Article Engineering for impact Living the experiment Story Alumni STORY: Alum Mitigating Wildfire Risk with Biochar Bret Richmond ’06 is creating a pilot system to turn wildfire fodder into sustainable products. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Story Alumni STORY: From Makerspaces to Mining Olin alum Claire Kincaid ’19 turned a passion for creating into an international career in mining. Read More
Alumni Alumni Weekend 2023 Return to the bubble and rediscover Olin! Spend time with friends, faculty, staff and students. This year, we will celebrate milestone Reunions for 2008 (15th), 2013 (10th), 2018 (5th)! Read More
Article Engineering for impact Story Alumni STORY: 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. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Story Alumni “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.” Read More
Article Community-centered culture Story Alumni STORY: 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. Read More
Article Driving equity Engineering for impact Story Alumni 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. Read More
Leading transformation Living the experiment Alumni Frank Talks: Designing Meaningful K-12 Learning Experiences Learn about the joys of designing meaningful and engaging curriculum for K-12 classrooms. Read More
Article Community-centered culture Alumni Faculty Staff Student STORY: 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. Read More
Engineering for impact Alumni Frank Talks: Finding Fulfilling Work – One Adventure at a Time Ellen Chisa shares examples of different career decision moments and how we can do fulfilling work and have long term impact. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Story Alumni 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. Read More
Community-centered culture Alumni Alumni Weekend 2022 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! Read More
Article Living the experiment Story Alumni 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. Read More
Article Living the experiment Story Alumni Teaching the Teachers Education innovator Julianna Stockton ’06 delivered the May Frank Talk, discussing her path from Olin into curricular design Read More
Engineering for impact Leading transformation Alumni Frank Talks: Robots That You Wear Brendan Quinlivan '14 shares the latest news in wearable robots and how they are being used in healthcare, the military, and your grocery store. Read More
Article Engineering for impact Leading transformation Alumni Changing a Billion Lives Medical technology visionary Kate Garrett ’06 is making a difference in the world through healthcare innovations. Read More
