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Rensselaer Rocket Society Ascendants with their rocket
Congratulations to the Rensselaer Rocket Society Ascendants!

Congratulations to the Rensselaer Rocket Society Ascendants who took 2nd place at the 2024 Spaceport America Cup in the 30k SRAD Solid Motor category. Their rocket reached Mach 1.8 and 30,569 ft with a 30,000 altitude goal, closest to the target altitude in completion. 

Reid Wiseman
Read School of Engineering's story on the upcoming NASA Artemis II mission

Read School of Engineering's story on the upcoming NASA Artemis II mission, lead by RPI School of Engineering Alumnus, Reid Wiseman '67; and how RPI engineers are helping out with taking a deep dive into the mission. 

Article: https://eng.rpi.edu/news/our-place-space

Fudong Han
Congratulations Assistant Professor Fudong Han

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Fudong Han on being selected for an inaugural ARPA-E Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy (IGNITE) Award. This program "is focused on early-career scientists and engineers converting disruptive ideas into impactful energy technologies." This award will support Professor Fudongs research in Critical Metal-Free, Conversion-Type Solid-State Batteries for Advanced Air Mobility.

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RPI Rocket Team Ascends to New Heights With Eye on Space Shot
RPI Rocket Team Ascends to New Heights With Eye on Space Shot
The RPI team is working toward a big dream: a rocket that reaches well beyond the Kármán Line — the point 330,000 feet above sea level that marks the end of Earth’s atmosphere and the beginning of outer space.
Rensselaer Doctoral Student Conducting Research at Los Alamos National Lab
Rensselaer Doctoral Student Conducting Research at Los Alamos National Lab
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute doctoral student Emily de Stefanis is one of 60 recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award. The SCGSR program places students with mentors at DOE national labs, where students learn from top experts in their field and conduct research in state-of-the-art facilities.De Stefanis will spend 2024 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico working on her research with experts in the field of nuclear materials. 
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering Invites Community to Inaugural Technology Showcase
This all-day event will include speakers, presentations and lab tours highlighting how New York’s Capital Region is advancing technology. Please register online.  When October 25, 2023 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Where Heffner Alumni House 1301 Peoples Ave. Troy, NY 12180
RPI Aerospace Expert Explains What Landing on the Moon’s South Pole Means for Future of Space Exploration
RPI Aerospace Expert Explains What Landing on the Moon’s South Pole Means for Future of Space Exploration
Above: South pole of the moon. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Sandeep Singh, assistant professor of mechanical, aerospace and nuclear engineering, answers questions about the significance of landing on the moon’s south pole and how his lab is tackling some of the challenges associated with traveling between the Earth and moon. What is significant about the recent Indian and Russian lunar missions to the south pole of the moon?
RPI Student Makes a 40-Year-Old Bandsaw ‘Smart’
RPI Student Makes a 40-Year-Old Bandsaw ‘Smart’
Our lives are filled with smart devices - phones, rings, thermostats, speakers, doorbells, and more. But have you ever heard of smart manufacturing?
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