Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni and alumnae will gather from across the country and around the world Oct.1-4 at their alma mater with fellow Rensselaer graduates to participate in Reunion & Homecoming weekend festivities. This year, a series of events pay homage to the theme of space, and explore Rensselaer connections to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Troy, N.Y. — To help Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students get a head start on planning for future career opportunities, members of the Rensselaer National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) will host the 37th NSBE/SHPE Career Fair Sept. 25-26.
Troy, N.Y. - U.S. News & World Report has once again ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute highly among the best universities in the United States. The publication’s annual list of college rankings released last week ranked Rensselaer 41st overall among all national universities.
This reflects a rise in the rankings for Rensselaer, up one spot to 41st. Rensselaer is tied with Boston University, Tulane University, the University of California at Davis, the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Troy, NY—Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has announced the Summer Arch, a new academic plan of study that focuses on three specific outcomes: enhanced student-faculty interactions at a pivotal phase of the undergraduate experience; pathways for students who wish to augment their academic progress through the availability of a year-round academic calendar; and flexibility in the academic schedule to enable all students to explore their passions and interests in a way that positions them for future success.
Troy, N.Y. - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $1.3 million to Ryan Gilbert, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Rensselaer, to support research that could give hope to the thousands of Americans who sustain life-changing spinal cord injuries each year.
The five-year grant, from NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will further Gilbert’s efforts to change cell behavior after spinal cord injury to enable and promote nerve regeneration.
Troy, N.Y. – Kristin P. Bennett has been named associate director of the Rensselaer Institute for Data Exploration and Applications (IDEA).
A team of researchers, led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Professor Eric Ledet, will investigate whether small wireless sensors incorporated into orthopedic implants could be used to detect surgical site infections. The research is supported by a $429,560 grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Troy, N.Y. — Computational mechanics expert Suvranu De has been named the J. Erik Jonsson ’22 Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. An endowed professorship is among the highest honors bestowed on a Rensselaer faculty member.
Assad Oberai, professor of mechanical aerospace and nuclear engineering and the associate director of the Scientific Computation Research Center (SCOREC), has been named associate dean for research and graduate programs in the School of Engineering.
Oberai will focus on growing the research enterprise in the School of Engineering by building research teams to address grand challenges, increasing collaborations with industry and foundations, and strengthening engineering graduate programs through recruiting and mentoring of outstanding graduate students.
Joel Plawsky has been named head of the Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering in the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
