News
Dr. Wayne Bequette has recently been elected as the Vice President for the CACHE Corporation.
Nanobiotechnology expert Ravi Kane, the P.K. Lashmet Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named head of the university’s Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE).
2014 marks an exciting time for the Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, as we commemorate a century at Rensselaer! Over the coming year, our Centennial events will highlight the important accomplishments of our alumni, faculty and students.
For a detailed program of events, please visit our Chemical & Biological Engineering Centennial page.
Rangarajan Radhakrishnan, a graduate student in the Dynamics of Complex Fluids group led by Prof. Patrick Underhill, received 3rd prize in the poster competition at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology held in Pasadena, CA in February 2013.
Juan Borja, a graduate student in Prof. Joel Plawsky's Research Group in CBE has won the Best in Session Award at TECHCON 2012 held in Austin Texas in September 2012.
Institute News
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.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will offer a joint Ph.D. program in health sciences engineering beginning in the fall semester of 2025. RPI is a world-renowned technological research university known for its engineering, technology, and science programs. Icahn Mount Sinai is the academic arm of the Mount Sinai Health System, which includes eight hospitals and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York City region. The Ph.D.
On July 18, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and NORDTECH will host a day-long Workforce Development Summit on the RPI campus that will bring together government, industry, nonprofits, and academic partners to address education and workforce development in chips and semiconductors critical to the prosperity and security of the nation.
On July 18, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and NORDTECH will host a day-long Workforce Development Summit on the RPI campus that will bring together government, industry, nonprofits, and academic partners to address education and workforce development in chips and semiconductors critical to the prosperity and security of the nation.
From lane-keep assistance to blind spot detection, today’s cars come equipped with autonomous driving features that make driving easier and safer. Rene Mai, a doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, imagines a world in which humans and machines complement each other’s strengths to do more together, a concept known as “symbiotic autonomy.”


RPI Researchers Part of NSF-Funded Engineering Research Center Focused on U.S. Rubber Industry
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to Offer Joint Ph.D. Program in Health Sciences Engineering
RPI To Host NORDTECH Workforce Development Summit
RPI Doctoral Student Designs Ways for Humans and Machines to work ‘symbiotically’