Because Rensselaer is dedicated to discovery, research is indispensable.
Research is the heart of the educational enterprise, providing the raw material of education.
It informs the curriculum. It spurs industrial partnerships. It attracts the best professors and students. Since the 1970s, Rensselaer has built its credentials as a research university, changing and growing in response to the times. In this decade, knowledge has been advanced by the Center for Automation Technologies, the Center for Integrated Electronics and Electronics Manufacturing, the Scientific Computation Research Center, the Center for Infrastructure and Transportation Studies, the Lighting Research Center, the Margaret A. and David M. Darrin '40 Fresh Water Institute, the Center for Image Processing Research, and the Engineering Research Center for power electronics.