Jun 14, 2024 | Distinguished Alumni
Laurie Leshin MS ’89, PhD ’95 Laurie Leshin, PhD (MS ’89, PhD ’95), president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), is lauded “for her barrier-breaking leadership at universities such as Worcester Polytechnic Institute, which has been...
Jun 14, 2024 | Distinguished Alumni
Kam-Yin Lau BS ’78, MS ’78, PhD ’78 Kam-Yin Lau (BS ’78, MS ’78, PhD ’81), professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley, is honored for his innovations in and commercialization of laser diode and...
Jun 14, 2024 | Distinguished Alumni
Sudhir Jain MS ’80, PhD ’83 Sudhir Kumar Jain (MS ’80, PhD ’83), vice chancellor of Banaras Hindu University in India, is recognized for his lifesaving impact as India’s preeminent earthquake engineer, for his research, advocacy, and...
Jun 14, 2024 | Distinguished Alumni
Bette Korber PhD ’88 Bette Korber (PhD ’88) is a laboratory fellow in theoretical biology and biophysics at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She is lauded for pioneering achievements in virology research and computational vaccine design, which provide hope...
Jun 14, 2024 | Distinguished Alumni
Kenneth Suslick BS ’74 Kenneth Suslick (BS ’74), the Marvin T. Schmidt Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is recognized for profound contributions to sonochemistry (the study of chemical reactions powered by...
