{"id":81364,"date":"2025-06-05T15:15:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=81364"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:50:05","slug":"student-success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/student-success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learn more about students and alumni success from our College of Engineering. These are just a few stories among many about our dedicated students and the opportunities our programs can present to launch a remarkable career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Samantha Kipper, ’26<\/h2>

Samantha Kipper, of Huntington Beach, California, graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in ocean engineering and minor in sustainability before pursuing graduate studies.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Daniel Meola, ’26<\/h2>

Daniel Meola is a chemical engineering and global language and area studies major with a concentration in Japanese through the international engineering program. He is currently studying abroad in Japan.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Sophie Plante, ’26<\/h2>

Sophie Plante is set to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering and minors in biological sciences and mathematics and is highly involved with Greek life. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Nathan Field, ’26<\/h2>

Nathan was a student athlete as an undergrad and a civil engineering major who earned multiple athletic awards, dean’s list, and secured a full time position following graduation. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Katie Aaronson, ’26<\/h2>

Katie earned bachelor’s degrees in ocean engineering and Spanish, and earned an accelerated bachelor’s the master’s scholarship to continue her studies. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Michaella Junge, ’26<\/h2>

Michaella Junge graduated with undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering and German and will pursue her master’s in Germany. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Kaitlyn Fucillo, \u201925<\/h2>

Kaitlyn Fucillo graduated with degrees in ocean engineering and marine biology.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Carlos Fragoso Uriarte, ’25<\/h2>

Carlos Fragoso Uriarte graduated with bachelors degrees in chemical engineering and Italian and will pursue a Ph.D. in chemical engineering.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Joseph Confessore, \u201925<\/h2>

Joseph continued his studies on a pre-med track with the hope of enrolling to a medical school.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Malinda Fry, B.S. \u201924<\/h2>

A member of URI\u2019s Multicultural Scholar Program, Native American Student Organization and the Institute of Industrial and System Engineers. Fry then pursued a master\u2019s degree in systems engineering from URI.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Anna Cetera B.S. ’24<\/h2>

Anna earned both a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a B.A. in Spanish through IEP. She spent a year abroad\u00a0in Santander, Spain. She then pursued an M.S. at URI, and earned a master’s thesis academic excellence award for her research. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Jesse Duroha, Ph.D. ’23<\/h2>

After earning his Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering, Jesse became a post-doctoral fellow and lead researcher for a team of interdisciplinary of energy experts.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Kevin Suggs B.S. \u201923<\/h2>

Kevin is currently a computer engineer at Naval Underwater Warfare Center in Newport, RI<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Heather DiFazio, B.S. ’23<\/h2>

Following graduation, the International Engineering Program alum continued her biomedical research in Switzerland on a Fulbright grant.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Ray Turrisi B.S. \u201922<\/h2>

As a Phi Kappa Phi Fellow, Ray is pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and applied ocean physics and engineering at MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutes Joint Program.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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