News
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.
The 2017 Micro and Nanoscale Phase Change Heat Transfer Gordon Conference took place in Galveston, TX from January 8 - 13. This year's Chair is Evelyn Wang. Vice Chairs are Joel Plawsky and Jungho Kim.
Institute News
RPI Announces $10 Million Gift from Alumnus and Entrepreneur Ajit Prabhu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has received a $10 million gift from Ajit Prabhu ’98, founder and CEO of Quest Global, to establish the Ajit Prabhu Catalyst Endowment and the Ajit Prabhu Catalyst Fund, both in support of the Office of Strategic Alliances and Translation (OSAT). Prabhu launched the fund, which will assist RPI student and faculty entrepreneurs.
RPI Researchers Receive Prestigious Gordon Prize from National Academy of Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Georges Belfort, Ph.D., and Steven Cramer, Ph.D., both Institute Professors of Chemical and Biological Engineering, have won the 2025 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education given by the National Academy of Engineering.
Multimodal Multitask Foundation Model Enhances Lung Cancer Screening and Beyond
Lung cancer is one of the most challenging diseases, making early diagnosis crucial for effective treatment. Fortunately, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming lung cancer screening, improving both accuracy and efficiency.
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.