News by Topic: Research
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February 1, 2016
Students win award in SpaceX Hyperloop competition
A team of imaging science undergraduates won a Special Innovation Award at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Design Competition held at Texas A&M University, Jan. 29-30. -
January 28, 2016
RIT/NTID researchers study safety of e-cigarettes
In partnership with the Kate Gleason College of Engineering and the University of Rochester Medical Center, NTID is studying the safety of e-cigs with flavorings. -
January 20, 2016
Grant to help electric control center operators
Researchers at RIT and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received a grant to find easier ways for operators to process critical situations. -
January 7, 2016
RIT professor hunts for dark matter
Sukanya Chakrabarti, assistant professor, uses waves in the galactic disk to map the interior structure and mass of galaxies -
December 11, 2015
RIT to build national STEM diversity alliance
RIT has received a $270,225 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an alliance among independent diversity programs at universities across the country. -
December 2, 2015
Physics professor facilitates OSA incubator
Professor Mishkat Bhattacharya will co-host a meeting on levitated optomechanics at the Optics Society of America headquarters in Washington, D.C., today through Friday. -
December 1, 2015
RIT receives funding for photonics workforce study
An NSF-funded study by RIT researchers of current practices in the photonics and optics industry will help educators better prepare students for jobs in the field. -
November 20, 2015
Next-generation infrared detectors win NSF funding
The National Science Foundation has awarded RIT nearly $2 million in second-phase funding to lead the development of infrared detectors grown on silicon wafers. -
November 17, 2015
Student awarded for novel cell culture membranes
Andrea Mazzocchi, a biomedical engineering major, was recognized for her work as part of a research team on a new biomedical membrane that could improve tissue engineering. -
November 16, 2015
RIT acquires equipment for 3D printing integration
RIT has received a Bridgeport GX-250 5-axis vertical machining center. They will collaborate with Hardinge Inc. and others on research to extend the capabilities of machining. -
November 13, 2015
Professor shares black hole research Nov. 18
Manuela Campanelli has been invited to talk about simulating supermassive black hole mergers at SC 2015, the international supercomputing conference, on Nov. 18. -
November 11, 2015
RIT hosts third Effective Access Tech Conference
More than 50 exhibitors and poster presenters came together yesterday to share ideas and innovative solutions at RIT’s third annual Effective Access Technology Conference.