Dr. Shanbin Shi joined the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) as Assistant Professor in 2018.  He was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in July 2025. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Thermal Engineering from the Southeast University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University. He is the recipient of the Class of 1951 Outstanding Teaching Award (2025).