Expert Bio

Dean of Engineering John McNeill's research interests include the design of cutting-edge mixed (analog + digital) integrated circuits and systems with a focus on jitter (noise) in integrated oscillators and digitally assisted calibration of analog-to-digital converters used in low power sensor systems. More recently, he has launched a collaborative effort involving engineers and physicians to develop wireless medical sensors, including a wearable wireless sensor designed to prevent bedsores in convalescing patients.

Research areas/Expertise
circuits
integrated circuits
microelectronics
sensors
AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Boston Globe
The Los Angeles wildfires are thousands of miles away, but the science of fighting them happens in Worcester

The devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area exemplify the dangers of wind-driven fires in inhabited areas. WPI’s Department of Fire Protection Engineering is leading research designed to understand how fires spread with the goal of contributing to measures that can better protect communities and firefighters. WPI’s research, which involves faculty and ongoing experiments conducted by students in a state-of-the-art wind tunnel on campus, was featured by several media outlets. NBC Boston's report was re-aired on more than a dozen television news stations in cities around the U.S. including Washington, DC, Minneapolis, Dallas, Albuquerque, Spokane, Yakima, WA, Fresno, CA, Albany, NY, Topeka, KS, Greenville, SC, Abilene, TX, and Elmira, NY.

Additional Publications: WCVB | NBC Boston | NECN | Spectrum News 1
PE Magazine
Still Wondering: Where Are the Women Engineers?

John McNeill, the Bernard M. Gordon Dean of the School of Engineering, and Oli Qirko, the North American president of Cambridge Consultants, Inc. and member of the advisory board for the School of Engineering, authored this op-ed regarding ways employers in STEM industries can foster inclusion and build the demand for women scientists and engineers. The piece also explores how project work, like WPI's educational model, serves as a successful example of best practices. The piece was published in PE Magazine, the flagship publication of the National Society of Professional Engineers.

 

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