News & Events
Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) Workforce Development Summit
Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) Workforce Development Summit will be held on July 18th in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy , New York. The event will feature panel discussions, workforce development and related breakout sessions, along with a poster session and reception.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Develops New Courses in Semiconductors in Partnership With Industry
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is committed to educating the next generation of semiconductor experts. Building upon its 200-year history in technological education, Rensselaer is partnering with leaders in the semiconductor industry to offer curricula tailored to workforce needs.
New Master of Science in Semiconductor Technology (MaST) Degree Approved by the New York State Education Department
The New York Education Department has approved a new Master of Science degree in Semiconductor Technology (MaST) launched by the Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) Department. The MaST program is designed to be highly flexible to accommodate students with diverse STEM backgrounds and to prepare them for successful careers in semiconductor and micro-nanoelectronics research and industrial practice.
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RPI and UAlbany Push the Boundaries of Computing With Historic Collaboration
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and the University at Albany announced a new collaboration to push the boundaries of computer technology and its applications, leveraging their respective strengths and formidable assets for the benefit of the Capital Region, New York, and the nation.
This collaboration between the region’s leading research institutions is supported by recent key investments in computing infrastructure.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and IBM Unveil the World’s first IBM Quantum System One on a University Campus
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and IBM officially unveiled the world’s first-ever IBM quantum computer on a university campus. Building on RPI’s bicentennial celebration of 200 years of firsts, IBM Quantum System One will significantly enhance educational and research opportunities for the university, as well as with other academic institutions and organizations across the New York region that wish to partner with RPI. Faculty, researchers, students, and collaborators accessing the system will aim to advance quantum computing research, including the search for quantum algorithms that could lead to quantum advantage, while also actively building the next generation of the quantum workforce alongside IBM.
Rensselaer Professor Esther Wertz Appointed UPWARDS For the Future Faculty Fellow To Support Semiconductor Education, Workforce Training, and Research
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Esther Wertz, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, has been appointed Rensselaer’s faculty fellow of UPWARDS for the Future. UPWARDS stands for the U.S.-Japan University Partnership for Workforce Advancement and Research & Development in Semiconductors. It was established in May 2023 by Micron and Tokyo Electron Limited to “to bring together 11 universities from across the U.S. and Japan to develop leading semiconductor curricula, creating opportunities for cross-collaboration.”
How a Tiny Device Could Lead to Big Physics Discoveries and Better Lasers
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have created the first topological quantum simulator device in the strong light-matter interaction regime that operates at room temperature.
Congressman Tonko Announces Community Projects Investing in Higher Education in the Capital Region
Congressman Tonko will be joined by representatives and supporters of the 3 out his 15 Community Projects focused on investing in the Capital Region’s higher education institutions (RPI, UAlbany, and HVCC). This discussion will educate the Capital Region community and the media on the details and impact of each project; how federal funding for these projects will improve the lives of Capital Region residents; and how Congressman Tonko will champion these projects in the federal budget.
RPI and HVCC Launch Semiconductor Workforce Development Program
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Hudson Valley Community College have welcomed the inaugural class of RPI-HVCC Semiconductor Scholars. Funded by the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, the Scholars program is one of many efforts in the Capital Region and around the country to prepare more students to enter the semiconductor industry.
With New Grant, RPI Works To Shrink Microchips, Expand Semiconductor Workforce
The new, three-year $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Daniel Gall, professor of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will lead collaborators at RPI, Notre Dame University, and Cornell University on a hunt for new materials that can be made even smaller than current copper wires while offering far less electrical resistance. Discovery of such materials may one day lead to smaller, faster, more energy-efficient computer chips, Gall said.