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Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
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February 13, 2026
NIST awards $2M to UR, RIT to expand Rochester Quantum Network
Rochester Business Journal speaks to Stefan Preble, Bausch and Lomb Professor and Ph.D. program director in the Department of Microelectronic Engineering, about how the funds will support quantum development.
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February 13, 2026
URochester, RIT receive $2 million in tech funds
Rochester Beacon discusses the impact the funds will have on the further development of an experimental network connecting the campuses, speaking to Stefan Preble, Bausch and Lomb Professor and Ph.D. program director in the Department of Microelectronic Engineering.
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January 26, 2026
RIT hopeful Micron can be talent pipeline to hire 'well-suited' students
WHAM-TV speaks to Karl Hirschman, associate department head in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, about the ever-growing needs of the U.S. semiconductor industry.
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December 1, 2025
Study details how analog computing solves signal processing challenges faster
Researchers at RIT have improved the electronics used in communication and radar systems to better process signals using electromagnetic radio waves. This breakthrough could advance computing processes for technologies that need to handle signals quickly and efficiently.
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November 24, 2025
BOCES students get hands-on experience at RIT labs
High school students from the New Visions Engineering program at Greater Southern Tier BOCES visited RIT for an immersive, hands-on experience in cutting-edge engineering labs.
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November 24, 2025
RIT partners with Gallaudet University to launch research traineeship program in Universal AI
RIT is teaming up with Gallaudet University to prepare the next generation of artificial intelligence researchers and practitioners who will develop AI for everyone.
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November 19, 2025
Manifesting quantum: How RIT researchers are navigating the next frontier of physics
RIT researchers are zeroing in on quantum photonics, the creation, control, and detection of light. Photonics has long been a specialty of the university. RIT led the team that developed the first quantum photonic wafer, which is key to the future of mass-produced quantum communication systems.
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November 17, 2025
Tiger Love: Engineering alumni are sailing into retirement
Michael and Suzanne Pail met as engineering undergraduates during a first-year chemistry class. Since then, the two have kept a personal chemistry as engineers, business owners, and now shipmates sailing the ocean on Mira, their double-hull catamaran.
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September 19, 2025
RIT, partners named finalist for funding to bolster region’s laser expertise
A Rochester and Finger Lakes region coalition that includes researchers from RIT has been named a finalist for the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program.
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June 2, 2025
Robert Pearson retires from microelectronic engineering program
Robert Pearson helped make history when RIT began its microelectronic engineering program in the early 1980s. An RIT alumnus of the electrical engineering program and MicroE’s first faculty hire, Pearson reflected on some of that history—and his place in it—before retiring this summer after more than 40 years.
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May 29, 2025
Tech influencer energized by Imagine RIT
Tech influencer Jacklyn Dallas, from the YouTube Channel NothingButTech, visited Imagine RIT as part of a partnership with the university. She shared glimpses of her day with her followers during her visit and recently published a more in-depth look at her experience.
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May 22, 2025
RIT and UR leads breakthroughs in quantum technology advancements
WROC-TV speaks to Stefan Preble, professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, about the breakthrough in quantum technology advancements.