Research News
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April 6, 2017
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RIT celebrates researchers’ achievements
RIT honored researchers who served as principal investigators on active awards in fiscal year 2016 at an April 5 reception. Also recognized were the 18 recipients of Seed Funding Awards and 11 new inductees in RIT’s PI Millionaires. -
March 31, 2017
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RIT to get Humanities Connections grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced a $91,000 grant to RIT to help students focus on the historical, economic and cultural meanings of community in and beyond Rochester. -
March 29, 2017
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Researchers study carbon nanotubes as water filters
Enhanced single-walled carbon nanotubes offer a more effective and sustainable approach to water treatment and remediation than the standard industry materials—silicon gels and activated carbon—according to a paper by RIT researchers John-David Rocha and Reginald Rogers. -
March 29, 2017
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End of presidential era
Under Bill Destler’s leadership, RIT’s enrollment has reached record levels, selectivity and diversity have improved, the value of research awards has skyrocketed and geographic draw continues to widen. But his strong relationship with students is the key piece of his legacy. -
March 27, 2017
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Researchers publish paper on dark matter, Milky Way
Research conducted by scientists at RIT rules out a challenge to the accepted standard model of the universe and theory of how galaxies form by shedding new light on a problematic structure. -
March 27, 2017
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Researchers win grant to improve Landsat 8 data
Two RIT researchers have won funding from the U.S. Geological Survey to ensure accurate temperature data from NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite. Climate researchers depend on public data from the Earth-sensing satellite to measure surface changes over time. -
March 22, 2017
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Researcher wins IEEE grant to host drone conference
RIT researcher Emmett Ientilucci won a grant from the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society to host a workshop on unmanned aerial systems at RIT in fall 2017. -
March 16, 2017
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RIT hosts public speaking contest
RIT’s School of Communication is sponsoring a public speaking contest for undergraduate students who present a compelling 3-minute story about their research or creative work and its significance. -
March 7, 2017
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Alumnus wins national award for physics research
Ryan Scott ’16 (physics) has been recognized by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Advanced Laboratory Physics Association for his contributions as an undergraduate student researcher to RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy. -
March 6, 2017
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RIT helps advance space camera being tested on ISS
Imaging technology advanced by researchers at RIT and Florida Institute of Technology is being tested on the International Space Station and could someday be used on future space telescopes. -
March 3, 2017
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AMPrint, imaging science centers receive grants
RIT’s AMPrint Center and Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science received grants from FuzeHub, the statewide New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program center, to purchase equipment for use in center laboratories focused on advanced manufacturing research and new product development. -
February 27, 2017
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Students study habitable zone of alien planets
First-year students in RIT’s Science Exploration Program are reproducing a slice of life in their lab that might exist on the seven Earth-like planets recently discovered in another solar system.
