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Robert Krueger

Professor & Department Head of Social Science and Policy Studies, Social Science & Policy Studies

Robert Krueger is Professor of Human Geography where his work examines a deceptively simple question: how can knowledge, technology, and institutions contribute to development that genuinely improves people's lives? A human geographer by training (Clark 2001), Krueger has spent h [...]

Rong Wang

John C. Metzger Professor and Department Head, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Research Science and Technology that enable the analysis of patients’ minute biopsy samples in the native states to reveal the fundamental causes of diseases and yield intervention points for treatment are in critical demand. Research in Wang group leverages interdisciplinary app [...]

Kathryn Moncrief

Professor & Department Head,

Humanities and Arts - HUA

Kathryn M. Moncrief is Paris Fletcher Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Head of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, MA. She was previously Professor and Chair of English at Washington College, in Chestertown, MD where she taught co [...]

Burt Tilley

Professor & Interim Department Head, Mathematical Sciences

Applied Mathematics is a broad subdiscipline within mathematics, and the theme of my work over the past two decades has been the application and practice of mathematics to fields in engineering and science. In particular, my research program centers on the development or impleme [...]

Lyubov Titova

Professor & Department Head, Physics

Ultrafast THz and Optical Spectroscopy Lab (PI: Titova) explores light–matter interactions in emerging functional materials. Our research focuses on nanomaterials, including two-dimensional (2D) materials such as MXenes, MXene–biopolymer composites, and layered semiconductors. [...]

Reeta Rao

Professor & Department Head, Biology & Biotechnology

A member of the WPI faculty since 2004 and chair of the Department of Biology and Biotechnology since 2022, Reeta Rao is a leader in the field of molecular genetics and genomics. Her primary research activities are focused on emerging infectious diseases, specifically understandi [...]

Craig Shue

Professor & Department Head, Computer Science

I am interested in computer networking and security. Given the significance of the Internet in our economy and society, I am interested in improvements and studies that can have a real-world impact. My recent work has focused on how to make both enterprise and residential network [...]

Cagdas Onal

Associate Professor & Department Head, Robotics Engineering

An integral part of a rewarding academic career is being an educator. It is a wonderful opportunity to work with students and guide their development to fulfill their potential. I enjoy teaching the fundamentals of robotics engineering, science and technology as well as training [...]

Gottlieb and Rundensteiner Named William B. Smith Professors

Elke Rundensteiner, professor of computer science, and Roger S. Gottlieb, professor of philosophy, have been named William B. Smith Professors. The distinguished William B. Smith Professorships were established by the estate of William Binns Smith, a local entrepreneur and 20th century industrialist.

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Gottlieb and Rundensteiner Named William B. Smith Professors