Engineers Face Tough Test at #25 Williams
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's lacrosse team faced a stiff road test this afternoon at No. 25 Williams, falling 15-4 at Farley-Lamb Field.
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RPI Out-Slugged by Hartford in Home-Opener
TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) baseball team fell to Hartford, 13-2, in its home-opener this afternoon at the Robison Baseball Field.
City of Troy Street Cleaning Operations Underway
The City of Troy has commenced its seasonal street cleaning operations. Residents and visitors are strongly encouraged to observe all posted parking signs to avoid citations and vehicle towing.
RPI Orchestra and ESYO Symphony Orchestra Side-by-Side Concert on March 31
The combined forces of the RPI Orchestra and Empire State Youth Orchestra's Symphony Orchestra unite to perform Gustav Mahler's epic Symphony no. 1. The program will be led by RPI music faculty Dr. Robert Whalen, and will also include a performance of Edvard Grieg's famous Concerto for Piano and Orchestra by 2025 Concerto Competition winner Armstrong Wang '27. This performance will take place at 7pm on March 31st in the EMPAC Concert Hall. Admission is free.
Contemporary Improvisation Ensemble with Nick Dunston on April 9
A concert of works developed and performed by students in the course Contemporary Improvisation Ensemble, in collaboration with guest artist Nick Dunston. Join us in the EMPAC Theater at 4:30pm on April 9.
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Dr. Julian Georg, RPI
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Title: The Cosmic Microwave Background Explained for Everyone Abstract: The Universe is permeated by photons that are cosmological in origin and almost as old as the Universe itself. They are what we call the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). In this talk, I will describe how we observe the CMB and what information we can extract from it, as well as explain the physics behind it. This talk is explicitly aimed undergraduate students regardless of their major.
ECSE Mercer Lecture: "Ferroelectric Devices and Circuits for AI Hardware Design"
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Join us for an ECSE Distinguished Mercer Lecture: "Ferroelectric Devices and Circuits for AI Hardware Design" with Prof. Shimeng Yu of Georgia Institute of Technology.Abstract and speaker bio can be found at the event URL.
Faculty Spotlight on Research & Impact webinar series-Jennifer Pazour
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Systems that Amplify
What if we could better harness people’s willingness to contribute? While humans are often eager to help, without scaled coordination, their efforts don’t always translate into stronger outcomes. Prof. Pazour will talk about how Industrial & Systems Engineering can amplify human contributions through the design of new systems, optimization approaches, and technologies that unlock underutilized capacity.
CEE Seminar Series - Dr. Weilan Zhang Assistant Professor University of Albany, State University of NY
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Numerous sites across the country are currently receiving, or have previously received, PFAS-containing biosolids for land application. Such practice could lead to PFAS contamination in receiving soils and adjacent waters, threatening ecosystems and human health. Recently, we investigated the levels of PFAS in biosolid-amended soil, their migration to surrounding surface water bodies, and bioaccumulation in plants near land application sites. Further details provided during the seminar.
Math Colloquium: Dr. Shukai Du from Syracuse University
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - This Mathematical Sciences Colloquium will feature a presentation titled "Accelerating finite element methods via machine learning on a single element" by Dr. Shukai Du. He is an assistant professor at Syracuse University, and his research interests include Numerical analysis, scientific machine learning, and inverse problems.