CBE News and Events
Congratulations, Jane!
Congratulations everyone! The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been named the most published department from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in March, 2017 with 10 new publications! Of our published works as a whole, Pete Wayner, Professor Emeritus, is the most read author from our Department with 91 new reads as of April 23, 2017. Congratulations, Pete!
Chemical Engineering Undergrads are in the news: The Best of the Best Change the World Challenge!
The ChemE Car team competed at the 2017 AIChE Northeast Student Conference and achieved third place, qualifying the students for the national competition in October.
CBE researchers observe condensation on surfaces heated to temperatures at least 100 K above the normal boiling point of the liquid in experiments conducted on the International Space Station.
Institute News
Ge Wang Named Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
Ge Wang, the Clark-Crossan Chaired Professor and director of the Biomedical Imaging Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been appointed as the editor-in-chief of the IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging journal. With nearly 3,000 submissions per year, it is the flagship journal in the tomographic medical imaging field and among the most highly cited of all biomedical engineering journals. Wang’s initial term is for three years and is renewable for a second term.
Clint Ballinger Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Clint Ballinger, Ph.D., professor of practice in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is among 170 inventors elected by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) to its 2024 Class of Fellows.
RPI and GlobalFoundries Partner on Semiconductor Workforce Development
TROY, N.Y. — Building on several ongoing collaborations, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and GlobalFoundries (GF) are working together to further grow and strengthen the semiconductor workforce in the region.
First Endowed Deanship at RPI Honors Alumnus’ Formative Student Experience
TROY, N.Y. — Thomas R. Farino Jr. ’67 and his wife Patricia Farino have made a $5 million gift to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) School of Engineering to establish the university’s first endowed deanship. Their gift marks another milestone in RPI’s yearlong Bicentennial celebration of the Institute’s past, present, and future.
RPI Researchers Part of NSF-Funded Engineering Research Center Focused on U.S. Rubber Industry
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researchers are part of a multi-institution team working to bring rubber production to the United States and better secure the supply chain for this critical material.