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An X-ray’d Supernova

Oct 22, 2023 | Fall 2023, Opener, Pioneering

An X-ray’d Supernova Robert Fisher, PhD (BS ’94), a professor at UMass Dartmouth, is one of a group of researchers who are using supercomputer-powered modeling to determine what causes Type Ia supernovae explosions. NASA/CXC/University of Texas Understanding these...

Fred Donald Russell

Oct 17, 2023 | Obituary

Fred Donald Russell Don received a Bachelor of Science (1957) and a Master of Science (1958) in Electrical Engineering from Caltech, where he was a member of Dabney House. In 1970, he received a PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Don started out...

David F. Ollis

Oct 6, 2023 | Obituary

David F. Ollis Dr. David F. Ollis (BS ’63) Welcoming, gentle, generous, kind, humble, a true intellectual, and an outstanding scholar! These are a few of the words that colleagues and former students have used to describe Professor David Ollis, University...

Quantum Leaps

Oct 2, 2023 | Enriching, Fall 2023

Quantum Leaps Eric Ostby, PhD (MS ’04, PhD ’09) on the current state of quantum computing—and the shape of things to come by Maureen Harmon Photograph by Nadia Tyson Though Eric Ostby, PhD (MS ’04, PhD ’09) was aware of the concept of quantum computing in his...

The Right Fit

Sep 20, 2023 | Spring 2023, Transforming

The Right Fit Raquel Vélez, BS (BS ’07) on her pivot from tech to fashion, the stereotypes that affect the apparel industry, and how sustainability is still possible in a world of fast fashion by Maureen Harmon Photograph by Mitch Tobias Raquel Vélez, BS (BS ’07)...