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Positive Energy

New York State has set some of the most ambitious climate targets in the nation. This has made our region a productive environment for sustainability research while generating a market for green energy technologies.

Welcome to Quantum Valley

In today’s research environment, computing power is crucial. For years, Rensselaer engineers have used our Artificial Intelligence Multiprocessing Optimized System (AiMOS) – the most powerful supercomputer housed at a private university and the 24th most powerful in the world – to advance AI and machine learning and to model everything from drug molecules to microchips.

An Unfair Advantage

In 2022, the federal government committed to a $52.7 billion investment in domestic semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and workforce development, to stimulate the economy, repair global supply chains, and improve national security through the CHIPS and Science Act.

Our Place in Space

Rensselaer’s contributions to space exploration are widely known and celebrated. The announcement that School of Engineering alumnus Reid Wiseman ’97 will command the upcoming Artemis II mission – which will pave the way for NASA’s return to the moon – brings us full circle, because prior to becoming RPI’s former president, George M.

RPI Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Eat Plastic, Make Multipurpose Spider Silk
For the first time, researchers have used bacteria to “upcycle” waste polyethylene
Rensselaer Doctoral Student Conducting Research at Los Alamos National Lab
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute doctoral student Emily de Stefanis is one of 60 recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award.
With Pivot Fellowship, RPI’s Jian Shi Tackles Big Quantum Computing Challenge
Jian Shi, Ph.D., associate professor in both the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been selected for the Simons Foundation's Pivot Fellowship. 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Welcomes Tom Capek ’86 to Board of Trustees
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced the addition of Thomas G. Capek ’86, senior vice president and chief engineer at Corning Incorporated, to Rensselaer’s Board of Trustees.
Scientists 3D-print hair follicles in lab-grown skin
A team led by scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has 3D-printed hair follicles in human skin tissue cultured in the lab. This marks the first time researchers have used the technology to generate hair follicles, which play an important role in skin healing and function.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nanotechnology Expert Nikhil Koratkar Named American Physical Society Fellow
Nikhil Koratkar, Ph.D., John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Professor of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Koratkar was recognized for his pioneering contributions to the field of nanoscale science and technology and the use of nanoscale materials in composites and energy storage devices.
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