Developing Sustainable Solutions: External Relations Newsletter

Dear Partners and Friends,

One of the most intractable problems we currently face is the health of our planet. Our global society is short on resources and long on environmental crises. Yet, at WPI, we have plenty of reasons for hope and optimism.

This edition of our newsletter is full of stories that demonstrate how WPI faculty have come together to develop creative solutions in sustainable technologies destined to make a significant positive impact on the health of our planet. The good news is, these stories only scratch the surface of the work our faculty and students are doing around the world on issues related to sustainability.

It will take more than just one researcher or one university to solve our global climate problems. It will take partnership and collaboration across institutions, agencies, and organizations. I remain optimistic, because together we achieve so much.

With best wishes for a safe, healthy, and happy fall,

Kola Akindele
Associate Vice President, External Relations & Strategic Partnerships
University Advancement, WPI

Apple’s disassembly robot Daisy separates critical materials, like gold, copper, lithium batteries, and rare-earth elements, from used devices to be recycled.

This Recycling Tech Is Battling The Climate Crisis

From Popular Mechanics

An experimental fire burns in a wind tunnel at WPI

California Awards +$500,000 to WPI Researchers to Develop New Wildfire Defense Tools

Project Led by Albert Simeoni and James Urban Could Help Protect Communities

Albert Simeoni, Fire Protection Engineering Department Head, Receives Prestigious International Research Award

Easing Pain at the Pump with Discarded Food

WPI Researchers Create New Method for Making Biodiesel Fuel

A photo of Professors Nikolaos Gatsonis and Michael Demetriou

WPI Researchers Receive $347,843 U.S. Navy Award for System to Estimate Underwater Plumes in Real Time

Nikolaos Gatsonis Will Lead Project Developing Model That Uses Sensor Data From Underwater Drones

WPI Wins Better World Award for Commercialization of Yan Wang’s Battery Recycling Inventions

Associate Professor of Teaching Lisa Stoddard speaks to attendees

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Sustainable and Just Communities Networking Event Kicks Off Mentorship and Career Coaching Efforts