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Hurricane Milton is a real-time test for satellite cell service
Recent hurricanes are putting the spotlight on ways to address disaster-related cell phone service outages. Some providers are turning to space, leveraging satellites to keep customers connected. Professor Alexander Wyglinski, in the department of electrical and computer engineering, provided analysis on satellite-to-cell systems, including potential benefits and challenges, for this article in The Boston Globe.
The Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science at WPI received high marks in a ranking of best schools by the website Niche. As a state-designated "school of excellence," the academy is an administrative unit within WPI, and 12th grade students at the academy enroll in classes at WPI.
Tech and Science Post reported on a paper, published recently in the academic journal ChemSusChem, in which Xiaowei Teng, the James H. Manning Professor in Chemical Engineering at WPI, reported success in using silicate to make batteries more efficient.
Damaging hurricanes in 2024 have caused significant disruptions to supply chains. Sara Saberi, associate professor of operations and industrial engineering, spoke with Inside Supply Management Weekly about how organizations can better prepare their supply chains for the risk of power storms.
Senior Nolan Warner, a biology and biotechnology major and tight end on the football team, underwent a stem cell donation procedure to help a one-year-old boy. The donation was facilitated in part by the football team's participation in the "Get in the Game" initiative that educates campus communities about the potential to save lives through bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants.
The Worcester Guardian reported on the research work of Roee Shraga, an assistant professor of computer science and data science. Shraga has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to explore the "human-in-the-loop" concept, which is focused on the importance of human involvement to improve the quality of data in artificial intelligence processes.
Supply chains are being tested by powerful storms affecting the southeastern U.S. just weeks apart. With Hurricane Milton approaching the region, Sara Saberi, associate professor of operations and industrial engineering, offered her assessment to Inside Supply Management Weekly of the impacts of tropical systems on ports, recovery, and the distribution of food and medicine.
Matthew Burgos, photographer in the Division of Marketing Communications, was interviewed for a feature in Worcester Magazine about his artwork, which includes music photography and drawings.
Seth Tuler, associate professor in the department of integrative and global studies, has been appointed to serve as a board member of an independent federal agency that performs technical and scientific peer reviews of nuclear waste management and disposal activities in the United States.
Mahamadou Lamine Sagna, associate professor in the department of social science and policy studies, authored an essay in The Conversation that remembers and pays tribute to the Senegalese intellectual and politician Amadou-Mahtar M’Bow, who headed the UN's cultural agency, UNESCO, for 13 years.
Purvi Shah, associate professor of marketing, is quoted in this article on the career development website Zippia about the skills needed for a career in interactive marketing.
Donald Gelosh, from the systems engineering department, is quoted in this article on the career development website Zippia about some of the responsibilities and expectations of systems engineers.
This article highlighting the potential uses of bamboo in fighting climate change features ongoing studies by an interdisciplinary group of WPI researchers who have shown that bamboo can be converted into ethanol fuel, providing the potential for fossil fuel reduction through a ball milling process that does not generate any new chemical wastes.
Roger S. Gottlieb, the William B. Smith Professor of Philosophy, provided analysis for a WalletHub article on the most livable places for people with disabilities. He addressed the challenges faced by people with disabilities and the programs and policies that have been effective in improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
“Prolonged or widespread port strikes across multiple U.S. ports would erode business confidence in the country's supply chain reliability.” Sara Saberi, associate professor of operations and industrial engineering in The Business School, provided analysis for Inside Supply Management Weekly on the effects of the strike by 45,000 dockworkers at ports from Texas to Maine.
James Urban, assistant professor in Fire Protection Engineering, talked with the Telegram & Gazette about using a federal grant to test his forest-fire research at the International Space Station.
John Sanbonmatsu, associate professor of philosophy, talked with The New Republic about often-overlooked environmental impacts of animal agriculture and the fishing industry in an article about the challenges of adopting a vegan lifestyle.
WPI senior Nolan Warner, a biology and biotechnology major and tight end on the football team, underwent a stem cell donation procedure to help a one-year-old boy. Warner is the third WPI football player to donate stem cells through the "Get in the Game" initiative that educates college football players and campus communities on the ability to save lives through bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants.
An article in BestColleges explores how business schools at universities and colleges are incorporating artificial intelligence into curriculum. It highlights WPI's AI master's degree program and the cross-university collaborations that are a key element of it.
