Research

In recent years, Rensselaer has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to build world-class facilities that allow our faculty and students to advance the frontiers of engineering and science.

The Center for Flow, Physics, and Control (CeFPaC is tackling the critical challenges of aircraft design, wind energy, & smart buildings

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The NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) CURENT is boosting the reliability & sustainability of power grids

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The Smart Lighting ERC is changing the way society uses lighting

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The Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM) is pursuing interdisciplinary solutions for critical health care challenges

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Interdisciplinary Research Centers

Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS)

At the interface of the life sciences, physical & computational sciences, and engineering, new tools are being developed to design new products and processes that will benefit society.

Center for Automation Technologies and Systems (CATS)

Automation is poised to become the enabling technology of the new global economy, creating and expanding competitive advantage to drive economic development and job creation

$50M

Annual research expenditures

12

Research centers

2

NSF funded ERC's

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David V. Rosowsky

Dean of Engineering
Email: rosowd [at] rpi [dot] edu
Phone: (518) 276-6203

Tarek H. Abdoun

Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Programs
Email: abdout [at] rpi [dot] edu
Phone: (518) 276-6544

Kurt S. Anderson

Associate Dean
Undergraduate Studies
Email: anderk5 [at] rpi [dot] edu
Phone: 518-276-2339

Linda S. Schadler

Associate Dean
Academic Affairs
Email: schadl [at] rpi [dot] edu
Phone: (518) 276-6626

Rensselaer is a unique residential undergraduate college embedded in a world-class technological research university.
The School of Engineering remains at the core of the Institute.

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