Email: heinrich@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5397
Arthur Heinricher is a professor in the Mathematical Sciences Department at WPI. He returned to the classroom in 2025, after serving as Dean of Undergraduate Studies for 15 years followed by two terms as Interim Provost. ...
Email: dtpetkie@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x5420
I am delighted to collaborate with students and colleagues to enhance WPI’s global impact. WPI offers a vibrant and dynamic environment that emphasizes experiential learning and interdisciplinary research, with near-peer mentorship spanning the undergraduate and graduate programs and external stakeholders. ...
Email: egpiccioli@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4947
Ellen Grant Piccioli is directing the engagement and expansion of WPIs Manufacturing USA multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional and multi-center collaborative programs, and the development of new initiatives in the area of manufacturing innovation and other industry research areas of interest. Prior to WPI, Ellen consulted in the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) Program, and previously held leadership positions at Intel Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, and Digital Equipment Corporation. ...
Email: gpins@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6742
The overall objective of my research is to create bioengineered scaffolds to enhance the regeneration of damaged tissues and organs. Specifically, my laboratory uses biomimetic design strategies and novel fabrication processes to develop three-dimensional constructs that emulate native tissue architecture and cellular microenvironments. We use these scaffolds to characterize the roles of extracellular matrix (ECM) cues and topographic features in modulating cellular functions, including adhesion, migration, proliferation, differentiation, and tissue remodeling. ...
Email: nrahbar@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6567
My research activities in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are in mechanics, materials, and structures. At WPI, my favorite teaching aspect is working one-on-one with graduate and undergraduate students on research projects. I like to excite students’ curiosity toward discoveries and creative scientific advancements. In our research group, we focus on the fundamental principles that control the behavior of materials in engineering and biology at multiple scales. I am particularly interested in the bioinspired design of materials and structures. ...
Email: vernescu@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6411
Bogdan Vernescu is professor of mathematical sciences and academic leader. ...