Kevin Surman receives Pillar of Rensselaer Award
RPI President Marty Schmidt, Ph.D., has announced that Kevin Surman, director of RPI’s Physical Plant, has been named a Pillar of Rensselaer.
RPI Appoints Andrea S. Ballinger Chief Information Officer to Advance Agentic AI Strategy and Digital Innovation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced the appointment of Andrea S. Ballinger as Vice President of Enterprise Computing and Chief Information Officer, effective February 1, 2026.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Awarded $3.3 Million Grant to Improve mRNA Purification Technology
Research aims to address a critical bottleneck in the production of mRNA therapeutics.
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 Gaming Students and Local Game Studios Demo New Projects at Showcase
RPI’s Game Development Club recently hosted their annual Rensselaer Games Showcase, an event that brings together students and local professionals to play, preview, and discuss one another’s developing gaming projects.
First Cohort of CEPM Ph.D. Students Reflect on Their Inaugural Semester
This semester, the RPI-Mt. Sinai Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine (CEPM) welcomed the inaugural cohort of students in the center’s Ph.D. program in health sciences engineering jointly offered by RPI and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
RPI to Host Holiday Concert and Troy Victorian Stroll Kickoff December 6
RPI President Martin A. Schmidt ’81, and his wife, Lyn, invite the Capital Region to join them for the RPI Holiday Concert and Troy Victorian Stroll Kickoff, which will take place on Saturday, December 6, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) on RPI’s campus.
RPI and GlobalFoundries Partner on Semiconductor Research, Education, and Workforce Development Initiatives
By creating and implementing new educational, engagement, and research opportunities for students and faculty, RPI and GF are driving semiconductor innovation and producing the next generation of leaders in the semiconductor industry.
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.