Thursday / October 8, 2026 at 6:00 pm Researcher and artist Felix Deufel, Director, Center for Media Art, Music, and Technology in Leipzig, joins RPI composer and technologist Matthew Goodheart to talk about spatial sound, acoustics, composition, and their effects on human experience.  Talk Felix Deufel & Matthew Goodheart

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Title: "Cosmic Inflation Explained for Everyone"

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - President's Town Meeting is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to hear updates from President Martin A. Schmidt on the state of the Institute, recent accomplishments, strategic priorities, and future plans. The program includes insights into key initiatives and campus developments, followed by an open Q&A session where attendees can ask questions and engage in discussion.

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - "The Last Lecture: The Journey, The Impacts and The Future". Many people assume their lives are shaped by the big moments: the promotions, the deployments, the degrees. Looking back on two careers that together span nearly 50 years, Dr. Earl “Rusty” Lee sees it differently. In this lecture, he will talk about the small, almost forgettable events that quietly changed his direction, and how missing even one of them could have sent him down an entirely different path.

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Come to the Mueller Center to see and pet some Therapy Dogs for a relaxing break during your busy day.

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - This Mathematical Sciences Colloquium will feature a presentation titled "Using Gradient Data to Preserve what Matters in Reduced-Order Models of Dynamical Systems" by Dr. Sam Otto. He is an Assistant Professor at Cornell MAE. His lab exploits mathematical structure and data to develop faster algorithms for simulating, learning, reducing, and controlling complex engineering systems.

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Join us for an ECSE Master Practioner Seminar: "Powering the Future: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities in the Electrical Transmission Grid" with Dan Korot, Retired GE Vernova Leader for Grid Solutions - FACTS. Abstract and speaker bio can be found at the event URL.

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Eleanor Alexander Stribling Lecture, "Technology Advancement to Answer “Are We Alone?”: The Path to the Habitable Worlds Observatory", Dr. Alison Nordt (NAE, AIAA), Director, Space Science Instrumentation, Lockheed Martin

Date: Monday, October 5, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Tables encapsulate rich information in a compact format, making them invaluable for data analysis and decision-making. However, it can be challenging to build a unified method that can effectively leverage the information they contain. This work investigates the necessary ingredients to enable scalable retrieval and understanding of structured data, explored from four perspectives.

TROY, N.Y. — The RPI women's soccer team battled Union through a scoreless opening half before a second-half goal lifted the Garnet Chargers to a 1-0 Liberty League victory this afternoon at ECAV Stadium.