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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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Meg O’Neill

Managing Director, ExxonMobil Norway

[ SB ’93, SM ’94 ]

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Lariessa Nietner & Scott Nill

Finding love in the lab

[ SM ’14 PhD ’17 and SM ’14 PhD ’18 ]

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Chuck Goddard

Retired Navy Rear Admiral

[ OCE ’85, SM ’85 ]

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