MSE News and Events
Prof. Edwin Fohtung, an expert in scattering and imaging techniques for nanoscale device materials, joins the MSE faculty starting in Fall 2019.
Yanming Zhang has been awarded the Corning's Glass Age Scholarship which will support his research for the 2019-2010 academic year
Jian Shi is the 2019 winner of the Alfred H. Geisler Memorial Award that recognizes an outstanding young materials scientist/engineer from the Eastern NY ASM chapter.
Erik Milosevic has won the S.C. Sun Best Student Paper Award, to be presented at the IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference in Brussels on June 5, 2019.
Prof. Daniel Gall receives the 2019 IBM Faculty Award for research on "Post-Cu metallization".
Institute News
On July 18, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and NORDTECH will host a day-long Workforce Development Summit on the RPI campus that will bring together government, industry, nonprofits, and academic partners to address education and workforce development in chips and semiconductors critical to the prosperity and security of the nation.
On July 18, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and NORDTECH will host a day-long Workforce Development Summit on the RPI campus that will bring together government, industry, nonprofits, and academic partners to address education and workforce development in chips and semiconductors critical to the prosperity and security of the nation.
From lane-keep assistance to blind spot detection, today’s cars come equipped with autonomous driving features that make driving easier and safer. Rene Mai, a doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, imagines a world in which humans and machines complement each other’s strengths to do more together, a concept known as “symbiotic autonomy.”
Hunter Belanger ’18, ’19G, Ph.D., assistant professor in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE), is one of four researchers nationwide to receive a Department of Energy Distinguished Early Career Award.The five-year, $625,000 grant will fund Belanger’s research aimed at making nuclear power safer and more efficient, supporting state and national efforts to transition away from carbon-emitting energy sources.
Rich Radke
Rich Radke, Ph.D., professor in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, has won the IEEE Signal Processing Society Regional Distinguished T