The Rensselaer faculty includes National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellows, National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award winners, and members of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, and other eminent professional organizations.

“Rensselaer faculty members take immense pride in their scholarship and research,” said Prabhat Hajela, provost. “They are a dedicated community of scholars working on important and challenging research problems. They truly embody the core values of The New Polytechnic, a new paradigm for teaching, learning, and research that is required to address the complex challenges and opportunities of our day. I applaud each of these faculty members on their professional advancement and on their outstanding contributions to our students and to the professional communities they belong.”

Fall 2017

Elliot Anshelevich    Promotion to Full Professor Department of Computer Science

Benjamin Chang       Promotion to Full Professor Arts Department

Timothy Golden        Promotion to Full Professor Lally School of Management

Liping Huang             Promotion to Full Professor Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Fengyan Li                  Promotion to Full Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences

Igor Vamos                 Promotion to Full Professor Arts Department

Spring 2018

Jeffrey Banks Granted Tenure (Associate Professor)       Department of Mathematical Sciences

Blanca Barquera       Promotion to Full Professor Department of Biological Sciences

Jonas Braasch           Promotion to Full Professor School of Architecture

Ryan Gilbert              Promotion to Full Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering

Mona Hella                Promotion to Full Professor Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Jason Hicken             Promotion to Associate Professor with tenure Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering

K.V. Lakshmi             Promotion to Full Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Douglas Swank          Promotion to Full Professor Department of Biological Sciences