MSE News and Events
Prof. Liping Huang has been selected to became a fellow of the American Ceramics Society in recognition of her contributions to fundamental understanding of atomic structure and mechanical behavior of amorphous materials.
Professor Pawel Keblinski was named 2020 Materials Research Society Fellow for influential contributions to the development of computational methods leading to fundamental understanding of thermal transport in materials on nanometer length scales.
Ravishankar Sundararaman has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the AIME Robert Lansing Hardy Award from TMS. He will receive the award at the TMS Annual Meeting in San Diego on Feb 26, 2020.
Prof. Jian Shi authors a Nature news & views letter to express his viewpoint on a recent work published in Nature on the topic of strain engineering in unconventional semiconductors.
Prof. Edwin Fohtung, an expert in scattering and imaging techniques for nanoscale device materials, joins the MSE faculty starting in Fall 2019.
Institute News
Scientists’ Discovery Could Reduce Dependence on Animals for Vital Anti-Blood Clot Drug
Heparin, the world’s most widely used blood thinner, is used during procedures ranging from kidney dialysis to open heart surgery. Currently, heparin is derived from pig intestines, but scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered how to make it in the lab. They have also developed a path to a biomanufacturing process that could potentially revolutionize how the world gets its supply of this crucial medicine.
RPI Researchers Awarded $1.5M To Produce Hemp-Based Insulated Siding
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will use hemp to
develop a commercially viable, durable, and low-embodied-carbon insulated siding product to
address what the U.S. Green Building Council says is a “crucial need for building retrofits to
improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.”
Nearly 50 High School Teams To Compete in New York Tech Valley FIRST® Robotics Competition
Just shy of 50 teams of students from area high schools and around the world will compete at the 2024 New York Tech Valley FIRST ® Robotics Competition at MVP Arena March 22-23, 2024. Inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hosted the first regional event in 2014 and has been a major sponsor ever since.
Just shy of 50 teams of students from area high schools and around the world will compete at the 2024 New York Tech Valley FIRST ® Robotics Competition at MVP Arena March 22-23, 2024. Inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hosted the first regional event in 2014 and has been a major sponsor ever since.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Develops New Courses in Semiconductors in Partnership With Industry
With the CHIPS and Science Act, the United States’ commitment to becoming a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing once again was formalized. After the recent global chips shortage, combined with the pervasiveness of chips in our everyday products from refrigerators, to cars, to watches, it is now a national priority to ensure that semiconductors are produced domestically for economic and security reasons.