Research

Advanced manufacturing methods play a pivotal role in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, healthcare, electronics, and many others. They enable industries to produce high-quality products more efficiently and with greater flexibility, ultimately driving innovation and economic growth. At CMDIS, the research focuses on developing new methods for materials processing and assembly, spanning a broad range of materials, structures, control, and advanced manufacturing methods.

Advanced materials research leads to creation of new materials. These materials are typically designed to surpass the performance of traditional materials in various applications, such as electronics, aerospace, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing. CMDIS materials research focuses on development and application of innovative materials with enhanced functionalities.

Energy-related research and technological advancements are crucial for addressing global energy challenges, ensuring sustainable development, and mitigating environmental impacts, ultimately shaping the future of our planet. Research spanning new methods for energy storage, generation and transmission, including thermoelectric materials, advanced photovoltaic materials, and optimizing the energy grid.

Interface engineering at Rensselaer has a multifaceted approach, encompassing the refinement of material characteristics, innovative manufacturing methods, the harnessing of nanoscale possibilities for tailored materials, the critical role in advancing microelectronics, all of which collectively drive product enhancement and technological innovation to greater sophistication and efficacy.

Metrology is crucial in a wide range of industries where precise measurements are essential for ensuring product quality, safety, and compliance with standards. Metrology research at Rensselaer aims to employ advanced techniques to understand materials structure and function relation at the atomic scale as well as develop new techniques for in-line measurements for manufacturing.

Microelectronics has played a significant role in nearly every major technological development of the last half-century. In keeping with our creative, interdisciplinary reputation for innovation, Rensselaer researchers cover the whole semiconductor spectrum, from theory to practice to product and from bench to bedside, across materials, design, devices, and systems. Please visit chips.rpi.edu for more information.

Through the application of advanced computational techniques, the field of modeling and simulation plays a pivotal role in acquiring insights about material behavior, performance, and engineering pioneering materials, devices and systems. This interdisciplinary domain fosters collaborative endeavors, drawing expertise from diverse disciplines, to engage in simulations spanning from atomistic to macroscopic scales.

The polymer research at Rensselaer focuses on harnessing the versatility of polymers for a wide range of applications, including mechanical, chemical, opto- electronic, and biological uses. Advanced polymers research at CMDIS encompasses a wide range of topics, each contributing to the development of innovative materials and applications.