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ECSE Celebrates Retirement of Prof. Paul Schoch

Prof. Paul Schoch has officially retired on December 31, 2022, after 32 years of service. The department held a retirement party for Prof. Schoch on December 12, 2022. 

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ECSE Celebrates Retirement of Prof. W Randolph Franklin

After 45 years of service to our department, the university and our students, a retirement reception was held for Randolph on March 29, 2023. Faculty, staff and former students came together to share stories and memories of Prof. Franklin and his impact on the ECSE community.

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ECSE Team Wins U.S. Department of Energy Inaugural American-Made Digitizing Utilities Prize 

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Office of Electricity (OE) announced the nine Phase 1 winners of the inaugural American-Made Digitizing Utilities Prize, including the RPI team the Red Hawks.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and GlobalFoundries Collaborate in Novel Microelectronics Manufacturing Course

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) launched a new higher education course to help address semiconductor industry education and workforce development needs. The course, Topics in Microelectronics Manufacturing, is targeted toward advanced undergraduates and early graduate students and has already attracted high enrollment.

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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.