Fall 2006 Student Satisfaction Survey Winner Announced

Philip Scala has his hands on a valuable gift certificate.

Philip Scala (’06 M.S. Engineering Science) won the $250 Amazon.com gift certificate for participating in the online Student Satisfaction Survey sponsored by the Office of Student Services. Mr. Scala is a recent Rensselaer graduate, having been awarded his degree in December, joining the nearly 90,000 Rensselaer alumni worldwide. He is interested in returning to the Rensselaer Hartford Campus to take a class about Corrosion. He is also considering earning an M.S. in Management from Rensselaer.

Mr. Scala is currently a Metallurgical Engineer at Pratt & Whitney working in the quality and standards laboratory. His Rensselaer degree has helped him on-the-job particularly since Rensselaer professors have industry experience, specifically in gas turbines. According to Mr. Scala, “The Rensselaer faculty is well-versed in theory and also in practice, with an excellent overall understanding of materials science.” He made particular mention of four engineering faculty: Ernesto Gutierrez-Miravete, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, and Adjunct Professors Sudha Bose, Ph.D.; Matthew J. Donachie, Jr., Sc.D.; and John J. Marcin, M.S.

Mr. Scala was very pleased with his overall Rensselaer experience and said, “I would like to thank George David [President, United Technologies Corporation (UTC)] and the UTC Scholar Program for the privilege to pursue advanced studies in higher education.”

In regards to his gift certificate, Mr. Scala plans on using it for textbooks on technical and scientific literature. He is truly setting an example for lifelong learning for all of Rensselaer’s Education for Working Professionals.

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