Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Receives NSF Grant To Develop National Study That Identifies the Best Practices and Policies of States and Cities Focused on Businesses That Create Green Jobs
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Are Developing New Technology for Pushing Drugs Through the Blood-Brain Barrier, Directly Targeting Brain Tumors
As part of a USGBC-funded research project at New York’s Algonquin Middle School in 2009, a student wears a personal light-measuring device, called a Daysimeter, to monitor her rest and activity patterns and the amount of “circadian light” reaching her eyes.
New Tenured Professor Will Add Interdisciplinary Expertise in Hydrology, Soil Science
Artist's impression of a protoplanetary disk around a luminous young star. Dust particles in the disk that orbit around the star may eventually coalesce to form new planets. Research by the RPI team will provide new insight into the chemical evolution of the disks.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Researchers Receive $2.3 Million NIH Grant To Develop and Validate Virtual Reality Hardware, Software for Training and Certifying Laparoscopic Surgeons
More than $2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy will strengthen nuclear research and education, and help develop the next generation of nuclear technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The grants will support two research projects within the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Nuclear Engineering, fund improvements in laboratory space, and provide scholarships in nuclear engineering.
Unique THz “fingerprints” will identify hidden explosives from a distance Pictured left to right: Jingle Liu, Xi-Cheng Zhang, and Jianming Dai. Photo Credit: Rensselaer/Daria Robbins