Meet the Team
Professional staff in Research Facilities support investigators across the WPI campus along with industry partners within the Commonwealth and beyond, partnering in areas of life and biology sciences, photonics, materials characterization, metal processing, and healthcare technologies. WPI’s technologies and labs harness the collective experience of facility directors and technical experts, who are among the best and brightest in their fields. They serve as facilitators, consultants, and collaborators available to support researchers every step of the way, including designing experiments, analyzing data, preparing manuscripts and grant submissions, and much more.
Email: sperkins@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6577
Susanna Perkins is the Executive Director of Research Facilities focused on implementing process standards and measurements in support of existing service centers and creating a platform for future growth.
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Email: mvanand@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6780
Email: abutler@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6634
Email: jeakin@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6298
Email: boquanli@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6025
Email: gzhu@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x6600