Patrick Underhill, Professor and Associate Head of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was elected to be the new Secretary/Treasurer of the American Physical Society Division of Soft Matter (APS DSOFT). The four-year term will begin in March 2026 at the Global Physics Summit in Denver, CO.
Julie Yang Won Poster Prize at AIChE 2025
Tarek Dinar, CBE M.S. student, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Founders Award of Excellence. This honor recognizes exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and contributions to the campus community. Tarek will be formally recognized at the Honors Convocation ceremony on Saturday, October 25, 2025, an annual event that celebrates student excellence as part of the broader Founders Day and Family Weekend festivities,
Alex Rishty, CBE Ph.D. student, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Founders Award of Excellence. This honor recognizes exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and contributions to the campus community. Alex will be formally recognized at the Honors Convocation ceremony on Saturday, October 25, 2025, an annual event that celebrates student excellence as part of the broader Founders Day and Family Weekend festivities,
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RPI to Highlight Advanced Manufacturing Career Paths with National Manufacturing Day Event
Event will showcase the future of manufacturing education, research, and career opportunities at the nation’s first technological university
RPI Professor Shaowu Pan Receives Dual Awards for Advancing AI and Clean Energy Solutions
Shaowu Pan, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has recently received two prestigious awards recognizing his work to solve some of engineering’s most difficult challenges.
Todd Przybycien Named Head of RPI’s Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Todd Przybycien, Ph.D., professor of chemical and biological engineering at RPI, has been named head of RPI’s Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE). Under Przybycien’s leadership, the department will continue to drive innovation in sustainable biopharmaceutical manufacturing, metabolic and enzyme engineering, advanced materials development, transport processes, and process systems engineering.
Pingkun Yan Named Head of RPI’s Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has appointed Pingkun Yan, Ph.D., the P.K. Lashmet Career Development Chair Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at RPI, as head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Nanomanufacturing Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Night Vision Technology, Other Fields
RPI scientists played a pivotal role in the development of a new manufacturing technique that could revolutionize infrared detection technology, potentially making thermal imaging devices cheaper, smaller, more accurate and far more affordable.