Alumni

Spring 2023

Punk Band with a Strong Work Ethic

When Paul Vallejo ’19, MS ’22, first talked with fellow Hopkins undergrad Ashrita Kumar about forming a band in 2018, he expected music to be a hobby…

Spring 2023

Making Earth a Better Place

Space systems expert Michaelyn Thomas MS ’21 embraces the potential of using space for good. In January 2022, she joined the U.S. Space…

Spring 2023

Taking Garbage Out of the Streets

When Mohan B. Dangi PhD ’09 began traveling to Nepal in 1998, his goal was to help develop a renewable-energy…

Winter 2023

Innovating for Beauty

The Black hair industry is flourishing, and wigs and hair extensions, which are fueling what The New York Times called…

Winter 2023

Healing from Hash Browns

Toothpaste. Play-Doh. A plate of hash browns. “I can get inspired by very common things,” admits Allen Y. Wang MS…

Winter 2023

Drive-Through Intelligence

When Atif Kureishy MS ’04 was a kid in the 1980s, enjoying a fast-food lunch was simple. His parents would…

Spring 2022

Using Food to Fight Anti-Asian Hate

When Tim Ma, MS ’05, left his job as a senior hardware engineer with Raytheon to attend culinary school, his…

Spring 2022

Ready for Takeoff

Ayushi Mishra, MS ’16, grew up the daughter of academics. Her father held a doctorate in physics; her mother, a…