College of Engineering News
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November 16, 2015
RIT commemorates Kate Gleason’s 150th birthday
An exhibit commemorating the 150th birthday of Kate Gleason opens at the Wallace Center on Thursday displaying photos, gears and other items from the engineering pioneer. -
November 4, 2015
Evelyn Brister named first Fram Faculty Fellow
Evelyn Brister has been named the Fram Faculty Fellow in Applied Critical Thinking. She will assume her post immediately for the 2015-16 term. -
October 27, 2015
Successful first flight for RIT SPEX group
Sunday morning, the RIT Space Exploration group launched a high-altitude weather balloon that soared higher than 99,000 feet before bursting and landing somewhere in Maine. -
October 22, 2015
Women in Engineering, Computing open house Nov. 7
Women in Engineering and Women in Computing will house an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 7. Girls in 5th through 9th grades can come learn about STEM opportunities. -
October 21, 2015
Steven Sasson leads engineering seminar Oct. 23
Steven Sasson, inventor of the digital camera and member of RIT’s Imaging Hall of Fame, will discuss the story of that invention at noon on Friday in the Xerox Auditorium. -
October 19, 2015
Annual microelectronics conference Nov. 6
The IEEE Electronic Devices Society will hold its 39th annual western New York Conference in RIT's Louise Slaughter Hall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 6. -
October 15, 2015
Robert Brinkman inducted into Engineering Academy
Rochester businessman Robert Brinkman was inducted into the Industrial and Systems Engineering Academy at RIT and recognized for his contributions to the college on Sept. 29. -
October 9, 2015
RIT receives cyber-security funding awards
Key awards from the National Science Foundation and National Security Agency will allow RIT research on early warnings to get ahead of hackers and prevent high-impact attacks. -
October 8, 2015
RIT researchers patent improvements for batteries
A research team at RIT has been awarded patents for discoveries that will improve and extend the life of lithium-ion batteries. -
September 28, 2015
Engineering faculty receives prestigious award
Reginald Rogers, assistant professor of chemical engineering, was the recipient of the Joseph N. Cannon Award in Chemical Engineering. -
September 21, 2015
NASA's Clayton Turner to open speaker series
Clayton Turner, NASA's deputy director of Langley Research Center, will open the 2015 Dean's Alumni Speaker Series at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Xerox Auditorium. -
September 15, 2015
RIT part of group awarded NNMI grant
The grant was awarded to a consortium of 162 companies, universities and nonprofits to create the Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Flexible Hybrid Electronics.