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Untapped Energy

WPI researchers are developing novel ideas to tackle the urgent need for technologies that will address climate change. 
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Preview Dominic Chang looks up into the sky and a black hole in space.
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Black Hole Son

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. 

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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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Expert opinions: savings accounts for kids

Farnoush Reshadi, assistant professor of marketing, provided analysis for a WalletHub article about the steps parents should take if they want to open a bank account for a child and how to teach kids about banking.

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WPI Researchers Awarded $2 Million Grant to Use Science to Combat Wildlife Trafficking

Bioengineer.org wrote about a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation that Kyumin Lee, associate professor of computer science, and Renata Konrad, associate professor at The Business School, will use to develop technology and data analysis that will deter illegal wildlife trafficking. 

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