Student Spotlight

Melissa Flores
A third-year Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. student at RPI, is advancing the future of space exploration through her leadership, community involvement, and groundbreaking research on NASA’s STARI mission to develop new methods for discovering habitable planets beyond our solar system.
Rensselaer Motorsport holding up RM29
Rensselaer Motorsport delivered a breakthrough season marked by major achievements and milestones.
Photo of Melvina Quartey
Quantum and Beyond: RPI Aerospace Graduate Student Story
A fourth-year PhD student in aerospace engineering at RPI, develops quantum computing methods for computational fluid dynamics to improve simulation efficiency.
Tsubasa Okada and Tasmay Shah
Congratulations to MANE students Tsubasa Okada and Tasmay Shah on earning All-Liberty League honors for RPI Men's Tennis. Okada received First Team Singles recognition, while both Okada and Shah were honored for their achievements in singles and doubles competition.
Men's Cross Country 11/1/2025 7:45:00 PM Adrian Donnelly - Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
Congratulations to MANE students Justin Cascio, Jack Czarnecki, Tobin Durham, Danny Gall,  Tyler Husar, Thomas Manson, and Tevin McLaren, who led RPI’s Men’s Cross Country team to their ninth consecutive liberty league championship!
Nathan Nguyen, Scott Blender, and Joseph Mergen
RPI’s next generation of aerospace engineers is driving innovation from campus research to real-world space missions.
Brendan McGrew (Mechanical Engineering '28, Navy ROTC scholarship Midshipman) who won first prize in the midshipmen and cadets category of the 2025 Chief of Naval Operations Naval History Essay Contest for his piece, Hollow Navy: A Defensive Force with Little to Defend.
Navy Midshipman and MANE student Brendan McGrew wins Navy-Wide Competition
Brendan McGrew (Mechanical Engineering '28, Navy ROTC scholarship Midshipman) who won first prize in the midshipmen and cadets category of the 2025 Chief of Naval Operations Naval History Essay Contest for his piece, Hollow Navy: A Defensive Force with Little to Defend.
Ozioma Ozioko assisting the co-founder of SolaBlock, Jason Laverty, in the preparation of a solar masonry unit
Solar Power for All
A graduate student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute imagines a world where solar energy is more accessible.
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