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Stevens Campus Sculpture

If you are visiting Stevens this summer or fall, be sure to take some time to check out the great sculpture collection around campus. The newly-designed S.C. Williams Library Web site has published a list of all the pieces along with the artists and the history behind them.

Winter Visit Days: December 15 and January 12

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Saturday, January 12, 2008 (for HS seniors)

Visit Stevens to get an overview of our academic programs in engineering, the sciences, computer science, business, and the humanities.  Learn about the admissions and financial aid processes, student life, and take a tour of our beautiful campus in Hoboken.

Register online today or call us at (800) 458-5323 to schedule your visit.

The First Family of Inventors

"For three generations the Stevenses of New Jersey applied their inventive genius to steamboats, railroads, naval warfare, and a host of other technologies." (American Heritage magazine) Read article >>

Visiting Colleges This Summer?? Put Stevens on Your List!!

Summer is a great time to start your college search if you haven't done so already.  It's the time to really check out different schools, see if you prefer something big or small, city or suburban surroundings, or even classic versus modern feel to the campus.  While you're planning your college visits, definitely add Stevens to that list.  We provide a variety of ways to check out our campus over the summer and to learn all about the exciting opportunities that we offer.  You can come to a Summer Visit Day and see a presentation, go on a tour, meet some current students and have lunch.  Or, you can come for an information session, or a tour or both in the same day!  Something else to think about is that Stevens does require interviews of all of their applicants.  So, maybe you're visiting from California or Alaska, you should consider completing the interview while your on campus so that you can take the time to meet with an admissions counselor face to face.

To register for any of these events, please go to our website at:  http://www.stevens.edu/undergrad/summervisit or give us a call at 1-800-458-5323 and we'll take care of you.  Hope to see you on campus this summer!!!    

NY Times: "A Wet Wind Tunnel So Ships Can Move Faster and Better"

New York Times
February 20, 2007
Ink
A Wet Wind Tunnel So Ships Can Move Faster and Better
By TINA KELLEY

HOBOKEN, N.J.

AT first glance, the giant boat pond could pass for a play area, with a model ship rigged up to go as fast as possible down a 16-foot-wide pool.

But the towing tank at Stevens Institute of Technology is far larger than a recreational pool — it’s longer than a football field. It is the world’s fastest speed towing tank, according to Michael S. Bruno, the director of the institute’s Davidson Laboratory, which has used the tank for designing ships, studying wave action and improving underwater detection of vessels.

Dr. Bruno says it’s like a wet wind tunnel.

At the push of a button, a carriage attached to a steel towing rail above the water zips down the pool, with the model, tethered by a cord, rushing behind it. In the narrow concrete room, the speeding boat and its wake sound like a low-flying jet fighter. For models about four feet long, the tank can simulate speeds of several hundred miles per hour. Dr. Bruno points out the lab’s greatest hits — that green and white yacht model is the Intrepid and it’s next to the Courageous, both of which were two-time successful defenders of the America’s Cup. Their hulls were designed, in part, here.

“Anything that’s ever gone in water has been in this wave tank,” Dr. Bruno explained. Other nautical creations that have been tested or designed here include the Albacore from 1953, which set new underwater speed records; an Apollo space capsule; a firefighting Aeritalia plane from the 1990s; and various drilling rigs and frogmen suits.

The tank also helps researchers come up with ways that shorelines can better withstand storms. A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean. At times, 40 tons of sand have been added to the “beach,” the slanting ends of the tank. The tank, built in 1944, recently had a $3 million face-lift, with the Navy providing some of the money. The tank is now 65 percent larger and has better viewing areas, including a tilted underwater mirror with strobes and cameras, to provide clear pictures of a hull’s interactions with waves.

When the tank reopened in December, researchers from the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Italy and other countries brought water to add from their native lands.

“I believe we’re far better known in Korea than in New York City,” Dr. Bruno said. “New Yorkers don’t consider ourselves as being very tied to the ocean.”

But nothing could be further from the truth, he said. “Manhattan is arguably the world’s center for naval architecture.”

The tank, at 711 Hudson Street, is open to the public at no charge, with experiments under way from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Winter Visit Day: Saturday, January 13

Happy Holidays!!!  During the much needed break, don't forget to sign up for our Senior Winter Visit Day on January 13!!  Seniors, this is a great chance to get a feel for what Stevens is all about and all of the exciting opportunities that we offer!!

Register online today!

50 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do On (And Around) Campus, Part V

Ok everyone, here it is!  The final portion of the 50 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do On and Around the Stevens campus!!   I hope that you have enjoyed learning about all of the neat things that go on in and around Stevens!!  Please feel free to post any questions or comments. 

41. Have fun at Hoboken festivals: Italian, St. Anne’s, Arts and Music and St. Patrick's Day
42. Laugh it up at a world-famous comedy club in the city
43. Explore much of Stevens history, view a large collection of Da Vinci in the library
44. Tour the historic, renowned Bronx Zoo
45. Ride the NYC subway to exciting Coney Island amusement park
46. Hear an opera or orchestra play at the infamous Carnegie Hall
47. Venture to Six Flags Great Adventure about 2 hours south in Jackson, NJ
48. View Stevens very own television station, SITTV, for original shows and hit movies
49. Ice skate during the winter in Central Park or at the Little League field at the edge of campus
50. Go to the events that the Entertainment Committee holds including comedy, illusion, and novelty acts

50 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do On (And Around) Campus, Part IV

Here it is, Part 4 of the Top 50 Things You Didn't Know you Could Do On or Around the Stevens Campus!  Yes, Stevens does have a bowling alley on campus!! 

31. Jog along the Hudson River
32. Have fun at the athletic complex at Chelsea Piers
33. Check out Elysian Park in Hoboken, site of the 1st baseball game
34. Pay a visit Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty
35. Compete in a tennis match on the courts behind Jacobus Hall or CPA
36. Discover our town’s past at the Hoboken Historical Museum
37. Participate on an intramural club sport team
38. Chill out and play pool, ping pong, or DDR in Jacobus Hall
39. Listen to music on the river at Sinatra Park
40. Bowl at the Stevens Bowling Alley

50 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do On (And Around) Campus, Part III

Ok, here are another 10 Fun Things to do on or around the Stevens Campus!!  Enjoy and feel free to ask any questions!!

21. Work out in the fitness center
22. Ride a ferry around Manhattan
23. Witness a Stevens Dramatic Society play in Debaun Auditorium
24. Catch a Devils, Nets, or Giants game at the Meadowlands
25. Take the Light Rail to Weehawken and go to a driving range on the river
26. Chat at Sinatra Café and watch a soccer game at Sinatra Park
27. Learn how to play racquetball in the basement of the Schaefer Center
28. Visit one of the many museums in the city
29. Glimpse at the house that Frank Sinatra grew up in ( I actually lived in the apartment building that Frank Sinatra lived in when he was just 12 years old!! )
30. Embark on an alternative spring break trip

50 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do On (And Around) Campus, Part II

Here is Part II of the 50 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do On or Around the Stevens Campus!  Enjoy and have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!!

11. Play volleyball on Palmer Lawn
12. Walk around or see a movie at Newport Mall in Jersey City
13. Rock out at a concert at Jones Beach or Madison Square Garden
14. Read or surf the Web in an Adirondack chair on the lawn
15. Swim in the pool in the Schaefer Center
16. Spend time at a convention in the Jacob Javits Center
17. Watch a recently released movie for $2.50 in Burchard
18. Bike ride through Central Park
19. Drink coffee and hang out at America’s Cup
20. Marvel at the Knicks at Madison Square Garden