I received the spring 2020 issue of Rensselaer magazine and was absolutely astounded at the depth and clarity of the various essays regarding research and science applied to the pandemic that has engulfed the world. The extensive efforts of the technology leaders at Rensselaer are without precedence in our world of recent calamity. I plan to keep this issue for reference and to share with family and neighbors with pride and joy in the efforts being extended at the Institute.

I was particularly interested in the applied science of lighting technology by Vital Vio with Delta Air Lines to develop a capability to deal with the need for bacterial cleanliness in the air transportation sector. It would be a significant tool to aid in the effort to return to the previous aura of safety and ease which we were accustomed to. Perhaps the use of multi-element emitters to project the wavelength of the spectrum utilized might be worth being investigated.

Several years ago when I established the Marilyn Goldshine Memorial Cancer Research Fund, it was with the hope that the science and engineering capability at Rensselaer, coupled with the ever-increasing evolution of research in the biomedical field, would make a significant impact on the development of tools to combat events such as that in which we are engaged. It is with pride that I see the Institute is taking a major position in this endeavor.

G.D. GOLDSHINE ’52, Crossville, Tennessee