Next up in our #Yale2026 Commencement series is Abigail Solomon '26, a biomedical engineering major — graduating with both a bachelor's and master's degree while completing her pre-medical requirements. Abigail arrived at Yale as a recruited varsity soccer player and left having spent four years conducting nanoparticle research in Prof. Mark Saltzman's lab, serving as Yale's Head Tour Guide, volunteering at Haven Free Clinic, and earning the New Prize from Jonathan Edwards College. She'll tell you Yale is far more collaborative than competitive — and that being open to exploration is one of the most important parts of the experience.
Next stop? Professional soccer first, then medical school, and ultimately a career as a trauma surgeon specializing in reconstructive procedures for burn victims.
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Next up in our #Yale2026 Commencement series is Jonah Halperin '26, a Mechanical Engineering major from Chappaqua, NY. Jonah came to Yale having already played roles in the original Broadway casts of "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda" – and chose Yale because it was the place where he could be both engineer and artist. He co-led the Yale Undergraduate Aerospace Association, helped champion Yale Project Liquid's first liquid rocket engine, and built and fired a pulse jet engine nearly 100 times for his senior capstone project (We've seen it - and it's impressive!).
Ask him about the connection between acting and engineering and he'll tell you it's the same creative process – bringing an idea to life.
Next stop? Aerospace engineering at Mach Industries in Los Angeles – with Hollywood close by, just in case.
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At Yale Engineering, Professor Liangbing Hu has built a reputation for making complex science accessible, bringing his research into the classroom, and creating a lab culture where students genuinely want to show up.
Hu, whose work spans materials innovation, energy storage, and sustainable nanotechnologies, has been recognized with the 2026 Ackerman Award for Teaching and Mentoring – cited by students for a teaching style "driven by an intoxicating optimism and energy."
Congratulations, Professor Hu!
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Next up in our #Yale2026 Commencement series is Elizabeth Schaefer '26, a double major in Computer Science and Humanities. Elizabeth came to Yale knowing she wanted to study CS — she just didn't expect a "random" class she took on a whim her first year to send her down a path that would take her all the way to Vienna, where she presented research on detecting and reducing gender bias in medical AI datasets to the Association for Computational Linguistics. Along the way, she became president of Morse College, a head teaching assistant for Yale's introductory CS sequence, and led the graphic design team at the Yale Admissions Office.
Next stop? A Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania, where she'll work on trustworthy AI for surgery – supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
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As we head toward next week's Commencement, we're spotlighting graduating students who have pushed boundaries, seized opportunities, and left their mark on Yale Engineering.
Today, we're featuring Shaun Pexton '26, a double major in Applied Physics and Computer Science. Shaun arrived at Yale from Brighton, UK with a childhood obsession with quantum mechanics — and left having made the most of every opportunity along the way. He co-led the Yale Undergrad Quantum Computing group, mentored first-years as a FroCo, taught CS and music at local schools, and played jazz across New Haven. His senior research in quantum error correction caught the attention of IBM, sparking a collaboration he's still actively part of today. Ask him about jazz and quantum physics and he'll tell you the parallels are more than you'd think.
Next stop? A PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. To read more about Shaun's story, click the 🔗 in our bio.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim is one of the most iconic buildings in the world. But how do you make it more accessible, more navigable, more connected to the city around it — without touching its architectural soul?
That was the challenge Yale Engineering and Architecture students took on this past spring. Five teams. Five problems. Solutions ranging from rethinking the famous spiral ramp to a sidewalk bench that lets you hear the museum before you walk in.
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It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a dome to facilitate three lasers that will beam out over Long Island Sound as part of an ambitious experiment to test how quantum information can be sent and received, potentially setting the course for future quantum computing infrastructures!
Positioned atop Kline Tower, the dome will house a telescope that sends photons to a similar telescope on top of a hospital at Stony Brook University. The project, Quantum Laser Across the Sound (Q-LATS), explores free-space quantum communication and could herald the future of quantum networks.
Swipe to see the dome's flight in motion and click the link in bio to learn more about the project.
With their ability to conduct electricity with no resistance, superconductors are a key component to quantum computing, medical imaging, and a number of other fields. Materials known as nickelates, discovered in 2019, hold great potential as a particularly useful superconductor. But it's very unstable. Innovations from Prof. Charles Ahn's lab could change that.
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🏃 Dawn: leading a triathlon team run workout
🍽️ Midday: lunch with friends — a tradition that started her first year and never stopped
⚗️ Afternoon: researching electrochemical methods for carbon capture
🏊 Night: back in the pool for triathlon swim practice
A day in the life of Yale chemical engineering undergraduate student, Natalie Haase '27 - 🔗 in bio
Qubits — bits of quantum information — are fundamental to quantum computing systems and Prof. Hong Tang is advancing the technology of qubits in two ways. In one study, his lab developed a way to link the special refrigerators that store qubits at a temperature colder than deep space. He’s also building qubits one atom at a time, a technique he borrowed from the semiconductor industry, increasing their scalability and allowing them to function at higher temperatures.
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Congratulations to Prof. David Kwabi for being named to the 2026 American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) 40 Under 40 – honoring early-career professionals who have made significant contributions to the fields of environmental engineering or environmental science.
Kwabi's work sits at the intersection of electrochemistry and climate: designing systems for carbon capture, grid-scale energy storage, and environmental pollutant removal.
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What happens when ambitious students meet real-world challenges? Innovation that moves industries forward.
From developing 3D concrete printing systems to tackle affordable housing, to building nanoscale measurement tools for semiconductor manufacturing, Yale Engineering students are working side-by-side with industry leaders to solve problems that matter—right now.
These collaborations aren’t theoretical. They produce real prototypes, fresh ideas, and tangible results. 📚Read full story in bio
We’re continuing to grow these partnerships—and we’re looking for companies ready to engage with the next generation of engineers.
If your organization has a challenging problem, a bold idea, or a project that could benefit from fresh perspective, let’s connect.
📩 Reach out to explore collaboration opportunities.
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