The award-winning university magazine for WPI, the WPI Journal celebrates the university’s academic and research excellence and the accomplishments and achievements of our community, including students, faculty, and alumni. Through in-depth features, profiles, and human interest stories, the Journal demonstrates how a WPI education that balances theory with practice prepares our students to have a positive impact on the world.
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MASTHEAD
Editor
Kristen O’Reilly
Executive Editor
Jessica Grimes
Contributing Editors
Ashley Dill
Peggy Isaacson
Judith Jaeger
Julia Quinn-Szcesuil
Allison Racicot
Design & Creative
Lynn Saunders
Todd Verlander
Production Manager
Brian O’Connell
Contributors
Arthur Carlson
Amy Crawford
Alison Duffy
Lisa Eckelbecker
Steve Foskett
Sira Naras Frongillo
Jessica Grimes
Judith Jaeger
Jack Levy
Tim Loew
Eileen Brangan Mell
Julia Quinn-Szcesuil
Allison Racicot
Colleen Bamford Wamback
Scott Whitney
Illustrators
Albert Espí
Helena Perez Garcia
Jon Krause
Jonathan D. Reinfurt
Meel Tamphanon
Photography
Matthew Burgos
Nicole Mago
Jeff Mauritzen
Cole Parks ’24
Todd Verlander