The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)
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classnotes Brian and Melissa (Wright) Hayes '00, along with daugh- Paul and Amanda (Kight) Muller '01 have enjoyed living Willie Wilson '01 writes, "I've finally headed back to school. ter, Teaghan, celebrated the arrival of their second daughter, in the Washington, D.C., area for the past few years. They I'm pursuing my PhD in computer science and cognitive Kenley, in March. Melissa completed her PhD in molecular have been active in doing local obstacle races, including the science at Northwestern University." microbiology and immunology at the University of Maryland. Rugged Manic, the Run for Your Lives (where Paul success- Her postdoctoral training at the Johns Hopkins School of Pub- fully escaped the zombie hoards while Amanda succumbed Starla (Richter) Barber '02 was promoted to senior man- lic Health will focus on influenza research. to the brain-eating masses), and the 10-mile Tough Mudder ager of plant support at Cruzan Rum. She is married to Keith that took them up, down, and around the Wintergreen Ski Barber '01. Robin Zack '00 moved to New York in 2009, and currently is Resort. When they are not carrying logs up mountains or an associate veterinarian at Finger Lakes Equine Practitioners swimming through icy water, Paul is completing his assign- in Farmington, N.Y. While her practice is limited to race horses, ment as a branch chief in the Nuclear Assessments Division her personal menagerie has grown to include several cats, a of Air Force Headquarters at the Pentagon, and Amanda is dog, a parrot, and two retired race horses. working in her third of four rotations in Northrop Grumman's Systems Engineering Associates Program. In June, they will Jim Konz '01 writes, "My wife, Dina (Carreiro) '01, and I recently celebrated the birth of our fourth child. Our daughter continue their adventures in Leavenworth, Kansas, where Paul will attend Army Command and General Staff College. Celeste was born on New Year's Day. Unfortunately she missed being the first baby of the year born in Worcester by Frederick Tan '01 writes, "This year, I finally got a 'real job' one. She joins her three siblings, Colby (6), Lillian (3), and and joined the research faculty at the Carnegie Institution of Logan (2)." Washington in Baltimore." Joshua Engstrom '02 and his wife, Marie, welcomed their first child, Eve Virginia Engstrom, born Oct. 9, 2012. Eve is doing well and growing fast. Nikole (Howard) Lewis '02 completed her PhD in planetary sciences at the University of Arizona last year and is now a Sagan Fellow at MIT. The highly competitive fellowship, named after Carl Sagan, will allow her to continue her work on exoplanet atmospheric models, exploring the interplay between dynamical, radiative, and chemical processes to gain a better understanding the physical processes at work in the atmospheres of planets outside our solar system. CLASS NOTES – A GREAT WAY TO LET YOUR FELLOW ALUMNI KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR POST-COLLEGIATE LIFE From career advancements to life-changing experiences to your latest projects or inspiring adventures, through WPI Journal class notes, reconnecting with your classmates is simpler than ever. It can be a sentence or a paragraph: 250 words max, please. We welcome photographs: 300 dpi is best. Submit yours to classnotes@wpi.edu. Winter 2013 87