Join us for the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Poster Symposium on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) on Friday, August 8, 2025, 10:30–11:30 AM in Higgins House, where our 8 (pre-service and in-service) teachers will share research projects and STEM lesson plans inspired by the UN SDGs.
2025 RET RESEARCH PROJECTS
| Research Project (UN SDG #) |
Research Project | WPI Faculty Mentor, Department | Teacher, Licensure, School | Teacher, Licensure, School/Major |
| #7 – Affordable & Clean Energy | Magnesium Production and Recycling for Clean Energy | Adam Powell (Mechanical & Materials Engineering / Chemical Engineering) |
Jared Quinn (Life Sciences, Overlook MS, Ashburnham) |
Demetrios Kennedy (HS Chemistry, WPI Chemistry) |
| #3 – Good Heath and Well-Being | Antibiotic Resistance in Mycobacteria | Scarlet Shell (Biology & Biotechnology) |
Abigail Prisby (HS Biology, Groton-Dunstable HS) |
Em Beeler (HS Math, Burncoat HS, Worcester) |
| #13 – Climate Action | Removing PFAS from Contaminated Soils | Andrew Teixeira & Mike Timko (Chemical Engineering) |
Tiffini Cornock (HS Chemistry, Carver MS/HS) |
Jesse Drozd (HS Chemistry, WPI Chemistry) |
| #3 – Good Heath and Well-Being | Engineering Bench-Top Testing of Interventional Devices for Cardiovascular Diseases | Yihao Zheng (Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering / MME, RBE & BME) |
Deborah Baird (MS Science, Broad Meadows Middle School) |
Michael Nixdorf (MS Math, WPI Applied Physics) |