Research Awards and Recognition
Research Awards and Recognition
RIT became recognized as a doctoral university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education in 2016 because of its growing research activity.
Sponsored Research Awards
In millions of dollars
Research Expenditures
In millions of dollars
FY21 Federal Awards by Agency
In millions of dollars
Major Grants
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March 22, 2023
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RIT honors 14 researchers added to prestigious PI Millionaires group
RIT faculty members, who led research initiatives as principal investigators, were honored at a reception on March 21 to celebrate the individuals who helped the university reach record awards surpassing $92 million and place among the top private research universities in the country.
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February 20, 2023
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Hanif Rahbari earns NSF CAREER Award to enhance connected vehicle security
Hanif Rahbari, an assistant professor of computing security, was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to make connected vehicles more reliable and secure against quantum attacks.
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February 20, 2023
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Ni awarded NSF CAREER funding to develop advanced computer memory and devices
Kai Ni, assistant professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering, was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to improve computing memory through the use of ferroelectric materials and capacity.
NSF CAREER Awards
2023
For “Toward Reliable and Quantum-resistant Connected Vehicle Security”
2022
For “Investigating the Use of Empathy-Building Interventions in Experiential Computing Education”
2022
For “Chirality and polymer thermodynamics: frustration and amplification”
2021
For “Interface-mediated Ionic Transport in Mismatched Complex Oxide Heterostructures: Role of Misfit Dislocations”
2021
For “Co-evolution of Machine Intelligence and Continuous Information”
2020
For “Synthesizing Architectural Tactics”
2020
For “Computational Model of Perceived Color and Appearance in Augmented Reality”
2019
For “Learning to Solve Problems in context-rich environments: A Naturalistic study in STEM Workplaces, research labs, project-based and lab courses”
2018
For “Development of High-Efficiency Ultraviolet Optoelectronics”
2016
For “Energy-Efficient Datacenters with Wireless Interconnection Networks”
2015
For “Magnetocaloric Effect in Metallic Nanostructures”
2015
For “Theory of Optomechanical Nanorotation Sensing – Approaching the Quantum Regime”
2014
For “Integrating Physical Models into Data-Driven Inference”
2013
For “Environmental impacts of reusing, recycling and disposing of lithium-ion batteries after they have been used in electric vehicles”
2010
For “Strain Balanced Quantum Dots for high Concentration Photovoltaics”
2010
For “Graphics: Gaze Manipulation”
2004
For “Deaf Children and Young Adults: Predicting School, College and Labor Success”
PI Millionaires
Since 2000, RIT has recognized 115 principal investigators and researchers who have achieved $1 million or more in funding by inducting them into a class of “PI Millionaires.”
Current faculty in this group include:
- Irshad Altheimer
- Callie Babbitt
- Charles Bachman
- Margaret Bailey
- Mishkat Bhattacharya
- David Borkholder
- Scott Brown
- Vincenzo Buonomo
- Donna Burnette
- Manuella Campanelli
- Christopher Collison
- Denis Cormier
- Steven Day
- Richard DeMartino
- Matthew Dye
- Lisa Elliot
- Mark Fairchild
- Donald Figer
- Scott Franklin
- Thomas Gaborski
- Matthew Ganter
- Bill Garno
- Michael Gartley
- Aaron Gerace
- Anne Haake
- Richard Hailstone
- Peter Hauser
- Karl Hirschman
- Joseph Hornak
- Seth Hubbard
- Matt Huenerfauth
- Emmett Ientilucci
- Keith Jenkins
- Daniel Johnson
- Satish Kandlikar
- Joel Kastner
- John Kerekes
- Robert Kremens
- Santosh Kurinec
- Andres Kwasinski
- Brian Landi
- Donna Lange
- Christian Linte
- Carlos Lousto
- David Messinger
- Casey Miller
- John Moore
- James Myers
- Darren Narayan
- Nabil Nasr
- Zoran Ninkov
- Richard Notargiacomo
- Jeff Pelz
- Stefan Preble
- Ryne Raffaelle
- S. Manian Ramkumar
- Andrew Robinson
- Risa Robinson
- Sean Rommel
- Eli Saber
- Carl Salvaggio
- Andreas Savakis
- Jennifer Schneider
- Nirmala Shenoy
- Michael Stinson
- Grover Swartzlander
- Michael Thurston
- Thomas Trabold
- Gill Tsouri
- Jan Van Aardt
- Anthony Vodacek
- Linwei Wang
- Eric Williams
- Shanchieh Yang
- Bo Yuan
- Richard Zanibbi
- George Zion
- Ben Zwickl
Seed Funding
RIT awards researchers seed funding of $5,000 for proposals written during the fall semester and later refined over the course of a two-day Grant Writers’ Boot Camp.
For “Creating Informed and Engaged End Users in High-Performance Campus Buildings for Improved Energy Efficiency and Enhanced Comfort”
For “Wearable Technologies and Consumer Engagement in Social Media”
For “Monitoring and Improving Length of Stay and Readmission Rates Using Learn Management Techniques”
For “Advancing Culturally Relevant STEM Learning Experiences for Underrepresented Students”
For “The Use of Keyword Error Rate to Determine the Quality of Automated Speech Recognition Systems”
For “Highly Efficient Capture and Detection of Deadly Zaire Ebola virus (EBOV) via Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Hierarchical Nanostructures”
For “Development of Bioplastic Packaging Solution for the Transport of Apples”
For “Learning to Sign Before Birth”
For “A Principled Model Selection Method for Deep Learning in Protein Function Analysis”
For “Robotic Collaborative Perception and object Manipulation for Effective and Affordable Elder Care”
For “Integrating dynamical systems and machine learning to study paleoclimate data”
For “Benchmarking Integration of Relational and Non-Relational Data Systems”
For “Neurocognitively-Motivated Conversational Assistants Based on Distribution Representations”
NIH Boot Camp Seed Funding
RIT also offers an advanced boot camp focused on the National Institutes of Health. Participants in the NIH Boot Camp submitted proposals for seed funding to help develop competitive proposals or revise proposals to specific NIH programs in the coming year. 2019 awardees will receive up to $10,000 and include:
Kate Gleason College of Engineering
College of Health Sciences and Technology
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College of Health Sciences and Technology