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School of Physics and Astronomy
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October 2, 2024
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RIT to receive nearly $10 million in federal funding for work on space power and propulsion
WXXI interviews Seth Hubbard and Ahmad Kirmani about RIT being selected to lead U.S. Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 research.
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October 1, 2024
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RIT to lead advanced space power and propulsion research for U.S. Space Force
Spectrum News reports that RIT was awarded nearly $10 million in funding to lead research for the U.S. Space Force around advanced space power and propulsion.
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October 1, 2024
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RIT to receive nearly $10 million for space research
Rochester Beacon interviews Seth Hubbard and Ahmad Kirmani about RIT being selected to lead U.S. Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 research.
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September 27, 2024
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RIT selected to help lead space exploration research
Rochester Business Journal talks with Seth Hubbard, professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about RIT being selected to lead U.S. Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 research.
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September 25, 2024
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RIT selected to receive $9.9 million for U.S. Space Force research
RIT has been selected to lead the United States Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 (SSTI) research regarding advanced space power and propulsion, which includes $9.9 million in funding.
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August 14, 2024
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RIT receives $3 million grant to train grad students
The Rochester Beacon speaks to Jing Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, and Seth Hubbard, professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about how the grant will better prepare master’s and doctoral students for the interdisciplinary talents required in semiconductor chip development.
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August 8, 2024
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NSF awards RIT nearly $3 million to advance semiconductor technologies
The award is part of the NSF’s Research Traineeship Program (NRT), a national initiative to better prepare master’s and doctoral students for the interdisciplinary talents required in semiconductor chip development. The grant will provide 20 doctoral student fellowships to advance research in the much-needed field of semiconductor technologies.
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July 11, 2024
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RIT leads effort to prepare students for quantum workforce
Quantum technology is poised to shape the future and improve the world, with the United Nations recently declaring the year 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. A team at RIT is at the forefront of bringing more students into quantum education and preparing them for jobs in the industry.
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June 26, 2024
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Like a time machine
CITY features Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, in a review of Rochester's contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope and space exploration.
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June 12, 2024
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Ph.D. student is lead author on paper published on cover of 'Optica Quantum'
Microsystems engineering Ph.D. student Evan Manfreda-Schulz ’20 (physics) accomplished something many academic researchers aim for when his first paper was published on the cover of Optica Quantum.
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June 5, 2024
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Aurora Borealis Could Be Visible in the US Tonight, Thanks to Slamming of Coronal Mass Ejection Onto Earth
The Science Times speaks to Professor Emeritus Roger Dube about the strength of solar storms.
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May 20, 2024
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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.
