WPI Alumni

As a new academic year begins, it's a timely reminder that success starts with balance.

"Rest Matters," an episode of The WPI Podcast featuring Assistant Professor Stacy Shaw, received the Episode of the Year award at the inaugural HigherEd PodCon Awards.

In this conversation, Shaw explores how intentional rest supports learning, creativity, and overall well-being—offering research-based insights that are especially valuable as students, faculty, and staff prepare for the semester ahead.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.wpi.edu/listen/wpi-podcast/e16-rest-matters-stacy-shaw-assistant-professor-social-science-and-policy-studies

It's time for another When was it? Wednesday! 🎉

Last week's answer was 1967.

This week's photo is a Homecoming throwback. 🐐 Do you know what year it was taken? Drop your best guess in the comments below!

Feeling nostalgic? There's no better time to make new memories. We hope you'll join us for Homecoming & Family Weekend 2026. Check out the schedule of events and register today! https://www.wpi.edu/news/annual-events/homecoming-family-weekend/event-schedule

🕰️ Welcome back to "When Was It?" Wednesday!

Last week's answer: 1983!

Take your best guess—which year was this photo taken? Share your answer in the comments below.

What's new with you, alumni? 🎉

Started a new job? Earned a promotion? Got married? Welcomed a new family member? We'd love to celebrate your milestones.

Share your update with us by emailing [email protected]!

WPI has been awarded $1.5 million in federal funding to advance a promising technology that destroys harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals.”

Chemical Engineering Professor Michael Timko is leading work to destroy PFAS chemicals.

New federal funding will help his research team advance a technology they’ve developed at WPI. The goal is to give communities a solution to eliminate “forever chemicals” from contaminated soil and from firefighting foam. Congressman James McGovern announced the award during a visit to the university’s laboratories.

https://bit.ly/4w2XdrQ

🕰️ Welcome back to "When Was It?" Wednesday!

Take your best guess—which year was this photo taken? Share your answer in the comments below.

It’s never too late to finish what you started. ❤️

Fifty years after he originally planned to graduate, Kerry Lynn ’26 crossed the stage at WPI to receive his bachelor’s degree in computer science—completing an academic journey that began in 1972.

Discover Kerry’s remarkable journey and the WPI faculty who helped him complete a degree five decades in the making. 🎓

Read the full story: https://www.wpi.edu/news/degree-five-decades-making

☀️ Join fellow WPI alumni and their families for a day at the EcoTarium!

🗓️ Sunday, August 2
📍 EcoTarium
🕙 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

🎟️ $10 admission | Children attend free

Register through the link in our bio! 🐘🚂🌌

Looking for a fun way to connect with fellow alumni and their families this summer? Join@women_of_wpi and@wpi_gold on August 2, at the EcoTarium for a day of exploration, hands-on activities, and family-friendly fun. Register through the link in our bio! 🐘🚂🌠

Thousands of students. Countless paths. And they still met. ❤️

WPI students, Coulter Ralston '21 and Amanda Lowther '21 met during their sophomore year and built a relationship that continued long after graduation.

Wanting to honor the place where their story began, Coulter purchased a commemorative brick on campus. He then incorporated the brick into a surprise proposal, creating a meaningful connection between their past at WPI and their future together.

We're thrilled to share that Amanda said yes. 💍

Congratulations to the happy couple, and thank you for letting WPI be part of such a special moment in your journey.