Troy, N.Y. – The United States Department of Commerce has awarded the Department of Commerce Gold Medal to Frank Lombardo, research assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is delighted to have had Dr. Frank Lombardo working with us over the last two years and the Department of Commerce Gold Medal is a singular honor for him,” said Chris Letchford, who is head of department of civil and environmental engineering. “Dr.