Research News

October 31, 2016

Research awarded grant for ultrathin membrane work

Thomas Gaborski, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop ultrathin membranes for tissue engineering.
October 6, 2016

RIT gets grant for nanofabrication equipment

Assistant Professor Jing Zhang received a $305,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire a new etching system for photonic, electronic and bio-device fabrication.
September 27, 2016

RIT named in $4.2 million NSF grant

The Upstate New York Alliance for Entrepreneurial Innovation—a partnership of Cornell University, RIT and University of Rochester—has been awarded $4.2 million from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program.
September 7, 2016

RIT, RRH working to improve cancer screening

Researchers at RIT and physicians at Rochester Regional Health received a National Science Foundation grant to advance thermal imaging techniques to detect breast cancer.
April 21, 2016

Researcher developing next-gen computer systems

Dhireesha Kudithipudi received a grant for the project “Reservoir computing and benchmarking of neuromorphic systems for size/weight/power constrained environments.”
April 14, 2016

Amlan Ganguly receives NSF CAREER Award

Amlan Ganguly, assistant professor of computer engineering, received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his work to make data centers more energy efficient.
April 13, 2016

RIT joins research experience program

Undergraduate students from around the country will try their hand at research as part of an upcoming Research Experience for Undergraduates program at RIT.
February 8, 2016

RIT announces investments in four research areas

Teams focusing on cybersecurity, health care technology, photonics and unmanned aerial vehicle imaging will each receive up to $1 million over five years.
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.
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.
October 19, 2015

Annual microelectronics conference Nov. 6

The IEEE Electronic Devices Society will hold its 39th annual western New York Conference in RIT's Louise Slaughter Hall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 6.

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