Sponsored by the Office of the President, the University Lecture Series provides a forum for speakers of national and international importance to enhance scholarly and scientific learning and to stimulate the intellectual climate of the university and surrounding communities.
Robert Langer, PhD, Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will deliver WPI's University Lecture on March 16, 2020. Recognized as the Thomas Edison of our times, Langer is the most quoted engineer in the world and has more than 1,350 issued and pending patents worldwide.
"Space Exploration: Past, Present and Future, A Celebration of 50 Years since Apollo"
JAMES GREEN, NASA Chief Scientist and STEVEN M. ROTHSTEIN, Executive Director, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
"Technology and Humanities: Building the Leaders of the Future"
SCOTT HARTLEY, Author, Venture Capitalist, and Startup Advisor
"Engineering Future Entrepreneurs"
CARL J. SCHRAMM, University Professor
“The Global Ergonomics of Ebola and Other Infectious Diseases: Combating Feat Through Innovation”
PAMELA MCCAULEY, PHD, CPE, Engineer, Educator, Expert, Entrepreneur
Prioritizing Our Greatest Problems Versus Prioritizing Our Efforts to Find Solutions
BJORN LOMBORG, Director of Copenhagen Consensus Center and Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School
