EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY Celebrating our
Dr. Manjeet Rege
TRAINING TOMORROW’S AUTOMATION WORKFORCE Dr. Tom Secord trains future robotics and automation professionals in the Blattner Robotics Lab, where students gain hands-on experience with industry-standard robots, PLCs, sensors, and machine vision systems. By pairing classroom theory with real-world equipment and research projects, he helps students develop the skills needed to enter the evolving manufacturing industry with confidence.
CELEBRATING OUR ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
Dr. Tom Secord
During the beginning months of 2026, we gathered the stories of some of our faculty, students, alumni and other notable women. We are proud of these women for their contributions to research, academia, the College of Engineering, the St. Thomas community, and for consistently working toward The Common Good. THE IMPACT OF FOREVER CHEMICALS Dr. Ali Ling co-authored studies on theenvironmental and economic costs of PFAS“forever chemicals,” influencing regulatoryapproaches in Minnesota and Europe.
Dr. Ali Ling
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