Alumni News

November 21, 2016

Alumnus designs new RIT Alumni House

Architect Gian-Paul Piane ’07 (woodworking and furniture design) is in charge of designing RIT’s new Alumni House, which will open in 2017.
November 21, 2016

Ph.D. in astrophysical sciences and technology—Grant Tremblay

Tremblay is an astronomer and a NASA Einstein Fellow at Yale University whose research appeals to the popular press with exotic discoveries like a cold “rain” of gaseous clouds falling toward a supermassive black hole.
November 21, 2016

2006: The making of Saunders College of Business

Enhancing its reputation as a national leader in undergraduate, graduate and executive business education, RIT on July 11, 2006, announced the formation of Saunders College of Business.
November 21, 2016

Ph.D. in imaging science—Siddharth Khullar

Khullar, now a senior researcher and product innovator at Apple Inc., integrates algorithms and sensing devices in products that advance human-machine interaction and wellness computing.
November 21, 2016

Ph.D. in color science—Yuta Asano ’15

Asano’s work as a camera image algorithm engineer at Motorola Mobility in Chicago has improved the color image quality of Motorola’s smartphones: the Moto G4, Moto G4 Plus, Moto Z Droid and the premium Moto Z Force Droid.
November 21, 2016

Successful alumna most proud of mentoring role

Linda Hummel ’71 didn’t think much at the time that she was one of few female senior leaders in the banking industry in Texas in the 1980s. But looking back, the self-described workhorse realizes that the experience paved the way for others and opened a door for her with the San Antonio community.
November 21, 2016

RIT eyes deeper engagement in Silicon Valley

San Francisco Bay area alumni in July provided feedback on how RIT can amplify its presence and network out West. An 82-member delegation also held strategic meetings with 27 global high-tech companies and organizations.
November 21, 2016

Organ donation bonds former roommates for life

Two former RIT roommates now share a bond that goes beyond memories of their time on campus: One donated his kidney to the other.
November 21, 2016

RIT transitions to top-tier university

In 1993, Robert Loce became RIT’s first doctoral degree recipient and the first person in the world to earn a Ph.D. in imaging science. More than 250 others have followed in his footsteps in six doctoral programs.
November 16, 2016

Researchers fix Landsat 8 imagery, measurements

Software developed by Aaron Gerace and Matt Montanaro, senior scientists at RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, improves the accuracy of NASA’s Landsat 8 Earth-sensing satellite, which was giving inaccurate readings due to defective optics in the thermal infrared sensor.
November 15, 2016

RIT recognizes faculty and staff alumni Thursday

Four alumni have been named as the 2016 Golden Brick Award winners, an award that was founded in 2010 and recognizes faculty and staff alumni who have gone above and beyond in connecting and engaging with graduates and supporting RIT.
November 14, 2016

Nominations for public service award due Jan. 25

Nominations for the Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award, which recognizes exemplary public service by a current member of the faculty or staff, are due by Wednesday.