2021 Arts & Sciences Week in Photos

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Every aspect of the fourth annual Arts & Sciences Week at WPI contained a singular focus: lighting the spark—of interest, new passions, and ongoing impact. The week’s theme, Imagine, Innovate, Integrate, and Impact, gave students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to explore the specialties and expertise of those within WPI’s School of Arts & Sciences through panels, performances, roundtable discussions, social summits, and other opportunities to engage in new areas of research and interest.

Take a look back as we capture highlights of this year’s celebration of scientific, technological, social, artistic, and humanistic innovation.

Carissa Olsen

Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Membranes are composed of hundreds of distinct kinds of phospholipids, and the types of lipids that are found within a membrane bilayer impact its biophysical properties including its fluidity, permeability and susceptibility to damage. Our primary interest is in understanding th [...]

Francesca Bernardi

Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences

I am an applied mathematician working in the fields of small-scale fluid mechanics and microfluidics. My research includes both mathematical modeling and physical experiments. In particular, I am interested in particle and solute transport in small-scale systems, such as municipa [...]

Jean King

Philip R. and Paul S. Morgan Professor, Biology & Biotechnology

Dr. Jean King is the Philip R. and Paul S. Morgan Endowed Professor of Biology & Biotechnology, an active neuroscientist who previously served in the administrative role as the Peterson Family Dean of Arts & Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Prior to this role, [...]

Joseph Aguilar

Associate Professor of Teaching,

Humanities and Arts - HUA

Joe Aguilar’s teaching and research interests include creative writing, Chicano literature, folklore, science fiction, and the contemporary American novel. He has received support from MacDowell, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Write [...]

Joshua Rosenstock

Professor,

Humanities and Arts - HUA

Born to an artist mother and a musician father, Josh was destined from a young age for a life in the arts. An early interest in black and white darkroom photography and art-house cinema led him to study film and video art at Brown University. Fortuitously stumbling on a new cours [...]

Lori Ostapowicz-Critz

Associate Director, Scholarly Communication & Open Strategies, George C. Gordon Library

Lori Jean Ostapowicz-Critz Associate Director, Scholarly Communication & Open Strategies Email: lostapowiczcritz@wpi.edu Phone +1 (508) 8315000 x6252 Department : [...]

Mimi Sheller

Professor, The Global School

Dr. Mimi Sheller is an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of Mobility Studies and Caribbean Studies, and former Dean of The Global School at WPI (2021-2026). In 2026-2027 she will be on sabbatical and will be a Fulbright Specialist at the University of Sao Paulo, Br [...]

Stacy Shaw

Assistant Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies

Stacy Shaw’s research focuses on understanding creative thinking in mathematics, how anxiety and other threat experiences affect mathematical cognition and reasoning, as well as how classroom experiences can affect performance and learning in STEM. Recently she has become interes [...]