Milosh T. Puchovsky

• Professor of Practice & Associate Department Head Fire Protection Engineering

Professor Puchovsky is an expert on fire protection systems, means of egress and associated regulatory requirements. ... Read more

Nima Rahbar

• White Family Distinguished Professor & Department Head Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering

Professor Rahbar studies the fundamental principles that control the behavior of materials in engineering and biology at multiple scales particularly the bioinspired design of materials and structures. ... Read more

Ali S. Rangwala

• Professor Fire Protection Engineering

Professor Rangwala's research interests include problems related to industrial fire and explosions. ... Read more

Reeta Prusty Rao

• Professor & Department Head Biology & Biotechnology

Professor Rao's research focuses on understanding and managing fungal diseases. She uses a variety of biochemical, molecular-genetic, and genomic tools and model hosts to explore fungal virulence and host defense strategies. ... Read more

Pratap M. Rao

• Associate Professor Materials Science & Engineering

Professor Rao's research is aimed at discovering, understanding and developing advanced materials for a range of applications, including solar energy conversion, catalysis, printed electronics, sensors, and functional coatings. ... Read more

Paul Reilly

• Assistant Dean, Student Success Academic Advising Office

Paul Reilly (he/him/his) is WPI’s Assistant Dean of Student Success in the Office of Academic Advising. He leads efforts to advise students on the academic opportunities available to them. ... Read more

Farnoush Reshadi

• Assistant Professor The Business School

Assistant Professor of Marketing Farnoush Reshadi teaches courses on consumer behavior and business applications of data mining. She studies how people make financial decisions, gift giving decisions, and the interaction of these decisions. ... Read more

Kent J. Rissmiller

• Associate Dean, Global School The Global School

Professor Rissmiller has served in a number of leadership positions associated with WPI's global studies, including most recently as The Global School dean, ad interim. ... Read more

Charles Davis Roberts

• Associate Professor Computer Science

Professor Roberts examines human-centered computing in digital arts practice. ... Read more