Message from the Dean

Welcome to the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It is my great privilege to serve as Dean and to work with so many dedicated faculty and staff, all of whom are committed to providing a world-class engineering education for our students. Our undergraduate and graduate programs are among the very best in the country, we are nationally recognized for our unique programs and instructional facilities across the spectrum of engineering design, and our faculty are at the cutting edge in research and education. Students who choose to study engineering at Rensselaer, or continue their education for an advanced degree in any one of our seven engineering departments, will find an academic environment second to none. A place where ideas are born, leaders are developed, and new and exciting technologies are created. Our faculty and students are collaborating to find solutions to some of the most pressing technological challenges we face today in energy, biotechnology, materials, information technology and management, and complex systems. And our graduates go on to do great things.

Why not change the world? It’s more than a slogan — it’s a challenge to the best and brightest to join us at Rensselaer, to challenge yourself to study and learn at one of the nation’s premier research universities, and to make a difference. We hope you will join us.

David V. Rosowsky, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE
Dean of Engineering