Research News

Integrating the development of eco-friendly practices with social and economic facets of sustainability, could further transform engineering education by equipping future engineers with the skill set required for the profession today.

RIT is working with the U.S. Department of Defense to get high school students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Cancer-free for nearly 20 years, RIT graduate student Bryona Hamilton seeks to educate patients, survivors, and family members about potential chemotherapy side effects that can occur decades after treatment.

RIT’s interdisciplinary collaborations enrich research across the university and beyond. Two of these collaborative projects recently received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of a total $22.6 million in grants given to support humanities projects across the nation.

Professor Jairo Diaz and his research team are experimenting with soft matter to create new materials for the future. Learn how they’re changing the internal structure of tiny, microscopic droplets to create something new.

The RIT-Rochester Prep High School Partnership gives high school seniors college-level research experience with faculty mentors.

Spectrum News reports on high school students visiting RIT to learn more about the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductor Engineering interviews Karl Hirschmann and Doreen Edwards from the College of Engineering on preparing students for careers in microelectronics.

Photonics Spectra interviews Steven Weinstein, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, about his recent collaboration on semiconductor research.

Researchers have discovered new ways to bend light to improve optical applications such as sensors, displays, and next-generation photonic devices.

The dean of Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering is praised for his research credentials, success in global partnerships and entrepreneurship, and strong student engagement. He starts at RIT July 1.

A new RIT project aims to bring order to the chaotic world of digital media forensics. The project in development, led by Endowed Professor of Cybersecurity Matthew Wright, will help combat manipulated media, including deepfakes.