News
Two RPI-HVCC Semiconductor Scholars, Katie Ziegler and Andrew Lee, together with the faculty advisor, Dr. Muhsin Celik, Professor of Practice in ECSE, were supported to attend the 2025 TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo at Austin, TX in June 9-11, 2025. Katie and Andrew just graduated from HVCC Engineering Science program in May 2025 and will start in RPI in Fall 2025 to finish their four-year college experiences. Katie will be in ECSE and Andrew will be in ISE.
Professors Meng Wang has been promoted to Full Professor in ECSE. Professor Tianyi Chen has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in ECSE.
ECSE B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. graduates from August 2024, December 2024 and May 2025 gathered with their families, friends, faculty and staff to celebrate their graduation on May 8 at the Troy Hilton Garden Inn! Over lunch, graduates were honored, as were departmental awardees.
To see the slides, including the names of the graduating students, click here.
To see the slideshow of memorable ECSE moments, click here.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has announced the appointment of Zheyu Zhang, Ph.D., as the inaugural Richard P. Felak ’66 ’67G and Joan C. Felak Endowed Faculty Fellow in Electric Power Engineering. This prestigious recognition highlights Zhang’s groundbreaking contributions to electric power engineering and honors the gifts of RPI alumnus Richard P. Felak ’66 ’67G and his wife, Joan.
RPI Welcomes Second Cohort of HVCC Semiconductor Scholars Through NORDTECH Partnership
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is proud to welcome the second cohort of Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) students to the Semiconductor Scholars Program, an initiative supported by NORDTECH DoD Microelectronics Hub.
ECSE and RPI community celebrated the retirement of long time ECSE faculty Michael Shur, Ishwara Bhat, Russ Kraft, and ECSE staff Laraine Michaelidis.
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that former ECSE faculty member Alan Desrochers passed away peacefully on Sunday April 13 in Chelsea, MA.
RPI hosted two Class 2029 admitted students day on March 22 and April 12. The response has been enthusiastic! ECSE opened up JEC 6th floor to all students interested in ECSE and their families. There are exhibits and discussions on embedded control, robotics, power electronics, power systems, microelectronics, lighting systems, ECSE overview and student clubs. Mercer XLab and several studio classrooms were open for the occasion.