College of Engineering News

March 27, 2018

FIRST Robotics names 2018 Volunteers of the Year

Ronald Zarrella, retired Bausch + Lomb chairman and CEO, and Steven Geier, treasurer of Rochester Community Robotics, were honored as Volunteers of the Year for their leadership and contributions to FIRST Robotics programming in the Finger Lakes.
March 20, 2018

Fabricating process could improve electronics

Researchers at RIT have found a more efficient fabricating process to produce semiconductors used in today’s electronic devices. They also confirmed that materials other than silicon can be used successfully in the development process that could increase performance of electronic devices.
March 19, 2018

Tiger Love: Long-distance couple reaches finish line with Michelin

Ashley (Shoum) Gliss ’09 (mechanical engineering) was focused on her senior design project, her final year of school and a new job she would start after graduation at Toyota when she first met Ed Gliss ’11 (mechanical engineering).
March 7, 2018

FIRST Robotics teams POWER UP for regional contest

Fifty high school teams will combine robotics and video gaming during the 2018 Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition in RIT's Gordon Field House.
February 9, 2018

KGCOE hosts Family Day as part of Engineers Week

Open to middle school students and their parents, participants can visit the mechanical engineering machine shop, the AMPrint Center and the Toyota Production Laboratory.
February 1, 2018

Student Spotlight: Enriching campus life through CAB

Meet Dimple Joseph, a fifth-year industrial engineering and engineering management major and director of the College Activities Board.
January 25, 2018

Students test site operations skills at Raymond Corp.

Five graduate engineering students participated in an intensive, three-day work experience at the Raymond Corp. and were challenged to find ways to improve one of the company's manufacturing workflow processes.
January 23, 2018

RIT offers online program in product development

RIT is hosting a webinar on Feb. 13 detailing information about enrollment in the program for engineering and technical professionals.
January 16, 2018

National Society of Black Engineers honors Reginald Rogers

Reginald Rogers, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has been awarded the Dr. Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year award by the National Society of Black Engineers.
December 11, 2017

New season of FIRST Robotics begins Jan. 6

More than 3,500 teams from around the world will be part of the 2018 FIRST Robotics Kick Off, viewing a live, worldwide telecast at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 6. The Finger Lakes Regional competition takes place March 16-17 at the Gordon Field House.
December 4, 2017

Program named among top online engineering master's programs

RIT master's program in microelectronics manufacturing engineering has been recognized as one of the 30 best online master's in engineering degree programs from private colleges in 2018.
November 21, 2017

Theme park ride designer nabs dream job

David Swerzenski has always had one career goal: work in the theme park industry. Days after graduating from RIT, Swerzenski '17 (mechanical engineering) accomplished it.