Prof. B. Wayne Bequette of CBE discusses the challenges and future direction of autologous CAR T-cell therapy, a personalized immunotherapy that reprograms a patient's own T-cells to attack cancer.
Prof. Patrick Underhill discusses how experiences like cooking and hiking impact science and engineering research in the Faculty Spotlight talk on January 14, 2026. Research is often confined to silos based on properties like size, material, or application, which can limit innovation. But when we break down these barriers and explore unexpected connections, we can find inspiration to solve complex problems. This lecture is available at https://youtu.be/sqy-En4C5KM.
A team led by Rensselaer Polytechn
Prof. Helen Zha discusses a future where biological systems are harnessed to inspire, make, and dispose of the materials we use in our daily lives at the Faculty Spotlight talk on December 10, 2025. Nature provides many examples of materials that are exquisitely elegant in form and function. These materials can have high performance, be renewably made, and leave no lasting waste in our environment. Nature also provides bio-based tools for manufacturing these materials in an eco-friendly way.
Assistant Professor Prashun Gorai has received a two-year ACS Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) grant from the American Chemical Society
Institute News
Scientists Create a New State of Matter at Room Temperature Using Light and Nanostructures
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have created a new and unusual state of matter — known as a supersolid — by engineering how light and matter interact inside a nanoscale device. The work, published in Nature Nanotechnology, demonstrates that this exotic quantum phase can exist at room temperature, overcoming a long-standing limitation in the field.
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).
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 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 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.