Research News

Scientific American talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about the program she is leading to use the James Webb Space Telescope to study thousands of the earliest galaxies in the universe.

Erika Holmbeck, who has been working as a postdoctoral associate with Associate Professor Richard O’Shaughnessy in the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation since fall 2020, will begin as a Hubble Fellow in fall 2021.

Tony Wong, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, explains volume and displacement for the "Curious Kids" series published by The Conversation.

WROC-TV talks to Seth Hubbard, professor of physics, about developing low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells.

WROC-TV talks to Christopher Kanan, assistant professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about an artificial intelligence project.

The Conversation asks Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Nature talks to Carmody McCalley, assistant professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about climate models not accurately accounting for microbial activity in Arctic permafrost and Arctic lakes.

A team of researchers that develops artificial intelligence systems is putting its work to a unique new test: creating machines capable of playing the popular video game Starcraft II. Researchers think it could be an important stepping stone to advancing practical solutions such as self-driving cars, service robots, and other real-world applications.

Assistant Professor Pratik Dholabhai from RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award and grant for his five-year project to conduct fundamental physics research on complex materials in solid oxide fuel cells.

NPR's 1A program talks to Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about how the different COVID-19 vaccines work.

Essay by Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, published by The Conversation.

An RIT faculty member is creating new artificial intelligence systems that could empower agricultural researchers, breeders, nurseries, and other users to analyze the roots of their crops with the power of their smartphones. Assistant Professor Guoyu Lu is receiving a $450,000 New Investigator grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct the research.