WPI Experts

Preview Professor Joseph Sarkis, WPI Business School

As consumers, producers, and distributors adapt to tariffs, supply chains and the flow of goods and materials will likely shift.

Joseph Sarkis, professor of management in The Business School, is an expert on supply chains. He is available for interviews about the changes tariffs may trigger in  global trade,  industry planning, consumer costs, and demand for goods and services.

 

Preview Display of Undergraduate Research Project Posters in Odeum

The Power of Academic and Industry Collaboration Comes to Life through Student Research Projects at WPI

Each year, student teams representing every academic department on campus present the results of their senior theses during WPI’s annual Undergraduate Research Project Showcase. This signature event showcases the culmination of WPI’s distinctive project-based undergraduate education, where students engage in team-based professional-level design and research that mirrors the challenges they will likely tackle in their careers. 

Every year companies are invited to sponsor projects that introduce corporate-specific scenarios, offering students invaluable problem-solving experience while providing companies with bold new thinking and proposals for innovative solutions. Learn more about some of the exciting projects, conducted by graduating seniors, made possible by sponsors’ support.

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