How David Crocker (BS ’77) revolutionized drumstick manufacturing at Vic Firth.

Meet four Techers whose breakthroughs in materials, mathematics, chemistry, and biophysics are shaping science, medicine, and technology—and inspiring the next generation of Distinguished Alumni.

Thomas F. Rosenbaum and Holden Thorp joined Sandra Tsing Loh to tackle trust, funding, and the future of the research enterprise.

Alums Grace Peng and Ryan Casey leverage their computer science backgrounds to help the storied franchise make winning decisions

How Alborz Mahdavi’s hard-fought innovation could help millions

Five hundred million miles from Earth, Samantha Trumbo, PhD (PhD ’21) searches for chemical clues to an alien ocean

A search pioneer returns with a model built to protect human ingenuity

John Ngai and the BRAIN Initiative

Amit Kshatriya, MA (BS ’00), who is leading NASA’s planned return to the moon, on the power of galactic ambitions

Eric Ostby, PhD (MS ’04, PhD ’09) on the current state of quantum computing—and the shape of things to come

Startup founder Zehra Cataltepe on how humanity will shape the era of AI

AI, deepfakes, and misinformation are already complicating the political landscape. How can the American public navigate this election season?