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Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a global leader in project-based learning, is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI's pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 70 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; learning science; and more. www.wpi.ed

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a global leader in project-based learning, is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI's pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 70 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; learning science; and more. www.wpi.ed

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Part of Research Team Scoping Venus's Atmosphere for Building Blocks of Life

Max Seager is part of team of researchers whose recently published findings suggest that the some of the building blocks of life-here on Earth, at least-might actually be able to survive in Venus's harsh atmosphere.
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Research / Grant - 2024 Jan 23

Kang Zhang contributes to two peer-reviewed journal articles

Kang Zhang conducts medical robotics research in the COMET lab at WPI. His work contributed to two peer-reviewed journal articles this semester: In the Journal of Medical Robotics Research, he co-authored a paper introducing a Finite Element Method-based physics engine for simulating thermal laser-tissue interactions, validated through benchtop experiments to enable realistic surgical robot simulations. In the Journal of Medical Devices, he co-authored a study presenting a novel steerable optical fiber for office-based laryngeal laser surgery, demonstrating expanded anatomical access in anatomically-accurate models.
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Research / Grant - Dec 15

Christopher Pacheco contributes to peer-reviewed journal article

In the Journal of Medical Robotics Research, Chris co-authored a paper introducing a Finite Element Method-based physics engine for simulating thermal laser-tissue interactions, validated through benchtop experiments to enable realistic surgical robot simulations.
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Research / Grant - Dec 15
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Research on 'Active' Fluids Led by WPI Undergraduates is Published in Scientific Reports

Two undergraduate students working with Kun-Ta Wu, assistant professor in the Department of Physics, are the lead authors of a new report on how "active" fluids develop circulatory flows within a millimeter-scale droplet.
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Research / Grant - 2021 Jul 22
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