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Christina Bailey-Hytholt ’15, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has been named to the Leonard P. Kinnicutt Professorship for a three-year appointment.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has recognized two WPI faculty members as recipients of the department's Educator Award to celebrate their decade of work in ...
Cities across the US are rethinking streets, going beyond sidewalks and bike lanes to welcome nonmotorists to share the roadway. David L. Prytherch, author of Reclaiming the Road: Mobility Justice ...
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) announced today that Matthew Thaler has been named vice president and general counsel of the university following an impactful tenure as deputy general counsel ...
This innovative approach to additive manufacturing, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), aims to ensure that essential components can be produced even in the most ...
Our faculty fellows program is a wonderfully symbiotic way for WPI faculty to engage in their own professional development while also producing a practical tool that enriches the field of ...
The Business School presents the Provost Award winners for the Undergraduate Research Project Showcase 2025. A shoutout to every student who participated, the competition was high. Our winners were: ...
“We’re preparing our students for a job market that’s actively looking for qualified people,” says Elisabeth "Lisa" Stoddard, associate professor of teaching in environmental and sustainability ...
A chemical engineering professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received an $800,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study the recovery of critical minerals like uranium from ...
Together with colleagues in Worcester's Academic Research Collaborative, Gordon Library is excited to announce a new Worcester city-wide public event series where faculty, students, staff and the ...
Reducing human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” is a significant societal challenge. In the search for possible solutions, a group of ...
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been designated an R1 institution and joined the ranks of the nation’s top-tier research institutions in a new classification of American colleges and ...