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Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Technology
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January 14, 2026
RIT engineering technology professor becomes president-elect of ASEE organization
RIT professor Martin Gordon was recently voted president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education.
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November 19, 2025
Club sports help students find their fit
Club sports are a big part of student life at the university. Every year, about 2,000 students are involved with the nearly 50 different club sports. For many, it scratches that competitive itch. For others, it’s a chance to try something new, find a community, and stay active.
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November 10, 2025
NTID alumnus is driven to lead
As a business team leader at the company’s Pennsylvania plant, Trauger oversees operations on the cab-over line, where the refuse collection trucks are assembled, with a focus on safety, quality, and delivery.
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September 29, 2025
Students weld together a new club
A year ago, four engineering technology students were taking the class Foundation of Metals that included a brief training program on how welding is used in manufacturing. They knew they wanted more and a student chapter of the American Welding Society was born.
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June 4, 2025
Albion farmer aims to change the dairy industry with new invention
13WHAM interviews alumnus Jayden Neal '25 (robotics and manufacturing engineering technology) about his family's startup company, UdderWays, and the Vortex, a new udder washing and sterilization system created by Neal.
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May 22, 2025
RIT researchers develop self-healing photopolymers for 3D printing to enhance part longevity and sustainability
3D Printing Industry discusses the research of Christopher Lewis, associate professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology; graduate student Vincent Mei; and biomedical and chemical engineering Ph.D. student Kory Schimmelpfenning, which focuses on self-healing photopolymers for 3D printing that should enhance part longevity and sustainability.
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April 7, 2025
RIT researchers use skin model to improve wearable devices
Spectrum News features the biomimetic skin phantom technology that is a key part in the research of Krittika Goyal, assistant professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology.
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March 4, 2025
When Student Athletes are Also Engineers
ASME speaks to mechanical engineering technology student Ella Wilson and mechanical engineering student Jessica Gomez about the challenges and benefits of being a student athlete.
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December 2, 2024
CET’s Kyle Scher helps bring AI into the classroom
Kyle Scher knows AI, and he’s sharing it with his peers and faculty in RIT’s College of Engineering Technology. The third-year mechatronics engineering technology student from Dix Hills, N.Y. is leading a student team developing ProGenie, an artificial intelligence tool for faculty and peers.
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September 25, 2024
RIT fall University-wide Career Fair brings employment opportunities to student job seekers
Nearly 4,000 RIT students looking for co-ops, internships, or full-time employment attended RIT’s University-wide Career Fair on Sept. 25 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center.
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June 12, 2024
Ph.D. student is lead author on paper published on cover of 'Optica Quantum'
Microsystems engineering Ph.D. student Evan Manfreda-Schulz ’20 (physics) accomplished something many academic researchers aim for when his first paper was published on the cover of Optica Quantum.
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May 2, 2024
Ortiz named Alumni Association president
Orlando Ortiz took over as the RIT Alumni Association president in January, an association with which he has been a member of for 10 years. He is also active with RIT’s Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity Inc. and is a mentor with RIT’s Men of Color, Honor, and Ambition (MOCHA) program.