REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 3 TO ATTEND IN PERSON
OR
JOIN VIA ZOOM WEBINAR (details below)
VIEW WHO'S COMING
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Student Steel Bridge Competition competes annually, challenging universities to design, fabricate and build a scale model of a steel bridge. What's the 2026 challenge? Communities north of El Paso need a new, aesthetically pleasing pedestrian bridge over the Rio Grande, and they’re counting on student teams to make it happen.
WPI Voyagers invites the WPI community, age 55+, to the undergraduate student and faculty-led Steel Bridge Team presentation highlighting their endeavors, priorities and needs, including their academic learning, skills, design and construction process for an annual scale model steel bridge competition. The team will also discuss how you can support their efforts, and you will learn about WPI's Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Department priorities.
Meet the Presenters
Dr. Leonard Albano is faculty advisor for the Steel Bridge Team, and Associate Professor for Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering for WPI. Dr. Albano enjoys teaching engineering fundamentals as well as upper level and graduate courses presenting advance topics and fostering deeper learning. He works to align his approach to MQPs with classroom philosophy, guiding students to build from their background learning experiences and to integrate new knowledge and skills.
Student Teammates:
Freddie Smith IV ’26, Civil Engineering
Steven Tran ’26, Civil Engineering
Mena Youssif ’26, Civil Engineering
Aidan Flanagan ’26, Civil Engineering
Matt Santos ’27, Civil Engineering
Kyler Ma '27, Civil Engineering
David Nichols ’28, Civil Engineering
Follow the team on Instagram (@wpisteelbridge)!
Details
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
The Alumni Center at Higgins House
10:00 AM Check-In and Guest Social
10:30 AM Welcome Remarks, WPI Voyagers
10:45 AM Steel Bridge Team Presentation/Q&A
11:30 AM Closing Remarks and Guest Social
12:00 PM Program Concludes
Register by November 3 to receive your parking pass.
Unable to attend in person? Join us via Zoom webinar from 10:30-11:30 am. Email alumni-office@wpi.edu by November 4 to request the Zoom link.
WPI Voyagers has been a campus staple since 1958 and welcomes all members of the WPI community, age 55+. Learn more about this social organization, and upcoming programs here.