Research Awards and Recognition
RIT has been recognized as a doctoral university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education since 2016 because of its growing research activity.
Sponsored Research Awards
In millions of dollars
Research Expenditures
In millions of dollars
Federal Awards
In millions of dollars
Major Grants
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January 16, 2025
RIT research collaboration explores how sensor technology can detect user intoxication to make firearms safer
Faculty-researcher Gill Tsouri is developing a novel skin-sensing system that can be embedded onto the grip of a firearm to detect blood alcohol content levels, and once detected, the system could deter the trigger mechanism. The technology could be a step toward preventing firearm accidents, homicides, and suicides where there is a near 90 percent death rate.
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December 11, 2024
University researcher leads quantum computing project to improve electrical grid systems
Yan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, is leading a research team developing advanced optimization models and methods to manage complexities of operating the modern electrical grid through quantum computing.
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October 18, 2024
New micro-technique to differentiate pathogens faster discovered by RIT researcher
RIT researcher Blanca Lapizco-Encinas found new ways to identify those mutations faster. Resurrecting an older theoretical technique that can be used for analyzing pathogens that cause disease, her work could improve how clinicians develop more effective treatments.
NSF CAREER Awards
2025
For "Jamming and Phase Transition of a Suspension of Soft Particles in Porous Media"
2024
For “Understanding Fiber Bundle Failure Mechanics for Ultra-high Reliability Applications”
2024
For “Computation-efficient Resolution for Low-Carbon Grids with Renewables and Energy Storage”
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 “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”
PI Millionaires
Since 2000, RIT has recognized 206 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:
- Vinay Abhyankar
- Cecilia Alm
- Irshad Altheimer
- Martin K. Anselm
- Callie Babbitt
- Charles Bachmann
- Margaret Bailey
- Cassandra Berbary
- Mishkat Bhattacharya
- David Borkholder
- Scott Brown
- Vincenzo Buonomo
- Donna Burnette
- Manuela Campanelli
- Enid Cardinal
- Christopher Collison
- Denis Cormier
- Paul Craig
- Cory Crane
- Agamemnon Crassidis
- Feng Cui
- Moumita Das
- Steven Day
- Betsy Dell
- Richard DeMartino
- Travis Desell
- Gabriel Diaz
- Carlos Diaz-Acosta
- Ke Du
- Matthew Dye
- Doreen Edwards
- Lisa Elliot
- Joshua Faber
- Mark Fairchild
- Don Figer
- Scott Franklin
- Tom Gaborski
- Matthew Ganter
- Bill Garno
- Michael Gartley
- Aaron Gerace
- Christina Goudreau Collison
- Surendra Gupta
- Anne Haake
- Richard Hailstone
- Peter Hauser
- Karl Hirschman
- Matthew Hoffman
- Joseph Hornak
- Seth Hubbard
- André Hudson
- Matt Huenerfauth
- Clyde Eirikur Hull
- Emmett Ientilucci
- Bonnie Jacob
- Stephen Jacobs
- Keith Jenkins
- Daniel Johnson
- Christopher Kanan
- Satish Kandlikar
- Jeyhan Kartaltepe
- Joel Kastner
- Parsian Katal Mohseni
- John Kerekes
- Robert Kremens
- Daniel Krutz
- Michael Kuhl
- Santosh Kurinec
- Andres Kwasinski
- Brian Landi
- Donna Lange
- Blanca Lapizco-Encinas
- James Lee
- Christopher Lewis
- Cristian Linte
- Xumin Liu
- Barbara Lohse
- David Long
- Carlos Lousto
- Carol Marchetti
- Sharon Mason
- Drew Maywar
- David Messinger
- Casey Miller
- Mehdi Mirakhorli
- Lishibanya Mohapatra
- Matthew Montanaro
- John Moore
- James Myers
- Darren Narayan
- Nabil Nasr
- Nenad Nenadic
- Dina Newman
- Zoran Ninkov
- Jason Nordhaus
- Richard Notargiacomo
- Richard O'Shaughnessy
- Justin Pelletier
- Jeff Pelz
- Keven Poore
- Stefan Preble
- Ivan Puchades
- Jie Qiao
- Ryne Raffaelle
- S. Manian Ramkumar
- Emma Richardson
- Iris Rivero
- Andrew Robinson
- Risa Robinson
- Sean Rommel
- Eli Saber
- Carl Salvaggio
- Thomastine Sarchet
- Andreas Savakis
- Hans Schmitthenner
- Jennifer Schneider
- Joha Shamsujjoha
- Nirmala Shenoy
- Joseph Sirianni
- Mark Smith
- Bruce Smith
- Michael Stinson
- Lu Sun
- Grover Swartzlander
- Michael Thurston
- Brian Tomaszewski
- Thomas Trabold
- Gill Tsouri
- Christy Tyler
- Jan van Aardt
- Anthony Vodacek
- Linwei Wang
- Steven Weinstein
- John Whelan
- Eric Williams
- L. Kate Wright
- Matthew Wright
- Karin Wuertz-Kozak
- Qian Xue
- Shanchieh Yang
- Qi Yu
- Bo Yuan
- Richard Zanibbi
- Michael Zemcov
- Jing Zhang
- 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 “Monitoring and Improving Length of Stay and Readmission Rates Using Learn Management Techniques”
For “Advancing Culturally Relevant STEM Learning Experiences for Underrepresented Students”
For “Development of Bioplastic Packaging Solution for the Transport of Apples”
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
Kate Gleason College of Engineering