Computational Science and Engineering

RPI Team Builds Resource-Sharing Technology Platform for Nonprofits

Nonprofit organizations historically struggle with underfunding, scarce resources, and even identifying what physical, human, social, and financial capital they already have.

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RPI Welcomed Local High School Students for National Manufacturing Day

On Friday, September 25, around 225 high school students from across the Capital Region participated in the 16th annual Manufacturing Day event at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

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A $27 Million Donation from Douglas A. Mercer ’77 Will Redefine Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at RPI

For RPI alumnus Doug Mercer ’77, helping prepare the next generation of electrical engineers to excel in the workforce has been a personal crusade for decades.

RPI Selected for Two U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission Projects

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researchers will contribute to two projects selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for Phase I awards under the inaugural Genesis Mission, a national initiative designed to accelerate scientific discovery through artificial intelligence.

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AI Growing Pains Reach Scientific Labs, New RPI Study Finds

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have found that today's leading artificial intelligence tools for predicting protein structures routinely generate results that are physically and chemically impossible, exposing critical blind spots in how AI is being applied across scientific research.

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Student Engineers Make RPI History with First Place Win at Concrete Canoe Competition

For the first time in RPI history, the Institute’s Concrete Canoe team won first place at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Concrete Canoe regional competition, earning a spot at the national competition June 25-27.

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RPI Cuts Ribbon on Gene Haas Manufacturing Teaching & Learning Foundry

The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) School of Engineering recently celebrated the official opening of the Gene Haas Manufacturing Teaching & Learning Foundry with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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The Engineers Who Reached for the Moon: How RPI Became a Launchpad to the Stars

When Reid Wiseman ‘97 strapped into the Orion spacecraft in April for humanity's first lunar voyage in more than half a century, he carried with him not just the hopes of a new generation of space explorers, but the legacy of the nation's oldest technical school — one that has quietly shaped America's journey to the cosmos.

Alhussein Abouzeid Named Head of RPI’s Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has appointed Professor Alhussein (Hussein) Abouzeid, Ph.D., as head of the department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE).

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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.