News & Events

RPI welcomed the visit of Dr. Jose Palacios from Penn State as a Lecturer for the Fall 2021 Colloquium series.

Three MOVE students were named as recipients of 2021 Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship awards through the Vertical Flight Society. These awards recognize outstanding students working in vertical flight, with specific awards named in honor of different pioneers of the field. Matthew Bahr, Brendan Smith, and Airin Dutta will be recognized at the VFS Grand Awards Ceremony which will debut on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

Congratulations to Matthew DiPalma on his doctoral defense, entitled "Design and Optimization of Rotorcraft Morphing Structures" on July 14, 2020.

Matt is working at Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company. 

Best wishes and come back and visit us soon!

Move student Airin Dutta has received the Zonta International Foundation Amelia Earhart Fellowship.

Two MOVE students were named as recipients of 2020 Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship awards through the Vertical Flight Society. These awards recognize outstanding students working in vertical flight, with specific awards named in honor of different pioneers of the field.