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RPI graduate Reid Wiseman (seated in front) will lead the Artemis II lunar mission.
ECSE Grad Selected To Lead Historic Artemis II Moon Mission

TROY, N.Y. —  G.

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RPI Awarded Two Technology Projects From Advanced Robotic in Manufacturing (ARM) To Address Critical Manufacturing Needs
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Prof. Luigi Vanfretti to Present at the IEEE PES GRID EDGE TECHNOLOGIES

On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 from 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM, ECSE Prof.

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ECSE Co-term student wins 2023 Analog Devices Outstanding Student Designer Award

ECSE Co-term student Nico Altomare has been awarded the 2023 Analog Devices Outstanding Student Designer Award. The award is given to a graduate student in IC design, and will be given to them before 2023 ISSCC.

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ECSE’s Prof. Jian Sun to Speak at NYSTAR Panel

Prof. Jian Sun will speak at NYSTAR’s Climate Tech Webinar on March 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM.

ECSE Prof. Luigi Vanfretti quoted in Poltifact

In a fact-checking piece for PoltiFact, Prof. Luigi Vanfretti provides insight on Robert Ortt's claim: "If New York’s proposed limits on natural gas in buildings take effect, the grid today can’t handle the increased electric load." The article unpacks this statement with expert opinion from Prof. Vanfretti. To read the piece, click here.

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ECSE Students awarded The Founders Award of Excellence

ECSE PhD Students Syed Ahsan Raza Naqvi and Ming Yi were both honored as recipients of the Founders Award of Excellence at the 28th Annual Honors Convocation. The Founders Award of Excellence was established in 1994 to honor students who embody the qualities of creativity, discovery, and leadership, and the values of pride and responsibility at Rensselaer. The award consists of a special certificate, recognition by faculty, staff, and peers at the Honors Convocation ceremony, and a cash prize.

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RPI to Launch Douglas A. Mercer ’77 Innovation and Exploration Laboratory

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will launch the Douglas A. Mercer ’77 Innovation and Exploration Laboratory at 10:30 a.m. on November 9 at the Russell Sage Dining Hall.

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ECSE Prof. Tianyi Chen receives an Amazon Research Award

Congratulations to ECSE’s Tianyi Chen for receiving an Amazon Research Award for his proposal “Automating Decentralized Machine Learning via Bilevel Optimization.” The Amazon Research Awards is a program that provides unrestricted funds and AWS Promotional Credits to academic researchers investigating research topics across a number of disciplines.

Below is the abstract for Prof. Chen’s proposal:

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ECSE's 2022 Annual Newsletter Released

The Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering released our 2022 Annual Newsletter! The newsletter contains highlights of the accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff in the past year.

The 2022 newsletter and past annual newsletters can be found here.