Engineers Fight to Final Minutes Against Union
TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) field hockey team was defeated by Liberty League rival Union College in a thrilling 3-2 contest on this afternoon on Harkness Field.
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ECSE Topical Seminar: "Spectrum sharing and dynamic spectrum assignment with spectrum consumption models: Current status and perspectives" | Oct. 8
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Join us for an ECSE Topical Seminar: "Spectrum sharing and dynamic spectrum assignment with spectrum consumption models: Current status and perspectives" with Prof. Carlos Enrique Caicedo of Syracuse University. Abstract and speaker bio can be found at the event URL.
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Professor Jun Xiao, University of Wisconsin, Madison | Oct. 8
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Title: “Strong Terahertz electrodynamics in emergent 2D materials”
No Shuttle Service on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day October 13
In observance of Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day, please be advised that RPI's campus shuttle service will not be in operation on Monday, October 13, 2025.
Computer Science Colloquia - Thomas Ferguson: A Family of Epistemic Logics of Zero Knowledge
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM – After receiving his PhD in philosophy from the CUNY, Thomas Ferguson spent several years in industry on the Cyc artificial intelligence project before joining the data firm Dun & Bradstreet as principal ontologist. After postdocs at the Inst. for Logic, Language & Computation at the University of Amsterdam, the University of St. Andrews, and the Institutes of Philosophy and Computer Science at the Czech Academy of Science, he arrived at RPI.
Faculty Spotlight on Research & Impact webinar series-Ed Palermo | Oct. 8
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Do you know how RPI Engineering faculty are shaping the future? In just 20 minutes, you’ll discover how their research is changing the world! Join us to learn how TED Talk meets research presented in PechaKucha style! Open to ALL!!
Can the brain and spine truly heal themselves after injury? Dr. Ed Palermo will show you how he makes "Science that Heals".
CEE Fall Seminar Series - Dr. Jorge A. Rivero Asst. Professor in Economics at RPI | Oct. 8
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - “Latent Type Heterogeneity in Dynamic Empirical Models”. This talk introduces the semiparametric type fixed effects (TFE) linear panel model that allows for heterogeneous coefficients and time-varying patterns of heterogeneity, driven by a latent, time-invariant continuous random variable referred to as a "type". Further details presented at the seminar.
MSE Seminar: Dr. Eric Brown | Oct. 8 (Room Change)
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) and Semi-crystalline Polymers
Dr. Eric Brown
Director of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) and Senior Director in the Associate Laboratory Directorate for Physical Sciences at Los Alamos National Laboratory
CBE Abbott Lecture - Dr. Randall Snurr | Oct. 8
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 9:15 AM - 11:15 AM - The Michael M. Abbott Lecture Series hosted each fall in the Chemical Engineering Department honors Abbott’s legacy and celebrates his achievements. This year's speaker is Dr. Randall Snurr, Professor from Northwestern University. Dr. Snurr's seminar titled “Abbott Lecture: Adsorption Hysteresis and Effects of Framework Flexibility in Nanoporous Materials: Thermodynamics and Applications” is opened to all. Refreshments will be available in the Ricketts Coonley Lounge (120) at 8:45 a.m.
RPI at Work Hosts Systems Engineering & Technology Management Review | Oct. 9
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 7:00 PM - Thu , October 9, 2025 1:00 AM - This 30-minute information session is hosted by Dean Aric Krause, Ph.D., and will focus on RPI's Systems Engineering and Technology Management graduate degree. The degree is digitally delivered, flexible, and project-based to prepare decision-makers with broader and deeper capabilities in leading dynamic organizations. The session will highlight program details and how you can select graduate certificates relevant to your work to complete your graduate degree.