New York, United States
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, is one of the oldest technological research universities in the U.S. It’s known for producing world-class engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and innovators who’ve shaped industries across technology, aerospace, business, and beyond.
|
Name |
Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Raymond Tomlinson |
Inventor of email |
BS |
1963 |
|
Marcian “Ted” Hoff |
Co-inventor of the microprocessor (Intel) |
BEE |
1958 |
|
Allen B. DuMont |
Pioneer of television technology, founder of DuMont Laboratories |
BS |
1924 |
|
George Low |
NASA Apollo Program Manager, Acting Administrator |
BS |
1948 |
|
Myles Brand |
Former President of NCAA and Indiana University |
PhD |
1967 |
|
John L. Swigert Jr. |
Apollo 13 astronaut |
BS |
1955 |
|
James H. Clark |
Founder of Netscape, Silicon Graphics |
PhD |
1974 |
|
Curt Herzstark |
Inventor of the Curta calculator |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Livingston W. Houston |
President of RPI (1943–1958) |
BS |
1913 |
|
Vito N. Cagliostro |
Structural engineer, major contributor to skyscraper design |
BS |
1950 |
|
Richard Mastracchio |
NASA astronaut, Space Shuttle and ISS missions |
BS |
1982 |
|
Howard I. Greene |
Co-founder of Celgene Corporation |
PhD |
1970 |
|
James Jackson |
U.S. Representative from New York |
BS |
1816 |
|
Steven Sasson |
Inventor of the digital camera (Kodak) |
BS |
1972 |
|
Peter Schwartz |
Futurist, co-founder of Global Business Network |
BS |
1968 |
|
Joseph F. Engelberger |
“Father of Robotics,” founder of Unimation |
BS |
1946 |
|
Rodney Brooks |
Roboticist, co-founder of iRobot and Rethink Robotics |
PhD |
1981 |
|
David Ferrucci |
Lead developer of IBM Watson |
PhD |
1994 |
|
E. Fred Schubert |
LED and semiconductor materials pioneer |
PhD |
1986 |
|
William Gorham |
Automotive engineer, helped establish Nissan in Japan |
BS |
1906 |
|
L. Stephen Coles |
Gerontologist, co-founder of the Gerontology Research Group |
BS |
1967 |
|
Norman J. Levy |
Politician, New York State Senate |
BS |
1952 |
|
Albert R. Behnke |
Navy physician, pioneer of decompression theory |
MD |
1921 |
|
Ron Eglash |
Mathematician, ethnomathematics researcher |
PhD |
1993 |
|
Jayant Baliga |
Inventor of the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) |
PhD |
1974 |
|
Curtis R. Priem |
Co-founder and CTO of NVIDIA Corporation |
BS |
1982 |
|
Edward J. Zander |
Former CEO of Motorola |
BS |
1968 |
|
John L. Anderson |
President of the National Academy of Engineering |
PhD |
1967 |
|
William B. Bonvillian |
Policy director, MIT and former U.S. Senate staff director |
BA |
1969 |
|
George M. Low Jr. |
Aerospace engineer, NASA Apollo and Shuttle programs |
BS |
1950 |
Students
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute admitted student profiles
GRE
318
TOEFL
102
IELTS
7
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