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The flexible Course 2-A program is very important because it shows that you can provide an extremely rigorous accredited engineering education while still adapting to the modern themes that are emerging in real engineering jobs.

- Professor Peko Hosoi

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The Birth of a Hands-On Education

The first hands-on classes to teach students not only how to design an object but also how to build it.

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Ahmed Ghoniem

Ahmed’s Research Areas

Nicholas Makris

Nicholas’s Research Areas

Martin Culpepper

Martin’s Research Areas

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Jennifer Rumsey and John Wall

Chief Technology Officer, Cummins

[ SB, SM ’75, ScD ’78; SM ’98 ]

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Bryan Schmid

President, Atlas Devices

[ SB ’03, SM ’05 ]

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RJ Scaringe

CEO, Rivian Automotive

[ SM '07, PhD '09 ]

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