Across the university, researchers are rolling out new technologies that will make the cars we drive safer, smarter, lighter, more environmentally friendly, and more sustainable. They’re even helping make the roads we travel more durable. In a surprising number of ways, they’re truly putting innovation on wheels.
Scarlet Shell, assistant professor of biology and biotechnology, has received a $1.1 million CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for a five-year program to study the molecular mechanisms bacteria use to survive stressful conditions of starvation and lack of oxygen.
This article includes comments by Vibram USA President and CEO Michael Gionfriddo on how he taps the talent pool at WPI.
