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We encourage our students to discover their potential while expanding fundamental scientific knowledge and developing new technologies. We prepare our graduates by providing academic programs in STEM disciplines to meet the challenges of a complex world.

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Sophia Maggelakis

Scientists and mathematicians challenge accepted truths and seek new discoveries. The College of Science encourages students to leverage this passion and prepares world leaders who will expand the frontiers of science and mathematics and their application in making our communities and our world better.

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  • August 8, 2019

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    Health effects of micro plastics

    PBS station WCNY features Christy Tyler, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, and Matthew Hoffman, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, discussing microplastics in the Great Lakes. The segment begins at the 9:40 minute-mark in the video.

  • August 7, 2019

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    RIT awarded NSF funding to conceptualize Quantum Photonic Institute

    The National Science Foundation awarded RIT a grant to conceptualize a new institute that would be at the forefront of quantum science and technology. RIT received $150,000 in funding from the NSF’s Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes program to create a plan for an institute that would expand quantum science and technology capabilities through quantum photonic integrated circuits.

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You may have noticed some activity on the soccer field last week, but it wasn’t a game. . Professors Carl Salvaggio, Anthony Vodacek, and Matthew Hoffman from RIT Center for Imaging Science were busy collecting data for several projects. . The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) data collection required people to act as a crowd on the soccer field and to help move vehicles to capture sound and video data (with an emphasis on movers). RIT conducts research for L3 Harris to develop tracking algorithms using spectral imaging. #drones #dronevideos #dronestagram
The Michel Research Group had a fun, productive summer working in Dr. Michel’s biochemistry research lab. The group performed a lot of experiments, presented their work at the RIT Undergraduate Symposium and the annual McNair conference in Buffalo, and worked together to escape from a local Escape Room as part of their summer social event. #summerresearch #biochemisty #RITScience #RITtigers
Jillian Denison and Ricardo Carrion assist with our "Whoosh Bottle" demonstration during the College and Careers weekend at RIT. The rapid combustion of alcohol vapor in a jar demonstrates the effect of carbon chain length on volatility. The shorter the more volatile and the faster (and louder) the reaction. #sciencevideos #slomovideo #collegesearch #RITScience
This past spring, six recently graduated Motion Picture Science students (@ritmps) created custom video kiosks for a multimedia exhibit at @bethelwoodscenter celebrating the golden anniversary of Woodstock — which officially turns 50 this week! The #RIT team pulled from massive amounts of historical footage to produce “We Are Golden: Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the Woodstock Festival and Aspirations for a Peaceful Future.” Under the guidance of faculty David Long and Ricky Figueroa, the student group consisted of Grace Annese, Trevor Brashich, Cameron Calandra, Emmanuel Palad, Andrew Sevigny and Oscar Estrada-Torrejon. The exhibit runs through December. . This is @rit_artdesign’s final post about how our science-based degree programs and research entities engage in the science for the arts, and art for the sciences, to promote innovation and engineer solutions. #RITartdesign #RITscience #RITscienceforthearts
In our unique @ritphotosciences program, students use photography to advance science and imaging to collect scientific data, as well as work with photographic systems to optimize the images or systems for a specific outcome. With access to state-of-the-art labs and required cooperative education, graduates have gone on to work at companies such as Apple, the Mayo Clinic and NASA. . The program’s upper-division courses include high-speed photography and ophthalmic Imaging. In high-speed photography, students learn to design image capture and trigger mechanisms at up to 1,000 meters per second and analyze the resulting data. Through strong industry partnerships, students in ophthalmic courses operate industry-standard equipment to investigate ophthalmic imaging techniques. . This is @rit_artdesign posting about how our science-based degree programs and research entities engage in the science for the arts, and art for the sciences, to promote innovation and engineer solutions. #RITartdesign #RITscience #RITscienceforthearts Photo 1 - @vseabright_photography Photo 2 - @samyck
This is a cross section of an inkjet print on resin-coated paper made by #RIT’s @image.permanence.institute. Cross sections of prints help the academic research center better understand the physical structure of the material. For example, in this cross section, the pigment-based image rests in the upper portion of the porous coating called the image receiving layer. This illustrates one reason why pigment-based inkjet is susceptible to abrasion. . To make a cross section, a small segment is cut out of a print. Using a microtome, slices (or sections) measuring 2-6 micrometers are cut from the segment. The slices are mounted onto a microscope slide and then imaged at 200x magnification with a compound microscope fitted with a camera. This is a destructive technique, therefore only research samples are used to make cross sections. Cross sections of printed media from 1500 to the present can be found at www.graphicsatlas.org. . Photos of the process by @matteo_bracco_photo . This is @rit_artdesign posting about how our science-based degree programs and research entities engage in the science for the arts, and art for the sciences, to promote innovation and engineer solutions. #RITartdesign #RITscience #RITscienceforthearts