to Blockchain Enabled Supply Chains [Sold Out]

    Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, DCC 232
    Instructor: Kaan Unnu

    Multiple flow paths for logistics operations, the growing number of suppliers, innovative manufacturing methods and data analytics expectations are just some of the factors increasing the complexity of today’s supply chains. Blockchain technology has significant potential to alter these complex supply chain operations by increasing transparency and traceability provided through a trusted source of information. This pop-up course will cover a basic introduction to blockchain technology, and some examples of how blockchains are used in supply chain operations. Instructor contact: [email protected].

  • The Art of Logic

    The Art of Logic [38 remaining]

    July 22, 2019, 4pm-6pm, Pittsburgh, Room 5216
    Instructor: Bram van Heuveln
    Department: Cognitive Science
    Logic is rigorous ... but can also be beautiful! In this 2-hour session, we will explore some beautiful logic proofs and reveal the Art of Logic.

  • Two-Part Pop Up: The Seven Deadly Risks of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity

    Two-Part Pop Up: The Seven Deadly Risks of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity [96 remaining]

    Part I: Monday, July 29, 2019, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, DCC 330
    Part II: Monday, August 5, 2019, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, DCC 330
    Instructor: Colin Garvey

    This course delves into societal dimensions of artificial intelligence (AI), a diverse suite of technologies rapidly shaping today's world. The goal is to better understand the ethical, political, and social risks and benefits posed by the increasing prevalence of AI in society. The course is divided into two sessions. The first session explores the "dark" side of AI through an examination of seven dimensions of AI risk: military (e.g. killer robots), political (e.g. ‘bots and trolls), economic (e.g. massive job loss), social (e.g. surveillance and behavior modification), environmental (e.g. driverless car impacts), psychophysiological (e.g. screen addiction; social media and teen depression), and existential (e.g. superintelligent machine takeover of the world). After doing a handful of readings, we reconvene to shift gears and consider the "light" side of AI, reviewing developing trends in "AI for Social Good,” as promoted by major companies like Microsoft and Google, and at venues such as the AAAI/ACM AI, Ethics, and Society conference, as well as the Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning conference. The course ends with an "AI for Social Good" brainstorming session that culminates in “elevator pitch”-style presentations of proposals to either change AI for the better, or use AI to change the world. Instructor contact: [email protected].

  • Two Part Pop-Up Course: Better Metal Forming by Linking Experiment, Modeling, and Process Control

    Two Part Pop-Up Course: Better Metal Forming by Linking Experiment, Modeling, and Process Control [15 remaining]

    Part I-July 29th, 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
    Part II-July 30th, 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
    Location: MRC 136
    Instructors: Robert Hull, John Wen, Antoinette Maniatty, Dan Lewis, Anant Kekre, Sagar Bhatt, Arun Baskaran, Genevieve Kane
    Point of Contact for the Course: Genevieve Kane ([email protected])
    *Students must bring their laptops to both sessions.&
    Ever wonder, as you look out the window of a plane, how those large structures holding the aircraft wing together were made? Interested in exploring ongoing research on campus? We demonstrate a hands-on collaborative approach between experimental and modeling research groups to understand and control the properties that result from thermo-mechanical processing of metals.
    This course is comprised of four interactive modules led by members of the RPI community and industry collaborators, aimed at enabling students to familiarize themselves with the following powerful tools through hands-on interaction:
    Electron Microscopy
    Control Theory
    Material modeling using Monte Carlo Methods

    Students will get an opportunity to interact with professionals from the metal forming industry and to learn the importance of materials processing in the manufacturing sector.
    This course can be considered a primer for potential research within the RPI Community. Students who take this course may apply for four paid research spots within this project to complete during the course of their studies at Rensselaer, including possibly during the Arch away semester.

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