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Letter from the President
Innovation underpins our ability to successfully compete as individuals, as businesses, and as a nation. It is a marker of excellence and the source of competitive advantage in the 21st century. It requires a mindset that has the fortitude to defy convention when everyone else has accepted the status quo.

Mercury Hot Spots
Thomas M. Holsen, professor of civil & environmental engineering, is one of a team of 11 independent scientists who have published two peer-reviewed studies in the scientific journal BioScience identifying five known and nine suspected biological mercury hot spots in northeastern North America.

Teaching for a Difference
Alumna Sara E. Strom ’05 has joined the Teach For America program, a national corps of college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools.

Particles, Particles Burning Bright
Clarkson physics professor Igor Sokolov and his research team have discovered a method of making the brightest ever synthesized fluorescent silica particles. These nanostructured macroscopic silica particles have potential applications in medicine, forensic science and environmental protection, among other uses.

Innovation and Invention
Clarkson researchers demonstrate the collective power and the importance of innovation — from developing new nanomaterials for high-tech smokescreens to designing a new infant hearing test.

It’s a Small, Small World
Clarkson alumni Meyya Meyyappan ’84 and Sowmya Krishnan ´92, ’95 are working on the cutting edge of new materials and technologies.

The iTeam Challenge
An annual competition challenges students to design, build and innovate.

Innovation in Design
What started as a hobby designing a sea kayak for personal use has blossomed into a full-time business for Schade with his original works, such as the Guillemot, Aleutesque and even a microBootlegger, paddling the oceans across the globe.

An Entrepreneurial Approach to Philanthropy 
The Richard C. ’55 and Joy M. Dorf Chair in Entrepreneurism and Innovation will  connect innovation and technology and foster collaboration between the School of Business and the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering.

Clarkson Alumni Reunion
New and old friends return for milestone anniversaries, class reunions. Not to mention great conversation and entertainment.

Meet Lindsay Williams ’07
Former Golden Knight Women’s Hockey Center has what it takes for success on and off the ice.

A Son Honors his Father 
Doug Neugold ’82 establishes the Ron “Monk” Neugold ’52 Scholarship 

Clarkson Alumna Finds a New Path to Career Success
After completing General Electric’s elite Edison Engineering Development program, Onyinyechi Ibeneche ’04 (EE) accepts a surprising job offer that takes her across the globe