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Electrical Engineering Technology BS
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February 5, 2024
Electrical engineering technology student Kenzie Moore works with Engineering Up at the Rochester City School District
Kenzie Moore, a fifth-year electrical engineering technology major from Los Gatos, Calif., volunteered with the Engineering Up afterschool program, partnered with the Rochester City School District (RCSD), which engages K-12 students in STEM-related fields.
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October 14, 2022
RIT becomes test site for Yamaha immersive audio technology
Associate Professor Sungyoung Kim’s Applied and Innovative Research for Immersive Sound Lab at RIT is a test site to explore future capabilities of one of Yamaha’s newest technologies, the Active Field Control System.
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September 26, 2022
Distinguished alumni named for 2022-2023
Eleven RIT alumni have been awarded Distinguished Alumni Awards for the 2022-2023 year. It is the highest award an RIT college can bestow upon its alumni and recognizes alumni who have performed at the highest levels of their profession or who have contributed to the advancement and leadership of civic, philanthropic, or service organizations. The 2022-2023 recipients will be honored during presentations throughout the academic year.
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August 11, 2022
A fresh start
Rochester Beacon profiles Token, a Rochester-based company launched by RIT graduates in 2015 and currently chaired by Kevin Surace ’85 (electrical engineering technology).
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March 4, 2022
RIT fuels employment pipeline for innovative employers
More than 2,200 RIT students donned business attire to meet with recruiters from 160 prospective local, regional, and national employers during Wednesday’s university-wide career fair inside the Gordon Field House.
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December 7, 2021
Team completes international aural heritage research and sound capture
Three researchers developed a set of tools using advanced augmented and virtual reality technology to preserve and replicate acoustics of historical venues. Their work was part of an international project bringing attention to the overlooked work in preserving aural heritage.
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August 17, 2021
CET department changes name to reflect advances in communications networking technologies
The College of Engineering Technology's Department of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology is now the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology.
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June 17, 2021
Undergraduate student team develops new technology for electronic circuit board processing
Five students in Duane Beck’s manufacturing engineering technology senior design class developed prototype equipment to improve an inspection process for circuit boards produced in RIT’s Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly (CEMA).
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May 27, 2021
Micatu Inc. donates high-tech optical sensors for campus microgrid
Micatu Inc. donated its groundbreaking Gridview optical sensors to RIT for a new campus learning lab. The equipment allows faculty and students to monitor renewable integration and manage the addition of distributed energy resources onto the campus microgrid.
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July 14, 2020
Student team develops plans to help make campus child care center more energy efficient
Engineering technology and computing students at RIT found ways to reduce energy consumption at the university’s Margaret's House Child Care Center. Members of RIT’s student chapter of National Electrical Contracting Association (NECA) worked this spring with child care staff as part of the annual NECA Green Energy Challenge, an annual student design competition.
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November 19, 2019
Hassan Eissa crosses countries to reach academic and sports milestones
Hassan Eissa has a life journey that reads like a Hollywood script – born in Chad, left home at an early age, traveled across the continent before making his way as a refugee to the United States. And he has a résumé to match – shepherd, transporter of camels – and now engineering technology student and standout cross country runner at RIT.
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November 1, 2019
RIT and Air Force ROTC alumnus returns to talk about service, training and meeting challenges
Matt Frizzell ’16 (electrical engineering technology) shared his experiences as a pilot and first lieutenant during a recent visit with RIT’s Air Force ROTC detachment.