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A Rectangular Space Telescope Design Could Dramatically Accelerate Discovery of Earth-Like Worlds
A new study from RPI and NASA reveals that a radically different telescope design could accelerate the search for potentially habitable worlds beyond our solar system.
Highways Today
A Universal Rulebook for Flood-Resilient Urban Transport
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.
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.
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.
Universal Law Governs Urban Transport Adaptation in Extreme Floods
When a 100-year flood hits a city, traffic doesn't suddenly stop or disappear — it adapts.