Research News

A years-long student-led NASA project that develops technology to help guide rockets will near its final destination this month on board the Balloon Optimization Opportunity Platform!, or BOOP!

Attila Varga, an astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. candidate at RIT, is proud of his research that has led to new understanding about a newborn exoplanet that is shrinking due to the harsh X-rays of its nearby host star.

Two RIT astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. students had proposals accepted for the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Science Space and Technology program, which provides funding for graduate student designed and performed research projects for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

At the Undergraduate Research Symposium, RIT students share research in artificial intelligence, sustainability, health sciences, and other areas that is helping to solve global challenges.
 

Universe Today highlights research led by astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. student Attila Varga.

Carlos Lousto, Distinguished Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, is a recipient of the 2024 RAICES Award, granted by the Secretariat of Innovation, Science, and Technology (SICyT) of the Argentine government.

Numerous members of the RIT community will participate in exploring the universe during the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) fourth cycle, set to begin in early July.

Universitywide reaccreditation teams reached new milestones this spring, including finishing the first draft of a self-study prepared by eight working groups. Three priority areas have also been identified as the focal points of the self-study: student success, research, and community well-being. 

RIT scientists were involved in a published paper about new evidence of intermediate-mass black holes, or black holes with masses between 100 and 100,000 times the mass of the sun.

ABC News interviews Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in RIT's School of Physics and Astronomy, about COSMOS-Web. Kartaltepe served as the lead researcher for COSMOS-Web, the largest General Observer program selected for Cycle 1 of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Space.com interviews Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe about COSMOS-Web, the largest General Observer program selected for Cycle 1 of the James Webb Space Telescope. Kartaltepe served as the lead researcher for COSMOS-Web. 

Supported by RIT Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe, COSMOS-Web—the largest James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 1 observation program—has made its full data set publicly available.