WPI Journal

The Race for the ‘Auld Mug’

Few sporting events capture a sailor’s imagination more than the America’s Cup, and Liam Shanahan ’18 counts himself among the enchanted. As an engineer on the American Magic team, Shanahan hopes that his handiwork will help bring the trophy back to its original home in New York.

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WPI alumnus Liam Shanahan with the American Magic racing team in Barcelona

Digging Deep

To aid a fragile planet, WPI alumni use AI to improve scrap metal recycling in the face of growing demand.

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Emily, Ben and Caleb at Radius Recycling in Everett

Untapped Energy

WPI researchers have some interesting ideas on how to use their technological expertise to find viable pathways for people to run their homes, cars, and businesses while not exhausting the Earth’s resources.

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Illustration of Sustainable Energy Research at WPI
Michael Driscoll's Advice: 'Try Something New' Michael Driscoll conducts in Brookline, Mass.

Michael Driscoll's Advice: 'Try Something New'

An unplanned high school chorus class unexpectedly changed Michael Driscoll’s life, leading him to a long career as a music teacher and choir director in Brookline, Mass.

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Educating and Empowering to Fight Climate Change Sol Geisso in the Virgin Islands

Educating and Empowering to Fight Climate Change

Sol Giesso's interest in ecology blossomed into a passion for environmental education.

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Dominic Golding

Dominic Golding

Get to know Teaching Professor Dominic Golding through items found in his office.

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Building Confidence While Helping the Environment Illustration of a bear in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

Building Confidence While Helping the Environment

One of WPI’s newest project centers is only two hours from Worcester, but students who go there get their horizons broadened nonetheless.

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WPI’s First Valedictorian: Henry Prentiss Armsby, Class of 1871 Henry Prentiss Armsby

WPI’s First Valedictorian: Henry Prentiss Armsby, Class of 1871

Henry Prentiss Armsby’s work revolutionized agricultural practices and led to the development of Agricultural Experiment Stations across the United States.

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Leading on the Court and in Life David Brown

Leading on the Court and in Life

Through basketball, David Brown ’12 found a calling in management.

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Giving Back in Gratitude Greg Tucker and Corrina Jenkins Tucker

Giving Back in Gratitude

For Gregory Tucker ’92, staying connected to the university is his way of giving back—to support the next generation of students and help ensure WPI remains a leader in higher education.

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