Nikola Tesla, a prolific inventor with a background in both electrical and mechanical engineering, has been a great inspiration to me. He was a genius driven by a desire to improve people’s lives. His induction motor and polyphase generator proved the supremacy of alternate currents over direct currents and ushered in a modern era of efficient electric...

This past February, six groups of students and four groups of alumni battled it out for Boston Bruins tickets at the 4th annual ice sculpture competition on Wentworth’s quad.   Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

Lawyers are arriving in court these days with a lot less baggage. Fewer and fewer attorneys are showing up with stacks of banker’s boxes stuffed with evidence, depositions, and research. Instead, they’re opting for laptops—sometimes even tablet computers. Lisa Censullo, CSC ’87, COO at Esquire Solutions, is helping to lighten the lawyers’...

When Phil Carbone’s mother recently mentioned that her refrigerator had broken, he made her a deal: “I’ll buy you one,” he said, “but I’m going to modify it.” She knew her son loved to tinker, so she wasn’t surprised. Growing up, he was always taking something apart—often, the family’s new VCR—and that passion carried him...

As Nic Peterson, BELM ’07, waited to pay his respects at the January 11 wake of Associate Professor Loutfallah Georges Chedid, EE ’83, he fought back tears. When Peterson had contemplated dropping out after his sophomore year, Chedid encouraged him to enroll in the electromechanical engineering program, a decision that transformed his career. “He...