Faculty
Robert Krueger
Contact Information:
Project Center, 214
Phone: +1-508-831-5000
Fax: +1-508-831-5485
krueger@wpi.edu
Robert Krueger
- Director, Environmental and Sustainability Studies
- Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary & Global Studies Division
Robert Krueger is the founding director of WPI's Environment and Sustainability Studies Program. He has been a Co-Principal Investigator on two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants focused on environmental justice issues in Worcester. Read more...
Constance Clark
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 408D
Phone: +1-508-831-5712
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
cclark@wpi.edu
Constance Clark
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
In addition to teaching the history of science and technology, I have raised baby birds at the Bronx Zoo and the Baltimore Aquarium, curated and inventoried mammal skeletons in attics at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, designed biology teaching labs at the University of Colorado, and collected dinosaurs and other fossils while camping in the Wyoming badlands with paleontology field crews. Read more...
James Kevin Doyle
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 311
Phone: +1-508-831-5583
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
doyle@wpi.edu
James Kevin Doyle
- Department Head, SSPS
- Associate Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
I enjoy being a social scientist at WPI, where I have the opportunity to apply psychological research methods to problems at the interface of psychology, science, and engineering. I also enjoy working with student project groups. Read more...
Laureen Elgert
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 310E
Phone: +1-508-831-5452
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
lelgert@wpi.edu
Laureen Elgert
- Assistant Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Laureen Elgert is interested in the relationship between the environment and development, examining how politics shapes global environmental policy that can, and often does, have profound impacts on local livelihoods. Read more...
Roger S. Gottlieb
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 04
Phone: +1-508-831-5439
gottlieb@wpi.edu
Website
Roger S. Gottlieb
- Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor of philosophy Roger S. Gottlieb combines intense analytic intelligence, a personal and humorously engaging style, and an inspiring message of personal responsibility, social change, and spiritual vision as a lecturer. Read more...
Scott Jiusto
Contact Information:
Project Center, 210A
Phone: +1-508-831-5393
Fax: +1-508-831-5485
sjiusto@wpi.edu
Scott Jiusto
- Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary & Global Studies Division
Scott Jiusto's research & teaching lives have been closely intertwined in Cape Town, South Africa, where he & students work on sustainable community development projects in "informal settlements" & other historically disadvantaged communities. Read more...
Fred J. Looft III
Contact Information:
Atwater Kent Laboratories, 012
Phone: +1-508-831-5369
Fax: +1-508-831-5491
fjlooft@wpi.edu
Website
Fred J. Looft III
- Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
My interests in ECE have evolved over the years—from the modeling of sensory receptors and neural coding to off-campus student project advising, the development of space flight systems and small satellites, and, most recently, alternative energy and aircraft avionics. Read more...
Lauren Mathews
Contact Information:
Life Sciences & Bioengineering Center, 4006
Phone: +1-508-831-5938
lmathews@wpi.edu
Lauren Mathews
- Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology
My research is in evolutionary and environmental biology, mostly in aquatic ecosystems. The best part about this work is taking students out for a dose of real field ecology-it’s about being too hot, too cold, covered in mosquitos and leeches, sunburned, lost in the woods… and loving every minute of it! Read more...
Paul Mathisen
Contact Information:
Kaven Hall, 209E
Phone: +1-508-831-5343
Fax: +1-508-831-5808
mathisen@wpi.edu
Website
Paul Mathisen
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Professor Mathisen enjoys challenging himself to learn new ideas, which he can apply to solve problems that make a difference for other people. WPI's curriculum and projects program provide the perfect environment for fostering these opportunities. Read more...
Creighton R. Peet
Contact Information:
Project Center, 211A
Phone: +1-508-831-6730
Fax: +1-508-831-5485
cpeet@wpi.edu
Creighton R. Peet
- Associate Teaching Professor, Interdisciplinary & Global Studies Division
Creighton Peet loves teaching at WPI, sharing his experiences traveling around the world, immersing himself in different cultures, researching sustainable management of usable water, and watching his students grow intellectually and personally. Read more...
