Spotlight Stories

Sep 09, 2024
DN Tanks Co-op Program Helps Build Next Generation of Civil Engineers
DN Tanks, a national water and wastewater specialty contractor that designs and builds prestressed concrete tanks for liquid storage, sees its co-op program, which began nearly 50 years ago, as an investment in young civil engineers who contribute to its business and will make a positive impact on the next generation of civil engineers.

Sep 06, 2024
Building a Successful Career in Medical Robotics From Co-op
Co-ops at Barrett Technology and Z-Kat introduced David Dybala, E’01, electrical and computer engineering, to his postgraduate career and allowed him to have a hand in developing a groundbreaking robotic arm for orthopedic surgeries.

Sep 06, 2024
Portable Tube Bender Streamlines Metal Conduit Installation
Jaison Patel, E’22, mechanical engineering, and Joshua Baum, E’23, mechanical engineering, co-founded startup Tubender to make tube bending for metal conduits an affordable and efficient process. Their technology is based on a prototype created during their senior engineering capstone.

Sep 06, 2024
Alumnus Is Revolutionizing Snacking as Founder of AshaPops
Alongside his mother, Jai Farswani, E’12, industrial engineering, created AshaPops, which sells popped water lily seeds in multiple flavors inspired by family recipes. Their goal is to revolutionize snacking habits nationwide by continuing to bring ayurvedic plant-based foods to major retail chains such as Whole Foods and ShopRite.

Sep 05, 2024
SENTRY Spotlight: Mahshid Asri
Mahshid Asri, PhD’24, electrical engineering, who as a student was a researcher at SENTRY and ALERT research centers, is a new postdoctoral research associate in SENTRY’s Advanced Sensing Technologies research area, working on the Stationary and Aerial Based Radio Frequency/Radar Detection of Drones and Concealed Threats project.

Sep 04, 2024
Leading Successful Energy Companies Focused on Smart Building Technology
Stephen Lynch, E’89, electrical engineering, has successfully led companies that produce technologies to efficiently manage and distribute energy across networks of power sources, including devices on the edge. Both the technical expertise and people skills he learned while on co-op have contributed to his success.

Aug 29, 2024
Co-ops Helped Alumnus Reach Top Tier of Computer Industry
Quincy Allen, E’82, electrical engineering, attributes his three co-ops to setting him apart from others when he graduated and landed a job at Xerox Corp., where he eventually became president of its Production Systems Group. Today, he continues to support technology companies as a board member.

Aug 29, 2024
Using Co-op To Find an Ideal Career Path
Co-ops at GE Aviation, Harvard Apparatus, and Te.sla Motors helped Clare Cashen, E’16, mechanical engineering, discover her career interests and aspirations. Today, she is a product assurance engineer at Rolls Royce, while pursuing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at Purdue University.