Graduate scholarship at RIT represents an incredibly rich and diverse body of work—research, technological discovery, design, and creativity. Each year the RIT community comes together to celebrate this diversity of thought + practice during Graduate Education Week & Showcase. The Showcase allows students to share their intellectual achievements with the world. Presenters expound on globally impactful discoveries they have made. This year Graduate Education Week went virtual. The week of virtual events included traditional research presentations, posters, group project discussions, demonstrations, and visual arts presentations.
Monday, November 16 - 1pm-2pm
Welcome to RIT Graduate Education Week! (via Zoom webinar)
Janet Lomax, RIT Journalist in Residence
Greetings from:
View Graduate Student Presentations
Tuesday, November 17 - 5pm-7:30pm
5:00pm Welcome
Paarth Mehta, Ph.D. Student Engineering
Tharindu Cyril Weerasooriya, Ph.D. Student Computing and Information Sciences
5:05pm Introduction of Moderator and Panel
Emily Wilson, Ph.D. Student, Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
5:10pm Alumni Panel
Moderated by: Dr. Andre Hudson, Head School of Life Sciences, College of Science
Panelists:
6:25pm Wrap-up and Closing remarks
Sri Charitha Velamuri, MS Student, Technology Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
6:30pm Grad Ed Week Speed Networking Event (via Zoom)
Moderated by: Teresa Symons and Emily Wilson
Wednesday, November 18 - 1pm-3:30pm
State of Research and Interactive Sessions (via Zoom)
1:00pm RIT State of Research
Dr. Ryne Raffaelle, VP Research and Associate Provost
Interactive Sessions
1:15 – 2:15 p.m Oral Presentation Session I
Session Chair: Dr. Cory Merkel,
Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering
Student Speakers
2:15 – 2:30pm BREAK
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Oral Presentation Session II
Session Chair: Dr. Jennifer Schneider, Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking
Professor College of Engineering Technology
Student Speakers
Wrap-up and closing remarks
Dr. Ryne Raffaelle
Thursday, November 19 - 1pm-3:30pm
Interactive Sessions (via Zoom)
1:00pm Welcome
Dr. Cory Merkel, Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering
1:15pm-2:15p.m. Poster/Demonstration Session I
Session Chair: Dr. Twyla Cummings, Associate Provost and Dean Graduate Education
Student Speakers
2:15 – 2:30pm BREAK
2:30pm -3:30 p.m. Poster/Demonstration Session II
Session Chair: Dr. Caroline Easton, Professor Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Technology
Student Speakers
Wrap-up and closing remarks
Dr. Cory Merkel
Friday, November 20 - 1pm-2:30pm
3-Minute Presentations and Visual Exhibition Session (via Zoom)
1:00pm Welcome
Chithira Pugazhenthi
MBA Student, Saunders COB
Introduction of 3-M Presentation Alumni – Sri Charitha Velamuri, Graduate Senator
Alumni 3-Minute Presentation Speakers from 2019
Pritam Poddar, PhD Student, Engineering
1:30pm -3:30 Visual Exhibition Session
Session Chair: Professor Josh Owen,
Vignelli Center Director/Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design
College of Art and Design
View Complete Visual Exhibition
Best in Show:
| Graduate Student Name | Program | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Mingshuo Li | Industrial Design MFA | Hawk Strike |
| Robert Stone | Photography and Related Media MFA | Epilogue to Resonance |
| Drew Slickmeyer | Furniture Design MFA | Stool |
| Rinoi Imada | Glass MFA | To Be Decayed I |
| Zhenhua Yu | Visual Communication Design MFA | Art Comes from Life |
Closing remarks
Janet Lomax