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July 29, 2024
Perovskites Semiconductors are the Future of Space
Ahmad Kirmani, assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, speaks at TEDxRIT, exploring how perovskites could transform space power.
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July 17, 2024
Comparing Credit Cards
Wallet Hub includes Bernard Brooks, professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, in a panel of experts comparing credit card offerings. -
July 11, 2024
RIT leads effort to prepare students for quantum workforce
Quantum technology is poised to shape the future and improve the world, with the United Nations recently declaring the year 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. A team at RIT is at the forefront of bringing more students into quantum education and preparing them for jobs in the industry.
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June 26, 2024
Like a time machine
CITY features Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, in a review of Rochester's contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope and space exploration.
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June 26, 2024
Student completes project with international company through RIT’s global connections
Reagan Brenneman ’24 (applied mathematics) had the opportunity to combine her multiple areas of study into an international experience working for the company Saponia in Croatia.
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June 21, 2024
Space radiation can damage satellites − my team discovered that a next-generation material could self-heal when exposed to cosmic rays
An essay by Ahmad Kirmani, assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, published by The Conversation.
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June 21, 2024
Cultural heritage imaging system expands international impact to South America
Led by Professor Juilee Decker, Professor David Messinger, and Professor Roger Easton Jr., the development of the MISHA system was originally planned to help small- to medium-sized cultural institutions in the United States.
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June 12, 2024
Ph.D. student is lead author on paper published on cover of 'Optica Quantum'
Microsystems engineering Ph.D. student Evan Manfreda-Schulz ’20 (physics) accomplished something many academic researchers aim for when his first paper was published on the cover of Optica Quantum.
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June 7, 2024
How to Minimize Your Exposure to Microplastics
The New York Times talks to Christy Tyler, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about how to reduce microplastics in your food and indoors. (This content may require a subscription to view).
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June 5, 2024
Aurora Borealis Could Be Visible in the US Tonight, Thanks to Slamming of Coronal Mass Ejection Onto Earth
The Science Times speaks to Professor Emeritus Roger Dube about the strength of solar storms.
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May 20, 2024
RIT research examines spread and flow of soil contaminants
Understanding how contaminants in porous materials flow and are transported is key in the fields of industry, medicine, and environmental science. A two person team in the School of Physics and Astronomy recently had their research on the topic published and featured on the cover of Soft Matter, a journal by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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May 14, 2024
Researchers introduce new way to study, help prevent landslides
Prevention Web highlights a study co-authored by Nishant Malik, assistant professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, about developing a new method using machine learning to accurately predict landslide movements, aiding global risk assessment efforts.