Sergio Pequito, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, has been named a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). As the largest technical professional organization in the world, IEEE is focused on technological innovation to benefit humanity. The level of senior membership is given to those with professional maturity, who […]

Liwen Chen, a doctoral student in the department of chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer, recently won the prestigious Frank J. Padden Jr. Award from the 2019 American Physical Society March Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The award is given to a graduate student for “Excellence in Polymer Physics Research.” She received this honor after presenting […]

Pingkun Yan, co-director of Rensselaer’s Biomedical Imaging Center, recently received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bench-to-Bedside award grant with his NIH collaborator Dr. Brad Wood for their research focused on improving cancer detection through ultrasound imaging. Right now, Yan said, ultrasound imaging is the most commonly used tool for interventional procedures. It is easy […]

More than a dozen Rensselaer undergraduate students, from the Nuclear Engineering Program, recently received $7,000 annual scholarship awards funded by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in recognition of their educational excellence. Li (Emily) Liu, associate professor of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering at Rensselaer, said the 18 awards are part of a continuous effort by […]

The tuberculosis bacteria—Mycobacterium tuberculosis—infects more than 2 billion people each year. Some will develop full-blown tuberculosis, while others, although infected, never develop symptoms of the disease. The population is divided among people who are resistant, susceptible, and super susceptible, and no one is exactly sure why. With a grant from the National Institutes of Health […]

The healthy development and looping of the heart depends on the chirality, or “handedness,” of cells, according to research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Chirality is a property of asymmetry that is identifiable when objects, like right and left hands, are mirror images of each other. Cells in the body also display chirality, but researchers are […]

Catalin Picu, associate head of undergraduate studies for the department of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in Romania. Picu is also a member of Rensselaer’s Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Imaging in Medicine. His research is focused on the mechanics of solids, micro […]

Sometimes, life come full circle. As a high school student at Schalmont High School in Rotterdam, New York, Rachel Stagnitti looked forward to the days when the RPI Engineering Ambassadors would visit. Today, Stagnitti is a senior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and now she is one of the ambassadors making those visits to local schools. […]

An innovative interactive medical simulation toolkit (iMSTK), created by a team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Kitware Inc., and University of Central Arkansas, makes it possible for surgeons, interventional endoscopists, and other clinicians to virtually hone their skills, plan new procedures, and develop novel medical devices and platforms. The potential life-saving benefits of this […]

The National Science Foundation has awarded Kristen Mills, assistant professor of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering at Rensselaer, a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award grant for her research on cancer cell growth. According to the award description, “The scientific impact of this work will be significant, as it will significantly contribute to the […]