News by Topic: Faculty

Two electrical engineering students are refining an attitude control system and are seeking ways to reduce the impact of atmospheric heat that changes a spacecraft’s orientation during launch. Both students will share information about their work for CSTARS-2 during the 2021 Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Marissa Schroeter’s summer undergraduate research explores a global health issue with a local twist. Her work prospects for new antibiotic compounds produced by two bacterial strains collected from Lake Ontario. She will present her findings at the RIT Undergraduate Research Symposium.

In an op-ed for Rochester Business Journal, Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics at RIT, discusses the implications for both the U.S. and China if war breaks out between them over the future of Taiwan.

Forbes references research by Kristin Bain, assistant professor in the Department of Management.

Graduate education at RIT has evolved over the last 60 years, and now, the university has officially created the RIT Graduate School, replacing the RIT Office of Graduate Education.

Inbound Logistics talks with Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, about how the need for supply chain resilience, visibility, agility, and control drives technology across multiple sectors.

WROC-TV talks to Michael Richmond, professor of physics and astronomy, about the future of commercial services for space travel.

NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award winners are among an elite group of research faculty on campus and across the country. CAREER Awards are just one of several indicators of a university’s growing research initiatives, funding sources, and faculty innovation.

Rui Li, an assistant professor in RIT’s Ph.D. program in computing and information sciences, received a NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award and grant to develop machine intelligence that can actually grow when given new information.

EdX talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, about the skills that cybersecurity professional need.

WROC-TV talks to Thomas Trabold, department head of sustainability in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about renewable energy companies and reducing carbon emissions.

RIT undergraduates Jewel Amrich and Courtney Casteen in the College of Health Sciences and Technology are on the frontline of a national clinical trial focused on preventing the risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and stroke through lifestyle management.