Alumni

Alum Designs Automated Drones for Healthcare Delivery

Space has always interested Nagy Hakim '17. While in high school, he interned with NASA and competed in FIRST Robotics; when he entered Olin, he conducted research in the Olin Robotics and Bio Inspiration Lab. He's now helping to safely and autonomously deliver medical supplies to underserved communities.

“Build Something that Matters”

Leif Jentoft ’09 is filling gaps in the supply chain with intelligent, autonomous robotics. Growing up in Minneapolis and spending his summers tinkering with things in the Northwoods, Jentoft received an important piece of advice from his dad: “Make sure you build something valuable, not just cool.”

Olin Alumnae Create New Model for Sustainable Cultural Change at Microsoft

Born out of a need for community and connection during the pandemic, Gracey Wilson '20 and Allison Basore '20 created a new model for sustainable cultural change at Microsoft Cambridge and their distributed leadership approach is now being recognized by leadership and industry networks alike.

Olin Alum Honored with Research and Diversity Award

Alumna Kris Dorsey ’07, has recently been honored by AnitaB.org, a nonprofit social enterprise seeking to achieve intersectional equity in the global technical workforce by 2025, with a 2022 Emerging Leader Abie Award.

Olin Visits Alumni, Students in Bay Area

Olin College staff and faculty visited the Bay Area in June, enjoying a series of events in Palo Alto and San Francisco that brought together alumni and students living and working in the area for the summer.

Olin Alum at Forefront of Wearable Tech

Mechanical engineer and biomechanics expert Brendan Quinlivan ’14 recently delivered the June Frank Talk, discussing his path from Olin to wearable robotics.

Alumni Weekend 2022

September 16, 2022 - 2:30PM EDT

Olin College of Engineering

Come back to the bubble to spend time with friends, faculty, staff and students. Get caught up on new courses and new spaces, reminisce with classmates and create new Olin memories!

From the Robotics Lab to the Wet Lab

Using a bootstrap mentality he learned at Olin, Andy Barry '10 is reinventing himself from successful robotics engineer to gene therapy research scientist.

Teaching the Teachers

Education innovator Julianna Stockton ’06 delivered the May Frank Talk, discussing her path from Olin into curricular design

Changing a Billion Lives

Medical technology visionary Kate Garrett ’06 is making a difference in the world through healthcare innovations.

Frances Haugen ’06 tells Olin, “How we treat each other matters”

Frances Haugen, a 2006 Electrical and Computer Engineering alum from Olin’s first graduating class, returned to campus on Thursday, April 28 to speak with Olin students, faculty and staff, and guests from Wellesley and Babson in the Norden Auditorium.

Ethics + Accountability in Tech with Frances Haugen '06

April 28, 2022 - 5:30PM EDT

Norden Auditorium

Frances Haugen ’06 is coming to Olin on Thursday, April 28. Haugen, a member of Olin's first graduating class and one of our "Olin partners," is an advocate for accountability and transparency in social media. WATCH LIVE HERE.

The Sustainable Art of Flying

Engineer/self-proclaimed “plane nerd” Ollie Haas ’11 is working to create the world’s most sustainable airline, blending his passion for aviation with the ingenuity of his Olin education. [Watch]

Growing the Future of Farming

An alumni couple are bringing engineering to agriculture on 7,000 acres of corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and native prairie rangeland in Nebraska.

A Big Fish in a Really Big Pond

Riva Gulassa ’15 uses mechanical engineering to help protect the world’s oceans.

Getting to the Heart of Engineering

As valedictorian and Outstanding Senior Student at the acclaimed Signature School in Indiana, Dr. Rachita Navara ’11 had her pick of top engineering schools from MIT to Caltech—but for her, Olin stood out from all the rest.