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The Massachusetts Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, initiated 48 new members on Friday, December 5, 2025 (and held a subsequent virtual ceremony on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 for remote students).  

Tau Beta Pi was founded in 1885 and the Massachusetts Alpha Chapter, the oldest chapter in New England, was founded in 1910.

Advisors are Stephen Kmiotek, John McNeill, and Leonard Albano. The student exec board is led by Grace Amlicke (MME/RBE).

Inductees and their majors:

Mikayla Almeida — Mnfr Eng

Joan Amuasi — Arch Eng

Jamie Appell — MME

Jacob Arimento — MME

Mayank Arora — ME

Fox Avery — BME

Fatou Baka Diop — ChE

Lydia Beers — CE

Katelynn Bonhoff — Arch Eng

Leo Borsari — ECE

Bridgette Bowyer — BME

Cam Cadman — ECE

Jason Cardente — ECE

Sophia Clausen — BME

Ethan Dean — MME

Samantha DeFrancesco — CE

Marcos Delgado — ECE

Costanza Di Fino — ECE

Matthew Di Giovanni — Aero Eng

Kyle Doll — ECE

Jacob Donovan — Aero Eng

Maggie Drawz — MME

Gideon Drury — ECE

Julia Durling — BME

Edward Finley — ECE

William Folan — ECE

Colin Frazer — ECE

William Harju — MME

Evan Jacobson — MME

Matthew Jauchler — CE

John Jessop — Aero Eng

Emily Johnson — Aero Eng

Stephen Larson — BME

Matthew Lawrence — ME

Aeryn Millott — MME

Julia Nicolescu — BME

Andrew Nobrega — MME

Allison Pikora — ChE

Jack Rooney — BME

Gianna Sangermano — BME

Makenna Stone — MME

Corey Swenson — ECE

Egan Towle — MME

Teo Trotta-Smith — MME

Leah Uglevich — BME

Molly Wasson — MME

Jack Werb — Aero Eng

Dylan Wrisley — Aero Eng

People

Stephen Kmiotek
Stephen Kmiotek
Professor of Practice, Chemical Engineering
As a Professor of Practice, my focus is to bring my 30 years of experience in the chemical and environmental industries to the undergraduate classes.  My focus through most of my career has been on Chemical Process Safety, Environmental, Health and Safety, and, Air Pollution Engi [...]
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John McNeill
John McNeill
John A. McNeill joined WPI in 1994 after nearly a decade in industry, and recently returned to the ECE department after serving in the Dean of Engineering office from 2018 to 2025.  He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the [...]
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Dan Linzell
Dan Linzell
Bernard M. Gordon Dean of Engineering, School of Engineering
Dr. Daniel G. Linzell, P.E., F.ASCE, F.SEI, is the Bernard M. Gordon Dean of the School of Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Prior to becoming Dean, he served as Associate Dean for Graduate and International Programs and was the Leslie D. Martin Professor of Civil a [...]
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Leonard Albano
Leonard Albano
I enjoy teaching civil engineering fundamentals in 1000 and 2000-level courses, and then revisiting those fundamentals in upper level and graduate courses as a base for presenting advanced topics and fostering deeper learning. This emphasis on fundamentals can be challenging to u [...]
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