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Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
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October 14, 2019
Open Department Head Positions
Reporting to the dean of engineering, the department heads provide visionary leadership to advance the mission of their respective departments. Responsibilities include recruiting and mentoring excellent faculty, expanding scholarship and sponsored research, developing innovative and relevant curricula, managing department resources, promoting successes to internal and external audiences, and demonstrating a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Appointments at the rank of full professor will be considered with an anticipated start of August 15, 2020.
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September 11, 2019
Could a toilet seat help prevent hospital readmissions?
Guest essay by Nicholas Conn '11, '13 MS (electrical engineering), research scientist and founder and CEO of Heart Health Intelligence, published by The Conversation.
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September 10, 2019
RIT Distinguished Alumnus Clayton Turner named director of NASA’s Langley Research Center
Clayton Turner ’90 (electrical engineering) has been named the new director of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. He will assume the director’s position on Monday, Sept. 30, when current center Director David Bowles retires after 39 years with the agency.
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August 14, 2019
RIT to upgrade Semiconductor and Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory through $1 million state grant
The 2019-20 renovation project will be launched with a $1 million grant from New York state’s Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program and will further advance RIT’s research in integrated photonics, quantum information technology, biomedical devices and sensors for smart systems.
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August 6, 2019
Alumni Update: Alumni create device to monitor horse health
When his brother’s horse died suddenly from colic in 2013, Michael Schab ’09 (computer engineering) saw an opportunity to create something that would prevent other equestrians from losing their beloved animals to this preventable affliction.
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August 6, 2019
2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards: Clayton Turner
Meet Clayton Turner ’90 (electrical engineering), the Kate Gleason College of Engineering 2019 Distinguished Alumnus.
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July 24, 2019
Kate Gleason College of Engineering recognized for diversity and inclusion initiatives
Engineers today must be able to manage technical aspects of projects but also work effectively in a diverse, multi-cultural workplace. RIT is preparing its engineering graduates for those growing demands and was recognized by the American Society of Engineering Education as part of its national commitment to improve diversity within university engineering programs.
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May 13, 2019
Unlimited opportunities seen for semiconductor industry
The Saratogian features Robert Pearson, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering.
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April 24, 2019
Running in Circles: Engineering students build Human Hamster Wheel
The big wheel will turn, but the hamsters will be humans instead. Students in RIT’s Engineering House built a Human Hamster Wheel, and instead of running in circles, as the cliché goes, their 7-foot wheel will produce electricity. Open to children and adults, the wheel will be one of many interactive exhibits featured at this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on April 27.
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April 11, 2019
TTM Technologies Inc. makes donation to RIT for research fellowships
The donation will fund doctoral student research in advancing microwave and antenna technology for wireless and space or defense applications.
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April 9, 2019
Toilet seat that detects heart failure created by RIT, URMC
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reports on smart seat research led by research scientist and alumnus Nicholas Conn, Dave Borkholder, a professor in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, and Karl Schwarz, MD URMC.
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April 8, 2019
Multidisciplinary Robotics Club Sets New Record, Brings Home First-Place at Harvard PacBot
RIT’s Multidisciplinary Robotics Club (MDRC) traveled to Harvard University on April 6th for the 3rd Annual PacBot Competition, returning home with a first-place win and a new high-score record of 1190 points.