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STORY: The Sky’s the Limit

Olin students tackle NASA-funded project to examine solar eclipses through high-altitude balloons.

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Assistant Professor of Engineering Whitney Lohmeyer

STORY: Whitney Lohmeyer Takes on Historic Role with FCC

Lohmeyer has begun a one-year term as chief technologist for the newly established Space Bureau.

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STORY: Welcome Victoria Dean

After earning her Ph.D. in Robotics at the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University this summer, Victoria Dean joins the Olin faculty as an assistant professor of computer science.

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STORY: Exploring Earth’s Final Frontier: The Ocean

Amy Phung ’21 is enabling better and more efficient exploration of the deep sea using ROVs.

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STORY: Olin Alum Using AI to Preserve Te Reo Māori

Keoni Mahelona ’07 is a leader in indigenous sovereignty of data and technologies. He is using his interdisciplinary engineering knowledge to help Māori people take ownership of preserving and protecting their indigenous language, te reo Māori.

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Olin College's campus in the fall is seen from above in a drone image.

STORY: Olin to Break Ground on Solar Panel Project

Olin’s multi-year and campus-wide effort to leverage more renewable energy reaches a new milestone this month as the solar panel project in Parking Lot A breaks ground this summer.

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Professor of the history of science and technology, Rob Martello, addressing Engineering in Context class.

STORY: New Interdisciplinary Course Helps Students See Engineering’s Big Picture

“Engineering in Context” allows students to self-integrate concepts of sustainability, ethics, and history into their studies.

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STORY: Alum Creating Microsoft Assistive Tech for Users with Visual Impairments

Emma Pan ’21 is leveraging her Olin degree to create ethical, impactful technology.

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Watch: Two Student Teams Present Final Projects from Impact-Centered Olin Courses [Video]

Members of the Olin College faculty and staff were invited to the Campus Center recently to watch two student teams present their final projects for the impact-centered Olin courses: Environmental Consulting at Olin (ECO) and Change at Olin.

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STORY: Olin Senior Joins Siblings in Launching Social Startup for Women+

We recently interviewed Walter Villa ‘23, a Software Engineering & Design major at Olin, and his two siblings, Cielo and Jenny, who together, are working to launch the new social startup, CapeAble. The idea for CapeAble is a trusted platform for women+ who prefer to hire women+ for their handywork needs.

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STORY: Alum’s Startup Becomes Big Player in Biomedical/Software Industries

Alum’s Startup Becomes Big Player in Biomedical/Software Industries. Co-founder Jacob Graham ’06 discusses Enzyme’s journey from startup to majority-share acquisition.

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Braden Oh '23 poses with an ion thruster at MIT's Space Propulsion Lab in 2023.

STORY: Olin Students are First Undergraduates to Achieve Sustained Fire of Ion Thruster

On January 30, 2023, six students from the Olin Plasma Engineering & Electric Propulsion Lab (PEEP), reached a major milestone at MIT’s Space Propulsion Lab: they achieved ignition. Making them the first undergraduate team in the world to successfully design, build and fire a steady-state Hall-effect thruster (HET).

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STORY: The Sky’s the Limit

STORY: Whitney Lohmeyer Takes on Historic Role with FCC

STORY: Welcome Victoria Dean

STORY: Exploring Earth’s Final Frontier: The Ocean

STORY: Olin Alum Using AI to Preserve Te Reo Māori

STORY: Olin to Break Ground on Solar Panel Project

STORY: New Interdisciplinary Course Helps Students See Engineering’s Big Picture

STORY: Alum Creating Microsoft Assistive Tech for Users with Visual Impairments

Watch: Two Student Teams Present Final Projects from Impact-Centered Olin Courses [Video]

STORY: Olin Senior Joins Siblings in Launching Social Startup for Women+

STORY: Alum’s Startup Becomes Big Player in Biomedical/Software Industries

STORY: Olin Students are First Undergraduates to Achieve Sustained Fire of Ion Thruster

STORY: Millner Directing Curriculum for New PBS KIDS Show

STORY: Alum Mitigating Wildfire Risk with Biochar

STORY: Helping Students Redefine “Entrepreneurship”

STORY: From Makerspaces to Mining