A team led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) professors Prashun Gorai (PI) and Patrick Underhill (co-PI) has been awarded a grant from the Future of Computing Research Collaboration (FCRC). The FCRC is a joint partnership between RPI and IBM Corporation to advance research in Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductors, and Quantum Computing.
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
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The Engineers Who Reached for the Moon: How RPI Became a Launchpad to the Stars
When Reid Wiseman ‘97 strapped into the Orion spacecraft in April for humanity's first lunar voyage in more than half a century, he carried with him not just the hopes of a new generation of space explorers, but the legacy of the nation's oldest technical school — one that has quietly shaped America's journey to the cosmos.
Meet the RPI Engineers Guiding Artemis II to the Moon and Back
When Reid Wiseman '97 straps into the Orion capsule as commander of Artemis II, NASA's first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century, he won't be the only RPI alum with a stake in the flight.
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.