Alumni in the News

Chelsea Petrenko, Guarini ’15 (ecology, evolution, environment, and society program), teaches Energy Markets and Economics in the new Master of Energy Transition (MET) program, helping students understand how market forces and policy decisions shape decarbonization and energy affordability. Read more.

By Danielle Douglas

From Pipettes to Pitch Decks, held Jan. 19, 2026, explored the distinction between discovery and invention and how academic research can lead to commercially viable products. Around 20 graduate students and postdocs gathered in Guarini Commons for …

Ever wondered what it takes to succeed in management consulting? More than 30 students and alumni gathered in Filene Auditorium on Nov. 20 to hear insights from Allison Bailey ’87, chair of the Guarini Board of Advisors and managing director, …

Israel Owens, Guarini ’04 (physics), will receive a prestigious R&D 100 Award—often called the “Oscars of invention”—for developing an Electro-Optical Sensor that safely measures high-voltage equipment. Now at Sandia National Laboratories, Owens continues advancing technology with global safety and security …

The Guarini School has launched the Guarini Advisory Board Career Talks series, a new initiative connecting graduate students and postdocs with accomplished alumni across a wide range of careers. Part of GuariniGRAD, the series features candid conversations about career journeys, …

A Guarini alum and former Dartmouth postdoc, Lilian Kabeche GR ’13 is now an assistant professor at Yale, where she leads research on genome stability and the DNA damage response. She recently shared how mentorship, empathy, and inclusivity shape her …

Subigya Nepal GR ’24, now an assistant professor in computer science at University of Virginia, led a four-year study tracking Dartmouth undergraduates through the pandemic. His paper, “Capturing the College Experience,” earned the Distinguished Paper Award (top 1%) at UbiComp …

Michelle “Mikki” Hebl, Guarini ’97, has seen it all—the applications, the rejections, the big wins.

She is a member of the Guarini School’s Board of Advisors and the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Chair of Psychology at Rice University and …

A new  study co-authored by Joseph Savage, a PhD candidate in the ecology, evolution, environment, and society (EEES) program, and former postdoc Lucas Price reveals that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks in the Northeast carry the bacteria that causes Lyme …

Luyang Zhao, Guarini ’25 and Yitao Jiang (both in the computer science department) are pushing the limits of modular robotics. Their shape-shifting robots can crawl through tight spaces, form scaffolds for shelters, and even assemble into bridges—opening possibilities for disaster …