Rochester Institute of Technology has announced that Bill Nye, scientist and TV personality, is the keynote speaker for RIT’s 127th commencement celebration on May 25 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center.
Nye’s TV show, "Bill Nye the Science Guy," originally ran on public television from 1992 to 1998. Donning a white lab coat and aided by flashy video effects and his offbeat brand of comedy, Nye demonstrated science experiments while explaining their impact to his viewers.
After graduating in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University, Nye went to work in the Seattle area as an aeronautics engineer for Boeing before transitioning into a broadcasting and entertainment career.
Today, Nye contributes to a variety of news programs as an all-purpose science expert and he also serves as director of the Planetary Society, the world’s largest non-governmental space interest organization.
“I want to inspire people to change the world,” he told an RIT audience during his visit. “To me, there’s nothing more exciting and more fun than science.”
“Many of our graduates were first introduced to the wonders of science by watching Bill Nye on television, and he remains a source of inspiration for a new generation of innovators,” said RIT President Bill Destler.
For more information on RIT’s 127th commencement, click here.
Rochester Institute of Technology has announced that Bill Nye, scientist and TV personality, is the keynote speaker for RIT’s 127th commencement celebration on May 25 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center.
Nye’s TV show, "Bill Nye the Science Guy," originally ran on public television from 1992 to 1998. Donning a white lab coat and aided by flashy video effects and his offbeat brand of comedy, Nye demonstrated science experiments while explaining their impact to his viewers.
After graduating in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University, Nye went to work in the Seattle area as an aeronautics engineer for Boeing before transitioning into a broadcasting and entertainment career.
Today, Nye contributes to a variety of news programs as an all-purpose science expert and he also serves as director of the Planetary Society, the world’s largest non-governmental space interest organization.
“I want to inspire people to change the world,” he told an RIT audience during his visit. “To me, there’s nothing more exciting and more fun than science.”
“Many of our graduates were first introduced to the wonders of science by watching Bill Nye on television, and he remains a source of inspiration for a new generation of innovators,” said RIT President Bill Destler.
For more information on RIT’s 127th commencement, click here.
