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Imaging Science Ph.D.

  • November 19, 2024

    Imaging science Ph.D. student Mohammad Saif prepares a drone for data collection atop a 90-foot tower.

    Student spotlight: Outside opportunities provide academic growth

    A research project during Mohammad Saif's undergraduate career drew his attention to imaging, and now he has focused his academic career in remote sensing. Opportunities outside of the lab and the field have helped him learn how to better communicate and discuss the impact of his work.

  • May 20, 2024

    porus media is shown as rocks and red jelly like substance bubbles.

    RIT research examines spread and flow of soil contaminants

    Understanding how contaminants in porous materials flow and are transported is key in the fields of industry, medicine, and environmental science. A two person team in the School of Physics and Astronomy recently had their research on the topic published and featured on the cover of Soft Matter, a journal by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

  • April 8, 2024

    a rock landslide is shown with a man taking a photo in the foreground and mountains in the background.

    Researchers introduce new way to study, help prevent landslides

    Landslides are one of the most destructive natural disasters on the planet, causing billions of dollars of damage and devastating loss of life every year. A global team of researchers has provided help for those who work to predict landslides and risk evaluations.

  • January 29, 2024

    pages of a centuries old text penned by early astronomers Copernicus and Sacrobosco.

    Centuries-old texts penned by early astronomers Copernicus and Sacrobosco find new home at RIT

    The ancient astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was the first scientist to document the theory that the sun is the center of the universe in his book, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres). That first edition book, along with a delicate manuscript from astronomer Johannes de Sacrobosco, that is contrary to Copernicus’ groundbreaking theory, has now found a permanent home at Rochester Institute of Technology.

  • October 19, 2023

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    Imaging science students benefit from Industrial Associates event

    Students in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science participated in Industrial Associates at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center on Oct. 19. The event was a chance for students to connect with industry professionals and to hear about trends in the optics industry.

  • September 13, 2023

    graphic featuring Gabriel Diaz, associate professor, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science.

    RIT researcher receives award to advance study of cortical blindness

    Gabriel Diaz, associate professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, and his team are aiming to understand the effects of cortical blindness on the processing of visual information used to guide behavior, like driving a vehicle. Cortical blindness affects nearly half a million stroke patients in the United States each year.

  • August 23, 2023

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    Alumnus Ronald Kemker receives U.S. Air Force’s Harold Brown Award

    Alumnus Ronald Kemker ’18 Ph.D. (imaging science), a major in the United States Space Force, received the 2021 Harold Brown Award, the highest award given to a scientist or engineer who applies research to solve a problem critical to the needs of the Air Force.

  • July 1, 2023

    a blue and orange image of the Caspian Sea, showing cooler and warmer areas.

    NASA talks to Matthew Montanaro, researcher/engineer III in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about the Landsat 8 satellite and its Thermal Infrared Sensor.