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Professor Ge Wang has received industrial support from Applied Materials to advance the development of foundation models for computed tomography reconstruction of semiconductors. This project builds on Professor Wang’s long-standing expertise in CT, inverse problems, and AI-driven foundation models for imaging, while leveraging RPI’s innovative portfolio. The collaboration reflects the growing convergence of artificial intelligence, advanced imaging, and semiconductor manufacturing.
Xavier Intes (RPI) and Margarida Barroso (Albany Medical Center) have been selected for a new National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01 grant! This is a 5-year grant with a $3.9 million budget and focuses on the "Role of tumor biomechanics on drug-receptor engagement". Xavier and Margarida have collaborated on several large NIH grants previously and it further strengthens the CeMSIM-CTI collaboration in translational imaging.
BME graduating senior, Nadine Grant, has been selected for the Class of 1902 Research Prize. Established in 1927, the Class of 1902 Research Prize is awarded to a graduating senior in the RPI School of Science or Engineering who has completed at least two semesters of undergraduate research and who presents the best research results, culminating in a written report, submitted paper, or thesis.
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.
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Research aims to address a critical bottleneck in the production of mRNA therapeutics.
Two RPI researchers, Ge Wang, Ph.D., Clark & Crossan Endowed Chair Professor and director of the Biomedical Imaging Center at RPI, and Fudong Han, Ph.D., associate professor and Priti & Mukesh Chatter '82 Career Development Chair, have earned
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has appointed Pingkun Yan, Ph.D., the P.K. Lashmet Career Development Chair Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at RPI, as head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is proud to announce that Ge Wang, Ph.D., Clark & Crossan Endowed Chair Professor and Director of the Biomedical Imaging Center at RPI, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Edith H.
New research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) could help shape the future of artificial intelligence by making AI systems less resource-intensive, higher performing, and designed to emulate the human brain.