Jeanine D. Plummer
Contact Information:
Kaven Hall, 106
Phone: +1-508-831-5142
Fax: +1-508-831-5808
jplummer@wpi.edu
Jeanine D. Plummer
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
At WPI, I work with undergraduate and graduate students to explore water quality issues through classroom activities, project work in the field and laboratory, and funded research. I also work to improve water and sanitation options around the globe. Read more...
Reeta Prusty Rao
Contact Information:
Life Sciences & Bioengineering Center, 4013
Phone: +1-508-831-6120
Fax: +1-508-831-5936
rpr@wpi.edu
Website
Reeta Prusty Rao
- Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology
The research goal is to understand and ultimately manage fungal diseases. We use biochemical, molecular genetic, genomic, and behavioral tools and exploit the versatility of model organisms to explore fungal virulence strategies in a high-throughput fashion. Other recent projects aim to genetically modify yeast to increase production of butanol from cellulosic feedstock. Read more...
Kent J. Rissmiller
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 315
Phone: +1-508-831-5019
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
kjr@wpi.edu
Kent J. Rissmiller
- Associate Dean, Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division
- Associate Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Professor Rissmiller teaches government, law, and public policy; directs the Pre-Law program; and oversees the Law and Technology minor. He enjoys seeing the success of his students who have become accomplished public policy and legal professionals. Read more...
Tom Robertson
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 234
Phone: +1-508-831-5871
tbr@wpi.edu
Tom Robertson
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
Professor Robertson specializes in American environmental history, the history of American foreign relations, and 20th-century America. He is particularly interested in American relations with the developing world. Read more...
Khalid Saeed
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories
Phone: +1-508-831-5563
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
saeed@wpi.edu
Khalid Saeed
- Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Khalid Saeed is professor of economics and system dynamics. Widely recognized for his work on computer modeling and experimental analysis of developmental, organizational, and governance-related issues, he has authored two books. Read more...
John Sanbonmatsu
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 23
Phone: +1-508-831-5226
js@wpi.edu
Website
John Sanbonmatsu
- Associate Professor, Humanities & Arts
John Sanbonmatsu is interested in critical social theory and political philosophy. He would love to talk about philosophy and the meaning of life with anyone who wants to give him a call or sit down with him over coffee. Read more...
Ingrid K. Shockey
Contact Information:
Project Center, 209
Phone: +1-508-831-6635
ishockey@wpi.edu
Ingrid K. Shockey
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Interdisciplinary & Global Studies Division
Environmental sociologist Ingrid Shockey’s work focuses on natural literacy and interplay of human-wilderness boundaries. Her research concerns have grown to include the extent to which people rely on substitutions for authentic experiences in the wild. Read more...
Seth P. Tuler
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 334
Phone: +1-508-831-6444
stuler@wpi.edu
Seth P. Tuler
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary & Global Studies Division
Seth Tuler’s research focuses on ways to improve the management of environmental risks, primarily concerned with public participation, risk communication, long-term stewardship of contaminated sites, and defining human impacts to risk events. Read more...
Our Staff
Susan Wenc
Contact Information
Project Center
Phone: +1-508-831-6096
sjwenc@wpi.edu
Susan Wenc
- Administrative Assistant to Director
Higher education has been a passion of mine for some years. Many years after earning a BS in education, I was drawn to graduate studies and earned an MEd in education from Boston College and then a few years later, an MS in counseling psychology from Assumption College.
Working with the Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ESS) program provides me with a wonderful opportunity to promote environmental, sustainability, and social justice issues that are so close to my heart. The ESS program attracts excellent students dedicated to making a difference in the world.
WPI students, faculty, and staff exude positive energy and enthusiasm. Such vitality makes WPI a wonderful place to work.
