REGISTER WHO'S COMING TO HOMECOMING?Open to members of the 50th reunion class of 1975 and their guests. Reunion celebrants who have not already been inducted into the Fifty-Year Associates this weekend will be inducted. Registration for this event includes dinner, tableside wine service, and cash bar service, plus registration for the Decades Dance! Advanced registration is requested for this event.Rubin Campus Center, Odeum · Early Bird Price: $50; Standard Price: $75Much gratitude to Judy Nitsch ’75, Hon.'15 for her generous support of WPI’s Homecoming and the Class of 1975 50th Reunion Dinner Banquet, helping to reduce the early registration cost to $50. Early bird registration pricing for this event is available through September 1.

REGISTER WHO'S COMING?Open to the classes of 1974 and prior. The classes of 1970, 1965, 1960, 1955, and 1950 will have their reunions recognized during this special dinner event. Registration for this event includes dinner, tableside wine service, and cash bar service, plus admission to the Decades Dance! Advanced registration is requested for this event.Rubin Campus Center, Odeum · $75

REGISTER WHO'S COMING?It's a blast from the past! Every era has its signature clothing styles, music, and dance moves. Dress up in fashion from your class's decade and close out your Saturday by showing off your decade-appropriate moves at our Decades Dance. Open to all alumni. Cockail hour 7 to 8 with cash bar service and light appetizers; bar service will be remain open throughout the event. Prizes will be awarded for best decades fashions!Alden Memorial · $15

REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 30WHO'S COMING First-of-Its-Kind in Explosion Protection EngineeringThe Explosion Protection Engineering Program at WPI is the first in the United States to take a unified approach to explosion protection that encompasses all applications and industries. Dedicated to advancing the science and practice of explosion protection, WPI’s comprehensive program is designed to equip professionals with theoretical knowledge and practical skills, preparing students for the complexities and challenges of explosion hazards everywhere including some types of batteries, chemicals, and even food dust. Meet the PresentersAli Rangwala, Ph.D is a professor in Fire Protection Engineering. His research interests include problems related to industrial fire and explosion problems. His courses include Explosion Dynamics, Explosion Protection, Industrial Fire Protection, Fire Dynamics, Combustion, and Heat and Mass Transfer.Stephen Kmiotek '80 MS'82, Ph.D '86 is a professor of practice in chemical engineering whose focus is to bring his 30 years of experience in the chemical and environmental industries to the undergraduate classes. Steve's focus has been on Chemical Process Safety, Environmental, Health and Safety, and, Air Pollution Engineering.Jagannath Jayachandran, Ph.D., is associate professor for Aerospace Engineering. His research is aimed toward understanding fundamental aspects of reacting flows at thermodynamic conditions of relevance to aircraft, rocket, and automobile propulsion.Hannah Murray '21, MS'22 and current Ph.D. student states "This program will be incredibly valuable in building working professionals who can help rationalize, solve, and justify solutions to complex industry problems. There are problems that we don't have all the answers for. I am looking forward to taking courses with experienced professors and conducting research in the advanced facilities available at WPI.”Andrew Goetz is a current student in the Masters of Explosion Protection Engineering Program. Wednesday, October 1, 2025The Alumni Center at Higgins House10:00 Guest Social10:30 Welcome Remarks10:45 Featured Presentation11:30 Presentation ConcludesSalisbury Labs, 21411:45 FPE Combustion Lab Tour12:30 Program Concludes This program is hosted by WPI Voyagers. Members of the WPI community, age 55+ and having a keen interest in continued engagement with WPI, are invited to join us for this program.Parking passes are required and provided via registration confirmation email.Please register by September 30 to receive/print your parking pass.More about the Explosion Protection Engineering ProgramDesigned amid growing concerns about fire and explosion risk posed by manufacturing facilities and advancing technologies like electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells, the new program builds on WPI’s esteemed legacy in Fire Protection Engineering, which has been at the forefront of fire safety education and research since its inception in 1978. Explosions, whether related to battery and energy production and storage, accidental industrial incidents, unintended combustion of manufacturing materials, or intentional bombings, have led to catastrophic consequences. Notable examples include the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion (2010), the Merrimack Valley gas explosions in Massachusetts (2016), and the Surprise, Arizona energy storage system explosion (2019). These events have resulted in deaths, countless injuries, and billions of dollars in damages.

Fire Protection Engineering DepartmentFPE SEMINAR SERIESFriday, October 3, 202511:00 am – Noon50 Prescott Street, Gateway II, Room 1226https://wpi.zoom.us/j/320855113Analysis of Leak and Explosion from an Underground Pipeline in Kaohsiung, Taiwan ABSTRACTOn 11:57 PM, July 31 of 2014, a destructive explosion occurred in downtown Kaohsiung which resulted in 32 fatalities and more than 300 injuries. The explosion was caused by a leak and ignition of propylene vapor from an underground pipeline. The background of the pipeline, cause of leak, spread of the vapor, response of the leak, identification of a possible ignition source, extent of the damage were analyzed in detail. Measures that were taken to prevent future any incident were also summarized.BIOGRAPHYJenq-Renn Chen is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST), Taiwan. Previously, he has held the position as Chairman of the Department, Dean of College of Engineering, and the Vice President in National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (NKFUST). NKFUST was merged into NKUST from February 2018. He is also in charge of the Taiwan EPA Southern Emergency Response Team, which provided emergency response of chemical incidents to southern Taiwan. He received MSc and PhD from Imperial College, London, UK, both in Chemical Engineering. He has 2 US patents, 6 Taiwan patents, and authored more than 60 refereed papers in international journals, all in the broad range of chemical process safety. He also participated in more than 200 hazardous chemical and gas emergency responses and incident investigations in Taiwan, including the catastrophic Kaohsiung explosion in 2014. His current research interests are gas explosion, ignition mechanism, and fundamental aspects of chemical releases.

Theatre Fall production-The Importance of Being EarnestBy Oscar WildeDirected by Dr. Kate MoncriefWPI Little Theatre (in Riley Hall)Thurs, Nov 20 at 7:30pmFri, Nov 21 at 7:30pm (with a talk-back after the performance)Sat, Nov 22 at 2pm Tickets will be available here (starting in late Oct / early Nov):

All residential halls and houses will be closing on Saturday, December 13th at 5pm. Students are encouraged to leave within 24 hours of their last final.Before you leave campus, please be sure to: Close/lock window(s) Open shades/drapesPull items away from heat sources Empty garbage/ remove perishables. Completely clean out refrigerators. Turn off lights/lock door Return rental textbooks Take home all essential personal belongings as you will not have access to your space. (Medication, Passports, Etc.)Take your WPI room key and WPI ID card with you. Store them in a safe place and bring back with you when you return to campus!