Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Title: Electron vision from fundamental matter wave scattering to practical metrology application

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - The Civil Engineering Concrete Canoe team recently won 1st place overall at the ASCE Regional Competition. This is RPI's first win in many years of competing. In more good news, two of our Environmental teams competed in the WERC Competition in New Mexico. Both teams won 1st Place overall in their respective categories. Come celebrate with us and congratulate the students in person while enjoying some refreshments. We will be in the JEC courtyard, (outside 2nd floor lobby).

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - “Engineering Identity and Decision Making”. Engineering is often described as purely technical and objective, but engineering decisions are shaped by people—their experiences, identities, and assumptions about who engineers are and who engineering is for. In this seminar, I will introduce the core of my research agenda, engineering identity, or how individuals see themselves and how they believe others see them as engineers. Further details provided at the seminar.

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - This Mathematical Sciences Colloquium will feature a presentation titled "When is Camouflage Useful? A Case Study in Hover Fly Pursuit-Evasion Interactions" by Dr. Mallory Gaspard. She is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Leonard Lab and Levin Lab at Princeton University. She is broadly inspired by developing mathematical approaches to problems involving decision-making and optimal control under uncertainty, particularly those arising in robotic, ecological, and sociological contexts.

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM - Pingkun Yan, PhD. Professor and Department Head of Biomedical Engineering was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) 2026 College of Fellows on April 13, 2026 . This is among the highest professional distinctions in medical and biological engineering, making up the top two percent of engineers in this field.

TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) softball team swept a non-league doubleheader against Hamilton today at Robison Field, earning a 5-0 shutout in the opener before completing the day with a 10-5 victory in game two.

Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - This week's seminar will be presented by Phillip E. Savage, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Penn State. His topic will be "Hydrothermal Reactions of Biopolymers and Synthetic Polymers -- Toward a more Circular Economy and Renewable Fuels".

The North American Conference on Video Game Music (NACVGM) returns May 1–2, 2026 as a hybrid event hosted at RPI at EMPAC. The conference features a dynamic program of scholarly papers, panels, and creative work, alongside performances and opportunities for community engagement. Participants present 20- and 10-minute talks, poster sessions, and demonstrations of game and sound art, reflecting the breadth of contemporary approaches to game audio research and practice.

Queering RPI is a storytelling and community building project designed to highlight the experiences, memories, and perspectives of queer students, faculty, and staff at RPI. The goal is to show students that they are not alone, that their identities matter, and that there is space for them on campus. This project collects and shares anonymous anecdotes, reflections, and moments from queer members of the RPI community.

On Friday, April 24th, starting at 9:00 AM EDT, students who registered for Commencement can claim one additional ticket. Please note that there are only 500 tickets available due to the number of graduates and the venue's capacity.

To claim your additional ticket, log in to your Tassel account and return to the registration form to the "your tickets" page.

If you have any questions, please reach out to commencement@rpi.edu.