Office of Faculty Recruitment News

Hanif Rahbari, an assistant professor of computing security, was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to make connected vehicles more reliable and secure against quantum attacks.

Kai Ni, assistant professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering, was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to improve computing memory through the use of ferroelectric materials and capacity.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Matthew Hoffman, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences.

RIT has again been ranked as one of the top game design universities in the nation. RIT was named No. 5 on the Animation Career Review list of Top 50 Game Design Schools and Colleges in the U.S. and No. 2 in New York state.

The REMADE Institute (REMADE) is hosting the first-ever REMADE Circular Economy Technology Summit and Conference. Organized by the institute in partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and with support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), the event will take place at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, D.C., on March 20–21, 2023.

Will Zhang, assistant professor in industrial and systems engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology talks about immersive technology on The Peggy Smedley Show. He says immersive technologies include several technologies such as AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality), XR (extended reality), and the metaverse—and discusses the connections between each and how they are different.

Nine images from Professor Gregory Halpern's book ZZYZX are now part of the Museum of Modern Art's physical and online permanent collection, joining a litany of artistic legends to receive the honor.

Chelsea R. Gulliver was recently named economic and policy analyst at RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS).

RIT Certified, which provides a wide range of workforce development and professional training courses, certificates, and skill-based programs, has secured three grants totaling nearly $1.6 million.

RIT assistant professor coauthors recent paper, “Liquid to solid transition of elastin condensates”.

Increases in collaborative projects and inclusion in statewide and national economic development initiatives combined for another record year of sponsored research funding at RIT.

RIT has been expanding its research footprint to accommodate the university’s growing research portfolio. The Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED), which opens this fall, is enabling the university to convert 10 existing classrooms, totaling more than 23,000 square feet, into new research space. Another 14,700 square feet of research space opened in January in Brown Hall.