Lexi Rich
Senior Lecturer
Lexi Rich
Senior Lecturer
Education
MS, Rochester Institute of Technology
Bio
Alexis Rich first joined RIT as an undergraduate student in the Packaging Science Program. Upon graduation, she persued her ME in Sustainable Engineering in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering. Throughout her education, Alexis worked as a research assistant in the Packaging Dynamics Lab. Today she continues her research work as the manager of the Packaging Dynamics Lab and the Packaging Materials Lab. This is in addition to her role as Senior Lecturer. With her knowledge of packaging and sustainability, she hopes to prepare future packaging professionals for a sustainable tomorrow. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, managing over a dozen student employees, and working with hundreds of company clientele in the testing lab; she has dedicated her spare time to working part-time toward a PhD in the GIS Sustainability Program.
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Although unable to publicly publish much of her work; the Packaging Dynamics Lab conducts third-party package and product testing year-round. Her understanding of packaging systems has helped shape distribution packaging for hundreds of products. Materials and cost savings are the general focus of these studies, as well as validation for the FDA and other regulatory entities.