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Like many theoretical physicists, Dominic Chang ’18 had long used black holes as material for speculative thought experiments—but there was nothing theoretical about where his black hole research would take him next. Read more about him and his work in the Summer 2024 issue of the WPI Journal.
Next Stop: Space
"In space, without the effect of gravity, we can control the flame by controlling the airflow and we can create non-steady flame behaviors and study those behaviors in a controlled environment to better understand their role”—read more about how James Urban is sending his research to space to better understand wildfire behavior on Earth.
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