News and Events

Joyjit Bhowmick presented his research entitled "Dynamic Store Fulfillment with Collaborative Robots and In-Store Customers" at the School of Engineering reception and poster session as part of Graduate Admitted Student Day on Friday, March 15, 2024, 
Vivian Rost-Nasshan is an Independent Senator and the Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee at RPI, as part of the Student Senate.  She is currently running for Grand Marshal.  The position of Grand Marshal was created in 1865 to honor a student respected and admired by his/her classmates. 
Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Please join a webinar via Zoom on March 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM Eastern. Dr. Azita Hirsa, student Samantha Fluty, and a representative from the Admissions Office will be available to describe the Industrial and Management Engineering program and answer your questions.
Martha R. Grabowski is an alumna and longtime Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Yinan Wang was selected as the Panel Fellow in the 2023 cohort of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of CMMI Game Changer Academies for Advancing Research Innovation (CGCA). This is the annual program hosted by the NSF to promote the merit review process. Details of the panels are below:

Institute News

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will use hemp to develop a commercially viable, durable, and low-embodied-carbon insulated siding product to address what the U.S. Green Building Council says is a “crucial need for building retrofits to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.”
Just shy of 50 teams of students from area high schools and around the world will compete at the 2024 New York Tech Valley FIRST ® Robotics Competition at MVP Arena March 22-23, 2024. Inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hosted the first regional event in 2014 and has been a major sponsor ever since.
Just shy of 50 teams of students from area high schools and around the world will compete at the 2024 New York Tech Valley FIRST ® Robotics Competition at MVP Arena March 22-23, 2024. Inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hosted the first regional event in 2014 and has been a major sponsor ever since.
With the CHIPS and Science Act, the United States’ commitment to becoming a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing once again was formalized. After the recent global chips shortage, combined with the pervasiveness of chips in our everyday products from refrigerators, to cars, to watches, it is now a national priority to ensure that semiconductors are produced domestically for economic and security reasons.
Steve Eshiemogie, a doctoral student studying chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been recognized as an honorable mention in the annual Cell Press Rising Black Scientists Awards for his essay “From village to lab: An African scientist’s quest for a sustainable future.” [MS1] More than 350 students across a range of scientific disciplines applied.