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Ryne Raffaelle

Researchers who contributed to RIT receiving nearly $103 million in sponsored research awards during the past fiscal year, including 10 faculty members who reached or surpassed $1 million this past fiscal year, were inducted into the yearly classes of PI Millionaires.

Rochester Beacon talks to Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for Research, and Chris Collison, Jane King Harris Endowed Professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, about how joining will increase the computing power of Empire AI.

RIT has joined New York state’s Empire AI consortium, a partnership of leading public and private universities to advance responsible artificial intelligence.

Rochester Beacon quotes Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for Research.

The Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with students, faculty, staff, alumni, industrial partners, and investors, will catalyze the development of successful ventures, and will strategically consolidate several existing departments and centers supporting the university entrepreneurial community, and beyond.

As the final phase of the new research building is completed, faculty-researchers from three of RIT’s colleges are preparing to be its first residents. They expect to move into the 39,000-square-foot building in the spring semester.

RIT achieved a significant milestone by receiving $102 million in sponsored research awards during the past fiscal year, surpassing a key goal in its strategic plan a year ahead of schedule.

Venture Creations has graduated 54 companies, with approximately $500 million in total funds raised.

RIT has been awarded $3.97 million from the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) to advance quantum chip technologies. The focus will be on scaling the power of quantum systems by entangling them across a photonic network.

WHAM-TV speaks with Johan Klarin, director of RIT's Venture Creations Incubator, about the companies.

The new RIT research building is in its final construction phase with exterior work nearly complete and interior design set to begin. Structural work that started in early 2022 is expected to be complete by fall 2024 with move-in of several campus research teams by the new year.

The Battery Prototyping Center at RIT and the Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Test and Commercialization Center have merged to become a comprehensive battery development enterprise in New York state.