Wendy Lin-Cook Joins RPI as Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has appointed Wendy Lin-Cook, Ph.D. as vice provost of enrollment management, effective August 18.
RPI Unveils Dynamic New Brand Identity to Signal Vision For Its Next Century
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) unveiled an evolved brand identity that both honors its 200-year legacy and signals its future ambitions.
RPI Researchers Join Expertise at the Frontier of Light and Materials Research
Researchers at RPI’s schools of science and engineering are exploring new ways to manipulate matter with light to unlock a new generation of computer chips, photovoltaic cells and other advanced materials.
From Players to Creators: RPI Camp Empowers Teens to Design Video Games
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) recently hosted its immersive Game Development Camp, giving middle and high school students a unique opportunity to jump-start their careers in game design and development.
RPI Study Suggests Incentives Are a Valuable Alternative to School Cell Phone Bans
As schools increasingly move to ban smartphones in classrooms, new research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) suggests that there may be a more effective way to boost focus and academic engagement.
RPI Names Steven Tait, Leading Chemist and Educator, as Dean of the School of Science
Professor Steven L. Tait, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Chemistry, Herman T. Briscoe Professor of Chemistry, and Associate Director of the Electron Microscopy Center at Indiana University (IU), has been appointed Dean of RPI’s School of Science following a nationwide search.
RPI Professor Nikhil Koratkar Named Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow
Nikhil Koratkar, Ph.D., the John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Professor of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), one of the highest professional distinctions awarded by the world’s oldest chemical society.
Learning Through Play: RPI Game on Freshwater Science Installed at ECHO Leahy Center
World of Plankton, an interactive educational game developed by faculty and students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been permanently installed at the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain as part of the center’s newly renovated Into the Lake exhibit.
Professor Jian Shi Shares Perspective on a Unique Light-Matter Interaction in a Promising New Class of Semiconducting Material
Non-centrosymmetric halide perovskites are a class of semiconducting material containing a structural asymmetry with potentially transformative implications for several major industries.
RPI Mathematician Models the Physics of Undersea Waves, Paving the Way for More Accurate Climate Predictions
Professor Yuri V. Lvov, Ph.D., and a team of oceanographers develop a first-of-its-kind model of internal wave dynamics that lays the foundation for new, more reliable models of ocean circulation.