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>> The Kate Gleason College of Engineering
offers an environment where students with
all sorts of interests can thrive.
We have master's programs and doctoral programs
across a wide range of engineering disciplines.
>> I think a graduate degree in engineering
here at RIT gives a student an opportunity
to really dig into the details of questions
that they want to understand more.
This allows students to ask questions about, "Why?"
Why do things happen? Why do they work?
And how do they work?
>> RIT's programs focus really on the hands-on
trainings for graduate students
That is very different from many other programs
We really want the students to go into the labs,
go into the clean room, and work with others,
and work on the tools, work on experiments
so that they are really very well prepared
for their future engineering careers.
>> I joined the master of science program here
in industrial and systems engineering.
Specifically, the master of science course is
pretty impressive that you get a chance to
work with research equipment and take course work.
I spent plenty of time outside the classroom
actually working with equipment
and doing experiments.
>> Students enrolled in our graduate programs
have access to outstanding state-of-the-art facilities.
For example, we have a 10,000 square foot clean room
for making nanoscale and microscale devices.
We also have the AMPrint Center for
additive manufacturing 3D printing.
And we have the Brinkman Lab
with extensive CNC capabilities.
So, our students are really exposed to
the types of tools that they're going to need
to succeed, not only in grad school,
but also in their chosen careers.
>> My name is Sofía Quiñones.
I work at a company called TTM technologies.
In my career, I think getting my master's degree
here at the College of Engineering at RIT
gave me a huge head start.
I came into my job as an RF engineer
with all of the theoretical knowledge
that was really the basis for everything that I do.
I actually have already gotten promoted after
only being there for a year and a half.
A huge part of it is because of my
experiences at RIT.
>> My academic experience at RIT has been wonderful.
My research is involved in building
a flapping-wing drone, which is going
to weigh less than 20 grams.
We are prototyping and building something
new that doesn't exist already.
It feels great to be a part of this cutting-edge research.
The professors at RIT have been super helpful
and they really want you to succeed
in whatever you're doing.
>> The faculty I've been able to work with
I would describe as subject matter experts.
They know their field well and they're totally
willing to teach you how to do it
and also collaborate.
>> I really enjoy working with creative students
that want to solve challenging problems.
It's fun to take a new group of students
who have a new perspective on scientific
problems and solving those.
In our laboratory, we study the interface between
nanomaterials and biology.
This research area allows us to solve problems
in different areas of medicine.
Engineering graduate students are involved
in all aspects of our research.
We do things that will have an impact on
individuals and entire societies.
>> I work in the RIT nanofab.
That is a semiconductor manufacturing
and semiconductor fabrication laboratory.
My entire project has been based on
combining both solar energy harvesting and
optical data communication for small satellites.
The multidisciplinary and collaborative aspect
of it is hugely important.
Even though I'm an engineer at my core,
I get to dip my feet into a lot of different places
like pure sciences and sustainability and
tie that all back together.
>> Interdisciplinary work and collaborations
are extremely important here at RIT.
I have made friends in other disciplines,
and those people have helped me immensely.
When you're bringing so many people together,
magic happens!
>> The industrial relationships that
the Kate Gleason College of Engineering has
are tremendous for students.
This allows students to intern at industry partners
during their master's degree or during their Ph.D.
to get that real hands-on experience.
>> My first internship was working for
United Technologies Research Center
and it was all about additive manufacturing.
I worked on metal 3D printing.
Having that industrial experience,
actually going out and seeing how things are done,
was just incredibly valuable.
>> I've done two internships while I've been
a Ph.D. student here.
I did an internship for two summers at
the Air Force Research Lab
in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
A large part of that was because of the connections
I have through my adviser.
I don't think that there's another university
that can have as many industry connections
in the same way that we do.
>> There's hundreds of companies
that come to campus.
And RIT is what really facilitates that
relationship between companies out in
the industry and yourself.
>> We had students go into companies like
Apple, Intel, Micron, and Facebook
as engineers and scientists.
In addition, we also have students that are
starting up their own business and then
they have been very successful in securing
investments from elsewhere.
>> The students who come to RIT
are definitely people who
want to be creative problem solvers.
>> They're going to get a one-on-one experience
with esteemed faculty members
and hands-on experience with
state-of-the-art equipment.
>> RIT will give you all the tools you need
to learn and to prosper.
The potential for growth is immeasurable.
>> We are here to teach students
and to provide them the opportunities
to deepen their technical knowledge and
gain the leadership skills that they're going
to need to go out into the real world.
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