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Dartmouth Engineer Magazine: Fall 2025

In this Issue

Professor Kim Samkoe is using innovative fluorescent techniques to light the way to better cancer diagnosis and treatment. Plus, an alumni team transforms small-scale gold mining with community-centered innovations; showcasing "Solid Mechanics" final projects; and more.

Fall 2025

Past Issues

Leading Thoughts

"A Model Approach"

Interim Dean Doug Van Citters '99 Th'03 Th'06 and Professor Klaus Keller discuss his efforts to manage risk in a changing climate.

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Features

Cancer in Clear View

BY MICHAEL BLANDING | Using innovative fluorescent techniques, Professor Kim Samkoe lights the way to better diagnosis and surgical precision.

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Building Bridges

Students in "Solid Mechanics" design, build, and test prototypes to learn the essentials of materials stress analysis and load management. READ MORE»

Modern Alchemy

Samwel Bahebe '18, Thomas Cornew '18 Th'18, and Ed Cornew '18 transform small-scale gold mining with community-centered innovations.  READ MORE»

Great Hall

The Future of Food

Adam Gronewold Th'25, a recent PhD Innovation Program graduate, is applying mobile robotics technology to make agricultural cropping systems more efficient and sustainable. READ MORE»

Online Learning, Reinvented

By combining videoconferencing technology with wifi-enabled robots, the online MEng in Computer Engineering program is redefining remote learning as a highly collaborative, hands-on experience. READ MORE»

Brain's Neurotransmitters Measured in Real Time

Real-time monitoring of neurotransmitters is key to advancing both basic neuroscience and treatments for brain disorders. READ MORE»

Alumni News

Alumni Spotlights

Mira Murati with white sweater

The Visionary

With technical skills, backing, and a mission to open the black box of AI, Mira Murati Th'12 may reshape the way we build and interact with AI systems. READ MORE»

Thayer Notes

News and notes from Dartmouth Engineering alumni from around the world. READ MORE»

On the Job

Deepa Poduval with black blouse smiles at camera.

Deepa Poduval: Global Sustainability Leader

Deepa Poduval Th'01 builds and implements sustainable strategies at Black & Veatch, an engineering construction firm. READ MORE»

On the Job

Jim Becker and co-pilots smiles at camera on a plane.

Jim Becker: CEO, LightHawk

Jim Becker '69 Th'70 Tu'75 Th'76 draws on his 60 years of pilot experience to advance conservation efforts through flight as CEO of LightHawk. READ MORE»

In Memoriam

Alvin O. Converse | 1932–2025

Emeritus professor with a "passion for creative design" who shaped Thayer's engineering curriculum in 1960s. READ MORE»

 

 

In Memoriam

Michael B. Mayor | 1937–2025

Dartmouth Biomedical Engineering Center co-founder who improved orthopaedic implants worldwide. READ MORE»

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Collaborations

Two students smiling at a computer together.

Expanding the STEM Pipeline

A new program—Dartmouth Engineering Summer Research Experience— offers undergraduates from schools without research opportunities the chance to engage in high-impact research in Dartmouth's labs.

"We are excited to create this opportunity for students to collaborate with Dartmouth faculty and students and be a part of research that will someday have a big societal impact," says Professor Wesley Marrero, program co-coordinator with Professor Colin Meyer. The program admitted and covered most costs for four students—one is working on campus and three are remote—in its inaugural cohort June 22 to August 9.

The initiative is funded by Dartmouth NEXT, a $100-million university-wide effort that connects 10 programs across campus to help students understand the many STEM support options available.

At Thayer, research opportunities include the First-Year Research in Engineering Experience, and Research Experience for Undergraduates, a National Science Foundation-funded initiative that focuses on materials science—all part of an effort to strengthen the graduate research pipeline to address a growing national need for industry-ready STEM professionals in the US workforce.

First Look

The view out from inside a subglacial channel with three researchers looking into the entrance.

Subglacial Studies

Professor Colin Meyer and research scientist Aleah Sommers joined colleagues from other institutions to explore the Helheim Glacier in Greenland. There, they exam- ined the role of water in controlling glacier velocity and the ability of surface snow to store water. (Photo by Colin Meyer)

Back Cover

Two people sitting crosslegged with carved pumpkins on their heads.

Fall Fun

Students and staff get creative when Thayer Council hosts an afternoon of pumpkin carving to celebrate the season.