RPI Appoints Dana Bodine as Inaugural Chief Marketing Officer
TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has welcomed Dana Bodine as the university's inaugural Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective December 1.
RPI Faculty Among World’s Most-Cited Researchers
Two RPI researchers, Ge Wang, Ph.D., Clark & Crossan Endowed Chair Professor and director of the Biomedical Imaging Center at RPI, and Fudong Han, Ph.D., associate professor and Priti & Mukesh Chatter '82 Career Development Chair, have earned a spot on Clarivate’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list.
RPI Alumna Clare Severance ’18 Honored in Society of Manufacturing Engineers 30 Under 30 List
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) mechanical engineering alumna Clare Severance ’18 has been honored with a place on the 2025 Society of Manufacturing Engineers 30 Under 30 list.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Launches New Quantum Computing Minor to Prepare Next Generation of Quantum Professionals
The School of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has launched a new minor in quantum computing, positioning students at the forefront of one of the most rapidly developing fields in technology.
Lighting Research Center Students Honored with Top Industry Awards
Two 2025 graduates of the Master of Science in Lighting program at RPI’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) were recently honored with top industry awards recognizing exceptional student design work.
RPI Professor Shaowu Pan Receives Dual Awards for Advancing AI and Clean Energy Solutions
Shaowu Pan, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has recently received two prestigious awards recognizing his work to solve some of engineering’s most difficult challenges.
2025 STEAMM Summer Camp at RPI Concludes with Inspiring Final Showcase
The 2025 STEAMM Inventor’s Studio at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), held from July 28 to August 8, concluded with a vibrant final reception celebrating two weeks of interdisciplinary exploration, creativity, and collaboration.
RPI’s EMPAC to host TOPOS music festival starting August 28
The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at RPI and its curatorial program will host the TOPOS Music Festival beginning August 28, 2025.
Todd Przybycien Named Head of RPI’s Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Todd Przybycien, Ph.D., professor of chemical and biological engineering at RPI, has been named head of RPI’s Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE). Under Przybycien’s leadership, the department will continue to drive innovation in sustainable biopharmaceutical manufacturing, metabolic and enzyme engineering, advanced materials development, transport processes, and process systems engineering.
Pingkun Yan Named Head of RPI’s Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has appointed Pingkun Yan, Ph.D., the P.K. Lashmet Career Development Chair Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at RPI, as head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.