The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)
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vol. 109, no. 2 winter 2013 contents 32 22 features 22 Musta Got Lost A chance meeting on the Quad led to rock and roll fame for former students Danny Klein, Richard Salwitz, and John " Jay" Geils. Two founding members of the J. Geils Band look back at their WPI experience and how it continues to influence them. BY PAMELA REYNOLDS 30 40 38 COVER From Dream to Screen As special effects guru for Sony Pictures Imageworks, Peter Travers '93 makes the impossible look real. So how did this mechanical engineer end up in Hollywood? It started with problem solving. BY JOAN KILLOUGH-MILLER 38 WPI Calling Most WPI students are studying on weeknights, save for this small team of dedicated students who dial for dollars five nights a week. Who are these students and why do they want to talk with you? BY JOHN SHAW 44 Wheels of Ingenuity What could make entrepreneur Mike Caprio '99 pack light, pile onto a bus with 20 strangers, and head to Austin, Texas? Climb aboard the StartupBus and find out. 48 44 BY DAVID ENDERS 52 The Virtual Incubator The Tech Advisers Network helps turn good ideas into businesses by bringing together experienced business leaders, alumni, faculty, and students. BY BARBARA TAORMINA Cover: Photo by Dave Lauridsen. Illustration by Stephen Webster.