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The ISE Department recently held our dinner banquet with our graduating students and their families/friends at Pat’s Barn. Also attending were two of our Industry Advisory Council members, Richard Garrett and John Pfaff. Commencement awards were given, and we had a raffle for our graduates. We are very proud of our students!
Congratulations to all of our graduates! Please watch this video.
Shekhar Garde, the Dean of the School of Engineering, stopped by one of our tables this past Saturday to meet with our students. Dean Garde is pictured here speaking with Trevor Tisdale. Thank you to all the prospective Class of 2029 and their families for visiting us. We look forward to welcoming you to our campus in August!
Our recent webinar with prospective students interested in our undergraduate program was recorded via Webex. Please click here to view it. This webinar will give you a deeper understanding of how Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) is shaping the future of technology and innovation.
The School of Engineering is pleased to welcome newly accepted graduate students.
During the day, students had the opportunity to engage with many of our faculty and staff members within the department. They attended a graduate panel where our current students shared their experiences at RPI and highlighted the strengths of our esteemed department.
We extend our special thanks to Zulal Isler Ardic and Carlos Morel Figueroa for volunteering their time in the cold weather to provide a tour of RPI.
The Online Ethics Center (OEC) offers an extensive collection of webinars that delve into the multifaceted realm of ethics in engineering and science. These webinars serve as a valuable resource for professionals, educators, and students aiming to deepen their understanding of ethical considerations in various contexts. https://onlineethics.org/collection-detail/OEC%20Webinars
Defining Human-Machine-AI Systems Webinar
Thursday, March 27, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Eastern
This webinar will give you a deeper understanding of how Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) is shaping the future of technology and innovation. Scan the QR code to join the webinar - we promise you will feel the energy as soon as you join!
Industrial and Systems Engineering students, faculty and staff welcomed the accepted Class of 2029 and their families who visited RPI on Saturday as part of the RPI Accepted Student Celebration.
Yicheng (Catherine) Wang won the student ARPA-E PITCHES Competition this week at the US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. She pitched her research with Dr. Kristen Schell and Prof.
Dr. Azita Hirsa is building a culture of connection, cohesion, and collaboration through her Leaders in Action Conversations series. This initiative enables RPI's faculty, staff and students to meet and network with alumni that are inspirational and exemplify the value of an RPI degree. More information can be found here.
Spring 2025 Schedule
RPI News
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is proud to welcome the second cohort of Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) students to the Semiconductor Scholars Program, an initiative supported by NORDTECH DoD Microelectronics Hub.
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.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is proud to announce that Pingkun Yan, Ph.D., associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at RPI, has been appointed chair of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Technical Committee on Biomedical Imaging and Image Processing (BIIP).
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.
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.
