News by Topic: Research

  • April 19, 2018

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    RIT honors its researchers

    RIT honored researchers who served as principal investigators on active awards in fiscal year 2017 at an April 18 reception. Also recognized were the 19 recipients of Seed Funding Awards and 10 new inductees in RIT’s PI Millionaires.
  • April 10, 2018

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    Metaproject lifts student designs to professional level

    By partnering with industry, RIT’s industrial design department’s Metaproject teaches students the role of research at every stage of the design process. After eight years, this senior studio has proven to be a successful vehicle for fostering innovative thinking and thoughtful product design.
  • April 10, 2018

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    Research fuels creativity that powers RIT designers

    RIT is one of the top universities in the nation working at the intersection of technology, the arts and design. RIT’s design programs are world ranked due to innovative students and faculty, along with close ties to industry and alumni. Click for a story and video.
  • April 10, 2018

    Shalomin Thomas explains her research to a group of students at a poster session.

    Event highlights latest in plastics engineering

    RIT faculty and student researchers will present research on a variety of topics including advanced composites, 3D printing, self-healing polymers, bioplastics and nanotechnology during Plastics Night on April 19.
  • March 29, 2018

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    Using cinema technology for space missions

    RIT scientist Zoran Ninkov is developing and testing an astronomical imager inspired by an Oscar-award winning cinema projection system. The RIT astronomical imaging system is competing with other technologies for deployment on future NASA space missions for surveying star and galaxy clusters.